this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the us exceeds 12 million, thanksgiving dinners are distributed to people hello. across the country this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow impacted by the pandemic. mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — downing street has said a tougher as leaders from the world's biggest tiered system of local economies meet for an online summit coronavirus restrictions will come hosted by saudi arabia. into force in england when the country's lockdown ends in early december. borisjohnson is expected to set out here, the uk government will announce a stronger system the details to mps on monday — of local restrictions including how families can see after england's national lockdown different households at christmas. ends in early december the number of confirmed the so—called islamic state group coronavirus cases in says it was behind a rocket attack in the afghan capital, the united states has which killed eight people and left exceeded 12 million. more than 30 injured. a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia blast

blast off for a satellite that five, for, 3, two, zero blast off. will track rising sea levels — improving our understanding of climate change hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the united states has exceeded twelve million cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began. it's one of the world's worst affected countries and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded nationwide in the latest figures — released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid—19 has passed two thousand people for the first time since may.

over the past week, there has been an average of 168,702 cases per day, an increase of 67 percent. and according to covid tracking project, 80,698 people are currently hospitalized across the country. as well as the health costs of the virus — there's the economic costs. millions of people have lost theirjobs because of the pandemic. this weekend, thanksgiving dinners are being distributed by foodbanks across the country to people in need of help. there are also concerns that travel during the thanksgiving holiday could make things worse. president trump has repeatedly played down the severity of the pandemic in the us. on saturday he skipped an event at the g20 summit on covid preparedness — instead deciding to play golf. 0ur correspondent lebo diseko in washington explains how united states is suffering an unprecedented health crisis at a time when it faces a political crisis in terms of presidential transition. it is quite hard to believe him when you think that this is the leading developed country in the world for them to be struggling in this way,

it is really quite shocking. we got the news that the numbers have passed the 12 million mark in the next hour. we have not heard anything from the president and he has tweeted about his own accomplishments, as he sees them, but not said anything about that. he has been tweeting mainly about what he sees as the election unfairness for the unfairness of the results throughout the day. he did earlier make reference to his son donald trump junior which is been make reference to his son donald trumpjunior which is been diagnosed with coronavirus and saying that he is, rudy giuliani's son is also tested positive for that along with four white house officials. and the president deciding to play golf rather than meeting on covid—19 preparedness at that meeting. yes, we had an interesting statement that

was very carefully worded that donald trump participated in the first day of the leaders summit and discussed with other world leaders to work together on the coronavirus pandemic but they did not say he attended that session and it came after media and him being on the golf course, when this is being discussed and perhaps was an attempt to put a lid on that or stop that discussion is playing out in the us media. a few minutes ago, we listened to a lawyer that was on the drama for the 2000 election. this is really damaging to the country. yesterday, he invited republicans from the state of michigan, a key

state in the election in the us elections to the white house and i think the feeling was perhaps he was trying to lean on them and get them to not certify the result of the election there. there have been calls from republicans today to try and delay the certification of results there. michigan has said thatis results there. michigan has said that is not legal. they cannot do that. it seems to be for the strategy is to throw into doubt and casts doubt and keep this conversation going. other world leaders attending the virtual g20 summit have urged the heads of rich nations to make sure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet has more from riyadh. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days.

even the powerful g20 family. the 84—year—old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it's this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world's wealthiest under pressure to help the poorest. at the beginning there was a big race between different countries to secure ppe, equipment, medication etc. the g20 role is definitely to make sure that everybody‘s safe. we cannot be safe unless everybody‘s safe. and from 10 downing street, a ten point plan for a green revolution. that future will only be possible if the world's leading economies and drive forward more ambitious action, more quickly to prevent

further catastrophic climate change. a virtual summit robs leaders of those face—to—face moments which can make all the difference. it also steals the kingdom's chance to shine on a world stage, a stage also casting a harsh light on issues not on the g20 agenda. so, a light was shone on the streets of paris, on three saudi women in saudi jails. human rights groups are calling for their release and many others. and here, another light show, on stones three centuries old. this is the town where the saudi kingdom was born. leaders brought together, as they keep their distance. two victims of the mighty vesuvius found frozen in time.

the british prime minister is facing further criticism for his decision to stand by his home secretary, priti patel, despite an independent report that found she had bullied staff. it comes amid claims he tried to ‘tone down‘ a report that said she had broken the ministerial code that ministers are expected to abide by. 10 downing street has rejected the claims and insisted the conclusions — made by the report author sir alex allan — were entirely his own. 0ur correspondent leila nathoo reports. into how she treated her staff concluding that some of her behaviour had amounted to bullying. yesterday, she gave this apology... i'm here to give an unreserved apology today. i'm sorry if i've upset people in any way whatsoever. that was completely unintentional. borisjohnson decided to overrule his adviser on ministerial standards, sir alex allan, who found the home secretary had broken the code governing ministers' behaviour. priti patel wasn't sacked, and instead sir alex resigned. ultimately, the decision

was the prime minister's but it's still attracting criticism. the system depends on the prime minister standing up for standards in public life and for taking action when his or her ministers breach those standards. for the first time as far as i can remember, we have a prime minister who doesn't seem willing to stand up for high standards in public life. after having the report on his desk here for some time, in the end borisjohnson rejected its findings. a source has told the bbc that in the summer there were discussions between the prime minister and sir alex allan about the challenges the report posed. another whitehall source said sir alex had resisted pressure to make it more palatable. downing street said the prime minister spoke to sir alex allan to further his understanding of the report, but that sir alex's conclusions were entirely his own. there has been an investigation and the prime minister has made his judgment.

he is the arbiter of the ministerial code and he has determined, having reviewed all the evidence, that the home secretary did not breach the code. labour's calling for the prime minister and home secretary to answer questions in the commons on what happened, but it's clear that downing street considers the matter closed, even if plenty of others don't. the british government says england will enter a strengthened three—tiered system of local restrictions when the national lockdown ends on december the second. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to detail his plan for winter, which includes details on how families can see their loved ones at christmas, to mps on monday. 10 downing street says the "covid winter plan" is expected to place more areas into the higher tiers to keep the virus under control, to ensure further restrictions are not needed. ministers have also made clear that the festive season will be different to normal, with some restrictions expected to remain in place. let's update you on some other coronavirus developments around the world.

a massive coronavirus testing operation is underway in spain's autonomous community of castile and leon. 25 percent of the residents of the provincial capital burgos are being tested, as the infection rate in the city doubles the regional average. it comes as the country reported highest weekly death toll during the second wave. several hundred anti—lockdown protesters have been roaming the eastern german city of leipzig after a rally they planned to attend was called off at the last minute. the city authorities had said the protest organisers' certificate of exemption from wearing masks was incomplete. there've been reports of clashes between far right protesters and left—wingers. the portuguese government has announced new restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus, shortly after parliament approved a two—week extension of the country's state of emergency. prime minister antonio costa has outlined new tiered restrictions, including extending the current nightly curfew to weekend afternoons and a travel ban during national

holidays in areas deemed at extremely high risk. just hours before scheduled peace talks in qatar between the us secretary of state and the taliban, a barrage of rockets has hit residential areas of the afghan capital, kabul, killing at least eight people and injuring more than thirty. the islamic state group said it was behind the attack and had targeted government buildings and foreign embassies. it comes just days after the trump administration announced plans to withdraw two thousand troops from afghanistan. secunder kermani reports. it should have been an ordinary day at school. instead, panic and fear as these children run for safety. cctv cameras captured the moment the rockets landed outside this popular bakery. translation: i was having breakfast when the rockets landed. 0ne hit a van belonging to a bakery.

at least three people were wounded. they have been taken to hospital. a local resident filmed the rockets being fired from the street. this was the pick—up truck the attackers used. how they managed to get it inside the city is a major cause for concern. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, but fighting between the government and taliban has been flaring across the country in recent weeks despite ongoing but slow—moving peace talks in doha. us secretary of state mike pompeo arrived there today to meet both afghan and taliban officials. some progress on initial issues seems to have been made, but they haven't even begun discussing a ceasefire or power—sharing arrangement. is is not part of the negotiations. in spite of the violence, us troops are being withdrawn from here.

the new american president might look for another way forward, but the fear is the bloodshed is only going to get worse. the headlines on bbc news. as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the us exceeds 12 million — thanksgiving dinners are distributed to people across the country impacted by the pandemic. a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia let's get more on that call from g20 leaders to do more to ensure coronavirus vaccines are accessible to all. it hasn't stopped many countries purchasing theirs in advance. duke university estimates that 6 point 8 billion doses have already been bought —— despite none being approved yet. of those, 3 point 7 billion will be heading

to high—income countries including the united states and the european union. by contrast lower middle—income countries hold around 1 point 7 billion doses of the vaccines. dr ian lipkin, from the center for infection and immunity at columbia university, explained how these big divides could be resolved. we need to ramp up production and distribution. another issue we have made vaccines that are showing this promise is that they are not stable and less you have an intact ability to maintain them, and ultra low temperatures. we urgently need vaccines that can be deployed in areas where that kind of climate control is not possible. if we want to deploy the more broadly, we can. it really is a question of the will to do so. i'm very much encouraged by the response the g20 to this particular need and i think that we

can get their it's a question really of will. i'm not surprised that these developed nations that have these developed nations that have the major role in developing these vaccines want to be certain that in fa ct vaccines want to be certain that in fact their populations are protected andi fact their populations are protected and i don't really want to weigh into the ethics of that because i think that is very self—defeating. but i will say that the lessons that we've learned in producing these vaccines could be distributed and there have been efforts to the wto to try to get relief from intellectual property protections in the event that various companies and manufacturers these vaccines would be unwilling to produce them in a larger amount and they do not think thatis larger amount and they do not think that is going to be the case and understand the justification of pursuing such release from intellectual property protections. but i believe that many people engaged in this research, that their hearts and minds in the right place and that we are all going to be doing this together. this is a

global problem that requires global solutions. ethiopia says its troops have advanced further into the northern tigray region, seizing the town of adigrat from soldiers loyal to the local government. the tigrayan authorities said civilians had been killed in the fighting, but gave no details. earlier the government in addis ababa refubuffed an offer from the african union to mediate the conflict between it and tigray forces, as the humanitarian costs of the violence continues to mount. will ross has more. the exodus goes on and thousands leave every day. it's been, no one here knows how long they will be forced to live like this. the conditions are tough. we came here because there is no peace back home.

so far we have not received any aid, either living in hunger and fear. give have also struggled to get water. a new home as her the ideal. sue dunn is also struggled to get water. a new home as her the ideal. sue done as all sophisticates its own immense challenges and lots of help is required and we do not act quickly, sudan over the faces dramatic economic crisis and political challenges. this will unravel not only sudan but if you'll be as well. the parties also talking tough and speaks of success on the battlefield. but it is impossible to know the true picture is all communication in the region has been cut off. the african union is worried, the instability could

threaten the region. there was what sounded like a breakthrough from the au chair, news that three former heads of state would be travelling to ethiopia to mediate between the two sites. they include them who have first—hand knowledge of how much damage can be done by war. quick to play down the mediation. in a statement, they said yes, the prime minister will be meeting the au invoice, but dismissed news that they'll be mediating between the government and the authorities as fake. the prime minister seems determined to fight on, to overthrow interest the leaders. the politicians who have for years dominated politics in ethiopia until he came to power two years ago. the un is preparing for many more refugees in sudan, but it seems

unlikely that the mediation efforts to bring about peace between the two sides if it shifts into guerrilla style wa rfa re sides if it shifts into guerrilla style warfare in the mountains, the impact could be long and the devastation on civilians. a satellite that's considered critical for understanding the effects of climate change has been launched into space. sentinel—6 took off on board a space x rocket from a launch pad in california. it will measure oceans and lakes and become the primary means of tracking global sea level rises. data from the satellite will also reveal how huge masses of water are moving around the globe. sentinel— 6 was developed jointly by the european and us space agencies. rolf densing is director of operations for the european space agency. he explained the importance of the satellite... there's increasing sea levels — this has consequences for coastal areas, and these consequences will be better, more precisely mapped with sentinel—6 than ever before.

obviously, the height of dykes will have to be re—evaluated, major cities like amsterdam, new york, tokyo are concerned by an increase of sea levels, and we need to protect millions of people from these effects. four hundred people on board a passenger ferry that ran aground off the finnish aw—land islands in the baltic sea, have been told they'll have to stay there overnight. the viking grace got into difficulties in high winds close to the port of mariehamn. it's so close to the shore that people nearby say they can almost touch the ferry. the ferry‘s owner, viking line, says there've been no injuries and the mood onboard remains calm. divers have confirmed there were no leaks in the hull. the ship had been heading from the swedish capital, stockholm, to turku in finland. french police have clashed with demonstrators protesting against a bill that

could criminalise filming or taking photos of the security forces. some protesters threw bottles at police and set fire to bins. some so—called yellow vest activists held up placards saying they would only put down their smartphones when the police put away the weapons that have caused serious injuries during two years of weekly demonstrations. police say they need protection from people who film officers with a view to harming them later. journalists say the bill will stifle reporting. the online retailer amazon has agreed to postpone its annual ‘black friday‘ discounts in france, after coming under pressure from the government. french bookshops have been badly hit by a second national lockdown, and feared losing key pre—christmas sales if the promotion went ahead as planned next friday. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. wanderers were always welcome at shakespeare & company. the iconic english language book shop usually has a few aspiring writers sleeping among its shelves at night.

it's empty and a bit of a mess. coronaviruses sent them packing in march, along with 80% of the shop's revenue. this book shop, like many others, is now operating as an online warehouse. it's quite a long process because we have so many customisations like stamping the book or putting in a bookmark or even a spray of perfume. amazon it's not, but it's helped them stay afloat. we had perhaps ten sales online a day pre—covid and now, you know, we've just recently had 7,000, so we are trying to scramble to trying to find a system for that, but it's, as i said earlier, it's a bit like managing a start—up right now. this is the competition for online sales. while book shops here struggle to survive, amazon sales have risen by a0—50% during lockdown.

the culture minister and the paris mayor are among those now urging people not to buy from the company. but its local chief says it is misunderstood. translation: amazon accounts for about 1% of retail in france. it offers tens of thousands of companies a chance to sell their products. that's the company we are. we are not the big, mean company people describe. since coronavirus began, amazon has weathered walk—outs by french workers, protests against new warehouses and, from next month, a new french tax on digital giants. this is about more than revenues for the french economy. it's about what to value and want to protect. a cultural war as much as an economic one. france has been late to embrace online trade and, when lockdown began, many shops didn't have france has been late to embrace online trade and, when lockdown began, many shops didn't have working websites set up. translation: we have it in our blood, our genes, to protect the weakest.

it's always very important to us when a digital platform arrives and business close. we protect our small businesses, perhaps sometimes a bit too much. sylvia's customers are fiercely loyal. but almost everyone here buys from amazon too. quicker with better service, says one. books are slow to write, slow to publish, slow to read, sylvia says. maybe it's ok for us to be slower too. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. archaeologists in italy have uncovered the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii nearly two thousand years ago. they believe the pair may have been a master and his slave seeking refuge in a large villa. freak ice storms in russia's far east have prompted a state of emergency with thousands left without power, but one man is thankful after a near miss in the city of vladivostok.

here he is in the red jacket, clearing snow off his car as something catches his eye. it was a huge concrete slab breaking off from the side of the building next to him. he may have escaped unharmed — the same can't be said for the car. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. on saturday the southern half of the uk had mild, cloudy weather. further north things were quite different. it certainly felt colder in the wind. showers as well. in between those different sorts of weather we've got this weather from here. it's not producing much rain but it's going to stall towards the south coast of england. it is heading a little further south. it's allowing that colder air to move further south across more of the country. as we head into early sunday morning, these are the sort of temperatures when looking at. they could be down to one or 2

degrees across eastern scotland, northeast england and northern ireland for that much milder in southern england where we still got a lot of cloud. it will brighten up a time but the thicker cloud and pop of rain and drizzle not too far away. could return to south wales as well. elsewhere decent sunshine. showers mainly northern more frequent coming into northern and western scotland for the plea wins release of the day, won't be as windy as it was on saturday. but typically around seven to ten celsius was up those temperatures will fall quickly. across more sheltered eastern areas with those clear skies was up still a few showers continuing towards the west. we need to look to the west to see where our weather is coming from early next week. because atlantic wins south—westerly winds heading our way in these weather fronts will bring some rain as well. a bright enough start for many eastern parts of the uk but chilly early on monday. some sunshine too. cloud amounts will tend to increase with patchy rain here and there. most rain setting in over the hills

of western scotland, some rain for northern ireland. those temperatures gradually creeping up at around nine to 11 celsius so, it's getting milder. move things on into tuesday and rain is still stuck mainly across scotland and northern ireland. generally dry whales and always brighter with more sunshine as you head further east across england and wales where it's going to be drivers up with a southerly wind temperatures continuing to rise back up to 12 or13. quite widely felt up things will change later in the week, not least because that weather front will take rain into england and wales on wednesday. then we start to see high pressure building and later on in the week. for the early part of the week rain around with that most of it around scotland and northern ireland was up it will be turning milder for the second half of the week with high pressure, 00:28:41,315 --> 2147483051:51:05,373 lighter winds, it will be cold 2147483051:51:05,373 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 with some frost and some fog.