here in the u.s. state of georgia, apparently two counts isn't enough. the trump campaign has now asked georgia for yet another vote count hoping beyond hope that a third one will flip the state from a biden win. earlier an audit found joe biden won the usually red state by more than 12,000 votes. biden's campaign says president trump is setting himself up to lose the state again. last week's recount reaffirmed what we knew. georgia voters selected joe biden to be their next president. any further recount reaffirms the victory in georgia a third time. a federal judge in the battle ground state of pennsylvania on saturday tossed out the case for

having no legal merits. we'll have more on that in a moment. georgia is also facing two hotly contested senate runoff races in january that could determine control of the u.s. senate. kelly loeffler announced she tested positive for covid-19 on friday. another test on saturday was inconclusive. she campaigned friday alongside mike pence and david perdue. back to pennsylvania where u.s. senator pat toomey joined the short list of republicans recognizing biden as president-elect soon after the judge's ruling on the trump campaign's ruling in pennsylvania, toomey said in a statement, with today's decision by the judge, a long-time conservative republican whom i know to be a fair and unbiassed jurist, president trump has exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the result of the presidential race in pennsylvania. we want to get more details from jeremy diamond.

>> reporter: well, president trump is suffering his latest defeat in his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. this time it came in an opinion from a federal judge in the battle ground state of pennsylvania. judge matthew brandt throwing out the attempts to prevent the state of pennsylvania from certifying the results of the election in joe biden's victory in the state. the judge making very clear that the trump campaign's arguments here are entirely unsupported, especially when they are seeking to essentially throw out the nearly 7 million votes cast in the state of pennsylvania. the judge writes one might expect when seeking such a startling outcome a plaintiff would come armed with compelling arguments and proof of rampant corruption. instead the court was presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by the evidence. much of the opinion which came

out on saturday night reads similarly, a scathing opinion here and notable also because the president's attorney, giuliani, went into federal court just a few days ago to make that case himself after five previous attorneys withdrew from the trump campaign's lawsuit here. now, as the president's legal avenues are slimming and they are. this was the 29th case that the trump campaign has withdrawn or seen dismissed in state and federal courts over the last two weeks, as all of that is happening, you're seeing the president uninterested in the business of governing and the business of being president of the united states. even as he's fighting to remain president of the united states. he's had only a handful of public appearances in the more than two weeks since the presidential election. and on saturday the president briefly appeared at one meeting for the g-20 summit of world leaders appearing virtually as most leaders are. journ jeremy diamond, cnn. the trump white house is

denying joe biden and his team access to critical resources and briefings. but the biden team is moving forward. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden's team welcomed the decision from a federal judge to dismiss the trump campaign's lawsuit in pennsylvania as the biden team argues that it backs up their argument that there are no legal challenges that the president can credibly wage in order to change the results of the election. a spokesperson for joe biden saying yet another court has rejected trump and giuliani's baseless claims of voter fraud and their appalling assault on our democracy. the judge's ruling couldn't be clearer. our people, laws and institutions demand more. and our country will not toll trait trump's attempt to reverse the results of an election that he lost. biden's team has argued the lawsuits and legal challenges from the president are simply political theater and they don't

believe that anything credible can actually be raised to change the outcome of the election. but they have warned that these type of challenges are threatening to american democracy, but they ultimately believe that this election is over and the results will stand. now, biden is pushing forward with his transition, even as the gsa has yet to ascertain him as the president-elect. biden has been convening his own teams of experts and also holding briefings with people as they are gathering more information about how to proceed heading into january. and biden is also building out not just his white house staff, but also looking at his cabinet decisions. and the president-elect has sped up his timeline for announcing his first cabinet picks with a possibility of the first nominees coming at the start of the week. cnn, wilmington, delaware. for more on all of this politics, let's bring in a teacher from international

politics at city university london, and a visiting professor at the london school of economics and politics. thank you very much for joining us. >> happy to be here. >> you've written what's happening now is a dangerous coup attempt by a master of mass disorientation. what's more surprising, the attempted coup or the mass disorientation is working if you look at the support from republicans and followers? >> i think both are very dangerous, and i think they portend a continuation of the politics of misdisorientation. when you build a public opinion that's so loyal to the president as they are in this case with the republican party, voters, i think it's going to royal politics going forward. but it also sets a dangerous precedent for anyone in future elections, especially if they're close. it will say we can just kind of

draw out the process. we can make legal challenges and so on. undermine the very idea of the popular vote. and by challenging it. and in this particular case, i suppose you could say it's very dangerous, because the overwhelming sort of vote and the certifications and so on that have happened in the elections being called are against president trump. but the fact that you can challenge it in these conditions suggests in future terms if it's even closer, it's going to be getting even worse. and that means there's a kind of sharp authoritarian turn in american politics in general once you set a precedent of this kind, and it could undermine democracy even more fundamentally. >> you know, you say american democracy, but obviously keenly watching all of this are foreign leaders and other democracies and maybe not -- maybe even those who haven't yet been elected but waiting in the wings, you know, watching all this. what do you think they're

learning about the fragility of political norms, the weaponization of outrage and the subversion of democracy? can you export this? could we see similar leaders playing out in other previously stable democracies in the coming years? >> the united states is a pivotal global power. it's the lead power in the whole world system in all kinds of respects that you've mentioned as well. it also has kind of an image and aura. it has fundamental democratic norms and institutions as well. so the signals that come from the united states in a variety of areas, including its democratic processes, they have a big impact. they actually encourage certain kinds of tendencies and forces. when the president of the united states has been backing say, white supremacists, awe or thetarians, praising autocratic leaders and challenging media

freedom, not calling out when journalists are being attacked and harassed and maybe killed. calling his media in the u.s. enemies of the people has a big effect. it sends a signal. and it undermines the notion of democracy. he will have a big effect. but i think i'm not saying there should be another side pointed out. one of the things that is interesting to me and impressive, perhaps, is that the courts have stood up to these challenges up to now. that the pennsylvania judge, for example, called it a massive attempt of disenfranchisement. that will have reverb rations. it suggests the u.s. has deep structures which will also prevent some of this kind of tendency as well. and, of course, we know that county officials whose only job is to count and verify elections, they have also stood up to the president. they have not been intimidated by him, and many gop lawmakers

at state level have stood up, even though they haven't called him out fully on his authoritarianism, there has been a general tendency against this. i think that's important to bear in mind as well. >> well, now many more people are heading home for the holidays in the u.s. despite coronavirus. so just ahead, why health experts are afraid the recent surge in u.s. cases could be just the beginning. and in europe, how a surge in cases of coronavirus are putting a strain on icu beds in germany and what might happen with if that trend continues. stay with us. with rose water and micelles that work like a magnet to gently cleanse and remove oils and makeup. and now, even hydrates skin. it's cleansing, reinvented. micellar waters by garnier, naturally.

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pandemic began. cnn has more from new york. >> reporter: on saturday researchers at johns hopkins university reported the united states has now passed 12 million cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. it's a number that continues to rise. there have been 19 straight days of more than 100,000 new cases in this country. what scares public health experts is this surge is coming at the beginning of the holiday travel season. here at jfk in new york, things were quiet. other airports saw big crowds across the country like this crowd at the phoenix sky harbor airport on friday. public health experts worry that those big numbers of people at the airport, people moving from one place to another, and congregating before moving back to where they started from is pretty much the worse case scenario in a surging pandemic. they're begging americans to make the hard choice not to travel this holiday season.

cnn, new york. in britain prime minister boris johnson is set to announce the country will end its national lockdown on december second. but more areas may be placed on stricter alert levels. and in france the president is to give a televised address on tuesday in which he may announce a partial relaxation of nationwide restrictions. a second wave is straining germany's intensive care units. it was seen as a model during the first wave. on friday it broke the all-time case record. fred pleitgen takes us inside one german hospital coping with the dangerous surge. >> reporter: working around the clock to save lives. this doctor is performing a surgery, making a surgical airway on a patient with severe

covid-19. we're in the covid-19 icu at a hospital just outside berlin. with a number of coronavirus patients requiring intensive care has dramatically risen in recent week and they expect things to get worse. >> if that carries on with that speed that we are experiencing right now, i would imagine that even our hospital with 1,000 beds is at a point, will come to a point where we can't -- where we have to send patients home or to other hospitals to get them treated. >> reporter: when we visited, only two of the 16 icu beds were vacant. the staff was already cancelling other nonurgent operations to free up capacity and making plans to convert more of the general intensive care facility into co-vid icus. >> germany has one of the best health care systems in the world, but it's continuing to

see high numbers of of new coronavirus infections and more and more people requiring treatment in icus. the government said if the current trajectory continues the way it is right now, even germany's health care system could be overwhelmed in a matter of weeks. and that could be bad news for all of europe. germany has been taking in co-vid patients from neighboring countries whose health care systems are overwhelmed. for now they can continue to do that, but it's not clear for how much longer. official data shows the amount of covid-19 patients in german c icus jumped in two months. even many younger patients with severe symptoms a senior physician says. >> we have patients of 30, 40 years here on a ventilator. i'm not sure if they'll survive. germany has recently seen a string of demonstrations against the anti-pandemic measures. many protesters denying the

severity of the virus considered a slap in the face by frontline medical workers working hard to keep people alive. >> i also hear people say it's almost like a regular flu, the chief nurse says, we just cannot understand people who talk that way. >> reporter: germany is still far away from such scenarios. there are thousands of icu beds available in the country. but the head of this intensive care division says beware of the outbreak's dynamic. >> nationwide, the numbers are climbing and they're still climbing and not coming down at the moment. >> reporter: and while the staff here can provide topnotch care, they urge people to protect themselves from the virus to minimize the risk of ever winding up in the co-vid icu ward. fred pleitgen. as the world is on the cusp of

approving vaccines, health experts worry they might not arrive on time to stop a surge of infections after the holidays. we have the regional director for europe for the world health organization. thank you for joining us, doctor. i want to start with the holidays. some provinces are loosening restrictions. you suggest among other things instead of parties people should gather for picnics in the parks. do you think it's realistic that people abandon traditions, especially when the pandemic has been dragging on for to long and a vaccine seems so close at hand? >> right. we see an increase in mortality in patients is going to continue. i heard you speaking about the

vaccine. it did give hope, but for the time being, everyone in the community has to do its share, because even with a vaccine, we will have to work out the deployment, the community engagement so the best we have today are the low technology measures as public health and social measures. >> are you recommending anything specific, though, over the holidays? >> right. everyone has to do a little bit of a mini assessment of its own family. i always say we will celebrate christmas. it can be a merry one, but it has to be safe. we have elderly people. we have people. we know that risk is higher with mobility and social contact. so in that sense, we have to go through a different christmas this year. >> you spoke about having to make sacrifices.

i'm wondering are we sacrificing the wrong things sometimes. we're seeing more and more jurisdictions shutting down in person learning but lawmakers worried about the economic effects of shutdowns. in many cases, bars and restaurants are staying open. that's at least here in the u.s. and many european countries they've done the opposite, nonessential businesses, restaurants and bars closed. schools stayed open. do we here in the u.s. have our priorities backwards? >> well, in europe we clearly advocate for primary schools to stay open as long as possible. we want to avoid a covid-19 lost generation. data suggests that children, particularly below ten years are followers and not drivers of the transmission. but we cannot compare, basically public health issues are implemented locally. so if in new york certain institutions are closed, this is based on tracing and tracking

data. this may be different than in brussels or in paris. there's no right and wrong. the key is the voice of the scientists has to be respected by the politicians. >> even before the vaccines were developed, experts were raising the specter of vaccine nationalism. now we have the vaccines on their way. we heard the g-20, saudi arabia, for instance, calling for the vaccine to be made available to everyone. european commission president called for global solidarity on vaccines. we've seen the opposite as well with the president of the united states saying he wants u.s. citizens to be the first to be vaccinated. how big a problem will vaccine nationalism be given the limited supply and so many nations scrambling to take care of their own? >> the key issue is not who is the first for the vaccine.

the key issue is really an equal access and deployment and distribution. and that's why the global alliance for vaccines established a facility, a way to benefit from a multilateralism to leave no one behind. ethically but also for security. because soon countries which electric only inward will realize no one is safe until everyone is safe. >> we can't get ahead of ourselves. many people seem to be acting as if a cure is already at hand. obviously the vaccine is not a cure, and if it's successful, of course, there seems to be a magical belief that it will transport us back to the summer of 2019, but when you look ahead, what will we need to see from the vaccine and from our own behavior to get us back as

close as possible by this summer? >> great questions. the fact that there seems to be vaccines coming, the efficacy of 90% to 95% is really very, very needed. hopeful message. absolutely. it could take a while. at least a couple months. three to six months before we have all this deployment, engaged the community. in that sense, we have to continue to stand together. the other issue is because i was listening about the situation in europe being analyzed is that we still focus in europe a little bit too much on the hospitals. we have to focus on the mild and asymptomatic cases in the community wandering around and continuing transmission. that's why testing strategies will need to be adapted as well to put the communities in the center just like we did for the

hiv, aids pandemic which still don't have a vaccine, but we got it under control. >> we really appreciate you joining us, the world health organization's european director. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. and that wraps up "cnn newsroom" for our international audience. "marketplace africa" is up for you. if you're in the united states or canada, stay with us. we have much more after this. today, smart tech is everywhere. but fitbit is smart about helping you manage stress...

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welcome back. california's adopting tough restrictions to halt the spread of covid-19. the state recorded more than 15,000 infections saturday and all-time high. testing, we're seeing sites, lines of cars in los angeles stretching on and on. restricts have been tightened but so far that hasn't stopped the up tick. >> just a dramatic u-turn in california. it seemed to be doing so well with co-vid numbers a few weeks ago and now 15,000 cases and counting in one day in the state

and all-time record. so they are battling this on a couple different fronts. first off, contact tracing and testing. here at dodger stadium, seven, eight, 9,000 people being tested per day. they're also being aggressive in some new rollbacks, if you will. new restrictions. a curfew has been invoked in most of california that forbids people from gathering in large clusters from 10:00 at night until 5:00 in the morning. this is aimed at young people. what they don't want the people getting together at their local watering hole or restaurant or in a park, and being out in those early hours. you can, however, into out and walk your dog or drive to a friend's house, this aimed as reducing the number of large groups that seem to be going out at times in california against the wishes of public health

officials. reporting from los angeles, back to you. the world is fast approaching 6 0 million confirmed coronavirus cases, but that's not scaring off many holiday travellers. anna stewart is in london for us. we're hearing from many health experts afraid the travel means the high numbers, it's just the beginning. how are governments around the world responding? >> well, really a mixed response when we look at the holiday season. i think if you take europe in the summer as an example, we saw restrictions eased. people were allowed to mick. we awe travel and outbreaks of coronavirus in the second wave that really engulfed the whole continent. this is a conundrum for governments around the world as the holiday season approaches. the u.s., it starts in a few days with thanksgiving. >> going home for the holidays.

it's what the cdc advises against this thanksgiving. crowded airports, people mingling from different households. it's a perfect way for a virus to travel, too. but the warning isn't enough to ground some passengers. >> the planes are safe. they sanitize everything. you have to live your life at the end of the day. >> reporter: in many places the concern is saving lives as many governments reimpose restrictions and coronavirus cases reach alarming levels. on monday toronto, canada's most popular city will go on lockdown for nearly a month. that means outdoor gatherings limited to ten people. restaurants curb side or delivery only. even grocery stores can only operate at half capacity. the canadian prime minister appealed for people to stay at home. >> if you were planning to see friends this weekend, maybe don't. if there was a birthday party or a gathering for dinner you were thinking about doing, don't do

it. >> reporter: a similar message in iran where the deputy health minister says family gatherings are the main cause of infections. the country recently closed nonessential businesses in 160 towns and cities. but some residents say people will continue to gather. >> translator: no matter how much the government imposes restrictions, people don't comply. >> reporter: in new delhi not complying with coronavirus rules comes with a cost. fines increased from $500 to 2,000, about $27 for those who don't wear masks. >> cases in brazil are passing the 6 million park after infections declined since the peak in the summer. officials say the surge is fuelled by people out and about. in some cities, packing into public places at prepandemic levels. the russian president, vladimir putin, says he'll provide the

sputnik 5 vaccine to countries that need it. that hope, perhaps, too far down the road for the wave of infections sweeping the world right now. here in europe the second wave of coronavirus has been devastating. lockdowns have been severe. there are perhaps a few good signs france and the uk appear to have cases leveling off. they may be past the peak of the second wave. governments remain cautious, particularly when it comes to restrictions. the uk government said the english national lockdown going on for over two weeks will end on the second of december but not going back to normal. england will return to a regional three tier system and the measures will get stronger and more regions will entered into strictest of the tiers. this is part of the co-vid winter plan. they are speaking about it today at number 10 downing street and presented to parliament tomorrow

and voted on later in the week. of course, it's always a balancing act. part of the will be if restrictions aren't put on more regions of england, that could mean more businesses closed for stronger. we're expecting good news for curfews, perhaps some pubs and restaurants able to be open longer. but it's influx. lots of discussions going on. and the big one as we mentioned in the report is christmas in the weeks ahead. can they relax restrictions temporarily to allow families to mix and what is the cost of doing so? kim in. >> absolutely. all right. thank you so much. anna stewart in london. there's a gulf between the south dakota government and many of the citizens. how the state is handling or not handling the co-vid outbreak. we'll have details after the break. stay with us. ... ...tells a story ...that deserves... -the best care. dove body wash's new formula works with your skin... ...for lasting care. so your skin... ...can keep telling stories... ...beautifully.

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stories of heart breaking loss from two different u.s. communities. these families are speaking out in order to warn their fellow americans of the real danger of covid-19. first, south dakota. the state refuses to impose stricter measures forcing families of those who lost their lives to co-vid to urge the public to take the crisis for seriously. cnn has the story. >> i wanted him to come home. i always thought he would come home. >> reporter: chris from south dakota is missing her husband. she and john tested positive for coronavirus three months after their 39th wedding anniversary. she got better, but john's health took a turn for the worst. >> no energy, no drive. no nothing. >> reporter: he was struggling to breathe and was put on a ventilator. the sioux falls hospital so

overwhelmed he had to be air lifted to minnesota, sharing his struggle with a cnn affiliate. z >> when they flew me over here, i didn't know if i would see the next day. it makes me more nervous. that's why -- >> reporter: she describes visiting him in the icu. >> it's awful to see someone on a ventilator. >> reporter: john died after 30 day in the hospital. one of nearly 250,000 american lives claimed by covid-19. the pandemic is ravaging the dakotas. health experts say months of lax regulations have contributed to the public health crisis. the governor ignoring safety measures that curb the spread of covid-19 elsewhere in the world. >> my people are happy. they're happy because they're free. >> reporter: the governor welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors to the motorcycle rally this summer.

didn't cancel the state fair, and has resisted issuing stay-at-ohm orders or a mask mandate saying she's leaving up to the people to decide. >> viruses are so small. expecting a mask to block them is like expecting a fence to keep out mosquitos. >> reporter: in sioux falls a mayor. >> i believe in masks and the importance they play in spreading the spread of covid-19. >> reporter: voting against the mandate. >> my official vote is a no. >> reporter: a local pediatrician spent 14 years in the u.s. air force and blames politicians for not doing enough. >> our governor has been misleading her constituents. from the start, she has down played the dangers of the virus, down played the importance of wearing a mask. and it's really undermined the people's trust in their medical community. and that's putting more people in danger.

>> reporter: the governor's office did not respond to cnn but with elected leaders reluctant to intervene and co-vid policy turning political, the burden of pushing people to take the virus seriously has fallen on the families of those who have died. >> why did you feel like you had to speak out? >> because i want people to not go through this, what i did. i want people to care enough about their neighbors, their family that they wear a mask. and that something gets done. >> reporter: cnn, south dakota. the navajo nation started a three-week lockdown. the community in the south western u.s. is fighting a dangerous resurgence of the coronavirus. martin savidge speaks to one woman whose family suffered a

terrible loss. >> reporter: winter-like cold returned to the navajo nation. so has coronavirus. last spring covid-19 devastated the sprawling 27,000 square mile reservation. in may per capita navajo infection rates surpassed new york and new jersey. this woman's younger sister infected. >> she went in to get tested. she said she tested positive. >> reporter: two weeks later she listened as her sister's co-vid battle ended in a distant hospital room. >> i was talking to her. i was telling her sissy, you can't go. you have to come home to us. by 5:45, you just hear that, that tone of her heart stopping and the doctor came on the phone and she said she was gone. >> reporter: now co-vid's back. navajo health officials warn the

uncontrolled spread in communities and fear an outbreak as bad as spring or worse. >> the cases have been increasing. there's no plateau or flattening. >> reporter: how many icu beds do you have here? >> we have 14 in navajo area. at this site we have six. >> reporter: last time the navajo sent many of their cases to new mexico and arizona, health volunteers poured in. that's not likely this time. hospitals nationwide are struggling to find vents for than own critical cases. so the navajo are preparing to fight alone, locking down the entire navajo nation for three weeks. ♪ >> reporter: announcing the news on-and-a-ha navajo nation. >> good morning. i hope everybody woke up feeling good. >> reporter: people can only leave homes for emergencies. government offices and

businesses must close. learning online. gas stations and grocery stores can open, but under limited hours and capacity. using strict sanitizing procedures. check points like this one are designed to limit off nation travel. tourists can pass through, they just can't stop. face masks already mandated, now are encouraged to be worn indoors with family. >> of course if you have record breaking numbers all around us, it will come in to that nation or that area. and that's what's happening today. >> reporter: aggressive screening continues. officials say more than 50% of the residents have been tested and more than 250 contact tracers work to isolate transmission. health officials have identified sites to quarantine thousands. and to place hundreds of hospital beds. native utility crews race to bring electricity to some of the 30% of navajo who live without it, saving them searching for

firewood or fuel. and running water to the about 40% who have none to make hand washing and hygiene easier. >> with this little help, it will greatly improve their lives. >> reporter: so far the lockdown has received little pushback, perhaps because even those who endured agonizing loss realize still so much more the navajo could use. >> to keep us safe. to keep us alive. that's what the lockdown is for. >> reporter: martin savidge, cnn, navajo nation. as one might expect, the coronavirus is dominating discussion at this year's g-20 virtual summit. ahead a live report on the event from host nation saudi arabia. gl

glps thanksgiving in the u.s. is just four days away. many families won't be able to get together for the traditional turkey feel because of the coronavirus. others are struggling to put food on the table. food insecurity and hunger have been on the rise since the pandemic broke out.

many are depending on food give aways. lines for a food bank in los angeles were so long some families were there since friday. cnn visited one food drive in georgia on saturday. >> reporter: the first cars arrived at 5:30 a.m. for an event that was scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. that goes to show the desperate need of the people in this community. you can see these are the final cars coming through getting a box of produce, getting a gift card for turkeys and hams at walmart. some of these people tell me they had not been to a food drive prior to 2020. it's because of the pandemic and the economic strains that their jobs have been affected. others tell me they're here picking up food for their elderly relatives just so they can keep them safe. we talk to the county ceo about the people he's met in line. here's what he said. >> i spoke with one lady who said she never dreamed she would end up in a food line having

worked her entire life. i told her there's nothing to be ashamed of. that we're in this together. we're going to rise to this challenge. we'll meet it. and we'll stay in it together as a county of the state and as a nation. >> reporter: they gave out about 850 boxes of food. this is one of three locations in dekaub county. we know of many areas around the country, it's a similar wherever we're talking to people. it's a lot of folks coming to drives who may not have needed this help before, and, of course, everyone has in mind the safety of thanksgiving gatherings. a lot of people here telling me they're going to try to keep the gatherings small. >> the g-20 summit continues today hosted by saudi arabia. this after covid-19 dominated discussions on saturday. for more, nic robertson is live in the saudi capital. nic, obviously the big topic is

the video of president trump golfing during the pandemic session, but a lot more has happened. so bring us up to speed on what you've seen so far, and then what we're expecting next. >> reporter: sure. in a couple hours, about five hours we'll get the communique. that's the final agreement of what all the leaders agreed. we heard some of them and some of them like president trump we didn't hear from because it wasn't released from the white house. they spoke behind virtual closed doors, and the resounding theme has been to help poorer nations combat covid-19. to make vaccines distributed equitably across the world. the figures that have been talked about so far, 21 billion that was earmarked earlier in the year for co-vid on the

medical side assessed at the g-20 to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. they're putting up what's expected to be about $4.5 billion for what's being called the advanced co-vid tool kit accelerator. that's essentially to boost the capacity and capability of the poorer nations to test for covid-19, to street and get the vaccines for covid-19. what're language gets wrapped up in here, of course, climate change and carbon emissions has been a part of the conversation. we'll get those details later this afternoon. but i think the central notion here has been that international institutions like the world health organization, we heard president macron of france speaking about the importance of that, and the coping with the pandemic, and rolling out the vaccine around the globe. we heard the saudi king talk about the importance of the wta,

the world trade organization for having financial institutions that are capable of combatting the future pandemic. and all of those, the w.h.o. is something president trump's pulled out of, he's removed u.s. funding from it. has been against strengthening the controls and mechanisms of the world trade organization, so really, we don't know everything that president trump said behind closed doors, but really, you get the sense that president trump is really the outlier. he has been, and perhaps that's why we saw him at the golf course and not paying attention to the rest of the virtual conversations. >> all right. thank you so much, nic robertson. appreciate it. well, that wraps up this shower of "cnn newsroom." "new day" is just ahead. - [announcer] meet the ninja foodi air fry oven. make family-sized meals fast.

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