this is deja vu news a lie from her land a record number of coded 19 related deaths in germany as the country goes into a hard lockdown the daily death toll tops 950 s. schools and non-essential businesses shut for at least 3 and a half weeks. also coming up standing up to the bell or risk regime meets the brave

young faces behind a proto marcos in the comment about to receive europe's most prestigious prize for freedom of thought. and football the coaching can change at dortmund pace off right away the pretty openness to go contenders start what they hope will be a new winning streak. and he's making a list and checking it twice and taking no chances before speaking knight even santa follows pandemic protocols as he welcomes visitors to his home near the north pole. i'm sumi so much going that's good to have you with us germany's top infectious disease institute says the number of covert 1000 related deaths reported of the last day rose to a record 952 that grim news comes just as the country enters a harder national lockdown with schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed through january 10th the new restrictions coming into

a fact set some last minute shoppers scrambling to buy presents in time for the holidays. there's always a surge of people at christmas time hunting for last minute gifts but this year the crush has come earlier than usual in germany. shoppers rush to make last minute purchases ahead of the country's tough lockdown but people seem pretty stressed about the whole thing you can feel it up but we're finished we got to done this in hopes of he's on time for health reasons all i can say is that it's the right thing to do we can't wait until it all falls to pieces of it. but while some may not find what they're looking for a welcome christmas present may be coming soon germany is waiting for the 1st corona virus vaccines to be approved the problem is so far not even the health minister knows when that will happen. and that's a non national authorities are supporting the european authorities to the best of their ability the goal is to secure approval before christmas. germans have watched

patiently as a vaccine invented in the country has been rolled out already in the u.k. and the u.s. mass immunization centers are currently being equipped millions of doses of vaccine are on order those with heightened risk of infection will be invited 1st the elderly as well as front line medical workers establishing priority is key in distributing the vaccine many people wanted as quickly as possible but that isn't enough at least in the beginning so that's why we need clear and transparent priorities the vaccine is being kept under kid under lock and it's very highly protected the vaccine is coming to germany but unlike with father christmas himself nobody can get be sure when to expect it. right well let's break down for you what has changed in germany with this new stricter lockdown starting today all

non-essential shops are closed supermarkets pharmacies as well as banks are allowed to remain open schools are shut until the 10th of january and employers are being encouraged to allow their staff to work from home as far as possible at chess i go back will also make an appeal for people to limit their social contacts during the holidays the number of people allowed to meet indoors will remain restricted to 5 not including children under 14 and in anticipation of new year's celebrations sales of fireworks have also been bad. sure let's get some perspective on the pandemic now we have hit on lisa with us is a member of the european parliament and the health spokesperson for the largest political group in the parliament. mr lisa good morning thank you for joining us i want to start out 1st of all with the vaccines because we know that some countries like the u.s. and britain they are already vaccinating with the biotech pfizer shot why is it taking european authorities longer to approve it. because we are having

a more safe procedure europe will have the 1st regular approve or also a vaccine the united kingdom and the u.s. have emergency also resume and that is less safe because of 3 reasons 1st of all. we got more data by on take the lead but they even yesterday night and the 2nd is that the liability is for the producer with the regular approval like in the european union and more people are looking at the data on side effects and you can see so i think it's only a few days longer by the safety to the process and better support but we're talking about the same vaccine here aren't we so you're saying that it was less safe for britain and the u.s. to move forward with approval so quickly are you worried about the safety of the sexy. i trusted my own tech i know these people they are

serious but in german we say proton is good control is best so trust is good but to check it is better and the checks have been more intensive and i know that many people are concerned because the vaccine comes so fast you normally normally from the 1st scientific project to the approval it takes years and now we have less than 12 months so we need to clarify that everything is in order and that's why this european approach in my view is is better they have worked day and night as i said in the night by an accent dater and the immediately received them and distributed them so i think this is important too to do it fast but it's also important to do it say so is that also what you're worried about that because this approval process has generally been very fast that there's not going to be enough trust among the public do you think not enough people are going to take

a sexy. i am optimistic that in the end many people will be ready to be vaccinated but the process must be in or done. it is not. only an issue of pace it is also a question of working day and night and the question of money normally meant takes a long time because people. industry they invest casualties because when there is a failure in the beginning you lose a few money when you invest a lot in like buy on to 844-0000 people in a clinical trial. you lose a lot and that was risk cervi the european union funded by own take the german government funded by own take so that if there would have been a failure rate i don't expect. then the risk is not only for the company so there

are many reasons why it's fast and we have a regular conditional market licensing from may i trust in the safety and i would really recommend everybody who is in order when when we have enough vaccine to get vaccinated mr lisa beyond the vaccine the head of the world medical association expects that we will see tough restrictions until spring why is that fair. yeah 1st before we don't have enough roxanne it's a problem even in the u.k. that the united states the picture us gives the impression that everything is fine no it is not so u.k. and us we're not have enough vaccine and that's the same with germany and the members of the european union and that's why. i think we need to be prudent but i don't agree with mr montgomery that this trip treats elections as we

have it now in germany we need to go until it was created we should look at ireland as an example of ireland has managed to bring down the affections in october they were much worse. much higher fee goes then romania and other european countries and now they have all part of pops and they have open gyms because they've brought down the figures so if we all it's here $2.00 of the measures we can bring the biggest down and that's what we have to do now in the coming weeks in germany alright we'll have to leave it there italy's a house health a spokesperson for the. in the european parliament thank you so much thank you. let's take a look now at some other developments in the pandemic of the drug regulator in the united states says its analysis shows the moderna vaccine is safe and 94 percent effective that data means a vaccine could get emergency approval and days and could be rolled out next week

south korean officials say there are only 3 intensive care hospital beds left in the capital seoul a city with a population nearly 26000000 the country has reported a record surge in cases in recent days and scientists from the world health organization are planning to visit the chinese city of $100.00 where the outbreak was 1st reported they want to find out how the virus moved from animals to humans. and we'll have more on the pentagon may coming up a little bit later in the show we'll combatting the coronavirus in one of the most remote parts of the world brazil is using the army to help with medical treatment in the amazon rain forest but the troops bringing aid also pose an infection risk to indigenous groups. that's coming up later 1st let's look at some other stories making news around the world dozens of police officers have been injured in clashes with anti locked on protesters in ukraine demonstrators gathered in kiev to rally

against recently announced coronavirus restrictions non-essential businesses schools and gyms will be shut from the 8th of january on in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. hungary has amended the definition of family in its constitution to limit adoption by same sex couples it now defines a family as a female mother and a male father rights groups have attacked the move prime minister viktor orban has worked to recast hungary in a more conservative mold since coming to power. valorous is an authoritarian leader alexander look i shan't go has tried to stamp out dissent in his country but the opposition trying to bring about change has been undeterred whether in exile or under threat of imprisonment at home later today the european union will honor the leaders of the bellerose opposition by awarding them the 2020 soccer us prize for freedom of thought despite a clampdown on international journalists connelly went to minsk to meet with

a young woman who has been out protesting from the very start. because the russian started coming out to march on sundays is as much a part of everyday life as having breakfast and neighborhood just won't keep quiet it's here that you finally get to meet your neighbors for all the demonstrative good humor fear is never very far away in minsk most people here don't want to be recognized and then you agree to be filmed wearing the mosques one person who is willing to take that risk is media at 20 she's only of a known one leader and xander. was to you know we felt the change was really close like it was in reach just a day or 2 more and everything would change. but the full months later when not where we wanted to be always to want to. police emerge out of on

mock plans scattering the marches in all directions dozens of smaller demonstrations in parallel across the capital means making the police's job that much harder for the hundreds of protesters still routinely arrested each week and the stakes are rising in the courts and out of a harsher sentences. that the previous year only really hits you when you get home and find out about what's happened online i have a suitcase the jail. packed and ready at home in case they come and arrest me i know what to do. eventually the protesters recruit continue to starve without the help of modern technology so often protest days on the loose the government has switched off mobile phone networks. the reaction to their protest from the locals is over 1. 101 time we were running from the police a woman let us into her house to hide there were about 30 of us that's the

difference of opinion ford says and she didn't let us leave till the next morning she was so worried with gets arrested. that was really brave that was really risky what she did this is known as a singer. but not everyone is as impressed. as the march reaches its conclusion the question is as ever how to get home without getting arrested. because it really feels like we've changed as a country that whatever happens now that can't be reversed can do compared to what . no one can say with any certainty how long these protests will continue or what they might still achieve before most of these young better russians are protesting giving up doesn't seem to be an option. in the u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has become the most senior republican to

congratulate joe biden on his victory in november 1st presidential election mcconnell was among many congressional republicans who had refused to acknowledge biden's defeat to president donald trump trump has continued to make unfounded claims of widespread fraud mcconnell's acknowledgment comes after the u.s. electoral college officially confirmed the results of the election far thank you for the graduate. work is very hard for me to work together on. board for one another. we're very careful never or no matter how much the border worked. well during his 4 years at the white house donald trump has undone deals and splintered alliances like no other u.s. president before him when trump finally does leave the white house joe biden says he wants to redefine the u.s. position on many issues from the paris climate accord to its place at the u.n. washington's tone towards nato also shifted dramatically under the trumpet

ministration but as teri schultz finds out that may have actually helped the alliance. nato trains for defending itself in plenty of hostile environments the president trumps politics sometimes presented a new challenge for the alliance attacks from within germany is a calculus for trying to set the tone for his relationship with nato on his 1st visit to headquarters push came to shove immediately in more ways than one. in his remarks. he was supposed to recommit. and he deliberately avoided doing at what was meant to be a somber reflection on solidarity with memorials to $911.00 and the berlin wall trump focused on allies low defense spending many of these nations oh massive amounts of money from past years and not paying in those past years that sent

a signal even though we later say the magic words are going to coaching. you know that signal was out those magic words all for $1.00 and $1.00 for all nato's bedrock but hard for trump to say the one he tends to focus on is himself. raise the bad $40000000.00 over the last year so i think you know like from trump has consistently distorted facts about how nato is funded which is primarily nations investing in their own military but one of his talking points is partially true though he can't take credit for europeans reversing spending declines which started years before he took office his constant pressure likely did encourage allies to bump up their budgets as fast as they could and that says outgoing u.s. ambassador to nato kay bailey hutchison is a positive legacy we have done so much that's good and i think the president pushed

hard for nato allies to. step up and they've done it and nato is stronger and more unified than ever before she expects a smooth transition to president elect biden there's no doubt that he will be a transatlantic says he will believe in nato he will support nato and the american leadership of nato but is it possible the trump spotlight might actually be missed the alliance has never gotten so much attention so many headlines such fervent support from the u.s. congress paul taylor things a return to traditional policymaking will be welcome but i remember stone universal saying to me in about 2018 when truculence of brussels for a nato summit that you know frankly the end of nato may be just a tweet away former administration official say trump talked of wanting to quit

nato but in the end he just may have come around when french president emanuel mccrone last year called the alliance a brain dead trump blasted him he just can't go around making statements like that about nato it's very disrespectful. let's take a look at some other stories now the european union has unveiled new draft laws aimed at reining in the market power of giant tech companies like facebook and google the proposal includes fines of up to 10 percent of annual turnover and even as power is to break up non-compliant companies. and canadian fashion mogul peter nygaard has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering crimes he was present heaters are alleging he sexually abused women and under-age girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities and fashion and modeling over the last 25 years. football now there was

a rare midweek slate of matches in the bundesliga dortmund got back to their winning ways after a coaching change dartmouth's new interim boss 8 in tears it took his club on the road to bremen including the youngest player ever to start in the league don't mean 16 year old yusuf mukoko who became the blues his lead his youngest debutant in november started his 1st league match at braman but another historic moment for the teenager it's also the 1st start of the season for assistant coach turn his 18th hits each do it minute got their new head coach fired up early in the 12th minute jade insists no shot was blocked the raphael guerrero found the rebound to dig the ball over year republican for the early. the don't mean leave didn't last long only about 15 minutes bray means next egleston put it on the t.v. for a kid the movie who smashed it into the net to level the affair. after the break the

youngster mukoko got his chance but this 16 year old put too much peperoni. 5 brains aggressive defense past them to match. publica brought down money well a conduit to set up the decisive goal. the dazed pov lanka did his best to prevent marco rice's winner but to no avail publicly managed to get a handle on the ball but royce was there to clean it up. dortmund with a vintage at the helm get back to winning ways with a 21 victory over brain. also on tuesday night glad box visit to frankfurt offered high drama right to the very last moments of their draw frankfurt's andre silva had a foot in all of frankfurt's goals keep broke the deadlock in the 1st half when he latched on to the ball and fired in this goal past summer but the visiting side had

their own hero in last stendhal who netted a hat trick including the equaliser in the 95th minute it ended 33 frankfurt's 8 draw in 12. and we can take a look at the scoreboard at the midpoint of this match day 12 we saw frankfurt got back playing to a draw absent stuck out and only owned berlin as it have to up our land and minds always at dortmund edging past friend into one looking ahead at the slate of games on wednesday the biggest match has 2nd place fire and hosting 5th place phosphoric and a 1st place leverkusen play at cologne. now the court of ours has spread to some of the most remote parts of the world like the amazon rain forest in brazil people there also need medical treatment and when they become available vaccines but getting the doses to them will be a major logistical challenge but the government is leaving up to the army. the

troops are ready the destination an indigenous community in the amazonas region who guided them it's hard to reach the area where this group lives luckily we have the right transport going to. ami doctors and nurses airlifted to the region whether to kunar people live the flight takes them 100 kilometers across virgin rainforest. the brazilian army has been responsible for these medical missions since the start of the pandemic 6000 security people live in villages here and in the forest the soldiers and doctors arrival is an event the community put on a welcome ceremony it's the 1st visit to this kind since the pandemic began then the medical work begins local people help doctors examined everyone and carry out false coronavirus tests so far 2 people in the community have died from covert 1935 people caught the virus but they say they recovered with the help of traditional

medicine. but the military operation deep in the amazonas region is controversial the soldiers help the community risk infecting them at the same time indigenous groups a critical. 2 years ago the government pulled doctors out of the indigenous land and they've weakened permanent local health authorities in the region. instead they send in a lot of troops to areas where they used to be health missions. that securing the people are happy about the doctor's visit at least but they are skeptical about the vaccines being promised. before if the vaccine works we will take it but if it's not clear that it's really effective we would be reluctant to efficacy bad guys only vaccines that don't need to be kept in. a freezer can be

transported here and when they arrive here in the amazon it will be up to the army to distribute it. now to a time honored holiday tradition the visit to santa when boys and girls tell santa their christmas wishes normally children sit on his lap but like so many other things this year that's have to change because of the pandemic luckily for those making the track to santos village in finland near the arctic circle the man and read has everything under control. it's unusually quiet and sanchez village at this time of the year the little town in the arctic circle is usually bustling with people but not even the magical enclave is exempt from the pandemics global consequences. in times of uncertainty for old and young st nick has a reassuring message we all have to be very nice and we have to follow

all public health recommendations that show should be stuff. we are going to find new ways to be. friends and relatives forms. and santa leads by example greeting those who have made the trip to his village through plexiglas sporting mask then past the fire traditions or reinvented here in the arctic circle after all staying in good graces with santa takes commitment. to regular visitor here i've been trying to get off the naughty list for years. for those unable to come see father christmas personally the elves at the post office are working overtime to make sure all wishes are granted and as rudolph and his herd started warming up for their big trip around the globe santa has one last word of advice. to each other christmas is coming.

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