for the agencies reducing. cost. beethoven's 9th symphony for the world starts to simmer down on g.w. . this is news and these are our top stories. britain has become the 1st country to approve the bio and take fire as a coronavirus vaccine that means immunization will begin nationwide as soon as next week the vaccine which was produced by the u.s. drug make a fire and germany's biotech is still awaiting regulatory approval across the rest of the world. the united nations secretary general has said humanity is waging a suicidal war on nature until your terrorist world leaders to address the climate

emergency in what he says would be the defining task of the 21st century a new report on wednesday found 2020 is on track to be the 2nd hottest year on record. in. the united nations has reached an agreement with if yo pia to allow aid into government controlled areas of the tea grier region for weeks the un has been warning of a possible humanitarian crisis due to the conflict between at its ababa antigua rebel forces tens of thousands of civilians of already fled the fighting into neighboring sudan. this is the news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram acted up the news of visit our website d w dot com. for . as the world enters what is predicted to be a long pandemic winter there is a deadly disconnect the euphoria over

a coronavirus vaccine although no vaccine has been delivered yet see the u.k. and the exploding death toll from coburg 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 guaranteed tonight would be fewer people in terms of care fewer people. about to die i bring coffin berlin this is the day. this is a monument. it's no longer if this goes beyond. the seas i'm krishna pretty good news it's very very. but we're now at the big step

closer to the end of the time look 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 screw it of ours there is no. compromise 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 acidy to stand up to china face and never stop you from the sum and thinking critically but no matter what happens if i'm right assume it right it's essential to restart them ocracy generation and the generation following us. to our viewers on p.b.s. in 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 an ocular lesions 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 develop. by u.s. and german researchers will no doubt raise eyebrows and i hear 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 bright sit transition out of the european union and is about to administer a wife saving bank seen 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 but 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 break sit bonus some have said today but not the german health minister he said the vaccine is a triumph of european co-operation with lights and to much british friends a few remarks on bricks it mechelen some bricks. by intake 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 in the internet's united says i'm about this. well the head of the german company biotech which develops the vaccine with the u.s. pharmaceutical finds or 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 vaccine will be delivered to the u.k. we set out to 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 not all of that is that we produce go to the u.k. you cake at like a free country a fair proportion we're joining me tonight is dr david heymann 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 pfizer beyond 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 work 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 that wouldn't be noticed in the immediate short term the media attention

to the brutal 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 in controlling the virus but 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 and 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 break. that day when 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 inner 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. no and 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 al briggs and 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 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 in needs to be done is the political leaders need to understand that health security is not just stopping diseases it 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 there for him and we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you 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 in 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 one fellow activists agnes chao and ivan glam 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 by them a 3rd i.d. thing and name. on july 2020 things went from bad to worse for pro-democracy activists china passed a new security law for hong kong that made sister 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 their 1st stop you from activism and thinking critically even is such difficulty timing what 10000 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 in

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 to should have been dished out to many other less than 9 protest is not under the law not that thousands of them thanks that on on the mainstream media and. yet. along with the beijing crackdown very recently sorry. along with the beijing crackdowns recently that i think this kind of high 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 don't come. protest is x. especially the ones that act it is smith and being freud fearing for their lives and this is hindering their movements a bit. but that said we still have to move on the especially for the comrades that have already been captured and put behind us 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 moved 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 on that has not happened yet 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 this has. very right in saying that and that that has that statement is only become more true as time has passed so emphasis on the international stage and how international actors will act as a more significant problem as the one compel them becomes an international problem so that why i'm saying this is. firstly i asked how can i stop being exiled from their home. and and that and looked and continue to move this movement they will have to seek help in other countries in the best 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 your own sufferance east at best way to help

hong kong in protecting hong kong's as well i think it's not about assisting them now conor 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 has broken. the a friend's humanity iis 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. well that was the u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorists today urging world leaders to make the fight against global warming a priority in 2021 the data from 2020 is already alarming 2 major u.n.

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 a suicidal 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 that the core of the climate challenge is 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 him and well being 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 it not 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 burns 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 if the solvable challenge it will require increasing energy access.

decarbonize the energy system and adapting to climate change. professor know a different ball at 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 has yet been established the driver faces charges of attempted murder. the day off to handle some grief as a makeshift memorial under the famous ports in the kremlin you meant a sad day in tear 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 an 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 me it's painful yesterday i heard about the instant on the radio and fear that something might have happened to my relatives i'm shocked and it's. a short time confidence fast i can't believe what happened tria is such a small city people know each other i would never of thought something so horrible could happen here. if you are. it's a huge blow for the people of we've never experienced anything like this and now it's happened just before christmas and it's really hard to stand hot on choose day a 51 year old german man drive an s.u.v. for around one kilometer through the city's pedestrian southern 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. those who have to mourn the dead feel the same way they will never again have their loved ones around them. the city has opened a helpline for the relatives of those killed and the 18 people enjoy it as well as the traumatised eyewitness says. all the day is almost on the conversation continues online we will see you tomorrow everybody.

may face barriers in everyday life but the ones in people's minds are usually their biggest handicap people with disabilities so. unfortunately one novelty in the modern discussion. and not because they are less skilled. how do you cultivate success stories made in germany.

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beethoven is for cars. a token is for every one of the beethoven 2020 of the 250th anniversary year on dio you. over a 1000000000 people in the world live with some kind of a disability and yet we've barely seem to talk about it today on made we're seeking to change the us by showcasing stories that challenge us to think afresh about an issue that affects 15 percent of the global population and we want to zoom in specifically on one topic disability inclusion in the workplace let's be honest

having a disability often means encountering obstacles in areas like social inclusion transport as you cation and of course the world of work but barriers are made to be overcome and in our next report we'll see some spectacular examples of high technology is helping people to realize their full potential despite or even because of their disability. when humans and machines become one mind control devices are taking on. korean car a touch of the is about 2 pilots a car in a virtual race that saw the throng a tournament for people with disabilities. his team is made up of computer scientists from the university in turn called time loved. it's

a new experience it's really exciting. he's also studying computer science and wants to become a game's developer has been largely paralyzed since he suffered a spinal injury in an accident when he was 15 controlling a device through forge opens up new doors for him this kind of technology is known as a brain computer interface or b.c. i feel sure that it registers neural signals in the brain and translates them into control commands for devices. it takes practice and concentration to be able to send much signals that are as clear as possible and the software has to be able to filter out irrelevant signals. in this sort of flown event drive just have to keep their vehicles on the winding track and go as fast as they can.

both just has to move his hand in his mind for his prosthetic hand to remove the way he wants it to. he's a farmer and lost his hand in a work accident. it took a lot of practice to learn to control his 1st thing since it's in turn learns the movements he typically the forbes'. this device does not read signals in the brain but registers tiny movements in the muscles in what is left up beyond. when bubble wants to lift his hand the corresponding muscles in the arm contract and the prince this is performs the intended movement. and you know. it's brilliant you just imagine opening your hand when your hand opens your margin closing it on the closes same for rotation you don't have to think much about the signal the prosthesis just doesn't. do

a lot of their work. himself. modeling for statics are impacting a range of. people with disabilities as well. as provide support for heavy lifting with trials underway there are brand new opportunities for the 1st basics industry. we're talking to companies to get a sense of the potential market. there's a lot of scope we're talking about the auto industry railways. shipbuilders and many others. being able to operate all kinds of machines and devices just by thinking would open up new horizons imagine you could put on a robot and suddenly you have superpowers. and what if computers really learn to read more of our minds would that even be

a good thing as it is that is all along the way. human brain contains 86000000000 neurons linked by a sign ups. and each neuron sustains about a 1000 connections and complexity the signalling is extremely complex the signals we not only have to be registered individually but also interpreted before such technical advances could be considered. so we're nowhere near that kind of practical application. came in 2nd in the race he's delighted and so are the team he says he hopes b.c. i will help people with paralysis in the more independent line. having a disability is no laughing matter except well sometimes it actually is amazing inside has cerebral palsy

a movement disorder that affects around 17000000 people worldwide it's a permanent condition that has no cure but that hasn't stopped her from making it and then a tory asli come pettis of world of comedy. my name is maysoon zayid and i am not drunk but the doctor who delivered me wise he caught my mom 6 different times in 6 different directions suffocating poor little me in the process as a result i have cerebral palsy which means i shake all the time look. it's exhausting i'm like check here actually care of me it's my home and ali. around 17000000 people worldwide live with the cerebral palsy yet disability is often an obstacle to finding a job. may soon be on screen and on

stage the election the ted talk seriously has been viewed millions of times she has shown the world how to succeed in working life with a disability i got 99 problems and polls me is just one. if there was an oppression olympics i would win the gold medal i'm. muslim are female i'm disabled and i move to new jersey. i imagine the acting business can be pretty brutal if you're not a tall skinny blonde woman or have times changed hollywood is about fantasy and perfection and it's very very of disabled people every time i did a scene from a glass frame my professors would we but i never got cast finally in my senior year a.s.u. decided to do a show called they dance real slow in jackson it's a play about

a girl with c.p. i was the girl with the. observable thank god almighty i'm free at last i didn't get the part. you didn't think i could do the stunt i said excuse me if i can't do the stunt neither can the character. people with disabilities are the largest minority in the world and we are the most underrepresented and treating men but also brown people another way so this is into the fact that i've heard or read that you know. i'm also i think i'm also disabled i was also over the age of 21 and all of those things are downfall in hollywood but not in stand up comedy stand up comedy is where the weirdos go to shot my father taught me how i walk when i was 5 years old by placing my heels on his

feet and just walking another tactic that he uses he would dangle a dollar bill and front of me and have me taste it. my inner stripper was very strong and bright i. also teach and universities and there's a class that is called it's vice you don't want to hear what is advice that disabled people don't want to hear my advice for disabled people in the workforce is you have to do better than your non-disabled counterpart i'm so sorry they're just gonna hold you to a higher standard you have to be clear and have no fear about asking for accommodation if your disability means you can't sit for 8 hours. up front with your coworkers and your boss and find what works for your body do not

work for free don't let anyone to move into that exposure who are training or whatever blah blah blah they're trying to work it and have solutions so if you can't fulfill something that's a certain way your job don't just say i can't do it say i can't do this but here are 3 different solutions for it and put everything in the e-mails don't have phone calls because later when you need to sue the mails are more facts that i know it's exhausting to be your own kid at all times but no one else is going to do it for you my big break came in 2010. i was invited to be a guest on the cable news show countdown and they shuffle me into a studio and seat me on a spinning rolling chair. so i looked at the stage manager no mike excuse me can i am another chair and she looked at me and she went 5432

and was loaded up right so i had to grope on to the anchors so i wouldn't roll off the screen during the segment. and when the interview was over i was livid i had finally gotten my chance i blew it and i knew i would never get invited back but not when we did mr minute by me back he made me a full time contributor and he taped down my chair. if you will man muslim and you have a disability there are people there who think these things are disadvantages you sometimes in riyadh the world or even jealous i am never jealous of people who are . people of color i am furious angry sick of. with the world because i cannot for the life of me comprehend how in 2025 once again when there is still be streaming except to go and that we still. are

killing people to live in people of color because of the color of their skin disabled 3 times as likely as. counterparts to be assaulted has to stop we must do better mining is may soon and if i can can you can can. what a message they fayne if that is the mother of invention and that's certainly true when it comes to making life easier for people with disabilities. around 2 decades ago a ph d. student named wayne westerman was struggling to type his dissertation because of repetitive strain injury not one to give up he teamed up with a nother developer to create a touchscreen that required far less pressure from the fingers problem solved audiobooks for a similarly simple solution for visually impaired lovers of literature and in fact

anyone who's on the able to read innovation something we all benefit from is just one upside to disability inclusion as we'll see in a moment being disabled friendly pays off financially to. needs to be a disability and if you're not you're missing out on over 1000000000 customers worldwide. hi i'm jill how. president and c.e.o. of disability end of global life rapid that empowers 250 watt out not grand to achieve disability inclusion end of politics i'm going to share with you how to make your company disability inclusive in 3 steps step wise do the math.

you need. what is going to cost how is this going to positively impact most. and d.d. says that on average accommodations are less than $500.00 companies that i wear ties disability inclusion and outperform their peers i average with things like 28 percent higher revenue 2 times the net income and 30 percent higher economic profit margins so you have to ask yourself if you want your company to be innovative because in fact many innovations were designed for and sometimes by people with disabilities. the bottom line is that it pays to be a disability inclusive step to build the roads if you're trying to be inclusive

you need tools that are includes the to everybody do your marketing materials include people with disabilities so that people with disabilities can see themselves in your marketing materials one in 59 p. . people are on the autism spectrum companies like s a p for example actually consciously works to include people who identify as being autistic in their workplace and as a result that made their competitors come out of the woodwork and want to learn what they're doing and now we come as a final step 3 leverage your people you need to identify a champion within your business that's going to drive this this suffered and ideally that's a senior leader who openly identifies as being a person with a disability and.