depends on what happens here. in northern white within the arctic circle words december 21st t.w. . this is g.w. news live from berlin the us registers 16000000 coronavirus cases as the country gets set to roll out the covert 19 vaccine a massive logistical operation is underway after regulators gave the green light to the drug will be a speed a turning point in the fight against a disease that's killed nearly 300000 americans also coming up another sewage

a new coach at 19 cases in germany tops the pressure for tougher lockdown measures chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders have scheduled him agency talks later today. and a stunning upset in the blondest league as underdogs should got thrashed dortmund it's yet another setback to dortmund's title hopes. i'm tired read thank you for joining me the united states is about to begin an extraordinary vaccination rollout as it struggles with skyrocketing cases of covert 19 the country has now reported 16000000 infections now this increase comes as millions of doses of the covert 19 vaccine a sit to be distributed across the country on monday the buy on take 5 is a job receipt. the green light from regulators on friday 19 has killed almost

300000 people in the u.s. the most worldwide. the name of the plan says a toll operation works speed planes trains and automobiles are all set to carry the new vaccine to over 600 locations across the u.s. and with a military precision i expect the 1st shipments to arrive monday morning extensive coordination. ensure that this a curse we work with pfizer mckesson u.p.s. fed ex federal and local law enforcement agencies to ensure safety and security of the vaccine. imported jews from europe are bolstering home produced doses which are ruling off the production line at pfizer's facility in michigan. further east new yorkers have seen their city suffer as the nationwide death toll spirals in the

world's worst hit country. yet the reaction here to the impending rule oats has been mixed it's a really positive thing as we have these late night sometimes he get a vaccine and now that they're finally got one it can mean they can die we can get back to normal high play i hope it works i know a lot of people need it. for someone such as myself i would prefer not to get it. usually 1st run of vaccines is still kind of a testing phase. but a great many in a nation we re overlooked own and loss of life or hoping that oprah should warp speed can provide light at the end of 20 twenties long dark tunnel. was earlier we spoke to emergency medicine physician a ways to ronnie in san antonio texas and we asked him how soon frontline workers like himself can expect to be vaccinated psyche just found out today that i have

a date on next wednesday to get vaccinated so that super exciting at sight you know jaimie some good news after these long last 9 or 10 months it's you know good news also for all of society it's a big scientific achievement and you know most most of the most americans are going to get access to a vaccine at the next couple months next 6 months at least and so right now it's more important than ever that we truly focus on the basic public health measures like avoiding social gatherings where the mask because each infection and each life lost now is that much more painful because we are so so close and so i really you know urge all the patients that i see on a day to day basis that right now is the time to hunker down and we're going to get there we just need a few more months. and that was a merchant see medicine physician a waster ronnie speaking to us earlier from san antonio texas well germany's health departments have reported another surge in new covert 19 cases sunday's figures were more than 2000 higher than on sunday one week ago fatalities are also on the

rise and that's prompted officials to call for a strict a lockdown chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders will hold emergency talks today to consider stricter measures likely to include closing all non-essential retail stalls in the middle of the holiday shopping season the yuletide season in germany usually a festival for commerce with parties glu vine and crowded markets. but not this year a full lockdown is coming with shops closed and civic life reduced to a minimum christmas in 2020 is said to be a quiet one. because. we would not forgive ourselves if this christmas turned into a celebration for the virus and quite honestly the virus does not care whether or not we have finished our christmas shopping. across germany it has

become clear the lighter restrictions imposed 6 weeks ago and not sufficient to control the parent demick instead december has seen record infection numbers more and more people are dying with the virus and hospitals are approaching the limit of their intensive care capacity so will people accept that it's time for a full lockdown. i hope it doesn't come until after christmas because it would be nice for people to spend it with their families and. i think we need a tougher and longer period not to keep having these ops and downs but a real chance of better times in the spring. if. there has to be a hard break period and if you ask me a curfew you can't always compare different countries but in some places that has really worked in some places less so we just have to go that route. closing shops in the run up to christmas will be costly businesses will need

compensation but most german states now see the need for common action look the lock down must come as soon as possible comment. as the politicians work out the details germans are bracing for a christmas without much cheer. let's take a look at some of the other stories we're following for you today british prime minister boris johnson and e.u. commission president underlined to hold another crisis call on sunday on the fate of a host breaks a trade deal britain leaves the e.u. single market in just under 3 weeks an agreement on the future trading relations relationship hangs in the balance. thousands have taken to the streets across france for the 3rd strike weekend to demonstrate against a security bill that would restrict publication of images of police offices police in paris arista dozens and used water cannon after scuffles broke out. 3

courts u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorists has called on world leaders to declare a climate emergency in their countries and slash carbon pollution during a virtual summit on the environment could terrorists said pandemic recovery packages offer an opportunity to shape a low carbon future. well the united nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of eritrean civilians caught up in the conflict in ethiopia the un refugee agency says it's received just 2 big reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and then forcibly returned to eritrea which borders if you're appears war torn region and international i convoy has now arrived in tikrit. 7 large trucks jammed full with medical and relief supplies destined for the city of mccain n.t. cry red cross workers in the ethiopian capital at us up above

a hugely relieved that they can finally send aid almost 6 weeks after chaos broke out in the region. the worst for medical personnel for the whole staff hospitals and primary health care centers this is to be unable to help is to be unable to provide support due to lack of material due to lack of assistance and so lack of stocks and that's what we're trying. to achieve by bringing much needed assistance into a region that's all full go down since weeks now the 1st supplies are allowed in but still no international observers or news crews can entity cry many of the thousands of people who fled the region described terrible bloodshed it but it's not clear who's killing whom. i wish you could

see through my eyes right now they did the blood that we saw the dogs were eating the corpses. we were afraid when the soldiers threatened us what happened is written in history. conflicting accounts suggest atrocities may have been committed by both sides since ethiopian security forces entered the region and its civilians ethnic 2 ryans and ethiopian locals have suffered the most or archeologists in mexico have made a gruesome discovery of human remains they are they have on earth more than 100 skulls thought to be those the victims sacrificed by the aztecs the find is the culmination of 5 years' work in the historic as take district of the modern day mexican capital. and nondescript building in mexico

city. bearing a dark secret is songbird trace of the aztec empire was discovered down below not just one but rows upon rows of neatly lined up human skulls 190 new schools have just been revealed adding to some 500 discovered 5 years ago archaeologists think they are part of the great some panteley huge array of skulls that struck fear into the hearts of spanish conquistadores when they captured the aztecs city of to nosh to. modern mexico city was built on top of it. is. there for mary this is the external facade of the skull tower on the east side . because it corresponds to the 1st stage of construction. this calls were impaled and then they were joined with mortar to be exhibited with.

the skull racks were used as a public display to instill fear and respect in the hearts of enemies and outsiders many of the decapitated heads are believed to have belonged to war captives but the discovery of women's and children's skulls indicates that some may have been human sacrifices made to piece the gods the central rack ones displayed some 60000 skulls graham testimony to the power and grander of an extinguished aspect culture hiding just below the surface of the mexican capital. to sport now and in the bonus legal documents have suffered another humiliation losing 51 at home to promoted stuttgart the latest defeat means that documents have now won just a once in their last 5 league games. sees a gloomy times for dortmund coach losing his father and his top scorer is out

injured and his side. of the blocks his on the break by stuttgart they conceded a 26 minute parents see a clear file by emirates chan who was booked. see last one minute to cuss course misspells. giovanni raina has been a rare bright spot for dortmund this season i'm a subline for us touch and finishing short the home side went into half time on level terms of a man. but there was nothing level about the 2nd half as she got ran riots by man gets to ko grabbing his seconds with the dortmund defense or that see my and they were in even deeper water moments later for the 1st hour with this 3rd goal. before tan gooey cool of barley made it

413 stuttgart goals in 10 minutes and the final insult came an injury china's don't win try to bring some respectability to the scoreline make a strong desire as taking advantage of the oceans of space. size one the final score. heaviest home defeats in more than a decade the pressure now weighing even heavier on father. and in saturday's light game defending champions by munich we're held to a one all draw or it in when you on got off to the perfect stodge off to just 6 minutes grisha pommel glanced in ahead of from a corner but by and came back in the 2nd half and equalized through a rope at 1112 ski the pole scoring his 13th league goal of the season fine remain top of the table but have won only one of the last 40 games. this is d.w. news from berlin with major a grade before we leave you there has been some sad news from the world of

entertainment charlie pride country music's 1st african-american superstar has died at the age of 86 from complications from cope at 19 we'll leave you now with some of his music. for you good. morning here's a. sign. would be disappointed if you believe that i. mean. i lived. the

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