that american troops can only forward within the taliban to leave it, there will be a house for you to tell about the inside story pack. i frank, assessment of the div. headline subscribe. now. however you listened to podcast. blue the 1st confirm data from the amok kron variant is reported in the u. k. it's expected to become the dominant cobit strain in london within days. ah, i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up the u. s. secretary of state is in jakarta, on the 1st leg of a tour of washington's asian allies. the earth decides it won't take action against military personnel involved in a drug strike enough down

a style which killed an aid worker and his family. and spain's vanishing wetlands that route and walter fast that environmental sale, sucking the life out of the world's heritage side. ah, british prime minister boris johnson has announced what's believed to be the world's 1st confirmed death from the alma cron variant of code. 19 cases are spreading with alarming speed, and it is expected to be london's dominant strain. within 48 hours poll brannon reports from the u. k. capsule. the queue trailed out of the hospital gates and down the street. the stark warning of an imminent tidal wave of omicron prompting a massive search of vaccine uptake at hundreds of vaccination centers across the u . k. the prime minister visited a vaccination center to see the work 1st hand and broke the news of the you case.

first on the kron related death on the chrome is producing hospitalizations, and se one patient has now been confirmed to die with all the crew. so i think the idea that this is somehow a milder version of the virus. i think that's something we need to say on one side and just recognize the sheer pace or which it accelerates through the population. the mission to offer millions of booster jams by december 31st, was he $42.00 military planning teams deployed across every health region, extra vaccine sites and mobile units extended clinic opening hours to allow people to be jabbed around the clock and at weekends and the training of thousands more volunteer vaccinate us, hitting the government's target would mean 1000000 jobs being put into people's arms every single day between now and the end of december. and that's never been achieved before. currently the and

a chest is managing around half of that. but the importance of trying has been emphasized by new modeling, which shows that in some circumstances on a chronic could cause double the number of hospitalizations that delta did a year ago. and the booster jap gives 70 percent protection against infection. new rules on wearing masts and working from home of now also come into effect in england. passenger numbers on public transport have dropped significantly and many businesses are cancelling the end of year parties. but there are determined pockets of political and public resistance to new restrictions. hobbins feed her last paper . i don't think that the compliance will be as high as it has been impossible to us simply because we've had this center, but basically no restrictions with the christmas holiday less than 2 weeks away. it's going to be a race against time. to avoid even more stringent restrictions pull, brennan al jazeera london armor cronies thought to account for more than 70 percent of new infections in south africa,

where the president has tested positive for coven. 19 sir. l ram opposers south isolating in cape town while receiving treatment. what's being described as a mild infection. the president is fully vaccinated. he said it's a reminder to all south africans to get their jobs for miller miller has more from johannesburg. it was shortly after delivering a eulogy at the memorial service for former president. f. w. to clack. when south african president solar m. a pasa fell ill. he is one of more than 18000 people in the country who have contracted coven 19. in the past 24 hours the day, the government says the president is suffering mild symptoms and is being monitored . those of had close contact with from a puerto have been told to isolate, in a tweet issued by the president while thanking people for their support. he urged also the africans to get vaccinated. so far, 43 percent of eligible sub africans have received at least one jab while they is

enough stock available, including booster shots. many people are still reluctant to get a job. the government says it's trying to dispel misinformation and create greater awareness about the importance have been vaccinated. but many other countries in africa have not had the same access to vaccines. just 7 percent of africa's more than 1000000000 population has been inoculated against corona virus. i, i order a reply. i really want to see, you know, hearing from you in the last week and average of 19000 south africans have been

infected every day. health experts say the serge could be driven by the new army, kron varian. but although they say it's highly contagious, preliminary data indicates it may not cause severe illness. and while the government may be directed by science, a fully vaccinated but ill president made to little to reassure those already skeptical of being jabbed. for me, tamela al jazeera johanna's bug. the 1st case of alma kron has been detected in mainland china. authorities in the city of chan june say, the infected person had recently entered the country and is not displaying symptoms . they're being treated in isolation in hospital. beijing will host the winter olympics in february organizes say the variant will post challenges the congressional committee investigating the january 6th capitol hill ryan has voted to hold former white house, chief of staff, mark meadows in contempt. the vote was unanimous but must still be approved by the

full house of representatives. meadows refused to attend the committee meeting last week despite being the phoenix. us secretary of state antony blank and his outlining his country's vision for the indo pacific region. amid growing tensions with china, lincoln is in jakarta, on the 1st leg of a tour of southeast asia. without naming china, lincoln alluded to beijing stand off with some countries in the results rich south china see. you said the region needs to be free of coercion. you florence louis is following the story for us from colorado and also florence, i guess the visit to the needs are just outlines the regional or the international rivalries. power rivalry is going on for asia right now. right? absolutely. i mean, we've heard the biden administration talk about how it's rivalry with china is his

biggest joe political test of the century. and, you know, this visit really is about in a way the u. s. trying to reassert its influence in a region that former president donald trump had in a way neglected during his term. and we've already seen it during the biden administration, important high ranking gd officials visit. we had us defense secretary lloyd austin, vice president comalla harris, visit southeast asian countries within the 1st year of biden taking office. you as president joe biden himself took part in regional summit. so in a way, anthony lincoln's visit to indonesia, malaysia, and then tylenol to this is an extension of that now. and his message really is very much in line with what the other high ranking officials have said that there needs to be freedom of navigation here. and the u. s. really just trying to reassert an inch and assure us on these asian countries that it's remaining true to its values of freedom of democracy and but those countries here can count on it to

deliver on that. that's the message i think that antony blinking is trying to extend to countries in southeast asia. and this is just the 1st stop as he mentioned. how much kat shop is, the by the administration playing. when it comes to the step back, the trump administration took for multilateralism. the reason that you said by others rather than not at all, but i think that's a fair bit of tat trouble that the biden administration has to do. now. the bottom ministration has said it wants to deepen it ties in the region, and some analysts have said that one way for the us to do that really is to show that it has an economic strategy, particularly show that it has long term economic commitment to countries in the region, and we don't have any details of that. those details still need to be flashed out. but any commitment to and in terms of the economy is going to be made a little bit more difficult, especially after the u. s. under president donald trump pulled out of

a regional trade deal in 2007, and any efforts for the biden administration to rejoined that trade deal is not going to be easy. given that biden has promised that he wants to rebut the domestic economy. and some critics have said that rejoining such trade mechanisms would be detrimental to that. tammy, all right, thanks so much. florence louis, they're near us defense secretary lloyd austin has decided against polishing military personnel involved in a drone strike that killed 10 civilians in afghanistan, capital, cobble, and aid worker and 9 members of his family, including a 2 year old child, died in the operation on august 29th, an investigation found the strike didn't violate the laws of war, but mistakes were made. it happened 3 days after a nice all attack had cobble airport. following the taliban takeover. mike hannah has more from the u. s. capital. the counted on commissioned

a report from what he called an independent observer. the inspector general of the air force. he produced a report acknowledging that with snakes were made in the drone strike describing it as a tragic mistake. he then recommended that no action be taken. however, that decision should be left to the commanders. the top command is in the line of command. that is a general in the military central command and the head of the military special forces unit. so these 2 then looked at the circumstances they had now reportedly reported back to the defense secretary recommending that no accountability be held against any of those involved in the trial and strike now the inspector general of the air force and also recommended that certain methodologies be changed in terms of conducting these drone attacks. the pentagon says this is now being carried out . they are not giving any further details and did not even directly say that nobody

is being held accountable for the strikes. this is what the spokesman for the pentagon had to say. the recommendations were more about procedure and process and the secretary, we reviewed them as accepted them. and again, most of them are classified nature. so we won't be talking about the specifics, but there was no overt recommendation made by either specific to accountability. the secretary of defense has ruled according to the spokesman there that there is no accountability. he accepts the report from the 2 senior officers who investigated specifically whether accountability should be established and to whom . but you hear the key word there and that is that they do not want to give details about how this decision was reached. saying that this is a national security issue. all details of this investigation cannot be made public now a 5 year long legal battle that rock the world of

u. s. sport has finally come to an end. a $380000000.00 settlement has been reached between victims of the disgraced former dr. larry nasa and the country's top gymnastics association. nasa was accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women and girls, and in 2018, he was sentenced to over 300 years in prison. it's among the largest sacraments ever for a sexual abuse case. you still had an al jazeera 74 people confirmed dead in kentucky with more than a 100 people missing where whole towns have been destroyed by the devastating tornado storm and un report blames police for the death of 11 people during protests in columbia last year. ah

hello there, let's have a look at the weather across north america and from the satellite image, you can see as one storm system pushes off to the east. we have another one rolling into western areas. and if we have a closer look at that, it's a very powerful storm pulling into northern areas of california, bringing some heavy snow. we could see up to 2.5 meters of snow heavy rain as well up to a 100 millimeters. and of course, that brings a risk of flash flooding, but by the time we get into wednesday, it's going to pull further south to the clear out. actually taking lot of that snow across into places like hollow rather it's moving pretty quickly. if we take a closer look, we can see that edging across central areas. now, it is going to meet up with warm air rising from the gulf of mexico. and we do have the potential for storms to roll across places like kansas and missouri. we're seeing some sharper winds blow across eastern parts of canada. it's looking wetter across the great lakes, but there is still

a lot of exceptional heat around that southeast corner things have dried up and cleared after those severe storms. cause havoc here, but we are going to see the temperature come down rather dramatically in places like minneapolis in the days to come. it's going to feel rather bitterly cold. that's your update. ah, the, from the al jazeera london broadcast center to people in thoughtful conversation with no haste and no limitation of the artist by nature. they are person who are lost, party love, i way, way and denise to pull society is not interested in the individual ality. the freedom, the spirit, don't the young person studio be on spectate on al jazeera. ah

ah, how come back to recap those headlines now? british prime minister bars johnson has announcements believed to be the world's 1st confirmed death from the comic con variant of cope. it 19 cases is spreading with alarming speed. it's expected to be london's dominant strain within 48 hours us circuitry of state antony blaine can says the indo pacific region needs to be free of coercion is all a tour of southeast asia to count to china's influence. about naming china lincoln alluded to paging. stand off with some countries in the resource rich south china sea rest defense secretary lloyd austin,

has decided against polishing military personnel involved in a drug strike that killed 10 civilians in afghanistan. i'm investigation found. the strike did not violate the laws of war, but one, the stakes. a governor of the west state of kentucky says at least 74 for have been killed by friday, series of tornadoes. another 109. people are still missing the powerful storms, tall through his stays, and 5 others laying waste 2 entire towns, al jazeera, as high be jo, castro revolts from mayfield in kentucky. this house is among the few still standing in mayfield kentucky though it's missing a roof doors and windows. the cato family lived here for 11 years. now they're seeing what they can say. this is where the front door was. and then of course the upstairs. we won't go upstairs if that's

okay. um and then our dining room, not every home in this region has a basement, but this one, fortunately did, and the cato family had the foresight to offer shelter to some friends who live nearby. they came over just in time and a rush down the stairs likely saved everyone's lives. as soon as we got the basement, you just heard this huge bow. and that was just the, the whole house going up. so you were still in transition. we were still in transition, as in mother, what was your, what were you thinking at them at that point in time i was mentally counting heads . you know, i was like, are we all down here? all 12 people inside the house were unharmed. it's one of those things were just very thankful that everybody's alive and well. this stuff can be replaced. you know, cars can be bought, houses can be done in the people care. it's fear. the death toll from last week's tornadoes will surpass. 100 people died in illinois, tennessee, and missouri,

but kentucky had the greatest loss of life. 18 are still on identified of the ones that we know the age. the age range is 5 months to 86 years. and 6 are younger than 18 at the ruins of a collapsed campbell factory in mayfield. emergency crews continue to search for signs of life. this woman made it out, her boyfriend did not. the fact that i should staff should be right there with him is eating meal. i, because he was right there. and i don't know what happened, how i got out and he didn't, and i was donna as communities across the region begin the difficult work of recovering dozens of

families are struggling with the same grief. heidi joe castro al jazeera mayfield kentucky. a u and banked report has found the columbian police who are responsible for 11 deaths at protest last year. the violence took place at 2 rallies to demonstrate against police brutality or but one of the officers involved is still on the job. alexander amputee revolts from bogo tar over 2 nights of unprecedented violin protest. 14 people died in columbus capital will. the time september 2020 demonstrations erupted across the city after a viral video showed the police spinning down and repeatedly tapering and unarmed taxi driver have yet or don't. yes. who later died in police custody. an independent investigation requested by the mayor of buttah and supported by the united nations, found officers responsible for 11 of those deaths. look,

you're good. you're not really what happened then cannot be called any other way. it was a massacre, a massacre to happen before. any oper, tape or political order to stop utilizing firearms against the demonstrated grandmother. the report details how officers repeatedly disproportionately and indiscriminately youth live rounds on the protesters and how the national government and police failed to order them to stop. holding back tears the mayor of buttah asked for forgiveness. calling on president yvonne duke to reform the country's police and recognize the gravity of what has happened. o, fresco order is mass i once again ask the forgiveness from the victims and the city . yeah, i totally see my part of political and institutional responsibility and will fulfill the reports recommendation thoroughly the report. blame the country's justice system for failing to prosecute and punish the officers involved in the killings

all but one still patrol the city at this time president the van duke called the protesters urban terrorists. he hasn't responded to the report, but it's pledged to reform and modernize the police in the past. yet protesting columbia continued to be met by violence in april this year, the police response to anti poverty demonstrations was again brutal, killing at least 20 people, according to human rights organizations. and making the need for real reform. ever more urgent. allison that and i'll just see it. i will with that chillies to remaining presidential candidates have taken part in their final tv debate before sundays run off election. conservative candidates. jose antonio cast is promising to be tough on crime and immigration left is gabrielle bought. h ones to raise taxes on the wealthy and expand social services. car came out on the top of the 1st

round of november. if you use authorities and mexico are trying to reduce the number of migrants heading north to the united states. many of being moved to various cities with the promise of temporary jobs until the cases are heard in the us courts. but as manju out, our power reports from mexico city, the long wait is often leading to frustration. and in some cases, violence on a migrant camp in a couple weeks, mexico disoriented and exhausted. many seem unsure of why they're here or where they might be sat next on the settlement that i was brought here and they told me they would give me a job. they promised me a dream, but it wasn't delivered. many of this camp or from central america, haiti, and elsewhere on the american continent. they were brought here by immigration authorities enforcing a strategy of relocating migrants to various mexican cities. relocating migrants is

one of the most recent policy changes by the mexican government. mexico is also re adopting old policies like the controversial migrant protection protocol, which forced us asylum seekers to remain in mexico while their cases are heard in the us court. mexico's president has defended the changes. i'm saying he's focused on ensuring a more orderly flow of migration. and if it's a program that will allow us to continue to care for molly, that's what we're going to do. but experts argue the mexican government's strategy of containing migration is unsustainable. the violent confrontations are becoming more common like this when in the outskirts of mexico city. on sunday were riot. police tried to corral a migrant caravans and incidents involving large scale people. smuggling are also on the rise. last week, a truck carrying as many as 200 migrants crammed into its cargo space, flipped on its side in southern mexico. at least 55 people were killed. let me get

on to the jim brown. if those were those ice that lay perfectly migrants have always been exposed to dangers, like sex trafficking, organ trafficking, etc. but what is happening now? the government's rhetoric is about protecting migrants and creating order. but the reality is they are leaving migrant to fend for themselves under vulnerable circumstances. i would say the government is free victimizing migraines with us and mexican officials say they're committed to addressing the root causes of migration and to protecting migrants. but international human rights organizations insist countries in the region must do more to guaranteed that migrant rights are not violated. monroe up a low al jazeera mexico city. and sudan protest is once again back on the streets of the council car to me on monday. anger is brewing over last month, deal between the prime minister and the military security forces use tear gas to

disperse crowds. the political agreements saw abdullah handle reinstated his pilots, the weeks after the military detained him and seize power. sedans, largest civilian coalition has rejected the deal to this is president his calling for a constitutional referendum on july, the 25th, that's exactly a year after he's suspended. parliament dismissed the prime minister and seized broad powers. pi say it says it will follow public online consultation starting in january. they also announced new parliamentary elections to be held at the end of next year. you can most certainly be parliament, remain suspended until the election in 2022 is held down the most to shot out that we will organize a popular consultation on the 1st of january. preparations have already started for the electronic platforms and for the questions that will be asked,

which will be clear and short. in denmark, a former minister has been sentenced to 60 days in prison for her policy while a government in gusto bug ordered the separation of under age. refugee couples. when she was immigration minister, 23 couples were split up on han arrival. her impeachment trial was denmark 1st in almost 30 years. it's considered one of the most important wetlands in the world. on the, on a national park and southern spain is the unesco world heritage science, and a refuge for migrating birds and endangered animals. but as natasha, her name reports, the impact of water fest is now being compounded by drought with every season a different during yeah, not emerges beans, 57 year old. national park is nature's tablo of wetlands beaches dunes and

pine forest ecosystems scientists called the wetlands one of the most important on the planet. yet these days it's the dry season year round at this unesco world heritage site. you can see that it is not an an integral to stage now because they know what the, so all they species to finding my son and visit those which should be a perfect fit in the say that half or so if for them here they are in children, 3000 seasonal pods used to dot the wetlands today. there are less than $100.00. the world wildlife fund or w w. f says, this park is surrounded by 1600 hector's of illegal strawberry blueberry and raspberry farms. the farmers don't have a permit to use water from an aqua floor to irrigate their berries, to preserve the ecosystem. the w w f says the water theft must and, and farmers,

residents, and tourists need to conserve water. 10 years of lower than average rainfall and a drought declared last month, had exacerbated the water shortage. the farmers union in the province says barry farming provides 102000 jobs and instead of blaming them for streaming water resources, the government should complete a project to divert water from another basin. getting the 2nd time will come follow up all. will it? yeah, like which i to load on the dental on you. we're fed up with the way we've been portrayed over many years. we've been dedicating our lives to this if we want to leave something here. so that is completely compatible and so that our children can carry on doing this. to restrict water use, the spanish government sealed illegal wells and purchase farm land around diana national park with to go together with a farmer, improved them by the mental condition. a super pro i knew ship if to reduce wasn't

consumption because i'd be em. and he bla, yanna are in good health. the sauce important for pharmacy in the future. for generations, the people and the park have co existed. if the future means less water, life may change for both. for the worst. natasha named l. jazeera. well the province, spain. ah, i'm sam is aiden with a look at the headlines here now jazeera. now, british prime minister bars johnson has announced what's believe to be the world's 1st confirmed death from the omicron variant of coven 19 cases are spreading with alarming speed across the u. k. it's expected to be london.