i guess with, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is al jazeera. ah hello, i'm sammy say that this isn't news out. live from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. the army kron surge 12 people died. britain from the current virus variant that the government doesn't rule out more social restrictions. involved governments

around the world shopping borders and restricting travel a death toll in the hundreds and likely to rise. the philippines mobilizes to help victims of super typhoon rye and chillies. new leader left this gabrielle bar, which promises to be a precedent for all people after beating his fall right rival in a run off election. and i'm far as small will have an exclusive interview with the had a world football gianni, infant tino coming out later. this, our bus, english premier league has confirmed it will go ahead with its fixture list despite that disruption being caused by coping 19 ah, now 12 people have died from the army kron variance of corona virus and the u. k. that's according to the deputy prime minister. the government is under pressure to

impose tougher restrictions. it hopes to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. as on the chron spreads, joan hall reports now from london. so far in england, government guidance against the omicron variant has focused on the boost of vaccination campaign and the pace of the road has shut up. in recent days, the rate of only grown infections has sought to with scientists warning the new year could bring thousands of hospital admissions and deaths each day if strict measures are brought in soon. at a cabinet meeting on monday, the prime minister boris johnson with a found himself caught between the scientists and rebellious ministers and m p's. who say not enough is yet known about omicron. you know that there's been, and i got the data in front of me. $104.00 hospitalizations from only crohn, the question really is, does that and there's a lag time of days if not weeks to finding out whether that leads to more fatalities as a result of this,

not if you like the missing piece of the data puzzle but we constantly keep it under review in a pre recorded statement, johnson erred on the side of caution, political caution. that is less so perhaps in the interests of public health. we, we will have to reserve the, the possibility of taking further action to, to protect the public and to protect public health, to protect our, in a chess. and we weren't hesitate to, to take that action. but in the meantime, what i would say to everybody is please exercise caution. the wave of on the crone concern, meanwhile, is spreading fast across europe. germany becomes the latest country to confirm plans for new restrictions with social gatherings limited to a maximum of 10 vaccinated or recently recovered people. from december, the 28th one in france. approval has been given for the use of the pfizer biotech vaccine in children,

aged 5 and above. both countries joined by austria in limiting travel from britain, the current omicron capital of europe. but all will know there's no preventing its arrival eventually. back in the u. k. cove at 9 teens returned to the headlines, has been nothing but bad news for the prime minister. the next installment in the so called party gates, scandal, features a photo of johnson and his wife joining staff and officials with cheese and wine in the downing street garden last summer. the government insists these were work colleagues joining an after work gathering and that no rules were broken. the public who were under locked down at the time and now facing another difficult christmas will likely see it differently. jonah whole al jazeera london elsewhere in europe. germany will limit private gatherings to 10 vaccinated all recovered people from the 28th of december, and members of the armed forces, a stepping in to help health clinics. leah harding has this report

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 northwestern germany on the invoice . 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 tv moving. we saw it, but we couldn't really understand it. it wasn't till we got back to germany in the case number started to suddenly rise. and the 1st patients came in that we fully realize what was beginning to happen here. 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 lock down the starboard us be sure of them. i think we are on a stable level here. and i'm also guessing that probably over christmas,

new years will probably stay at about the same level of covert patients. all these veterans rely on teamwork to keep their patients alive. either one forgets to the types of use 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. 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. lia harding al jazeera, united states has seen a 50 percent surgeon current of virus infections this month. fears of new restrictions in the country and globally of lead to a fall in the stock market. new york state. so 3 straight days of record cases in a state of emergency has been declared in washington, d. c. v u. s. as a whole reported over 70000 new infections on sunday. i speak now to gabriel

at his andrea jones us now live from new york. so looks like the markets at catching cove is fever. what's going on, gabriel? yeah, that's right. the markets and investors do not like uncertainty. and we have a lot of uncertainty right now. in the market when it comes to the new variant and how that could affect travel and life around the world. and that is why you're seeing the markets here in new york starting to go in the read the dow jones jones industrial average down about 650 points in the red s and p 500 down about 1.8 percent throughout the trading day. so far, boeing, goldman sachs, american express all of 3 big companies that are taking big hits that are helping drag down the market. and of course you always see with the market going in the red like this with cove, it concerns. it's the companies that deal with travel that often take the biggest hit. we've seen it over and over,

over the last couple years and how that we've been dealing with this pandemic today . royal caribbean cruise line down about 3 percent united, stocked down almost 4 percent. so listen, it's no cause for panic. investors say this is definitely not that. however, it is a deep worry that this is going to go on. least this army kron variant for several more months. if not longer, may not be a reason to panic, but it seems to be a reason to start impacting some of those holiday events and on plans right. yet is the situation here in the united states is quite bad. it is around the world, of course, about 90 countries have identified american variant here in the us, $43.00 of 50 states. there's already a whole host of things that are being canceled or postponed, whether be sporting events, or even the new year's eve ball drop here in times square in new york city. it's on

right now, but the mayor of new york city said they will be making a decision within the next 48 hours or so. if they are going to cancel that or not . there is calls from all sorts of different quarters that it should be potentially cancelled this year in the united states right now is going through a really tough time with this variant. it's doubling about every one and a half to 3 days or so. and it's averaging about 82850000 positive cases on average in the united states every day. so the situation is not very good at all causing all sorts of trouble, including a very long lines in new york city for testing. there's a shortage of testing in many places and of course in washington d. c. as you mentioned, the mayor declaring a state of emergency and re instituting the mask mandate mask need to be worn in

any indoor setting. so many health experts had predicted that it would be a long, dark winter here in north america. and it appears that's exactly what it is going to be hard times. i have a thanks so much gabriel. i was on the rebels from ethiopia to gray region. say there withdrawing from several northern territories, but the gray peoples of ration france has been losing its foothold in the regions of m hara and far in recent weeks when it says it's now putting out of those areas entirely, wants to open the door to humanitarian aid. around 400000 people into great are at risk of starvation. a prominent activist in egypt has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. i'm the fact that he was detained in 2019 and charged with spreading fake news. a blogger and the lawyer tried the same tribe on the same charges was sentenced to 4 years of the fact that was a leading activist in the revolution that toppled president hospital bark. 10 years ago,

he'd been in and out of jail before that to at least 7 people have died in widespread flooding in malaysia. 21000 others have been forced from their homes since flooding started on friday. prime ministers, my submarine group says, a month's worth of seasonal monsoon rail failing just a single day. i think you see a movie in 2012. i think this one was 70. that was nothing or that i'm i've seen this before. back in the ninety's, this area had flooding, but this time it's really bad because nobody anticipated this level of flooding. 4 days off the super typhoon rise struck the philippines. police have increased the number of confirmed that at least 375. more bodies are expected to be found in remote flooded areas, military helicopters of ferrying food and water to some survivors. i'll just hear of gentlemen alan doug, and is the 1st journalist to reach that. then i got highlands to see the

devastation there. 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 homes 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 specially 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 the feel abandoned nbc, 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, slightly more head on the new sour, including please help lever them the message there of the head of the u. n. as he lands in by route here, what else at the site and in the us, the closely watch trial of a former police officer accidentally killed the black man heads all final arguments, plus in sport, england sprinklers just can't catch a bray like this dashes. news coming up like during the show rentals no way

with left this politician gabrielle burridge is one, chillies presidential run off election. he secured 56 percent of the vote against his far right rival. jose antonio cast orange is all set to become the youngest president in chiles. history. our latin america editor lucy, a newman reports from santiago. oh, the sound of euphoria overwhelmed the streets of central santiago. barbara, do you know? tens of thousands of jubilant supporters of gabrielle bought each welcomed the impressive in hard for victory. the left wing can did. it will become chillies. youngest, ever president. i have the hope of the taylor with social justice at taylor. that's better for my daughter. the president elect a 35 year old congressman and former student leader literally had to jump over the

crowds and climb over barriers to make it on to the stage where he delivered a conciliatory message to the country. it must, oh yes, no. 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 assure that once and for all the our courses sufficient for all chileans and we can achieve a wonderful life earlier body to received a visit from his rival conservative calsae antonio cashed little cast had conceded defeat just a little over an hour after the polls closed, you look in a sort of formal as much as we can get our legitimate differences him said we want to continue contributing to our homeland. he must all once again unite all chileans . gabby n, conservative presidents have us damping near dak, who also opposed bondage 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 raises her reflect the seasons with me in their new president, but i like that body to pages of congress which is split 50 between the supporters and his opponents with me is that he's going to have them include consensus and that begs the question, how long will this enthusiasm last what 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. our latin america editor, lucy, a new one now joins us live from santiago. so what do we know about the president

who likes agenda right now. i'm joining you from inside the presidential palace where you probably see just over the microphone behind me. that's where we're expecting president elect gabrielle burridge to come out and speak to the media after he finishes a luncheon with the president stamping it. this is very traditional here for the outgoing president to invite the incoming president to breakfast, store to lunch, to discuss how to guarantee a smooth transition. of course, considering the bitter bitter disputes that have taken place between the body and pinion over the years. not just now, but when he was a student leader exactly a decade ago when, when also who incidentally said temperament was also president at the time. they are now very, very cordial. it's all very, very civilized. but of course, that always happens after you had a, a very, very substantial electoral victory. a large came walking here from his office, from his bunker as,

as electrical campaign headquarters. and he was greeted by hundreds and hundreds of well wishers. we know that he's working very hard on his cabinet, but he hasn't made public give the names of who they will be and that's what many millions and the market are waiting to find out. who is going to put in the key positions of the interior ministry and also of course of finance and economy we, he has not led on to that. but what i can tell you is that at least he has apparently appointed a shadow cabinet, which is also traditional here in chile, to work alongside the current government to again try to make sure that there is a smooth transition. all right, thanks so much to see in human there. well called though castilla is a lecturer in law and director at the human rights center clinic at the university of essex in the u. k. is also co author of chilly social rights and the constitutional moment joins us on skype from london. good to have you with us. so,

is this a step forward, a wind for human rights in chile and social rights? well, we shall see. we shall see rights and age. it was clear that the selection has happened at our historical juncture for the country. i know he story cool moments, a unique opportunity to reconsider the role of human rights in the constitution. her, sheila is quite unique in the continent in being one of the only countries there has a little thought where the it, what social rights have little presence in the constitution only compared with the u. s. which obviously has a very old constitution or from the 18th century. so, so chill is now going through our these process and, and, and, and prescient elect boards. and he's going to preside over the latter stages of this process of constitutional reform. and it is quite possible that the new constitution, which is expected to be approved next year, will, will revolutionize the way in which the country reconsider the roller social rights in, in its institutional setting. society as

a whole. one of his big priorities during the campaign of course was eliminating the wealth gap. what kind of steps do expect him to take to address that? we need to take into account that sheila is indeed a very rich country. if we look are the average birds one looks at the differences within society, the gaps within society, sheila is it has one of the highest rates of inequality both in terms of income and wealth. and at the same time for, for reach countries for all the cd standards, he has one of the lowest rates of public investment. i buy g d p. so it is not really coincidental. one that's one of the unrest unfolded but, and back in october 2019. or when, when, when the fair off metro was going to be increased by, by 30 passes actually that, that resulted in a, in

a time. or is that route that resulted in the current level of over energy for greater recognition of, of social rates. so really expectations are very high, both for his presidency and also for our, the new constitution. and we shall see, we shall see whether he delivers or whether he does and frustrates the expectations on whether the parallel debate, which is happening the constitutional convention really or take some boards. the recommendations are to take social rights seriously and to change the way in which taxation and party services are conceptualized to recognize that are in a rich country like children, no one should be or why should we be law and eloquence under living is the achilles heel in his plan, the grid locked situation in the congress. he will have to deal with that he will have to deal with a fragmented congress also with her, with the fragmented constitutional convention. and her as a set with

a very high expectations, are from, from people who have voted for, for, for, for him who are voted for the 1st time, many of them. and he has a strong mandates of more than 55 percent more than it was initially anticipated. and we shall see, he has, he has created high expectations. and in parallel, we shall see whether those high expectations are, are much with her, with a recognition of social rights in law and at the constitutional level and later on in public policy. because at the end of the day, that's really it will matters or will much. this is not really what we recognize in laws, any constitution, whether people's living conditions have improved and he has and he has a huge responsibility there to the liver. all right, good to get your analysis on that. thanks so much called the counselor. thanks of having a hearing del how the president of the world's football, governing body, johnny and frontier. no as hell. the virtual summit with member associations,

as he tries to sell them is proposal for more frequent world cups. told our sports correspondent andy richardson. it will result in a fair distribution of footballs. welf, there is a gap which is which is getting bigger and bigger. not only club level what it isn't already huge, but also national levels between some continents and it's our responsibility to work and to make proposals and how we can not close these got by bringing those who are now in the country. those were up, we need to make them grow even more need to bring those. what now, what are the proposals that are now on the table i think are going into direction. we have to discuss them. we have to debate them to consult and we'll see where we as well as paul star and richardson is now in the studio with me. and andy, why did? and then in frontier he's clearly quite enthusiastic and passionate about this issue. why didn't you bring it out and try and get

a vote in the fever board board as was expected today? i mean, it's still a very divisive issue. he did say that if there was to be a vote today that the member associations would probably be if i get a majority votes of just over $200.00 countries. but there are a significant portions of the world still that against the idea of having a welcome every 2 years, most notably in south america and in europe. a reminder of exactly what it is trying to achieve is already from 2026 to be in an expanded world cup will have 48 countries as opposed to 32. what he wants after that is to have the world cup every 2 years. and this, this comes down to him, one thing top players more involved in fee for tournaments generating cash for fee for rather than generating cash for that club. so that the member confederations, as he says money made in europe, stays in europe, stays in the clubs. he believes that with a plan whereby there is a woke up every 2 years. it will generate more cash globally. and that money can be invested in football globally. not just in the traditional strongholds of football

. how in his vision then does you see that happening without play as being exhausted? and this is another one of the big arguments, for example, will play as union 5th pro. i have repeatedly said they have huge concerns about how exactly you have is somewhat counterintuitive stance where boys saying we're looking at the players, but we're going to ask them to play an extra will cover every every 4 years and extra qualifies. he has on board with him. the former also managed awesome wagner as his head of global development. and they say that together, although the details remain sketchy, they can put together a calendar which has more meaningful games, no friendly. it will just be the domestic competition meaningful well qualifies or qualifies for, for example, european championships in europe and then an enshrined $3.00 to $4.00 week break every season where the plays are looked after. but many people remain skeptical about whether or not that really as possible. and he thought people to play ball,

no pun intended. what were they ultimately mean for fans? if it becomes a biannual event. again, they say for issued to some research that i'm, i guess if you ask the right questions to the right people, you've got the answers you want, but they say financially, it's an upside for everyone. and for the fans, they say that amongst younger funds, particular they do want to see more will cups and the thing. and so very well, if you're a fan of in the english premier league, you do get to see the best plays and well playing twice a week in some cases. but if you're a fan outside of those traditional domestic leagues that have all the best players, you're not seeing that you're not senior international teams playing very often either this way around. you see your international team playing more meaningful games more often and a better chance the welcome coming to your region or even your country. right. wait and see how it goes. thanks so much and richardson still. i had an al jazeera, a call from leaders in india's legal and states of the government's repeal

a law that allows the army to shoot to kill. i'm the hammer, jim's 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. uninstalled find out how tiger woods got on and is 1st tournaments since a career threatening kong. ah, how low they will have a look at africa in a moment, but 1st to the middle east. and you can see from the satellite image, those unsettled condition, stretching all the way from eastern areas of mediterranean, taking heavy rain across parts of northern iraq, where we've seen flooding and onwards to iran. we are going to see some intense rain effect southern areas here. so no showers edging into queue weight from light winds blowing across the gulf. but down for the south, it is looking

a lot finer and dryer. it's to the west, around the red sea that we are seen, those coastal showers, pickups, brisk, a winds, blowing down as well. and those tie up with a wet and windy weather that's been plaguing north eastern areas of africa. the temperature in cairo has been below average thanks to that wet and windy weather and it is going to get wet for the north west places like morocco and brisco winds blowing. and we will see the temperatures come down in the days to come. now across central areas of africa, the seasonal rains had shifted further south within some heavy falls across the d. r. c. as well as places like malawi, edging into northern parts of mozambique. and the further south we go, the wetter it gets, the south africa ether, teeny, as well as the suitor will have thunderstorms in johannesburg through the week. and it's going to get cloudy and windy in cape town, that weather update. ah,

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ah ah, welcome back to watching al jazeera time to recap our headlines. 12 people have died of the army con variance in the u. k. deputy prime minister dominic rob is refusing to rule out new restrictions ahead of the winter holidays with those reported record levels of coverage. 19 cases with officials warning the full effects of the latest wave yet to be seen, laughed william palmer fish and gabriel bother. it has been elected chillies next. president polish 156 percent of the vote in the run off on sunday. fall right candidate jose antonio cast congratulate bartch. his urging is supposed to put