is it before you go yes i know this deal and not a trace of oil money to be found what happened to gonna stream of black gold. oil promises starts december 4th w. as the world enters what is predicted to be a long pandemic winter there is a deadly disconnects the euphoria over a coronavirus vaccine although no vaccine has been delivered yet see the u.k. and the exploding death toll from covert 19 people losing their lives by the thousands see the united states 2 parallel tracks and there is no guarantee that the vaccines will end this pandemic if we had behaved differently this year the guarantee would have been fewer deaths the guarantee tonight would be fewer people

in intensive care fewer people about to die i bring coughing berlin this is the day . this is a monument that. it's no longer is going to be a taxi the seas i'm questionably good news it's very very piecemeal but we're now at big step closer to the end of the tunnel but it is by no means the end of the story it is not the end of our national a struggle against if you can scrape it arced there is no. compromise of the safety of the scene and the safety of the public will always come through. also coming up one of the saddest days yet in hong kong's descent of democracy 3

prominent activists have been sentenced to prison their crime having the old the asadi to stand up to china priest and never stop me from activism and thinking critically but no matter what happens to it if i'm great assume it right it's essential to restart them ocracy off our generation and the generation following us . and to our viewers on p.b.s. of the united states and to our viewers all around the world welcome we begin the day with the british cry heard round the world today the vaccines are coming the u.k. today gave emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine developed by pfizer and by on tech it is the 1st western country ahead of the u.s. or the european union to allow mass in occupations in the fight against a pandemic that has claimed almost one and a half 1000000 lives the fact that the u.k.

was 1st to approve use of a vaccine that was developed by u.s. and german researchers will no doubt raise eyebrows and i or it will also increase pressure on regulatory agencies on both sides of the atlantic to give the green light for using the vaccines and it did not go unnoticed today that the u.k. with just weeks until its breaks it transition out of the european union ends is about to administer a wife saving bank scene being made as we speak inside the european union here's u.k. prime minister boris johnson the u.k. was the 1st country in the world to preorder supplies of this pfizer vaccine securing 40000000 doses through a week to plan the n.h.s. has been preparing for the biggest program of mass vaccination in the history of the u.k. that's going to begin next week. the u.k. was able to approve the vaccine 1st today because it acted independently if it were

still a member of the european union it would be balanced by e.u. rules and procedures a bright sit bonus some have said today but not the german health minister he said the vaccine is a triumph of european cooperation. and to my british friends a few remarks on bricks it some bricks it isn't obvious by ontic is a european development from the e.u. the fact that this e.u. product is so good that britain approved it so quickly shows that in this crisis european and international cooperation of the best way forward so intense and that's tonight at some of it is where the head of the german company biotech which develops the vaccine with the u.s. pharmaceutical finds are today said deploying the vaccine in the u.k. marks the beginning of the end of the pandemic however by on text chief business officer added that being 1st to approve the vaccine has no influence on how much of

the bank scene will be delivered to the u.k. we set out at the beginning to until if this vaccine to the world and that means fair allocations across 2 countries that wish to use on how the vaccine so no know all of the terraces that we produce go to the u.k. you cake at like every country a fair proportion. well joining me tonight is actor david heyman with the center on global health security at chatham house in london dr heymann has worked for the c.d.c. and the world health organization for which he headed the global response to the sars outbreak dr heymann it's good to have you on the day let's start if we could with the sheer speed that we are witnessing vaccine development and now vaccine approval when the news of the u.k. approving the fines or by on take back seen when many were astonished are you worried that this is all moving too quickly well i think that there's been enough

we're with the regulatory agencies during the studies to understand what the vaccine can do can't do and any of the immediate risks so i think it's been regulated in a way that takes into account all this and it will be safe to use but there will be an important factor and that is to make sure that there's post vaccination surveillance looking for any of those rare side effects that might it care curve from a vaccine they wouldn't be noticed in the immediate short term the media attention to the prove a process here in europe and in the u.s. is unprecedented are we desperate for a vaccine because the pandemic exhausted us or are we desperate because we never exhausted our means in fighting and controlling the virus. well i think it's a bit of both we're very happy to have a vaccine and this will have a great emphasis to the other tools that we already have to fight this pandemic but

many scientists believe that this disease will become endemic like the 4 other human coronaviruses and if that does occur then it will be very important to have a vaccine along with other therapeutic agents to treat people who become sick because we know that everyone will not take the vaccine or cannot be vaccinated especially in countries outside of europe in north america where hopefully there will be an equitable distribution of vaccine but where there are other tools that are also equally as effective in dealing with the free time and there is this great disconnect when we talk about the pandemic and vaccines i mean we have so many vaccines ready to go because of operation warp speed which the trumpet ministry should launch back in may and yet president trump refused to heed the warnings from public health officials about the virus i mean do you agree that there is this

disconnect here in the public arena. you know in many european in north and in north america in the u.s. in particular there have been very difficult discussions between the public health leaders and the political leaders and many times the political leaders wanted to just make a promise of a vaccine in the problem would be over whereas the public health leaders clearly understood that a vaccine is just one tool against this pandemic and we have many good diagnostic tests we have some therapeutics and drugs which are coming along including monoclonal antibodies and there's a whole war chest that will be available shortly to deal with this pandemic as it probably becomes and demick in human populations in the united states the death toll could double between now and march that's what the latest models are forecasting but we have to remind ourselves that it doesn't have to be this deadly doesn't have to be this way does it. know in models are really the final solution

models are just estimating what might happen but what needs to happen now is that countries need to follow some of the examples for example that germany has put up with its excellent contact tracing or where asian countries have actually done much much more and avoided these blunt lock downs the european countries have done and have caused the economy so much so there are many things to learn from many countries around the world and hopefully all that can be assimilated into a good response in all countries you have dealt with outbreaks in pandemics before and you know how quickly the world can forget what needs to happen in your opinion to ensure that we are prepared for the next pandemic in what can be done to make us not forget this pandemic as soon as we get that vaccine injection. well one of the 1st things and needs to be done is the political leaders need to

understand that health security is not just stopping diseases and borders health security means good healthy populations because if you look at this pandemic it's those populations that have become morbidity is their greatest risk of serious illness so we need to make sure that health security includes health promotion for healthy lifestyles and also that it includes resilience in our health care system so that there's access to health care by all people who need it so broadening the politicians understanding of how security is one way to move ahead another way is to make sure that they understand that security is not just arms it's also public health dr david heymann center on global health security at chatham house in london or to him and we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you and you're well still to come on the day a call from the u.n.

to she manage the we have to end our war on nature before it's too late. 2020 is on track to be one of the city warmest years on record globally to put it simply the state of the planet is broken. when you look back on the recent history of hong kong and its struggle to resist beijing's ever tightening political news what happened today well it seems inevitable almost unavoidable a hong kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy activists joshua walang to more than a year in prison for charges related to last year's anti-government protests wang and 2 other pro-democracy protesters pleaded guilty to charges including inciting and illegal assembly. we are with you supporters of hong kong's pro-democracy movement turned out to cheer as buses took just and fellow activists

agnes chow and ivan lamb to prison there was criticism for wednesday sentences from young and old. going a sentence is too harsh say it's not right for the court to hand down such sentences to young people with their futures ahead of them of a 3rd i.d. thing and then. on july 2020 things went from bad to worse for pro-democracy activists china passed a new security law for hong kong that made wong's dennis's do party illegal the party disbanded and one went to trial for his activities in last year's protests. undeterred he told t w in a recent interview that he would not back down. recent boss never stop you from activism and thinking critically even is such difficult hiding what didn't and doesn't all of us were arrest this is last summer and 2000 people including me where prosecute it is still important for us to stay and fight off the wednesday

sentencing wong one small renewed his commitment to the cause in a statement on twitter released by his lawyers he vowed that this was not the end of the fight for democracy and freedom in hong kong. well our next guest is a member of the hong kong protest movement he has asked us not to reveal his identity or his location so we are calling him conor tonight conor it's good to have you on the program your reaction to the news of this 13 and a half month prison sentence for joshua wall right i think the sentence was quite harsh but for the court system in hong kong this has become the new norm. obviously hospice and insists have been the should have been dished out to many other less and 9 protest is not under the limelight that thousands of. names that on on the mainstream media and. yet.

along with the beijing crackdown very recently sorry i'm just so along with the beijing crackdowns recently that i think this kind of ha sentencing will only go on so that. these sentences were certainly meant to send a message how worried are you as a protester yourself about your own safety moving forward. well i think as much as anyone else living in this new atmosphere of. protest is x especially the ones. it is smith and being freud fearing for their lives and this is hindering their movements a bit this is undeniable but that said we still have to move on the especially for the comrades that have already been captured and put behind boss not only people

like joshua wall right aside from them there are still the 12 detainees in china that we're trying to. arrested in the open seas so people like them and they are the reason why we move forward i spoke with joshua was some time last year and he said to me that he was hoping that germany and the united states would come to the aid of the pro-democracy movement in hong kong that has not happened yet so how do you think it will be possible then moving forward to continue fighting for democracy in hong kong. well this has become a thank you for your question so i think joshua was very right in saying that and that that has that statement it's only become more true as time has passed so emphasis on the international stage and how international actors will act as a more significant in the problem as the whole compel them becomes an international

problem so that while i'm saying this is. firstly i asked how can i stop being exiled from their home. and and it and it looked and continue to move this movement they will have to seek help in other countries in the west and they can continue to fight that's the 1st thing and another thing is some countries around the well suffering countries western countries they have to stand strong and to resist this chinese expansion this is to protect their own sufferance east at best way to help hong kong in protecting hong kong's as well i think it's not about resisting them tie in now we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight and we certainly wish you all the best thank you thank you so much thank you. to put it simply the state of the planet is broken the a friend's humanity is waging war on nature the zs suicidal

nature always tight spec and he's already doing so with going force and feuding he's starting to freak the green switch we have a chance not simply to reset the world economy but it sounds for me well that was the un secretary general antonio good to hear this today urging world leaders to make the fight against global warming a priority in 2021 the data from 2020 is already alarming to major you were reports published today say this year is on track to be one of the hottest ever recorded and they say human caused greenhouse gases are to blame now there is some progress 127 countries are considering or have adopted net 0 emissions targets but the u.n. says too many governments are still expanding their fossil fuel industries. are

for more now let's cross over to stanford in california and bring in noah different boss who's a climate scientist at stanford now it's good to have you on the program the words today from antonia good to have us assume will sidle war on nature of the some of the strongest language that we have ever heard from a you when leader is this sense of urgency is it being matched in policy. well the the core of the climate challenges really that. you know the climate change is a side effect of energy consumption. fossil fuel energy consumption and you know that that energy consumption is really critical for human wellbeing and the reality is we don't supply as much energy as we need to globally right now so the real challenge is how to ensure that all people on earth have access to the energy that's necessary for

a well being while simultaneously stabilizing the climate system and in order to stabilize the climate system you know we will have to reach net 0 emissions that's just the fundamental physics of planet earth the rhetoric the spin coming from the incoming joe biden administration sounds good he's he's even avoiding to john kerry to be the special envoy for the climate. isn't the u.s. though too far behind here to play catch up. well you know the the what's key about about global warming and climate change is the really you know that cumulative total emissions of the global warming that we get are sent sensually proportional to the total global emissions the u.s. has been around a quarter around 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions historically the

largest single contributor to the total global warming to date. and the u.s. has also been a driver of innovation california for example where i live has you know has has been a real leader in being a test bed for climate policies for technologies for showing that it's possible to decrease greenhouse gas emissions well also continuing to have economic growth to have have a vibrant economy we have a lot a long way to go here in california to continue to address inequality but that's something that has been prioritized in the latest state climate policy so within the u.s. and and with even within the federal government there is a lot of leadership and you know there's potential to continue to accelerate that leadership in the years ahead. we know that this is one of the

hottest years on record and i'm sure where you are you've seen or smelled the smoke from the california wildfires this year mean we're even talking about heat waves in the oceans now 2020 the warmest oceans have been in recorded history that was part of the report that came out today is in on a source of deep frustration to you that the u.s. at least on a federal level has sat this one al for 4 important year. you know as scientists who are trying to understand the way the world works we've learned a lot about the climate system over the last decade in particular. about how the global warming that's already happened is impacting people and ecosystems the wildfires that you mentioned here in california which absolutely have been nearby in the bay area and envelops not just the bay area but but so much of

california and the west coast of the united states in smoke you know our our research shows that you know california you know is now experiencing about twice as many extreme wild fire weather days as 4 decades ago the area burned in the western united states has increased around 10 fold in the last 4 decades about half of that is attributable to long term global warming so we have a much clearer understanding of the impact of climate change here and now. compared with with a decade or 2 ago we also have clear understanding that those impacts will accelerate as global warming continues so really we're in a situation where the more global warming we get to the greater the risk the more intense the impacts of reducing the level of global warming will reduce that

intensification but we already know where we're experiencing impacts from the $1.00 degree celsius of warming we've already had even at 2 degrees of warming or even a one and a half degree of warming will have more more intense fixation of risks relative to today so it's it's a challenge it's a solvable challenge it will require increasing energy access. decarbonize the energy system and adapting to climate change professor know this imbalance stanford university professor we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you very much. thank you. tonight a german man is in custody suspected of driving his car into a busy shopping street in the western city of tree or police have confirmed that 5 people were killed in tuesday's attack including a baby no motive yet been established the driver faces charges of attempted murder

. trio the day after candles and grief as a makeshift memorial under the famous puerto niekro monument a sad day in clear today where the city is mourning the 5 victims of tuesday's car rampage including a 9 week old baby and her 45 year old father the baby's mother and then 18 month old sibling are injured and currently in hospital hundreds of people have been coming to mourn the victims bringing candles laying down flowers saying a silent prayer many with tears in their eyes. is to be it's painful yesterday i heard about the instant on the radio and feared that something might have happened to my relatives i'm shocked. the shit out my confidence fast i can't believe what happened tria is such a small city people know each other i would never have thought something so

horrible could happen here. it's a huge blow for the people of we've never experienced anything like this and now it's happened just before christmas it's really hard to stand heart on choose say a 51 year old german man drive an s.u.v. for around one kilometer through the city's pedestrians are hitting people at random. police arrested him immediately afterwards and he's been remanded in custody investigators say there's no evidence of a political motive the reason behind the attack it's still unclear high levels of alcohol were found in the suspects blood while questions about the attack are remain open the city is mourning the victims. of the pain of the mother who lost her child and her husband takes my voice away. there will never again be the loft of the father and the child's. hundreds of those who have to mourn the dead

feel the same way they will never again have their loved ones around the. city has opened a helpline for the relatives of those killed and the 18 people enjoy it as well as the traumatized eyewitness as. well the day is almost done the conversation continues online we will see you tomorrow everybody.

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this is. from. the u.k. becomes the 1st western country to approve a code that 19 banks. globally to plan the n.h.s. has been preparing for the biggest program of mass vaccination in the history of the u.k. that's going to begin next week but this is big news also for the banks in developers buying on tech and. they are racing to produce and deliver the vaccine on time also coming up tonight a dire warning for our planet. is waging war on. disease

swe side of. nature always try to spec and he's already doing so we're going to force and fury. even she bent on the urges of world leaders to make 2021 the year they commit to fighting climate change and it's a formula one family affair mick schumacher son of these 7 time world champion michael schumacher is set to make his formula one racing debut. it's good to have you with us tonight and historic and a 1st step in the fight to end the coronavirus pandemic the u.k. has become the 1st country in the world to approve a coded 19 vaccine the vaccine was developed jointly by germany's bio on tack and

the u.s. drug maker fives are shipments of the vaccines are expected to reach british distribution centers by the coming week. it's a ray of hope after months of punishing lockdowns in the u.k. the country's covert 1000 vaccination program will start next week 8 100000 doses are reportedly standing by with another 20000000 on the way i'm just so so pleased that 2020 has been just awful and 2021 is going to be better and help is on its way to the elderly and health care workers will be at the front of the line the health authorities here say the vaccine is safe this vaccine has only been approved because those strict tests have been done and complied with and everyone can be absolutely confident that no corners whatsoever have been caught by antec and its partner company finds or are priming their supply chain for the 1st major deliveries. we have started immediately the process of

delivering that we expect that to offer vaccine in the u.k. will happen within the next couple of days almost a year after the discovery of the sars virus it's increasingly looking likely that enough vaccine doses will be available. there are currently 48 vaccine candidates undergoing clinical trials according to the world health organization moderna has joined by antec pfizer in applying for emergency approval of its vaccine in the u.k. is after seneca and germany's cure of ak are also in advanced stages of development in russia the controversial sputnik 5 vaccine from the gamma institute was approved in august and china is allowing volunteers to be vaccinated with preparations from cindy back and single farm without regulatory approval biotechs pfizer's vaccine purports to offer 95 percent protection against covert 19 but it has to be

transported in extremely cold temperatures posing a major hurdle for its distribution. well i'm joined now by david saulsbury he's an associate fellow with the global health program at chatham house in the u.k. mr goldberg good to have you on the program the u.k. will start next week with mass vaccinations would you say this is the turning point in this pandemic well this is a fantastic day to know that we have got a vaccine that has gone through rigorous rigorous scrutiny and has come through knowing that it's going to be effective knowing that it's going to be said that's the 1st hurdle the next is to make sure that we get it into enough people to protect those who are at greatest risk and after we've protected those at risk the next hurdle is going to be to be 2 to row the vaccine out to protect the healthy younger people for whom the step is to stop transmission so the

virus can no longer spread person to person so it's the beginning we've got great optimism that this is going to take us out of the year that we've had interest somewhere that's going to be a much better environment yeah i'd like 1st a take a listen now to what u.k. prime minister boris johnson had to say about the british vaccination plan take a listen be put to rest more than 350000000 doses of 7 different vaccine candidates and the u.k. was the 1st country in the world to preorder supplies of this pfizer vaccine securing 40000000 doses through a week to plan the n.h.s. has been preparing for the biggest program of mass vaccination in the history of the u.k. that's going to begin next week what do you say mr saberi is the u.k. prepared for a vaccination program on this scale. well there's been

a great deal of planning done that's clear that the 1st phase which is protecting the most vulnerable is really. a mock up of what is done every year for seasonal influenza vaccination and we do that very well in this country for people over $65.00 we routinely get 75 percent vaccine uptake in people who are 65 years and over and so this will be matching that successful program where it gets much more difficult is growing the program out afterwards to all of the healthy young people who are normally part of any vaccination program so we've got to a great deal to do. a lot of it we know how to do because we know how to vaccinate vulnerable people with either

a just the risk factor or medical conditions week we know how to do that it's not going to be made easy with a vaccine that requires this ultra low temperature co-chairing but there are ways in which that adaptation can be done to cope with that we know that the world health organization is already warning of shortages in vaccines boris johnson also mentioned that britain has ordered vaccine doses from 7 different companies i'm wondering in your opinion is this a result in a lack of availability or is this a clever strategy. i think what was done was that the contracts were placed long before we had any knowledge of which back scenes were going to come through with high efficacy good safety and availability and it's a bit like you know betting all of the horses in the race to make sure that you get

at least one of them through us so. it's a good strategy in terms of protecting your own population we have to be very aware that there are hundreds of millions of people all over the world who are going to need to be vaccinated. ok david sounds very from the global health program at chatham house this is where we appreciate your time in your insights tonight thank you thank you. here's a look now at some other developments in the coronavirus pandemic german chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders have agreed to extend the current limited walk down until the 10th of january merkel said the infection rate is still too high the decision means restaurants bars theaters in gyms will remain closed russian president vladimir putin has ordered voluntary mass vaccinations to begin next week russia says it's sputnik vaccine is 92 percent effective portugal's prime minister

says securing a vaccine for all european countries will be a top priority for sure go takes over the european union's rotating presidency in january france says it will make random border checks to stop people from going skiing in neighboring countries such as switzerland or ski resorts are expected to be open over the holiday season french ski lifts will be close sed. the united nations is urging world leaders to make 2021 the year they commit to fighting climate change it comes as new reports highlight this year's record breaking weather and failures to curb global warming the u.n. says the coronavirus pandemic now presents a chance to hit the reset button and to do the work needed to save the planet. heatwaves drive it's wildfires.

and flooding 2020 has been yet another year of extreme weather. ecosystems like the great barrier reef in australia. for monarch butterfly biosphere reserve in mexico are under threat this year is on course to become the 2nd hottest on record after 2016 on the un secretary general sent out a dire warning humanity is waging war on. the zs suicidal nature always strikes back and he's already doing so we'll go in force and few. biodiversity collapsing 1000000 species on its risk of extinction eco systems are these are beating before our eyes there's a wetlands are being lost every year most 10000000 eggs and forests oceans are overfished and shocking. according to the world

meteorological organization greenhouse gas concentrations climbed to a new record in 2019 and have risen so far this year despite an expected drop in emissions due to cope with 19 knockdowns. tourism hunting fishing and livestock grazing are playing a role in the crisis. less visible was an increase in marine heat to record levels. more than 80 percent of the world's oceans experienced a heatwave. the shrinking of the ice caps and bleaching of carl reefs are just some of the impacts. the change in the arctic is what. would group a gram of system just for instance is. really his fear so if you think changes the arctic 30 or so we're going to.

there is a glimmer of hope though more than 100 countries have promised that 52050000 e-car been neutral. as new targets are being proposed for a un conference next year are let me bring you up to date now on some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world in the united nations has reached an agreement with ethiopia to allow aid into government controlled areas of the tea growing region the conflict between addis ababa and rebel forces has displaced tens of thousands of people the u.n. had warned or had been mourning for weeks about a possible humanitarian catastrophe israeli lawmakers have taken steps to dissolve parliament edging israel closer to its 4th national election in 2 years i mean this or benjamin netanyahu has called for unity with his governing partner but he guns who backs the move to dissolve parliament and the german man is being investigated

on 5 counts of murder 18 counts of attempted murder after he drove his car into pedestrians in the city of tree or residents have been paying their respects at the landmark city gate no motive for the attack has yet been established. the son of legendary ferrari driver michael schumacher will make his formula one debut next season mick schumacher will race for the u.s. own team haas after signing a multi-year contract. micht is set to make his formula one debut next season exactly 30 years after his father michael schumacher made his back in 1901 the 21 year old german a product of a racing family security deal with the u.s. own team hats it's really when you're in that i'm always dreamed about and not time comes through some really really happy and just a mostly excluding really nice i'm really looking forward to it and you take it when you go for the great messages and great support mick has shown signs of

promise in 2016 he started racing in formula 3 and won the division's european championship 2 years later that success helped make move up to formula to where he is currently leading the championship by 14 points. but formula one is a whole different ball game a ball game his father michael managed to dominate for many years michael is a legend in the sport with 91 wins in 7 world championships sadly the german great has been in a coma since 2013 after a skiing accident mick knows he won't be able to escape the comparisons to his father for now he's just happy he can test his wheels on the big stage of formula one we're talking his moon lander has only been on the lunar surface for a matter of hours now but there's no time to be lax the spacecraft has started drilling and is collecting samples of the moon's surface researchers hope that will

provide new insights into the origins of the moon since the 1970 says a spacecraft brought back lunar rocks to earth. you're watching the w. news g w business news up next with more on spying on tech and pfizer's coke at 19 backseat stick around for that. news day it has. to get over now live. in support of. what's a big what's a guy over. to the river. to go beyond yes. to live.