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the scale of the damage and destruction from super typhoon right becomes clearer. also, russia less demand to ease tensions with nathan ukraine. the us says it's prepared to talk on what to do about the wave of undocumented migrants in chile could determine the outcome of sunday's presidential election. and i'm to send that with the school where casa, have won the food played play off against egypt at the era cup will also have the filled up to the final of that tournament. that support struggle gone among the 3 of the amik on various glory a beat because of itself. while the nfl postpone game for the 1st time the season. ah welcome to the news. the highly transmissible mccomb very and has not been confirmed in 809 countries. the world health organization is warning that it's also spreading in countries with high levels of population immunity and significantly

faster than delta. the united kingdom is seeing another record number of k with 19 cases for the 3rd day in a row with 93000 confirmed nationwide. there has been an increase of 39 percent in just a week. frances band, major public events and fireworks also for new year's eve. the health minister says the spread of the on the con, barian prompted a vaccine passport scheme. over in the us, the number of infections has increased by 40 percent compared to last month, while the numbers in hospital have risen by about 45 percent and look on his predicted to be the dominant strain in january across the country. that's showing the ne parket in london, broad concentra and the really for the brits the holiday season. like for many in northern europe bloom say the u. k. in the, in a thick of what is yet another wave and the government watching intently and wondering what to do next. yeah,

the government is an extremely difficult position on the one hand on a near daily basis. we're hearing from business leaders saying, look, if you restrictions come in, particularly the hospitality sector than many thousands of businesses could go busta in the new year without financial support. the kind of financial support that was given during a previous peaks in the pandemic. at the same time, the, the british government knows that if it moves to introduce new restrictions than boss johnson could face a bit of a kicking in the house of commons. only a few days ago, a 100 conservative party ruling party em piece from bar. as johnston's own party rebelled against the government when the government was hoping to push through a pass to allow people to show that they were safe to attend public gathering portions does not rely on opposition. labor party empties to support the government a on that. so all the government can really do right now in terms of not going

ahead with any restrictions is to turbo charge. it's a booster program which is what it's doing this weekend. we're seeing massive injections happening in the i'm ground of chelsea football club stump for bridge and also at wembley stadium on sunday. there's a 24 hour center that is opened in north london. we know full well that a boost a job can massively improve your choice chances of not getting a serious illness from getting the omicron varian, but the same time, according to the mayor of london, there are as many as 1300000 people in the capital who haven't had a single job, and that translates as many 1000000 more across the country. they also need to come forward and have their jobs. if emma con isn't going to become dominant across the country, as it is already here in london, and the, the british government aren't alone really in the problems that they're facing. it, this is happening to administrations across europe. yeah, that's right. and different governments are trying to work out exactly what leave

is to pull individually or in, singleton, honestly, when it comes to improving the health of the economy and in maintaining public health as well. but the reality is that the on the crown is, is rapidly multiplying across the european union. and we've seen the likes of germany put denmark and france on the at risk list. we've seen also german officials mulling the possibility of introducing a quarantine and people traveling from the u. k. their warnings from both spain and portugal and lisbon. they're saying that on the con, could account for 80 percent of cases by the end of the month in spain. the cases that have gone past the critical point, the very high risk points, which accounts for around $500.00 cases per 100000. so a serious case of situation that may well warrant restrictive measures will likely to hear from the dutch health authorities before the end of the day. and we may

well see some snap decisions being made there in the wake of rising figures. and we gather also that a curfews come into place and dublin, and 8 pm curfew. they sunny a few days away from christmas, which of course is a huge money spent for businesses in the hours capital we bought in a london broadcast, sent to thanks so much neath no. alan fisher is in washington dc, following developments across the u. s. for infections and hospitalizations of surged. of course there was a big surgeon, vaccinations just as the vaccinations started to come on to the market. and america was very happy with the way things were going. but no, it's just less than 40 percent that aren't vaccinated here in the u. s. that still quite a significant number. and if you break those figures down, you will find that most of the people who aren't vaccinated identify as republicans . so it really doesn't matter what joe biden or the white house says, there are a lot of people out in the united states who say,

we're never going to listen to what this guy's got to see. even though he seeing this could actually save your life. and if you break down the figures even more, you will see that the number of people who are dying tend to be in read states. that is republican states. and the majority of those who are dying are republicans, and so that is a real worry know, add to that, the fact that we're coming in to the christmas and new year break. remember a month ago we were talking about thanksgiving. how is a big travel day, or people we're going to big family gatherings? nothing compared to christmas and new year. in fact, from to night, people are going to start heading off on their christmas and new year vacations, and that is a real waddy for the white house and for the health experts. because they believe that this will lead to a search, which of course then leads to increased hospitalizations, which means that joe biden isn't kicking the but of the omicron variant any time soon. thousands of soldiers and emergency personnel in the philippines. joining

search and rescue efforts after super typhoon rye, one of the strongest storms in the world should killed at least 31 filipinos on thursday. and both hundreds of thousands of people from the homes in southern and central regions. now, the typhoon has since moved across the south china sea to last vietnam with heavy rain to allow him doke and josie. now from dive on the island of minta, now with the latest in terms of the recovery operation, the emergency response is obviously very important where you are nighters full and where are we in terms of how the authorities are dealing with the situation? well, quite desperately. i mean, if we ask about when, if you speak to people on the ground and those who come in contact with at least 5 provinces affected by this di food we're talking about, it's i for the hit the philippines on friday and still now there are still many areas that remain cut off. now the government is able to conduct reconnaissance

flights to get led by the philippine military. but reconnaissance flights is not enough enable to be able to fully assess the situation on the ground. personnel needs to be on the ground. they need to be able to clear the, the re, in order to be able to send the most immediate supplies. that would be food, water and medicine. we're getting reports of people who have died in many areas. that is very hard to verify because even the government them be themselves admit those who are in the emergency response cluster of the office of the president did themselves say that it's very hard for them to verify information. so like i said, there is that i for the hit the philippines on friday. it covered a huge was of area to regents in the philippines, and yet many communities remain cut off. at this point, we are in bo city. this is one of the main major above and jump off points of those . so ideally, reconnaissance and you know,

the situation is quite dire. here. resources are such as well because it covers a huge area here in the southern philippines. jamila, you've covered too many a natural disaster across the philippines, including super typhoon heiner and a few years ago, various a emergency response scenarios were put in place. infrastructure was apparently put in place to help people or find shelter in these sorts of events from what you've seen and from what you know, tell us, have those issues been resolved? have they helped in any way save lives? what it did after they've, when i, and struck and, and that actually killed 7000 at least 7000 people and displaced millions of filipinos in the besides region. we've seen efforts to institutionalize emergency response. we saw that work, you know, in the succeeding day funds in natural disasters. this is the country that is no

stranger to natural disasters, but they've been demick laying out a has actually created a completely different kind of scenario. one that, that has made suffering even worse as you know, the countries facing and economic recession, areas hip by faith when ry are actually area. still the, really, from the pandemic, from the recession brought about this by this pandemic. many of these communities, we're hoping that you know, because it's a holiday season that somehow economy will be able to slowly recover that, that, that jobs will slowly return that lives will slowly return back to normal because cobit cases have declined. but that's not going to happen. we've seen whatever they had left, completely obliterated with only the clothes on their backs. coastal agricultural communities completely destroyed. and also when you speak of those evacuated, those are in temporary shelters. these are the same communities that cannot stay in temporary shelters for too long because of covet 19 restriction. so even the

government says they don't really know how to proceed, because so many people, millions of people very much depended on aids. there's not much a to give because funds have been used to, to respond to the pandemic situation since last year. to melinda, again, in diversity. thank you very much. now, the other level has been raised in indonesia, where a volcano threatened to erupt again. $48.00 people were killed earlier this month and $36.00 people remained missing on mount samara. every one's being urged to avoid the danger zone on java island as experts report more activity which could trigger an avalanche of lava and gas. no flash floods in northern iraq of killed at least 12 people. hundreds war have been injured and it seems no relief is in sight . as more heavy rain is forecast over the next few days between a gate and b has more in the suburbs of air bill, a clean up operation is under way to rent your way enclosed flash floods here. and

people's homes and businesses are badly damaged. cameron, a mar, says flood water swept through his property in the middle of the night, had been rear harbor. my son called me last night and told me to come here because there was a flood. thank god, we're fine. the most important thing is that we're safe. everything else can be fixed. the water level reached around one meter. 80 is that the flat started around 1 am local time when most people were asleep. not every one got out alive. molly palmer, this is my aunt's house. 2 people lived here and they had 2 guests who were disabled when the house was flooded. one of the residents tried to save the disabled people . the force of the water meant he wasn't able to and they drowned. we removed 3 bodies from half a matter of mud. iraqis have been hit by a succession of extreme weather events. they've enjoyed repeated droughts in recent

years, but of also experienced intense floods made worse when torrential rain falls on sun baked earth. the government's accused of being too slow to adapt to climate change and that widespread corruption has led to years of under investment in the cities infrastructure. it's left areas like this ill prepared to deal with flooding or garcia huffman. this has happened because of government neglect and the absence of a solid plan. this is the 3rd time this has happened to us. there's no sewage system or anything that can save us from danger. it will take weeks if not months, for homes to dry out and be repaired and many say they're worried about more floods in the future. victoria gay to be al jazeera. 20 more had hill the old was there news are including remember yelling, teaser teaser teas in love in the fall, minnesota police officer who killed black motorists. dante right, breaks down. she takes the stand also talking trade in turkey,

leaders of several african states or in a stumble to do business with the president with their life. with more, we'll have all of the build up to the arrow cup final set to be the last major run through before the cat are 2022 world cup. ah, the united states, as is prepared to talk to russia about its demands to curb nato activity in eastern europe. the kremlin announced proposals on friday, calling for a legally binding guarantee that nato would cease its military activity in eastern europe and central asia. that the earth remains concerned over russia's military buildup of at least $80000.00 soldiers on the ukrainian border. washington described some parts of the draft proposal as unacceptable and warns i will be massive consequences over any aggression on ukraine. theresa fallon is director at

the center for russia, europe, asia studies. she says the us would never agree to some of russia's demands. the 1st read of all of those who has been shocked. these are massive asks that moscow the kremlin once so many of them. of course, no one could agree to, for example, no further expansion. any countries that were included nato, since 1997 with navy would have to ask with us, would have to ask permission from the kremlin to do any sort of activities. so i think that there are a lot of red lines there that the u. s. has agreed to discuss some of these issues, but these are big asked and it was like a sphere of influence. again that, that put in, wants to put in place just completed the summit. this kind of might give you a barometer of how some of the europeans, not all you members, states are members of nato. but they had said that there will be sanctions if russia continues to increase military activity in ukraine. so there are

a lot of tensions. it's quite interesting the timing of all of this because putin has, we're coming up to the 30th anniversary of the demise of the soviet union. so be december 25th. and it seems i put into putting a lot of things, you know, lining up all the ducks he has in the shaded, he published a statement saying, how he worked doesn't have driver in the aftermath of the class of the soviet union . so these anniversaries are very, very important to him, and it's almost laying out these incredible red lines that he knows nato and the u. s. cannot agree to it's kind of beefing up his domestic support back back in russia. these hoping government says the federal army has regained control of 5 new cities from to growing rebels. one of them is the strategic city of well dea, or the last stronghold of the to ride people's liberation front. in the northern of hollow region, an ethiopian government spokesman said his forces lotion,

unexpected, large scale attack. no, he said, it caused a heavy loss of lives and equipment in human rights counselors over written objections from ethiopia to launch an international investigation to potential war crimes. investigate to say they receive credible reports at all sides of committing violations in the year along offensive against to ground rebels. to 1000000 people have escaped heavy fighting with ports of mass killings, rape and other atrocities. nearly 10000000 faces food shortages. the estimates are shocking. according to information at our disposal from november 2020 to june 2021. over 2200 survivors reported sexual and gender based violence to health facilities across the gray region. one of the one stop centers reported that the victims in over 90 percent of cases were miners and estimated that visit's to the center has quadrupled since the complete iraq

a year ago. it is important to keep in mind that this figures are most probably an underestimation of the true extent of the sexual and gender baseline being perpetrated. ethiopians. government says it won't corporate with the investigation and accused you and body of being used and as an instrument of political pressure. we hold our own house members thought to form a stand against shows cited in the us and that he feels police as if you know, human right. by the getting. this is you. i will leg to tell you that my government will not operate with any of a pendulum that maybe in good or he they thought police horrible has apologized in court for shooting a black man who's killing spunk protests in the u. s. can pato says she accidentally fired her gun instead of a taser closing arguments,

and the trial in chicago are expected on monday. who's john handle reports? the fate of kim potter, a white police officer accused in the racially charged killing of a black man will soon be in the hands of a jury. members of the jury in highly anticipated testimony in minneapolis, courtroom potter took the stand in her own defense, breaking down, saying she meant to pull out her taser. with the former police officer who was a 26 year veteran, says she accidentally drew her gun instead. and fired, killing 20 year old dante, right. as he drove away from police, it's just one chaotic it and then he remember yelling, teaser teaser teaser and nothing happens.

potter was supervising another officer when he pulled right over for offenses. she says probably did not merit a traffic stop. right had expired registration tax, and an air freshener dangling from the rear view mirror. both technical violations that are often overlooked. an air freshener to me is not just an equipment violation. and during the cove at times of the high cove at times, now departmental motor vehicles was so offline that people were getting tabs and we were advised not to try to enforce a lot of those things because the tabs, we're just not in circulation. then the stop went wrong, right? pulling away with an officer still dangling from his car. potter says the officer had a look of fear on his face and she wanted to save his life. potter is charged with 1st and 2nd degree manslaughter. legal experts say that the prosecution probably

has to prove that she acted with some degree of consciousness. if the jury decides that she acted unconsciously and didn't know that she was using lethal force, that's probably not enough for a conviction. 7 the shooting came when public interest in police killings of black men was at its peak in the midst of the racially charged trial of the white police officer who killed george floyd in neighboring minneapolis drawing protesters to the scene of the brooklyn center shoot over and over in a tearful cross examination, potter who had never fired a weapon in an arrest, apologized, you are focused on what you had done because you had just killed somebody you knew that gently force was unreasonable and unwarranted. anybody laugh why he said, i'm going to go to prison. i don't know whether that happens and whether dante

writes life ended in an unfortunate accident or a criminal act. a jury will decide. john henderson, al jazeera chicago to perhaps the ledge partner in crime won't be giving evidence in her sex traffic in trial delay, maxwell told a judge in new york. the prosecutors hadn't proven the case beyond reasonable doubt . she's accused of recruiting teenage girls, full of boyfriend that seem to have under age sex with bank for lawyers urge that her for accuses, were not credible witnesses because of memory lapses. the current wave undocumented margaret's in chilly is one of the key issues that could determine the outcome of sunday's presidential election. far right candidate has a antennae to cast is proposing to, to get ditch along the countries 111100. pardon me? 1100 kilometer northern border is the uneven report from it kicky near chillies

border with bolivia. there is no electricity or water yet. lang graps and makes shift camps like lemuel le are springing up like mushrooms all over chillies at the camera. desert area of outdoor spatial. the newest arrivals are undocumented. venezuelan migrants, like angie who came here with her 4 children and no money. esther thought, god thornton, i've been here for 2 months. we've been living in the shack, made of cardboard, and a sheet on the top. there are no toilets and little food or wood to build better shelters, yet spaces for more families are already reserved. but there is trouble in the air . last month's chilion camp dwellers set a barricade to prevent more migrants from arriving the latest in a series of protests that often end in violence. one week. hello, chilion, pastor loans, heel or soil, and his venezuelan wife are concerned about growing xenophobia. if you are larry

calhoun, often if some of them are criminals, put them and joe, but the majority here want to work and legalize them. migrations that awesome in the nearby city a be kiki newly arrived. venezuelans have set up camp along the sea side promenades . nelson support, that is the president of this areas, neighborhood association. i go who will apply, you know, they occupy up clauses, beaches parks, including our most respected patriot tech symbols. at 1st we welcomed them, but then the migrant trafficking started bringing them in waves. it's turned into a nightmare. despite the unprecedented influx of undocumented migrates from havi columbia, peru, and specially venezuela, the government hasn't provided emergency food and shelter. and it's become a major issue ahead and sundays presidential election. new left candidate, gabrielle bought each promises to protect migrants, human rights, but target human smugglers. but his opponent has gained popularity with get tough

policy along chili's 1100 kilometer northern border. far right wing presidential candidate jose antonio cast is not only proposing to expel undocumented migrants, but also to dig a ditch along chili's pores northern border with bolivia to keep them out. the ditch would be 3 meters deep and 6 meters wide. and it's the closest thing yet to form. are you as president donald trump's wall along the us mexican border? except the cast is not proposing that bolivia pay for it. at v barrett, i came from columbia 6 years ago, legally, and has been working ever since. she shows us how she's built her small house on another land grab, but she's worried ill there, my nana. it the by no way to morrow they could throw us all out of here, like i didn't venezuela, to the colombians. and what happened now, the venezuelans are the homeless ones. no one knows when they might become a migrant. like these venezuelan children crossed the border into chile just this

morning with their parents. what happens to them will depend a lot on who wins sunday's election. to see a newman, al jazeera e, kiki. well, it's time for the weather on his death. hello, thank you for your company. here's your weather story for asia beginning in se asia where we've got some tropical energy throwing rain around the top end of sumatra, the risk of seeing some flooding there. but hey, let's get you up to speed with typhoon ry, as it's just off the coast to vietnam, brushing up against it. heaviest frame will be south of denying north of hope. she meant city pockets of more than a 100 millimeters of rain. and there was winds howling at more than 100 kilometers per hour, sunday and monday veering toward the east. i don't think it's going to make a landfall over high now, but it is creeping closer to southern china. so it's something that's on our radar for the days to come. now cross areas of japan, it's just been heavy snow over the last few days, western hawkeye to western central parts of han shoe. so it's probably going to

pile up to about 50 centimeters over 12 hours and about 30 centimeters of snow. temperatures are rising across korea. you'll be into double digits by the start of next week. now where temperatures are going down is that northwest corner of india . we do have weather alerts in play for a cold snap. and so this is places like delhi, so you get outside of this city and those temperatures really fall just a low of 5 degrees in new delhi, monday into tuesday. that sure weather update. enjoy your weekend. we'll see again soon. well, still had, hey, on al jazeera, we look at how trouble at some of china's largest property developers, is talking fees of a possible global financial crisis. and thousands of people have gathered in cantwell's capital to celebrate the country's unification. and its hold. a tense penalty shoot athens in victory for catseye the egypt as the host take from the arab ah,

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space to deliver your vision. lou ah, over back here, what you deserve with me said robin. a reminder of all top stories, thousands of soldiers and emergency personnel in the philippines, all joining search and rescue efforts after super typhoon dry. one of the strongest storms in the world. the sher has killed at least 31 filipinos on thursday. that more friday rain, a heavy rain pop me in northern iraq is expected to hamper rescue is following flash floods. 12 people have died in the deluge. and in the u. s. cove at 19 infections of search by 40 percent compared to november with hospitalizations up by

45 percent. and that's been a record number of cases in the u. k. for 3rd day in the row. 93000 infections registered on.