welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories. california is to begin a night—time curfew, to curb a surge in coronavirus cases — as the number of confirmed cases in the us passes 12 million. a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet foran online summit hosted by saudi arabia. the so—called islamic state group says it was behind a rocket attack in the afghan capital, which killed eight people. five, four, three, two, one... liftoff of sentinal 6! blast off for a satellite that will track rising sea levels — improving our understanding of climate change.

archaeologists find the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii — and say they may have been a master and his slave. california is to begin a night—time curfew in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. its latest figures are now worse than the previous peak in august. the us now has more than 12 million confirmed infections. it's the worst—affected country in the world 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 in the latest figures — released on friday for the previous day.

the daily death toll linked to covid—19 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of almost 170,000 cases per day. that's an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, more than 80,000 people are currently hospitalized across the country. president trump has repeatedly played down the severity of the pandemic in the us. on saturday, he skipped an event at the 620 summit on covid preparedness — instead deciding to play golf. here's our north america correspondent david willis. we are seeing across the country a surge in coronavirus cases, almost 200,000 new cases of the virus every day. and here in california, they are getting to around 11,000 a day which is very worrying, the biggest surge since the summertime. the california governor gavin newsom has introduced an overnight curfew here. it comes into effect

in a few hours tonight, saturday night local time, from 10pm until 5am. the aim being to prevent people from gathering in bars and clubs, and in public places. the aim as well to keep them at home, not mixing with other families. but as you mentioned, the thanksgiving holiday is just around the corner here and traditionally that is a time when americans do get together. the tsa, transport safety administration, the federal body which monitors these things, is saying yesterday, friday, more than 1 million americans used airports in this country. bring us up to speed with the reaction to the fact donald trump was playing golf when other world leaders were attending the summit. that is right, the us media caught the president

on the golf links at a time when a side meeting was going on, a virtual side meeting, to discuss coronavirus preparedness. mr trump has subsequently issued a series of tweets making the point that this is a global crisis. not one that is specifically linked to the united states. also making the case that due to advanced therapeutics, as he puts it, and the skill of doctors, nurses and other health officials, fewer people are actually dying when they get the virus. that said, the death toll here in the united states has already surpassed a quarter of a million people. i'm joined now by dr celine gounder, an epidemiologist who was appointed to the biden—harris transition covid—19 advisory board. thank you for coming on the programme. it is great to be here. with

thanksgiving coming, a really important time across the us, it is not going to help limit the spread of coronavirus, is it? no. right now we are in a really rapidly accelerating exponential phase of the virus, and essentially this is like pouring gasoline on a fire. we are profoundly concerned as healthcare providers, are profoundly concerned as healthca re providers, public healthca re providers, public health workers, about what the next several weeks, what is yet to come. we already have many hospitals that are at capacity in this moment, on top of that, a lot of healthcare workers themselves glad to take time off for holidays. so, holiday staffing schedules. in the midst of a period when the demands in terms of numbers of patients will be skyrocketing. what will be your plan,

president—elect biden‘s plan to get on top of this, what will you do differently? we are somewhat limited. until the general services administration ascertains the results of the election which would allow the transition from the trump administration to the biden administration to proceed, until that happens, our hands are tied, we are handcuffed. that transition is really important, we are released advanced to allow for transition planning, we are then privy to critical information. in the absence of that information and that funding, it is very difficult to make the kinds of detailed comprehensive plans we need to be making too smoothly, sea mlessly be making too smoothly, seamlessly pick up leadership from the current administration. more broadly, what approaches will you employ? some of the things you will see

a big difference on, one, no question, the current president has made on masks which should never have been politicised. masts are cheap and effective and do not shut down the economy. testing is another example. the current administration has discouraged testing, the president said we are testing too much. the fact is when so many infections are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, you can think of that as the big part of the iceberg under water. the people ending up in hospital are the small part of the iceberg. what you will never be able to control, if you do not see that big chunk of the iceberg and the way to do that is testing. we will massively scale up testing. given those two

factors, masks and testing, it remains true this will be difficult to bring under control until there is a widespread available vaccine. that is right. part of what we are also planning for is the distribution of vaccines, distribution of vaccines, distribution of vaccines, distribution of antibody therapies given authorisation by the fda. that also requires massive logistical planning and one thing that is very important to us as anyone who wa nts a important to us as anyone who wants a test or want to be vaccinated can get that for free. people have been getting surprise bills even after the current demonstration promised free testing. that is because it is not just free testing. that is because it is notjust about free testing. that is because it is not just about the free testing. that is because it is notjust about the test and vaccine, it is about the visit, the supplies. it is a big priority to ask that all of that be free. and also divinities of colour, that we pay attention to etuhu will

distribution —— to equitable distribution. there has been disproportionately poor access to testing and treatment and the like. what about the fact there are many americans who don't like being told what to do by the government, being told to wear a mask, and fatigued of the restrictions. by january president—elect biden will have to come up against that. that is a great point. there area that is a great point. there are a couple of things we had to be mindful of. people really are suffering. a big part of thatis are suffering. a big part of that is economic and social suffering. we really do need to address that. there has been another stimulus bill before congress. senator mcconnell, a republican, senate majority leader, has not taken up the

bill. this needs to happen now, people are having difficulty putting food on the table, making rent. if we do not attend to those needs, they will be recalcitrant about following public health measures and say, why should i do as you tell me when you are not addressing my needs? we have to leave it there, thank you for coming on. 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 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. and you can keep up—to—date with the global impact of the pandemic on our website. that's all at bbc.com/news. or you can download the bbc news app. 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 30. 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 2,000 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.

secunder kermani, bbc news. you are watching bbc news, the headlines. california is beginning a night—time curfew in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases — the number of confirmed cases in the us has now exceeded 12 million. ajudge in pennsylvania has thrown out an attempt by donald trump's campaign to block the state's certification of its election result. in what's been described as a scathing opinion, judge matthew brann said the trump campaign presented "strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unsupported by evidence." it's a further blow to the trump campaign's legal challenges tojoe biden‘s victory in the presidential election. aiming to deal another blow is a lawsuit against the president, which alleges his attempt to overturn the result in michigan disenfranchises black voters. samuel spital, one of the lawyers leading the suit,

told me more about what it contains. 0ur court case is based on the voting rights act of 1965 which is one of our nation's most important civil rights laws. one of the provisions of the voting rights act is that there can be no intimidation, no coercion, nothing like that, against anyone who is attempting to vote. the voting rights act defines voting quite broadly to include not only the act of casting a ballot but also any step necessary to make the ballot count. 0ur suit is about the fact we have seen a coordinated effort by the president of the united states working with his campaign to put pressure on state and local officials in michigan not to count, literally to disenfranchise the votes of people from detroit and the surrounding county, wayne county. that kind of pressure and coercion is the kind of conduct prohibited

by the voting rights act. they would just argue they are pursuing their legal right through the courts to contest the election result. i think actually if you see what is happening that is not what is happening. the suits that have been filed by mr trump and his campaign have been consistently rejected and denied because of a lack of evidence. if that is true, sorry to jump in, they have been rejected, without merit, the latest is dismissed, why bother suing suing donald trump — if there is no evidence, these cases willjust fail in the courts any way. there are two reasons, one is there is a new strategy we are seeing. this strategy is not about court cases, it is about seeking to pressure state and local officials not to count, not to certify votes and that is a different strategy and quite a troubling strategy. the other reason why this is important is this

is literally an attempt to disenfranchise black people in this country. when you heard mr giuliani say in the press conference that he held earlier this week, if you don't count wayne county, if you don't count detroit, the result changes. the idea that the president of the united states in his campaign would be in 2020 seeking not to count the votes of people in detroit, a predominantly black city, and falsely over and over alleging voter fraud targeted at black people, is not acceptable, and is and is something we all need to stand up for in our democracy and say enough. europe is set to lift its flight ban on the boeing 737—max passengerjetliner injanuary — after us regulators last week ended a 20—month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes. the european union aviation safety agency says

that the 737—max is now safe to fly, after changes to the design of the jet that crashed twice in five months in 2018 and 2019 - killing 346 people. 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 spacex 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 is 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 the increase of sea levels and we need to protect millions of people from these effects. 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 rejected an offer from the african union to act as a mediator in the conflict. meanwhile, the humanitarian costs of the violence continues to grow. will ross has more. the exodus goes on with thousands fleeing the fighting every day.

two and a half weeks since the first shots were fired. no one here knows how long they will be forced to live like this. the conditions are tough. translation: we came here because there is no peace back home. so far, we have not received any aid, we are living in hunger and fear. we also struggle to get water. their new homes are hardly ideal, sudan is facings its own immense challenges, lots of help is required from outside in order to ensure the refugees are looked after. there's a serious concern that we do not act quickly with the resources needed, sudan already facing dramatic economic crisis and political challenges, this could unravel not only ethiopia but also sudan. the government says it has

seized towns from those in charge of the tigray region. they are also talking tough and speak 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 three former heads of state would be travelling to ethiopia to help mediate between the two sides. both have plenty of first—hand knowledge of how much devastation can be caused by war. but the government in the ethiopian capital has been quick to play down the mediation. in a statement, it said the prime minister will be meeting the au envoys but dismissed news that they will be mediating between the government and the authorities as fake. the prime minister appears determined to fight on,

overthrowing and arresting the leaders, the politicians who for years dominated politics in ethiopia until he came to power two years ago. the un is prepared for more refugees in sudan. for now, it seems unlikely that the mediation efforts will bring about peace between the two sides and if it shifts into guerrilla—style warfare in the mountains of tigray, the conflict could be long and the impact on civilians devastating. 400 people on board a passenger ferry that ran aground off the finnish 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. 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 2,000 years ago. they believe the pair may have been a master and his slave seeking refuge in a large villa. nina nanji reports two victims of the mighty vesuvius found frozen in time. 0ne believed to be a man of high status. the other his slave. the remains were found during an excavation of a large villa on the outskirts of pompeii. the ancient city was engulfed in a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, burying it and its residents in ash. translation: the two victims found in the last days are an incredible and extraordinary testimony of the morning of 25th october when the eruption took place. these two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at nine o'clock in the morning, when the plume gets to pompeii, destroying the higher part of the city

completely, killing everybody in its path. officials say the wealthy man was aged between 30 and a0. the other aged between 18 and 23. evidence shows that before the disaster he suffered from crushed vertebrae, which indicate he was a slave who did manual labour. after the remains were uncovered, casts were created using impressions the bodies had made in the hardened ash. the ruined city remains a rich source for archaeologists. it is also one of italy's most visited tourist attractions, although for now tourism has stopped due to the coronavirus measures. nina nanji, bbc news. now, what lengths would you go to buy a burger? would you queue for 12 hours at a drive—in restaurant to get your hands on one? these were the scenes in aurora, colorado, with cars blocking roads for miles around the in—n—0ut restaurant. it's the first one

in the state. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. 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 we're looking at. they could be down to one or two 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 at times

but the thicker cloud and rain and drizzle not too far away. could return to south wales as well. elsewhere decent sunshine. showers mainly northern ireland frequent coming into northern and westerner scotland and the winds will ease in the day, and won't be as windy as it was on saturday. but typically around seven to 10 celsius but those temperatures will fall quickly. across more sheltered eastern areas with those clear skies but still a few showers continuing towards the west. a look to the west to see where our weather is coming from early next week. because atlantic winds 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, getting milder. move things on into tuesday

and rain is still stuck mainly across scotland and northern ireland. generally dry for england and wales and always brighter with more sunshine as you head further east across england and wales where it's going to be dry and with a southerly wind temperatures continuing to rise back up to 12 or 13. 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 most of it around scotland and northern ireland, it will be turning milder for the second half of the week with high pressure, lighter winds, it will be cold with some frost and some fog.

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california is beginning a night—time curfew, in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. the number of confirmed cases in the us has now passed 12 million, making it one of the world's worst—affected countries. thanksgiving dinners are being distributed to people affected by the pandemic. world leaders attending the virtual g20 summit have urged the heads of rich nations to ensure 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. the british government has announced a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on the 2nd december. the prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out his plan on monday.