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ah, the u. s. is declared, the monkey pox i break of public health emergency. the official designation means more money and facilities to fight the virus. on tuesday, u. s. president joe biden appointed to federal officials to coordinate a national response, but a more than 6600 cases in the us. so far, almost all of them are among men who have sex with men. magical hang has more from washington, dc, to sick put in perspective the binding ministration has been hearing from doctors across the country saying that they were simply just running out of time. if they had any hope of containing this outbreak. so now we've seen them make this declaration, it's a public health emergency and another declaration. and as you mentioned, that frees up funds. what that does is it allows the federal government to work with manufacturers to a speed up testing speed of vaccine production and also get some good testing on the market is what they did with cove it. so basically lowers the standard for the

f d a to approve these things. it also allows them to hire people so that those people can go out and distribute all of these critically needed supplies. now the con, the call today, the center for her at the center for disease control said that they had 1100000 vaccines distributed across the country. that is not even close to enough. if you look at the cities that have been really impacted by this, you'll see lines really long lines of people waiting to get this vaccine. and it's just simply running out and testing is a big concern. so there have been almost 7000 cases, and that's considered to be a huge undercount because they admitted on this call that they've only been able to put out 8000 tests a week. and the numbers are rising dramatically. so just under $7000.00 cases, but it's doubling every 8 days. so there is some urgency to this. and so i'll, as director of the elizabeth our griffin biosafety program at georgetown university . she's joining us live from washington d. c. thank you very much. indeed for being with us. patty was just explaining

there that said that the experience, if you like of, of cove it seems to have moved things a little that little bit in terms of bureaucracy. but there is still an issue in terms of supply of vaccine. how much of an issue is that as far as you are concerned? i think it is definitely an issue we're concerned in, in issued from movement. one of the benefits and having a, an outbreak of the disease that we know is that we do have vaccines manufactured, we do have stockpiles available. and so it's really a matter of moving through that year kind of process to get them to the most at risk population. and said that the, that the biggest factor here is really and just getting those out in the population that require them. i want to ask you about the, the level of, of information and knowledge that and awareness that the public have about this. it in particular, the fact that at the moment up to this point, the, the, those infected have been predominantly gay and bi sexual man. but of course the

disease, if the virus is not restricted to that group, it is expanding out with that. what is the rest? do you think that there is going to be a there are going to be groups of people who are going to feel stigmatized because this has been turned into a national emergency and as a result, may not come forward for the treatment that they might need. absolutely. and i think one of the, the big things that we need as a public health community, and as just a general community, is to think about risk communication for exposure. it needs to be clear and it needs to be non stigmatizing. and so, wow, this albert began in men who predominantly have sex with men, it could and it spread from there. it could have easily broken down any type of population of individuals. and i think that is important to understand. so this is a virus that majority of the population is susceptible to a, but we have a number of tools available to identify, to treat and contain before this gets further out of hand. really the public

education element of this one would imagine is vitally important. we, we saw this a few years ago when there was a very small outbreak of a bowl, i believe in the united states. and there was a significant media concern about how far that could spread. how do you manage to get the message across to the public that this is actually a wider issue than just one particular group and that everybody should be concerned about this, but without obviously creating a panic. exactly, i think right now it is not time to panic, but it's for education and awareness. so this is a pathogen that we have been able to do research on, we have the vaccines, we do have kind of measures antivirals that are effective. the pros, i, i guess i could say to this virus is that there's a longer incubation period. so when we identify cases, we can treat them and identify close contacts and, and vaccinate those individuals who can actually really contain a spread much more effectively than something like cobra that transmits very,

very quickly the kid, the cases themselves are self limiting. so typically people recover within 2 to 4 weeks. and really the, the key here is preventing transmission to more even vulnerable populations, those that are immunocompromised, pregnant women and children. and so that the key here is really being able to increase our ability to openly reports and detect cases have point of care testing at healthcare facilities. and that is going to be a rate limiting step. i think both here in the us and abroad and being able then to get the proper treatment to those. indeed, really appreciate your giving us the benefit of your expertise in this area. so thank you very much indeed for your time. thank you so much for having me. for us police officers will be in charge of the killing aubriana taylor, a black woman, short bed and a home during a police wait. it's been 2 years since the death of the medical technician. and it

led to mos protests which developed into the black gloves. motto movement was lin jordan reports. i heard, i heard i a moment of celebration for the family and friends, abriana taylor for current and former louisville police officers have been arrested on federal charges in connection with taylors killing in march 2020 ya line. where we been saying it was the truth that they shouldn't have been near and nab ariana, didn't deserve that. taylor was killed when lowville police stormed her apartment, looking for a drug dealer. her boyfriend said police didn't announce themselves. and so he fired his gun at what he thought were intruders. police shot back 22 times. hitting taylor in the chest. federal prosecutor say police knew they didn't have the evidence to justify rating taylor's home, but they did so. anyway. earlier today, i spoke with the family of brianna taylor. this morning,

they were informed for the justice department is charged for current and former level metro police department officers with federal crimes related to ms taylors death. those alleged crimes include civil rights, offenses, unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction offenses. the officers are also accused of plotting to cover up their behavior. if convicted, they could get up to 20 years in prison for obstruction and 5 years for conspiracy and line. oh, along with the killing of george floyd and may 2020 taylor's death lead to protest across the united states against both racism and police brutality. the lawyer for taylor's family called there is days arrest a product of speaking out of the we don't fight for our children, like brianna taylor, who will fight for the city of louisville, paid brianna taylor's family 12000000 dollars to settle

a wrongful death lawsuit on thursday, tamika palmer said the rest are just one more step in holding the police accountable. today's overdue. but he still has a recognition that all the legal success in the world won't bring her daughter back . rosalyn jordan, else's era. a jury, the u. s. has ordered a conspiracy theorist on broadcast her to pay $4100000.00 to the parents of a boy killed in the 2012 sandy hook school massacre. onyx jones repeatedly called the shooting a hoax. 20 young children and 6 adults were killed. jones host to the far right website in full wars. he was sued for defamation by the parents of 6 year old jesse louis. they said they were harassed and received death threats because of jones claims. they will, allison has got more from new york. we've been hearing from some of the lawyers who are for the, the victims,

families that clearly are very pleased with this. they were asking for a $150000000.00 in damages. so 4000000 is considerably lower than that. however, there is still, as you mentioned, punitive dana bridges that will be addressed on friday in the court room. nevertheless, it's clear that with this $4000000.00 in damages, that is a huge sum of money, and it will most likely bankrupt. alex jones and his small, but very influential media empire that he had called in for wars that it's now filed for bankruptcy just last month. and it's been pretty much the platform from all of the major major distribution sites. so bottom line was, this was a very unique trial because before it even started, the judge found alex jones guilty. now how does that happen? it's because jones refused to hand over court, ordered documents such as cell phone records and text messages and e mails. he

refused to do that, so the judge did something very rare and said, you know what, i'm going to find you guilty of this right now. and that's what the judge did. and so the jury was just discussing, not if johns should have to pay compensation and punitive damages, but how much he should have to pay. and so that is why after 7 days of a trial, they are now saying $4000000.00 incompetency re damages. and then we'll find out on friday about punitive damages likely could be millions more. still ahead and i'll just 0. i made an honest mistake. here as basketball star, britney ryan, a sentence to 9 years in a russian prison for drug possession. and germany's gearing up to be a military power again, but parliament says soldiers like basic equipment and even warm underwear

ah, the journey has begun. the 3 full world camp is on its way to cattle hoop your travel package today. let's go with your weather update for asia haver one good to see you. first, we're going to start in the bay of bengal. we're monsoon brains are just being whipped around all sides here in your, in the paul central portions of the country. we've had some deadly landslides there . i don't think it's a question if we'll see flooding, but just where and how much across western portions of india, with the monsoon rains here. so from good to rad marashi, try go r karnataka and carla. i take you to pakistan themes are drawing off. it has certainly been white, including in a provinces like baluchistan and sin, but we've just got a few showers in the forecast on friday. again, the bulk of the rain falling across india, southeast asia rate. now indonesia,

so the ways, the island, the rain has been intense there. that's destroyed nearly $500.00 homes and top to bottom across the philippines. a lot of flood advisories in play here for the persistent rain that we're seeing. that certainly the risk of seen some flooding tropical depression has formed not too far away from hong kong. so this is kenneth steer. days of rain into this city there. so very soggy forecast. and the heat has been flushed out of japan with all of this wet weather. so we've got a high of 29 degrees in tokyo on friday. okay, i've got to run, i'll see you soon. take care chatter. airway official airline of the journey. in a postcolonial world. the scars of european imperialism run deep. nowhere more so than in the democratic republic of congo, where a history still shapes the presence of visceral, yet intimate insight through the eyes of a whistleblower and

a patriotic military commander. witness presents this is congo. honor geneva? ah . ah. you're watching old, is it a reminder? what's up? so is this are the rest is declared the monkey pox outbreak of public health emergency the official designation means more money on facilities to fight the virus. and more than 6600 cases in the u. s. so far, for current and former u. s. police officers have been charged over the killing of leona taylor, a black woman shot dead and her phone during the police read it, lead to mass protest was developed into the black lives matter. the u.

s. national security spokesman john kirby says he expects china will continue to react to to u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi trip to taiwan. beijing is now conducting drills or run taiwan using live ammunition even though pelosi has left the island. taiwan says chinese naval ships and military plains of moved into his territory several times. united states is prepared for what beijing chooses to do. we will not seek, nor do we what a crisis. at the same time, we will not be deterred from operating in the seas and the skies of the western pacific, consistent with international law. as we have for decades, supporting taiwan and defending a free and open indo pacific. the chinese ambassador to the urines described follows his trip as monic, irresponsible, and irrational. and we hope that the united states will draw

a lesson from such a situation that at nearly day they should honor their commitment. all the one kind of principle, not to suppose any timeline independence or attempts. and so we hope they will stop doing anything further under mine in china sovereignty territory integrity. and that i think the messages were clear. china's military drills are focused on 6 exclusions. owns that surround taiwan, 3 zones overlap areas which tie one says it controls in some places there just 20 kilometers off tie ones shores. the drills include long range live ammunition being fired into the taiwan strait. china's warned all vessels to avoid the area for 72 hours. nearly half of the world's container ships travel through these waters. every year. japan's defense ministry says it believes that for chinese missiles flew over ty, one's capital city, ty pay, islands,

president saying when says it'll firmly defended sovereignty and national security in hen don't go as high widen. dolby and kinky today, china has conducted lie fire exercises around taiwan. this deliberate and continuous increase in military threats miss all launching on the world's busiest shipping lanes is not only against taiwan, but also against the international community. these are irresponsible actions. now our army has strengthened its combat readiness. the army will keep a close watch on all surrounding military movements. we are also in close contact with our allies and work together to prevent the security situation from escalating in the region bottles. tony chang's got more. and what's been happening a day after leaving type a u. s. house speaker, nancy pelosi, but the speaker of south korea's national assembly. and so she appeared on bothered by the controversy sparked by her visit to taiwan and spoke warmly of the military and economic relationship between south korea and the united states. a relationship

that began from urgency and security many years ago has become the warmest of friendships. but pelosi left troubled waters in her wake. chinese military helicopters fly over the taiwan strait of pin turn in southern china. at the start of life fire exercises that effectively surround the island. chinese state tv broadcast video of missiles part from the mainland into target areas close to territorial waters. taiwan claims, as its own, with its pointed jets in the air in combined exercises designed to show china, is in complete control. caribbean mutual. the purpose is to show that the people's liberation army is capable of controlling the taiwan island. a great to turn to talents, independence secession. as forces none, the less china's foreign ministry lamed escalating tensions firmly on the united states. you are, did you go?

yeah. if these countries really cared about peace and stability in the taiwan strait, they should have persuaded the united states not to engage in dangerous, reckless and irresponsible provocations against china. before policies visit to taiwan, they pretended to be deaf and silent, but now they jumped out to criticise china's just actions exposing their hypocrisy and ugliness. china's life fire exercises are expected to continue for the next few days. possibly, even until early next week. by that time, nancy pelosi will be back in the united states, but the impact of her visit to taiwan will be felt here. for some time to come. tony ching al jazeera, a turkish merchant ships expected to arrive in the cranium, black sea port of shala mosque on friday. it's going to pick up ukrainian green, intended for export skin with the 1st vessel to arrive at a ukrainian port since the war began. turkey and the un brokerage a deal between russia and ukraine to allow green shipments aimed at easing the

global food crisis. nato secretary general jones told him, berg says russia cannot be allowed to win the war in ukraine, and the alliance must prevent the conflict from spreading members of an increasing defense spending. since the russian invasion, germany is gearing up to become the world's 3rd largest military standard. after the u. s. and china st. vasa has more from berlin. the german army looks like it's fully equipped and ready for battle in this recruitment video. but a parliamentary report suggests soldiers are lacking heavy equipment, body armor, backpacks, and even warm underwear. we don't have enough tanks, we don't have enough whistles, we don't have enough planes to be able to even secure the own country. none not even to support. i'm our friends in securing a europe. at the last nato summit in madrid, chancellor old shoal sat germany can fulfill the requirements to defend the

alliance from what i described as a direct direct from russia. natal wants to expand its high readiness forces from 40002300000. the thunder moving 131 to the special fund of 100000000000 euros for investment in the armed forces is a very important signal that we are facing up to the challenges of the new security situation. get it. it's a lot of money, but it's money the armed forces need but make up for what we've been collected for years. me as part of the $102000000000.00 package. germany is planning to buy f $35.00 fighter jets and related equipment for $8400000000.00 from the us. but the head of the armed forces reserve a say the number of troops should be doubled to 350000 as well. and to build up the struck truth again to have a new focus on territorial defense and host nation support that needs already time to build up the structures you say more than 5 years to have these 5 homeland

regimen. so then we have a structure to speed up. the process, patrick, sense book argues conscription needs to be reinstated. it's been called the turning point in history decades opposite a feed of nazi germany. and the end of the cold war, germany is gearing up to become a military power again. and while the majority in parliament has supported the expansion, they are also those who warned against growing militarism. quit takes point out germany is already the world 7th, largest military spend nowhere the defense budget increasing more than 55 percent in the past 8 years. they say the problem is efficiency, not money. the capacity for a conventional war in the european natal member states doubles that of russia is already deterrence. and so like this kind of arm spending, it's not going to going to lead to a more peaceful world on the country. it's gonna escalate

a global ours race. despite these warnings, germany says it's committed to being an important natal partner in the heart of europe. auto nations can rely on fasten al jazeera, berlin, us basketball. britney griner has been job for 9 years by a russian court. my sentence comes nearly 6 months after moscow, airport security stuff found vape cartridges containing cannabis, oil and luggage. but as my counter reports from washington, d. c, the u. s. is describing the ruling as a miscarriage of justice in the courtroom. brian, i listen. does the judge handed down her sentence? that's not 12369 years imprisonment and the fine of some $16000.00. earlier greiner told the court, she had no intention of breaking any russian law. made a hole in your room and it doesn't. in my life, the bite and administration remains adamant that grind was wrongfully detained,

and the president immediately released the statement after the judgment saying, it's unacceptable, and i call on russia to release her immediately, so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends and teammates. negotiations are under way to secure grind his release and that of another american citizen who the u. s. says is being wrongfully detained in russia. pull whelan. we have per made a series proposal to, to the russians, to try to get brittany and paul whalen, who is also wrongfully detained home, where they belong. and we urge the russians again to, to seriously consider that proposal to act on it. and let's get these to american, tell them where they belong. this is a russian being held in us who could be part of the exchange, big to bow to serving a 25 year sentence for arms smuggling and supplying weapons to columbia's park movement, which is classified by the us as a terrorist organization. the russian government has been reluctant to comment

we still think that any information exchanges on this theme should be discrete microphone diplomacy. st exchange views won't lead to the result. we're at a time in a history where the u. s. and russia have very bad relations that doesn't help. but even in spite of that in may, there was a prisoner swap between the us and russia, where trevor reed was held in russia was brought home in exchange for a rote russian prisoner. so there is precedent for it happening and i think will happen here to brittany griner is led away to begin her sentence with a message for those waiting at home. hello, mike hannah al jazeera washington residence of the south african township of being a group of men suspected of being illegal miners. please say at least one person's been killed. crowds in calgary, so on the outskirts of crude or stop of targets at the miners. after 8 women were

gang raped by armed men last week, police have arrested more than a 120 suspects residency. the miners are responsible for high levels of local crime . vomit miller has moved from are you so the situation yet in khaki? so in the west end of town is what is quite volatile. i just behind us is a large group of community members. we've also seen a sales team, people, they, and needs to be lethal minus amazon as, as they're known here. they say not only are they mining illegally at disused mind sharps trying to find gold, but they're all so according to the people who are terrorizing the community, they accused these illegal minors of killing people in the area of raping women. here. people here say they're not safe and now they've come out and you see a number of police vehicles. they've had to use done grenades and tear gas to dr. disposed people. but

a lot of these community members have come out. they say they've had enough. and because police, according to them are not doing enough, they're taking matters into their own hands. turn miners or mean trumps nor coal mine in mexico. after it collapsed and flooded. more than $200.00 rescuers from the army and the government arrived the site and coil estate. the miners are between shafts, which are 60 meters deep. you've been half filled with water afterward, tunnel wall broke. but like it was a funny oil in the water started spouting up into the mine tunnel. we should take all the water out 1st so the miners can go in and rescue the workers there. and we'll get to that one. if we have been informed, there is nothing else to do, that they are making every human effort. and we hope they have more means so they can rescue the trapped minor soon. australia is great, barrier reef set a new record for coral recovery. the reefs lost more than half of its coal since 1995 because of warmer, sees driven by climate change. but a new report by the australian institute of marine sciences found 2 thirds of the

reef was the largest amount of coll cover in 36 years. in the north, it grew from 13 percent in 2017 to 36 percent this year, covered in the central part increased by a similar amount. a southern region lost some of its total because of an outbreak of crown of thorns starfish. they feed on reef building, carl scientists say despite his resilience the reef remains vulnerable to bleaching which is caused by the warm waters. pohardo said the chief executive officer of the streaming institute marines science. and he says, despite the positive developments, climate change is still a huge threat. the southern reef decrease was relatively small and it was because of an outbreak of kind of foreign starfish, which is a natural predator which can get out of control when certain conditions allow. but i think more importantly, what we're really saying here is that while there's good news, there's also some not good news in this report. and while the carroll cover is

similar to what it was in the 1980s, people should not believe in any way that that means that the conditions on the reef are the same as they were in the 1980s. nothing could be further from the truth. and the reason is because the reef is now subject in any given year to potentially devastating bleaching events cause not by solar radiation specifically, but by warming oceans and ocean heat raves, driven by climate change. that's the number one threat to the reef. we had a bleaching event this year, and luckily it didn't last quite long enough for the corals to die. so a little bit of heat, they can go white, they bleach. but if it goes to long, then mortality occurs, they die. and this year we were very lucky just as it was reaching that threshold was walking the tight rope conditions got a little bit better. but in any given.