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a president for all the people of the beating as far right rival in a runoff election? a tough, tall in the hundreds, unlikely to rise. the philippines mobilizes to help victims of super type food right. also ahead. i'm huh. jims roman copenhagen harbor, one of the cleanest waterways in europe. here, swimmers come out no matter the temperature and efforts continue to create a thriving aquatic environment. with 12 people have died with the omicron variant of the corona virus in the u. k. that's according to the deputy prime minister dominic rob. it's refusing to rule out new restrictions ahead of the winter holidays. brittany reported record levels of cove at 19 cases with officials warning the full effects of the latest wave i yet to be seen, al jazeera showed a whole reports from london. the scientists to advise the government say that the new year could come with thousands of hospitalizations and deaths every day. the

government doesn't move very quickly now to try and limit all of that. and you've got to look at the soaring infection numbers. well, over a double the number of new infections on sunday, compared to a week before 88000. and the realistic figure is probably far higher than that to realize the urgency of the situation. the problem far is johnson. the prime minister is he is now a court squarely between what the scientists are telling him and what he's done, party is telling him and pays on the right of his party entity cabinet ministers on the right to talk about all this. a saying they revolted in large numbers a week ago against restrictions, and they're saying they will do so without any doubt. again, unless more time is given for more data to be accumulated, to understand the effects of me calling and decide more sensibly what to do next. and there are, you know, louder and louder whispers within those circles of the conservative party, the forest. johnson's time and office may now be numbered. if he doesn't start

doing things the way they want things done, and the cobra terms, that means no more lockdown, no more damage to the economy. the prime minister is thought to be considering options that range all the way from what would please them on one on one end. so the guidance only to limit gatherings of christmas time, all the way to measures that looked very much like full lockdown, no indoor mixing, no hospitality, effectively, christmas canceled and ruined. and remember, this is exactly where we were a year ago. as a vaccine ologist, he says there's no need for panic, given the current vaccines available. i think that the existing vaccines are showing very good protection even against omicron. the only problem that we have is that the hue that we are losing some efficacy but not treated the whole thing. there are still some specific, specific immunity that covers on the crone. and therefore,

i think that while you raise the immune response, you are going to get coverage for on the chrome. and so there is no issue with the with having this satanic. i think that the vaccines are still work. there are some indication that from the in vitro work and some work that's been done, that some populations of the antibodies are still recognizing and preventing infection with all my grand add to that, that the micron is bliss, or appears to be less than the delta. therefore was combined together. i don't think there is a need for a panic. we need to on the who make sure that we are protecting against spread. and that can be with taking some measures that we use to us so far. israel expanding it to this, and this from traveling to the united states, canada and 8 other countries because of concerns about the on the cranberry of the current of virus. the measures will come into effect on tuesday. israel's launch

they closed its international borders. the new various submergence last month, the country is experiencing a 5th wave of infections. well, many americans are reconsidering the holiday plans. as corona virus cases such new york reported its highest number of cases for the 2nd straight day. but officials are resisting another lockdown as i'll just here, as christian salumi reports from new york. a week before christmas and break through coven cases are forcing the cancellation of several performances from the rockets annual holiday show at radio city music call to harry potter on broadway. with the con variance spreading rapidly, worried new yorkers lined up to get tested among them. the vaccinated and boosted broadway. actor katy roper, it's been really scary with the new very, very, very scary and i definitely when it gets, as it more i've had a couple of friends as positive, it's not good. new york city has a 90 percent vaccination rate. and some of the strictest vaccination requirements

in the country. so despite a new record number of daily infections, new york mayor says more lot downs won't be necessary. we have better treatment than we've ever had with one of the highest levels of vaccination anywhere in the country. and we have the ability to get a lot more people vaccinated or to get them boosted very, very quickly. still, many americans are reconsidering their holiday travel plans. nationwide. hospitalization rates are also on the rise, though still well below last year's peak. clearly when you travel, there is always a risk of increase infection, but if people need to travel and want to travel for the obvious family reasons, during this holiday season, if you're vaccinated and you're boosted and you take care when you go into congregate settings, like airports, to make sure you continually where you mask, you should be okay. health experts say, even though alma chron appears to be less deadly than the delta variant, it spreads more quickly,

and that could spell trouble for the nation's health care system, with hospitalizations, also rising, particularly in areas with lower vaccination rates. kristin, silly me al jazeera new york was hospitals brace for surgeon corona virus cases over the holiday season, due to the on the chrome very at a clinic. and germany is hoping that the availability of military staff will help it. whether the storm leah haunting reports, unconscious and unable to breathe on her own. this woman is battling for her life. her nurses have worked on front lines around the world, but now they serve at this military hospital in north western germany, depending utilized that at the beginning of the pandemic, i was still deployed in molly and it was a bit surreal. during the missions we had training on how to behave, but it was a bit like a t v movie. we saw it, but we couldn't really understand until it wasn't till we got back to germany and the case number started to suddenly rise. and the 1st patients came in that we

fully realised what was beginning to happen here. and i don't know this military funded clinic has something, few hospitals can boast a surplus of staff. many here are on standby to be deployed, while cases are doubling every $2.00 to $4.00 days. germany's health minister has ruled out a christmas locked down the stalwart of the health. mm hm. i think we are on a stable level here. and i'm also guessing that probably over christmas, new years, we probably stay at about the same level of covered patients. all these veterans rely on team work to keep their patients alive. either once it gets to the type of who's only what we have achieved here in a relatively short time. but of course, also the way the teams stuck together and the camaraderie. and i think that's going to stay with us for a long time after it all ends, when, if it ever ends on demand for those fighting to breathe a hand to hold as a gift. there nurses help will help pull them through leah harding al jazeera,

the iraq presidents hopes of passing a major piece of legislation hangs in the balance. because a senator from his own party weren't supported show by needs every democrat in the senate to support the near to trillion dollar bill back better bill. it's aimed at improving education, cutting health care costs and tackling climate change. jo manchin says that the increasing public debt will hinder the u. s. fight against the pandemic and geopolitical threats. i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can't. i've tried everything humanly possible. i can't get there. you're done . this is a no. this is a no on this legislation. i have tried everything i know to do live to washington, our white house correspondent, kimberly how it gets this. that's why we're mention vote for it. well, in a nutshell what he says is, it's too expensive. he calls it

a mammoth piece of legislation. it's $1.00 trillion dollars. and he's worried that it is going to unnecessarily cause more hardship for americans. specifically the people he represents in west virginia who are like so many americans. a working class middle class americans struggling across the united states. as a result of the pandemic experiencing high inflation and looking for some relief, some relief that the white house as this legislation would provide. but senator joe mansion says that he is worried about its price tag. he thinks it will add to the deficit. and well, it might bring some short term gains for ordinary americans. he's worried about the long term. and so as a result, after months and months of negotiations with his white house, ones at the white house thought would result in a breakthrough. essentially he abruptly said, look at, i can't support this because i just don't feel that this is going to bring the

relief that is needed that you're describing. so the white house is pretty upset about all of this because this not only is it i expected to type of climate change and really reform the social safety net. but specifically, the reason that they wanted to see this by the end of the year was that the child tax credit that right now is being a sort of handed out to families 4 times a year. that expires at the end of the year. then they'll only see that credit when they do their taxes annually. so that's why they wanted to see this. they said it would lift americans out of poverty when they need these checks. and joe match and said look at, i've got other considerations and i can't support the so it's a real blow to joe biden's agenda. yeah. what, what does it mean for his agenda in the long run? well, the problem for him is the, this is pretty much what he promised on the campaign trail. this is a major cornerstone of his platform. he needs to pass this and the word is on

capital hill. you have to remember that it's the congress that passes the laws, not the white house. they put forward the legislation, but congress has to pass it. and so you have to look to the leaders of the democratic party that control congress right now in the house. that's nancy pelosi, the speaker, and on capitol hill. it's chuck schumer, in the senate rather. so they say we're going to do this with or without jo manchin now. right now they've got to figure out a legislative way to do that because the law is that they need jo mansion from west virginia's vote, but they're determined that they can figure this out and they're going to do it. they say. so what we expect are more negotiations in the new year won't make this december 31st deadline. we now know that, but they're promising that they're going to find a way to get this through. it just might take a little longer. whitehouse correspond, kimberly. how could i live at the white house? somebody thanks. dave. kimberly weather update next to on al jazeera then will update you on the devastation caused by widespread floating in malaysia at

a call from leaders in india. marg, alarm states for the government to repeal all that allows the all me to shoot to kill ah hello, they let start in south asian, there's lots of fine and dry weather to be found across much of pakistan and india . we've had an intense cold wave sweep across eastern pakistan and northern india leading to some very cold nights and foggy conditions. but the temperature in delhi is going to edge up slightly. there will still be a lot of sunshine around as there will be 4 large areas of india, particularly in the south where we have seen a lot of rain recently. we're only thing a few showers trickle into sri lanka. it could get wet however, for that north east corner. we have got some watches out for thunderstorms with lightning in places like a some. now as we move across to central asia,

we've got lots of settled weather across central parts of china. but down in the south, we've seen significant wet weather. that's thanks to typhoon right. it is weakening as it works its way towards taiwan, but it is gonna be rather wet here for the rest of the week. now for japan, it's rather dry in the south, very wintry up in the north, we're seeing some heavy snow fall in places like her kind of some of those snow flurries, hedging into western areas of han shoe. we're going to see the temperature come down slightly in toko, but that will still be sunshine around. will be sunshine for the korean peninsula as well as beijing that you ever ah ah, mother nature's gift of cold full landscapes. a strong infrastructure governance arising where investments are waiting to flourish, where creepy,

even supplied by tradition and where beautiful possibilities are offered. lou ah, hello again. this is al jazeera. let's remind you of the main news. the sol, 12 people have died with the alma chrome variant of the corona virus, and the u. k. the deputy prime minister dominick rob is refusing to rule out be restrictions ahead of the winter holidays. of the u. s. president's hopes of passing a major piece of legislation hangs in the balance because a senator from his own policy won't support his job by needs every democrats in the

senate to support the idea to trillion dollar bill back. better bill left as politician, gabrielle borage has won chillies, presidential one of election. he secured 56 percent of the vote against his far right rival jose antonio cast. when sees porridge become the youngest president and chillies, history or latin america editor to see a newman reports from santiago. oh, the sound of euphoria overwhelmed the streets of central santiago. barbara. no dinner. tens of thousands of jubilant supporters of gabrielle, but each welcomed the impressive in hartford victory. the left wing can did. it will become chillies. youngest, ever president. i have the hope of the tiller with social justice at taylor. that's better for my daughter. the president elect a 35 year old congressman in former student leader, literally had to jump over the crowds in time of

a barriers to make it on to the stage. and where he delivered a conciliatory message to the country in little, you know, our government has the conviction to look forward to the challenges that we have before us. it cannot be just changed by talking to the mirror. i'm not yours to only speak to people who think like me to change the way people who think differently. we are here to ensure that once and for all, that our course is sufficient for all chileans and we can achieve a wonderful life earlier, but it received a visit from his rival conservative. cassandra, your cast little cast, had conceded defeat just a little over an hour after the post closed. you look in a folder full, i will as much as we can get our legitimate differences him said, we want to continue contributing to our homeland. you must all, once again unite all chileans. gabby in conservative president, sebastian pineda, who also opposed, bought each rush to make the traditional conciliatory phone call. for the 1st time

in 40 years, there will be a president who will attempt to change chiles free market economic model, which millions of chileans believe is responsible for extreme social inequality in this country. i think is the on everyone right here next to the big seasons with me in their new president willing, but wanted racism mongers, which is split between his supporters and his opponents. which means that he's going to have to include consensus. and that begs the question, how long will this enthusiasm last but each acknowledged that he faces serious economic and political challenges, but for at least a short while. it was time to celebrate a victory that symbolizes a huge leap of faith by the people of chile. to see and human al jazeera santiago, lisco live, but a santiago houses, arizona and the repair to is that for us almost under we were expecting this to be

a close run thing. what's the significance of this wind for borage? absolutely, danny said it was a decisive victory by gabriella. but h. and what it tells us is that the majority of g lansing, from what we're understanding that most of the young children have come out and afford a lot more people, both the and the 2nd round them in the 1st rounds. and they came out decisively in favor of bore each and the change she promoting for she left. so no doubt that this has been a decisive victory. and even that is the opponents for all this talk of how conservative and how it streaming was immediately recognized that then what we're looking at here is that what will most likely be peaceful and smooth transition voltage is expected in a couple of hours to come here. to the presidential pilot

a behind me and meet with the current president to bus yan senior. that's just start talking about that transition that will and on march. sure. in the middle of march. and there's great expectation obviously because these such new and different candidates for sheila, as the human said in the package, this is a huge leap of faith because this is the 1st time that a pretty this will propose a different they can amik model from the one that has been so successful in many ways in creating growth in this country, but it is also seen as responsible for the great inequality and she left and also because the very represent a new generations of children that have not lived through the worst of the horrors of the faith to ship and are now hoping to bring up the pace of change of

reforms and the country among them. for example, just give you one example is the fact that boys is hoping to change its additional page to private market. the model of the pension system here that was a whole market for the pin oshea years. and that has continued during the transition of democracy, although he's will have a hard time because the, as again, lucille said in her package, he will face that. i divided congress and then of 0 is our some of empathy reporting live from santiago. many thanks to the on the sandra lawyers in new york, i'm making their closing statement to the sex trafficking trial of gillian maxwell . she's pleaded not guilty to recruiting teenagers for under age sex with her former boyfriend, jeffrey epstein. she faces up to 70 years imprisonment found to give found guilty. police in the philippines have raised the death toll after super typhoon rise struck last week to at least 375,

military helicopters of ferrying food and water to survivors and remote flooded areas where more bodies are expected to be found out to serious general alan doggone is the 1st journalist to reach the delegate islands. here's her report. we are in the town of santos say in dinner. good province. everywhere we look there is devastation this coast. so community has been completely damaged by typhoon. right. we've spoken to residents who are now forced to sleep by the roadside because their home has been completely destroyed. we've been told we were the 1st journalists to ever visit this community, a community that really cut off from the rest of the world. there is the bree everywhere, and people are forced to just pick up the pieces. they say they have yet to see any government official. they have yet to receive any aid whatsoever. and the situation

is quite desperate. but what we're seeing is just the fraction of the devastation brought about by typhoon rice fury. there are at least 5 provinces, deeply affected by this site for affecting millions of people. the government says it is doing the best. it can to send aid to those who need it most, especially those who live in islands like this one. but we spoke to people here who say they're very disappointed about the government response and they feel abandoned . and basically, even though they can pick up the pieces, it's not going to be easy because it also means that it will take many, many months before they can even feel a semblance of normalcy again was always now moving towards the heavy rain and strong winds have already forced thousands of people on the coastline that moved to safety. state media says that a fisherman died trying to anchor a bows. at least 5 other vessels are reported to have sunk. but at least 7 people have died in flooding in malaysia. 21000 others have been forced from their homes

since flooding started on friday. prime minister is miles, somebody called says that a month's worth of seasonal monsoon. rain fell in a single day. i think you see a movie in 2000 show, i think this one was 70. that was news. have been nothing or that i'm think i've seen this before. back in the ninety's, this area had flooding, but this time it's really bad because nobody anticipated in this level of flooding . that state of naga land in india is northeast is asking government leaders in new delhi to repeal a law that allows soldiers to shoot to kill. the request comes out to 14 civilians when mistakenly killed by the army. earlier this month, promptly with tal reports from india's capital new delhi. now something then is still being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds. it's been 2 weeks since a soldier shot the coal miner and several others. during confrontations with

villages 1010 saw his friend die in front of him and feel lucky to have survived. what's one to this? as a child, i was told that the army is there to protect the nation. i never thought they would fight it, fellow citizens. what do i see after the incident? i have lost faith in the indian army for decades, arm rebel groups in ne india had been fighting forces session most and now engaged in peace talks with the government. soldiers shot and killed 6 coal miners travelling in this pickup truck. earlier this month, the government said soldiers mistook them for rebel fighters. later that evening, soldiers again opened fire during violent protest in montaigne's opening village close to where the ambush happened. at least 8 civilians and a soldier died in protest, shootings didn't, and was among several injured after wiper protests across the region. the state legislature in the capital city of gordon ma, foster resolution calling for government leaders in new delhi to roll back the law allowing security forces to search arrest and kill with impunity. the armed forces,

special powers act, rough spot, was past 63 years ago to combat on rebellion in regions including indian, administered, cush, mute, and the ne, in a given situation. it might have been to our mess, had this serv. jessica de perspective of an in the government, but traveling down the line timeline. now we are in the, in a new face in a new situation in new area. so, i am seeing that this has become completely irrelevant and obsolete. some political analysts see the status quo will stall the peace process in the region where rebel attacks had eased over the last few years. you'd only that is to really is act. you don't need the officer. but if the government believes that it is necessary to have it for whatever situation it sees existing now and have it in pockets, you can do that. and that's possible. and people in the, on the whole exempted citizen groups in the region say they won't cooperate. but

troops until the law is repealed, thing then hopes to recover soon and re unite with his family. he says the emotional scars from the shootings will take longer to heal. pardon him at the al jazeera new delhi, that of the united nation says that the world isn't doing enough to help lebanon avoid economic collapse. antonio garage has visited bay root port to meet survivors of the massive explosion which killed more than 200 and injured 6000 lebanese last here. secretary general corps for more international sport for lebanon's overwhelming debts and a coat with more than a 1000000 syrian refugees. the middle of winter and denmark doesn't sound like the best time to go for a swim. but taking a dip in copenhagen harbor is the perfect tonic for some, as well. have a jam june reports from the danish capital. what used to be a major industrial port has been transformed into one of the cleanest waterways in europe. on a danish morning, this cold and grey as anxiety deepens over the surgeon covered 19 cases. you might

expect to encounter a somewhat darker mood. but for power vote, who started swimming in copenhagen's harbor during the pandemic. this is the one place where his worries get washed away. is dead like dancing. like when you go and dance, you're showing jolted heavy. and it's the same when you go into the water just for 30 seconds, you could up and you just can injection of pure happiness a few hours later in another part of denmark's capital. it's not much warmer. but that doesn't stop joseph in nord, gren, who's from finland? one mara, one laura. it's one of the reasons i really love living here that we have the opportunity like you don't have to go far away to be able to swim. copenhagen is one of the rare european cities with harbor water clean enough to jump into. but this wasn't always possible. pair shoes works on new developments for the harbor. he says for many years the water was too polluted to swim in. but all the efforts

that went into transforming the harbor from an industrial area into a recreational one have paid off. we actually called it the, the blue park. we have a lot of green parkson in copenhagen lot of green areas. but we also have this blue park where people can enjoy themselves, no big polluting ships here. even the transport options are more eco friendly, like this electric powered ferry. having a clean harbor is a real point of pride for copenhagen. but the work is far from over. these days the aim isn't just to make the area safer for humans, but also to protect the ecosystem that exists beneath the water. these are bio huts also known as fish hotels, dozens of steel cages that contain boxes filled with empty oyster shells, where algae and small organisms grow. the initiative is a partnership between the world wildlife fund and the city of copenhagen,

vertical roles of peers as don't show a lot of complexity. and this is a bio hats can help in these bio had had stay in. they give space for kind of an nisha is where small fish can live that it gets heads and etiquette food. like the other harbor projects, an attempt to ensure locations that will comfort and in aquatic environment that can flourish. i'm a jim, jim, a visitor, copenhagen. ah, it is good to have you with a fellow, adrian finnegan here and so all the headlines and al jazeera 12 people have died with the omicron various corona virus and the u. k. deputy prime minister dominic roberts refusing to rule up new restrictions ahead of the winter holidays. the u. s . presidents hopes of passing a major piece of legislation hangs in the balance. because a senator from his own party weren't supported show by the needs every democrat of

the senate to support, but he had to trillion dollar billed back, better bill left for him.