this is bbc news. our top stories: 100 days, 100 million shots. joe biden sets out his coronavirus vaccination plan, warning things will get worse before they get better. truthfully, we remain in a very dark winter. infection rates are up 34%. more people are being hospitalised because of covid than ever before. the number of people around the world who have died with covid—19 passes the two—million mark. thousands of people set off from honduras, heading to the united states, hoping a new president will give them a warmer welcome. and, wayne rooney — england and manchester united's top goalscorer brings his playing career to a close.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two million people worldwide have now died from covid—19 — and nearly 400,000 of those deaths were in the us. so far, just 11 million americans have been vaccinated against the virus. but the incoming presidentjoe biden is promising to vaccinate 100 million americans in his first 100 days, he set out his plan. the honest truth is this — things will get worse before they get better. i told you i will always level with you. you know, and the policy changes that we we're gonna be making will take time to show up in the covid statistics. and they're notjust statistics, it is people's lives.

people getting infected today don't show up in case counts for weeks. those who perish from this disease die weeks after exposure, so it will take time. but i know there are things we can do, and we can do them now. for example, the vaccines offer so much hope, and we're grateful for the scientists and researchers and everyone who participated in the clinical trials, we're grateful for the integrity of the process, the rigorous review and testing that's led to millions of people around the world already being vaccinated safely. but the vaccine roll—out in the united states has been a dismal failure thus far. and in today's briefing, we discussed five things — five things — we will do in an attempt to turn things around, five things to turn frustration into motivation, five things to help us

meet our goal of 100 million shots by the end of our first 100 days in office. some wonder if we are reaching too farfor that goal. is it achievable is a legitimate question to ask. let me be clear — i am convinced we can get it done. let's take a closer look at the five parts of the president—elect�*s plan. first he wants to expand vaccine eligibility, so it's made available to more people in various priority groups. he also pledged to create more vaccination sites, to increase supply of the vaccines, to hire a dedicated workforce and also to launch a large—scale public education campaign. let's have more onjoe biden�*s announcement of rolling out is mass vaccination strategy — and his plans to vaccinate 100 million people in his first 100 days in office. the state of california is suffering particularly badly with the pandemic and is also

experiencing problems with the vaccine rollout. professor robert wachter is chair of the department of medicine at the university of california, san francisco. thank you for coming on the programme. and i believe you havejust programme. and i believe you have just had your programme. and i believe you havejust had yourjabs, programme. and i believe you have just had yourjabs, is that right? i have just had your “abs, is that righnfi have just had your “abs, is that rtghttfi have just had your “abs, is that hghttfi have just had your “abs, is that ritht? ., , . , that right? i have 'ust had my second injection _ that right? i have just had my second injection of _ that right? i have just had my second injection of the - that right? i have just had my second injection of the visor l second injection of the visor vaccine and i am doing fine. congratulation, great news. about the situation more widely in california? not such great news. element is quite cheap —— quite terrible. southern california is disastrous and resembles what new york looked like in march and april. hospitals filled, icus filled, some ambulances not able to take patients to the hospital, beginning to ration care because there simply is not enough of everything and the case counts continue to rise and the death counts continue

to rise. �* ., , , ., to rise. and no sign yet that thints to rise. and no sign yet that things are — to rise. and no sign yet that things are turning _ to rise. and no sign yet that things are turning around i to rise. and no sign yet that i things are turning around was hubbard may have begun to plateau but it has plateaued at an extraordinary high level. any idea why this is happening now? . ., . any idea why this is happening now? ., ., ., ., , now? california has done very well over— now? california has done very well over the _ now? california has done very well over the course - now? california has done very well over the course of - now? california has done very well over the course of the i well over the course of the pandemic, at least comparatively. we are 30 bed of the states in terms of our —— 35th. in terms of our per capita rate. the biggest reason as people let their guard down for top after ten months, people get tired of the restrictions and begin to get complacent and because we had done relatively well, relatively few people have immunity here. there is not a lot of people with prior infection. though i had a feeling we would have a surge during the winter, i did not think it would be this big, and did not think it would last this long. did not think it would last this long-— did not think it would last this lont. ., ., this long. the eventual way out of this is vaccines. _ this long. the eventual way out of this is vaccines. how - this long. the eventual way out of this is vaccines. how was - of this is vaccines. how was the rollout going where you are? , ~ the rollout going where you are? , . ., , are? terrible. we really thought _ are? terrible. we really thought by _ are? terrible. we really thought by now - are? terrible. we really thought by now that - are? terrible. we really thought by now that the bottleneck would be the supply of vaccines. it really didn't

cross anybody�*s mind that the bottleneck would be that they would be vaccines available in freezers and refrigerators and yet in california, about 20% of the vaccine available has been jabbed into people's arms. nationally, a little bit better than that, 35%. that number really should be 70 or 80%. at my own in —— institution, at the university of california, san francisco, where ijust got my shot, we are worried about 85% of the in —— injection. the rollout has been poorly organised, under resourced, a lot of it has been done by hospitals who are being overwhelmed by covert cases so there is not a lot of and wit. —— covid. the hope is that listening to president—elect biden, itjust feels like a breath of fresh air, it feels like we're going to be treated like we're going to be treated like adults, we're going to get truthful information without spin, we're going to get a real

plan carried out by competent people. none of these things have we seen for the past year so i think there is some hope around the corner. so so i think there is some hope around the corner.— around the corner. so you do think this _ around the corner. so you do think this federal _ around the corner. so you do think this federal response . think this federal response which hasn't been so far, will actually make a difference on the ground? i actually make a difference on the ground?— the ground? i really do. we have to give _ the ground? i really do. we have to give the _ the ground? i really do. we have to give the trump - have to give the trump administration credit for one thing and may be just one thing which is the vaccines was a miracle. it really was remarkable that in less than a year, we developed two highly effective and very safe vaccines. that is extraordinary. but they did not get the rollout right and i guess that shouldn't have been that surprising because they didn't get testing right and they didn't get the rollout of masks and personal protective equipment right. so this part theyjust did not understand or emphasise, sometimes we call it the last mile. that it doesn't matter how much vaccine you have in trucks, boxes and

freezers, all that matters is it is in people's arms and it is protecting them. so i think we can now see a new administration with a new approach to this and i think thatis approach to this and i think that is making me much more hopeful. that is making me much more ho heful. , ., that is making me much more ho-eful. , ., ., ., that is making me much more ho-eful. ., ., ., ., hopeful. great to have you won, thank you _ hopeful. great to have you won, thank you for— hopeful. great to have you won, thank you for that, _ hopeful. great to have you won, thank you for that, professor. i well, with more on the how the world is dealing with the pandemic, here's our global health correspondent naomi grimley. mass graves in brazil and in the iraqi desert, too. at the end of september, the world passed the milestone of a million covid deaths. it has taken only 3.5 months to see that toll double. thousands of people have seen their relatives buried at a distance, and sometimes with undignified haste. translation: my father had to be buried like an animal, l a worm or a dog. this is a lack of respect for the people. in the space of a year, the pandemic has claimed more

lives than hiv, malaria, flu and cholera combined. according tojohns hopkins university, the worst—affected country remains the us, which has seen around 390,000 deaths. brazil and india have suffered huge tolls too. russia recently admitted its death figures could be three times what had previously been stated. in europe, the uk and italy have lost the most lives to the virus. africa appeared to have escaped the worst in the first wave but the region's cases have been going up since mid september, especially recently. there is concern that the new, more transmissible variant found in south africa may be to blame. all eyes are now on israel, where there are positive early signs of the effect of vaccines on hospital admissions for the 60—plus age group.

the country has been vaccinating at the fastest rate per capita, with one in four israelis so far receiving shots. but vaccinations in the world's poorest countries will not even start until next month. naomi grimley, bbc news. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, says he regrets the health emergency in the northern city of manaus, where hospitals have been overwhelmed by the pandemic. according to local media, people have resorted to buying oxygen tanks on the black market to give to sick relatives. they said patients were being taken off ventilators as the oxygen ran out. health authorities say intensive care wards are so full that scores of patients are being airlifted to other states. coronavirus infections in the region havejumped since the discovery of a more contagious variant. the uk is closing all its travel corridors from monday as concerns grow about new variants of the coronavirus. anyone arriving into britain will have to present a negative

test and will still have to self isolate for up to ten days. the new border restrictions will be reviewed in a month's time. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies assesses what impact it will have. while most of us are being told to stay at home, today saw another announcement about international travel. yesterday, passengers from south america and portugal were banned from travelling to the uk to stop the spread of a new covid variant from brazil. today, the prime minister announced another measure to tighten up travel. to announced another measure to tighten up travel.— tighten up travel. to protect us, tighten up travel. to protect us. against _ tighten up travel. to protect us, against the _ tighten up travel. to protect us, against the risk - tighten up travel. to protect us, against the risk of - tighten up travel. to protect us, against the risk of ad -- | us, against the risk of ad —— as yet unidentified new strains, we will also temporary and close all travel corridors from 01100 hrs on monday. today's announcement is not a travel ban, it's about quarantine. combined with earlier policy —— policies, enemies from monday, anyone travelling to the uk will have to show they have a negative

covid test —— when they arrive they must now quarantine for ten days, no matter where they have flown from in the world, or pay for a covid test on the fifth day. if it is negative, they can leave —— quarantine early because of as well as airports, it applies to seaports but it won't apply to anyone travelling to the uk or ireland or somejobs like ireland or some jobs like hauliers. ireland or somejobs like hauliers. the government says this is now needed because it is difficult to predict when new variants might come from. passenger flights new variants might come from. passengerflights are new variants might come from. passenger flights are already significantly down. heathrow airport handle just over 1 million passengers on —— in november. there has been criticism that this policy would have been more effective if it had been introduced earlier. ., , ., �* , earlier. lots of the british tublic earlier. lots of the british public will _ earlier. lots of the british public will say _ earlier. lots of the british public will say look, - earlier. lots of the british public will say look, we're really worried about the variant in other countries, other countries have taken other countries have ta ken measures. other countries have taken measures. we were slow to it and they will be wondering why this didn't happen sooner and why the delay now.—

this didn't happen sooner and why the delay now. during the summer. _ why the delay now. during the summer. the _ why the delay now. during the summer, the travel _ why the delay now. during the summer, the travel industry i why the delay now. during the i summer, the travel industry saw travel corridors is a lifeline that kept people going on holiday. today, many say they support the suspension so long as travel corridors can come back later this year. if as travel corridors can come back later this year.- back later this year. if we're ttoin back later this year. if we're going to _ back later this year. if we're going to have _ back later this year. if we're going to have an _ back later this year. if we're going to have an aviation i going to have an aviation sector coming out of this, we need to open up for the summer. we look forward to having conversations with the government about that. but for the here and now, we are absolutely clear that we will support the government. this is one of many _ support the government. this is one of many travel— support the government. this is one of many travel policies i support the government. this is one of many travel policies the l one of many travel policies the government have introduced stop the question now is where they will make a significant difference in keeping the country safe. prosecutors in brazil have recommended criminal charges over a fire that killed ten youth—team players from the country's most successful football club, flamengo, in 2019. the teenagers died when the converted shipping containers they were living in caught fire. a faulty air conditioning system was blamed. the club's former president has denied negligence.

an investigation subsequently found that flamengo, the current brazilian and south american champions, had failed to maintain the facilities. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: marking a magical milestone — 100 years since they first cut the lady in half. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge part of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman says she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black. children in south africa have

taken advantage of laws passed by the country'sl new multiracial government i and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc world news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the latest headlines: a hundred days — a 100 milliom jabs. joe biden sets out his coronavirus vaccination plan — warning things will get worse before they get better. the number of people around the world who have died with covid—19 passes the 2 million mark. early results in uganda's presidential election have given the incumbent, yoweri museveni a clear lead. but his main challenger, pop star turned politician

bobi wine, says the poll was rigged. catherine byaruhanga sent us this from kampala. one of my gardeners came and informed me that we were surrounded. he calls himself the hope of a new generation but tonight, bobi wine finds himself surrounded in his home. security forces patrol the area, reminding him of the power of the government he wants removed. the army says it's for his own protection. bobi wine rejects thursday's presidential elections. he told the bbc he believes he is the clear winner. i'm not calling myself a president—elect yet. i am saying the results that have been communicated by the electoral commission are fake, they are fraudulent, they are not a representation of what happened, of what the people said. therefore, we reject them.

but uganda's electoral commission says bobi wine needs to present evidence of his allegations. results they have released so far show the incumbent, president yoweri museveni, has taken a decisive and early lead. the 76—year—old, who is seeking a sixth term, has controlled uganda for three decades and is in charge of the army and police. he had this warning for his rivals. to all who have voted, the count should be peaceful. nobody should try to do violence. the real power here is still in the hands of the old guard — business leaders, politicians and army generals. they want to maintain the status quo for economic stability. but they will have to deal with a growing chorus of young people who believe the state has failed them and wantjobs, better education, and healthcare. there is anxiety here over whether the final results will be accepted.

many of bobi wine's supporters stayed back towards the vote count. even though he is challenging the process, bobi wine has so far stopped short of calling his supporters out onto the streets. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, kampala. police in guatemala have arrested 600 migrants accused of entering the country illegally. thousands are trying to cross the country after setting off from honduras, bound for the united states some 3,000 kilometres away. they say they're escaping poverty and violence for a better life in the us, which they hope will be more welcoming with president trump leaving office. paul hawkins reports. it's 5am in honduras�* second biggest city,

san pedro sula, and the start of a long, long journey for thousands of migrants. their goal — a more welcoming america underjoe biden. translation: we pray that he will be filled i with mercy — that god will touch his heart and that there will be doors opened. i just want a chance to work. we're defeated. we have nothing. we're left on the streets. we lost everything. most of us have nothing, not even a blanket. the incoming president plans to reverse many of his predecessor's immigration policies. building that wall will stop. young migrants known as dreamers will get permanent protection from deportation. us immigration hearings will no longer be held in mexico. the cap on the number of refugees resettling in the us will be

raised to 125,000. within 100 days i will send to the united states congress a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people. but it's 2,000 miles to the us border, which, if they walk all the way, could take up to two months. and the journey will be even tougher than previous years, with co—ordinated security and coronavirus travel restrictions. 600 migrants have been stopped in guatemala, accused of entering a illegally. el salvador and mexico have said they'll crack down on the caravan. translation: let them give us the opportunity to cross - the border, to arrive and have the dream that we long for, because we also have needs. just as people in the usa are human beings and have needs, we also have them. give us a chance because we, too, have children, like them. if they were in this situation, we, as human beings, here in honduras, would also understand them. the alternative is violence and poverty in their country,

the economy shattered by hurricanes and lockdowns. many of them think there's nothing to lose. paul hawkins, bbc news. football, and the former england captain wayne rooney has announced his official retirement as a player. he says he wants to concentrate full—time on his newjob as manager of derby county. rooney is the record goalscorer for both manchester united and england. the bbc�*s tim allman looks back at his career. wayne rooney was one of the most exciting prospects in world football. although he never quite reach the giddy heights of a ronaldo or a messi, he did enjoy an illustrious and record—breaking career. but every player has to face the final whistle, which is a lot easier, of course, when new opportunities present themselves. my future, ifeel, is in management. i have had a great career, enjoyed every minute. some ups, some downs. but i wouldn't change anything in my career as a player. hopefully i can start now

to write some history with a successful managerial career. some ups, some downs — but mostly ups. rooney made his professional debut for his boyhood club, everton, at the tender age of 16. he hit the ground running, and, only a year later, was called up to the international side, eventually becoming england's top goalscorer and most capped outfield player. in 2004, hejoined manchester united, where he would go on to win numerous titles. he was their record goalscorer, too. after a brief return to everton and a short stint in america, he ended up at derby county, initially as a player—coach. now, after having a job on a temporary basis, he has been appointed the club's full—time manager. at the age of 35, he might have expected to have a few more years left in him as a player.

but he has been a professional for the best part of two decades, and he says it is time for a younger generation. and who knows? with his eldest son recently signing two majors united, that younger generation may have a familiarface. tim allman, bbc news. it's one of the oldest tricks in the book — sawing someone in half. this sunday marks 100 years since a magician called percy thomas tibbles performed the illusion in london. david sillito has more. ok, so here we go. michaelj fitch, who is this weekend just one of many magicians taking part in a global online celebration of a magical moment. ah! there we go. now, whenever anyone says, you know, "oh, you're a magician," the first line, we hear it every day is, "0h, can you saw my wife in half?" 0r, "can you saw my husband in half?" and it's — for some reason,

that illusion has stuck in everybody�*s mind and captured their imagination. ladies and gentlemen, my wife! thank you very much. applause and this is the man who created the illusion — pt selbit. his real name was percy tibbles, but not everyone was impressed with his new trick. it was performed for the first time on stage without an audience to a bunch of agents and bookers, and nevil maskelyne, who was the owner of one of these, the owner of the very venue the illusion was performed in for the first time, dismissed it. and while this anniversary is a celebration of pt selbit�*s creation, it's worth noting this is very much a two—person trick. would i be right in saying that a lot of the work's going on inside the box? of course, yeah. all the hard work goes on inside the box. michaeljust has to stand there and put some blades in or knives in. what? he gets the easy part. yeah, definitely.

no, that's not true! it's magic, it's magic, and it's all me, it's magic. so, is this another example of men doing all the talking, claiming all the glory, while the women do the work? well, it's always the way, isn't it? always the way, it's always women who do the hard work, yeah. it is, then, a magical landmark, but 100 years on, it is also perhaps a good time to think about exactly who is doing the magic. david sillito, bbc news, colchester. usually you would catch a taxi to a nightclub, but in lockdown greece, one man has turned his cab into a mobile disco. konstantinos bekios has transformed his taxi with installed club lighting on the roof — he takes requests and is glad to turn up the volume. nightlife in greece has taken a hit, with bars, restaurants and clubs shut down— and no—one is sure when they will re—open. the response from the public, konstantinos says, has been positive. your own private

disco on wheels. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. bye—bye. hello. friday turned out to be quite a quiet weather day across many parts of the british isles. perhaps you had the opportunity to get out and enjoy some of the beauty that's widely available across the north of england and indeed up into parts of scotland. and we're not quite done with this wintry weather scenario just yet, because as we start the weekend, a new set of weather fronts will drive their way in from the atlantic. and some of this atlantic moisture is going to fall into really quite cold air across the eastern side of the british isles. so we're going to see further accumulations, and notjust where we already have significant amount of lying snow. as we creep away towards the higher ground of lincolnshire and down to east anglia, this is where we may see new accumulations of snow, widely 2cm of snow, but in some areas we could see as much as 5—10cm and that's why the met office have issued this

amber weather warning for snow. as i say, up to 5—10cm distinctly possible in some areas. that threat exists while these weather fronts dominate the scene particularly so across the eastern side of britain. isobars quite densely packed on those charts so it's going to be a blustery day — especially so across the northern half of britain. right from the word go, many parts of central and eastern scotland, the midlands through north england and eastern england will see that combination of rain or snow which will take time to get away from east anglia, hence those accumulations, and they also take the time to get away from east kent, as well. quite a blustery day following behind. winds probably at their strongest across the north of scotland. temperatures really struggling after that chill wintry start across the east. some in south wales in the south—west may get to double figures.

that weather feature's going to cause all sorts of problems through the heart of continental europe through sunday. but closer to home, we'll see a little build of high pressure just getting in across a good part of england and wales. settling things nicely here. not too much in the way of breeze. further the north, a blustery day. some showers, if not longer spells of rain for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures into single figures and come the middle part of the forthcoming week things will turn a little wetter, milder and windier. take care. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: joe biden's given details of his plan to sharply increase the number of americans being immunised against covid—19 in the face of a sustained rise in cases and deaths. the president—elect, who takes office on wednesday, said the priority was to inoculate everyone over the age of 65. the number of people around the world who have died with covid—19 has now passed the two million mark. that's more than the combined total of deaths for hiv, malaria, flu and cholera in the past year. after the united states, brazil and india are the worst affected countries. police in guatemala have arrested 600 migrants accused of entering the country illegally. they're part of a group of about 3000 people who set off from honduras hoping to walk several thousand kilometres to the united states. most say they are seeking a better life in the us.