thousands of activists getting out the vote across georgia. african americans might be the decisive force in this runoff i you know on. campus and they are trying to get there by the get out and vote we've been the hand so long in this country. and so when you get a sense of you're own norad's and feigns a happening where we're there is some inclusion and then you get a clown that takes office for 4 years which is donald trump now we get rid of him and we feel like we can over again. john ourself is one of 2 democratic candidates it's a race the 33 year old senate hopeful must win for the democrats to gain control of congress. in american history the stakes are high and so are his goals. establishing health

care as a human right in the united states investing in clean and renewable energy to create jobs and solve the environmental crisis passing a new civil rights act to secure equal justice for all regardless of the race the runoff is a big corporate unity full democratic hopeful john also in his attempt to unseat the republican incumbent david purdue at the runnels remain a neck and neck race in georgia has been a republican stronghold for decades and john also knows the fate of the biden presidency lies in his hands. on the republican side senator ted cruz wants to stop congress from certifying biden's victory he's under fire from democrats for his push to throw out the election results and he's rallying for turnout in georgia . and. i've got faith and confidence in the mental image of georgia i think the people of

georgia believe in common sense values. they believe in low taxes low regulations and lots of jobs and i think the people of georgia want to see a check and a balance on the extreme left wing. former trump come payment a joke or $11.00 ski took the stage among several other big republican names like former senior white house adviser kelly and call with. the spaces remained half empty after weeks of baseless claims of voter fraud some conservatives are skeptical about the electoral process all of us are concerned that is our vent going to count doesn't matter because i really do believe that that just like with the national election there's a chance that they are going to be able to manipulate the dominion software machine again here in gwinnett county georgia right now i've lived here for 30 years and there is no way on god's green earth that this county when democrats in the general

election. less republican turnout more democratic turnout a scenario that activists julius hall is hoping for on election day. reporter stacey bivins is with us she's part of our u.s. elections team hi stacey thanks for joining us what impact has president trump and his popularity among republicans in particular had on this race well so far in georgia donald trump's popularity has been eclipsed by his rhetoric and not in a good way he has tried to bully the secretary of state and to finding 11000 votes for him and he has threatened to campaign against the governor and a year and a half these are 2 people who are part of his party but he's angry because they're not giving him what he wants and what he wants is a victory in georgia and so. republicans are trying to decide are going to have to

decide really are they going to stick with trump because they are interested in getting being able to tap into his base or they're going to say look enough is enough we've had an election the election is over it's time to move on and now it's time to focus on these very key senate run offs and donald trump has been kind of a distraction with this with everything that he's been trying to say so but for the for the democrats he's been a boost they're energized they are slightly amused some of them to hear him trying to strong arm the secretary of state so he might boost support among democrats but then suppress the vote among republicans who are having doubts based on what he said that their vote will even count he said it yourself she run off races why are these 2 senate seats so crucial because they'll determine how successful joe biden is as president biden would be in charge of the white house but if he was also had the support of democrats in both chambers of congress if they had both control

control of the house and the senate it be easier for him to achieve his agenda when it comes to cohabit health care the economy the environment and even when it comes to his cabinet picks because those aren't set in stone yet he has made nominations but he needs senate approval in order for that to happen so a lot depends on how these races go right so this really is about whether president elect biden can get through his agenda you know you mentioned this really has been a republican stronghold for some time georgia what extent of krauts. at least optimistic that they could win these 2 senate seats but i think it's hope and i think when you look at the election at the map the democrats were able to flip some red state some get from some red states to blue and so that heartening for them but also when you look at the candidates these are very important for them. john also was a protege of the late great civil rights icon john lewis. the where i've read raphael

warnock is very popular in georgia he's an activist he's very well known and he's a minister at the church where art dr martin luther king jr was also a minister so he has very strong ties to the community so there is hope among democrats that these 2 candidates can win both of these senate seats and then it would tie the senate and come to harris as vice president would cast the deciding vote making joe biden's life in the white house much easier stacie difference from our u.s. elections jeanne thank you very much you're welcome so. let's catch up now on some other stories making news around the world the head of the far right group known as the proud boys has been arrested in washington police say enrique terrio was involved in torching a black lives matter banner taken from a church during protests last month and he was also charged with possessing illegal

high capacity ammunition for fire it's. iran has rejected accusations that it seized a south korean tanker to pressure seoul to release billions of dollars money that was frozen as part of the u.s. sanctions over tehran's nuclear program and went in troops stormed a vessel in the persian gulf on monday claiming it was polluting the water. qatar's leader been hammered attorney has arrived in saudi arabia where he was greeted warmly by ruling crown prince mohammed bin sound that the leaders will attend a summit aimed at ending a regional crisis saudi arabia and other gulf allies cut ties with qatar 3 years ago accusing it of supporting terror that's a charge that denies. chance i'm glad marco and germany's regional leaders are expected to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown later today as infections remain stubbornly high schools are currently closed and the current restrictions were originally due to expire next week now parents are bracing for yet more home

based learning. students in germany have not yet returned to the classroom after the christmas break most schools will stay close until january 10th while others are offering virtual lessons germany's federal and state governments now have to decide on the way forward as calls grow for schools to say closed even longer or to only open partially in berlin opinions on the matter very. like you know that i have 2 children myself one in high school and one in elementary school i think schools should remain closed a little longer even though it's difficult for us parents. perhaps we can find a good balance with some learning at home and others allowed to be in school. i think that as long as the lockdown stays in place and i expect it will be extended children should stay at home. hope for a return to normal lives with the vaccine as of monday germany had administered almost 266000 jobs but the government is coming under pressure it's vaccination

program has been criticized for being slow and chaotic german health minister defended his government's plan. is the vaccine delivery my own tech pfizer have always said they could only produce 50000000 doses worldwide by the end of 2020 that explains this initial shortage the 2nd issue is that those german states that are vaccinating are doing so mostly in nursing homes we have always said that this will take a little longer because of course the process there is more complicated. new cases and deaths have remained high over the holiday period now medical experts report germany's critical care units are nearing capacity. let's bring indeed abuse julia so delhi with the latest on the story hi julia there are media reports that lockdown measures could get even tougher in germany so what is going to be decided today what we know is that there is consensus for the currents locked down to be

extended at least till the end of january and media reports are now talking about the chancellor on good american wanting to put forward a proposal to sharpen the measures and to introduce a limitation to where people can go outside their homes in the areas that are most affected by the coronavirus this suggestion comes after having spoken to health experts here in the country we will see how that will go down with the state premiers another issue as we saw in the report is schools they will have to decide what to do going forward whether to keep them close open partially or what solution to go along with at the same time the infection rates the death toll is still very high in germany where has the government's strategy until now gone wrong. one point that is has been criticized in germany has been how late the harsher lockdown has come into place and only came into place in mid december after a month and

a half of a lighter lockdown and even chancellor who said that she would have liked to see tougher measures come in beforehand now with the current harsher lockdown in place at the moment we see numbers still high although over christmas the reporting of these numbers has been lagging so numbers have been fluctuating but experts had already warned that we would see numbers staying high over these few weeks and over christmas there have been gatherings small gatherings of families getting together so we will have to see in the next few weeks how this effects the situation in the numbers in the country and see whether the current measures are enough and julie what about the situation in german hospitals at the moment the situation has been described as a very difficult. over 26000 intensive care beds in the country only around 4000 are still free that still gives some leeway but if we look at the different region the stitcher regions the situation is different for example in more affected

regions like a very or saxony a lot of hospitals are reaching capacity and doctors expects the numbers of patients there to remain high over the next few weeks and julie of the vaccination program here has been criticized for being slow and chaotic is that because expectations were unrealistic or did the just not meet targets. according to the german health minister yes what was promised has been delivered he said that the 1300000 doses that had been expected by the end of 2020 have been delivered by biotech pfizer he said he expects another $4000000.00 doses to be delivered by the end of january he also explained that the issue is not that not enough doses were ordered but that at the beginning of the production it is still slow when not as many doses as needed can be produced and he also said as we saw in the report

administering the vaccine in care homes proceed slower as going ahead only with vaccination centers so he has been defending his government's actions while criticism continues to mount. delhi with the latest thank you. wells talk about the impact of all of this on business in europe's largest economy we can speak to carson just the chief economist at germany karsten thank you for joining us we have some numbers coming in today showing that retail figures have actually been very strong thanks to online sales so what impact is this prolonged winter lockdown actually having on the german economy. it's just so hard to come up with numbers i think what we know is that. hotels restaurants travel cultures all this act as they have already been hate by the lock down by the been damaged throughout 2020 will also be hit the most this is this time around. when you look

at manufacturing sector for example it has done quite well in the 4th quarter and also at the start of the new year here it will really depend on whether schools will reopen are not because we have i think something like like 15000000 parents of of smaller students that if they have to stay at home again this will have an impact on growth so i think in some what you can tell right now is that it's going to be a very weak start to the year 2021 probably another contraction a mild contraction of the economy but i think with spring time with the continuation of the rolling out of the vaccine we will also see then the german economy recovering starting 2nd quarter if you look at a comparison across europe in the early stages of a pandemic the german economy was doing better than other european countries is that still the case. really in august when we need look at the

lockdown measure that we have seen since november even with the tighter restrictions before christmas it is still somewhat lighter than in other countries compared with france for example compared with the u.k. announced last night to germany is still doing well or better germany is also benefiting a lot from this v. shaped recovery of the asian economies led by china so the journey manufacturing sector is clearly benefiting a lot but we also know that these big bang of fiscal stimulus which had been in throughout 2020 has not fully reached the economy yet so it we would need to see more fiscal stimulus this year or at least paying out of the already announced fiscal stimulus to really get germany out of the starting blocks faster than the risk and cost you mentioned looking ahead to the spring so how optimistic are you with that we will see a return towards economic normal normality in 2021 probably not

normality but i think we have to look through this high frequency shorto noise or for where are their vaccinations where are there low rates in nations the law will continue but i think i'm very positive that with this 2nd quarter we will see a reviving economy in europe in the u.k. in the u.s. and with a bit of luck and really a good vaccination strategy in the 2nd half of this year we could see for the 1st time in a long while really is synchronised global recovery so yes as dark as the short term outlook seems to be there is clearly light at the end of the tunnel and some positive news there preston cesky chief economist at i know each germany thank you for joining us. a people in britain are under instructions to stay at home as their 3rd national lockdown takes effect prime minister boris johnson announced the emergency measures just yesterday as a country battles a fast spreading new coronavirus variant britain's chief medical officer has warned

that the country's health system could be overwhelmed in the coming weeks. desperate times call for desperate measures with boris johnson announcing england would move into its 3rd national lockdown similarly strict to the 1st one that began last march that means the government is once again instructing you to stay at home. you may only leave home for limited reasons permitted in law such as too short for essentials to work if you absolutely cannot work from home to exercise to seek medical assistance such as getting a test or to escape domestic abuse. with england experiencing a 50 percent jump in the number of patients in hospital with covert 900 since christmas day scientists hospitals teachers unions and opposition politicians have all called for decisive action and recent weeks. parents support

in the coming days because the schools the shot businesses will need support because they won't be able to operate that package needs to be put in place the soonest possible because compliance needs clear messaging but also support for people to make sure that they can comply. in wales where patients were among the 1st to receive the u.k.'s 2nd approved vaccine produced by astra zeneca tough lockdown measures have been in place since the 20th of december. hours before johnson's announcement scotland's 1st minister nicolas sturgeon imposed similar restrictions while northern ireland's executive are expected to follow suit. british hospitals now have more covert 19 patients than at the height of the pandemic in spring with resources low and stuff overwhelmed. it's montoya law. many more sick.

though. it is as i've already. found things aren't expected to improve immediately in spring it took nearly 3 weeks after the introduction of the lockdown for hospitalizations to reach their peak. huge ok let's check in now on some other developments in the pandemic indonesia will begin a nationwide vaccination program on january 13th presidential call we doto will be given the 1st shot of the vaccine made by a chinese firm moderna says israel has approved its vaccine and has ordered millions of doses israel has already given shot some more than a 10th of its population but is facing a new outbreak brazil is reporting at least 2 cases of the new more contagious corona virus variant one of them after contact with travelers from europe and mexico has granted approval to the astra zeneca oxford vaccine that makes it the

2nd vaccine to get the go ahead there. coronavirus restrictions are forced people around the world to rediscover home cooking people who once frequented restaurants have become their own caterers and as our next report from india shows in some cases that's created new business opportunities. god has always found comfort in beacon as in india architect numbers and science makes sense to her as does the precision of being greedy and baking dimes she's glad she left her job as an architect 4 years ago to set up home because as simple as buy because it made 2020 so you're defined by the by men make a fantastic one i think because i would being from home because if it mean produced by only one posting being dutch tony one pops in the. chops that planes have with us i actually managed to get to my business before and if not at all just

a muslim of god he calls her naughty and nice beaks biscuits on the one hand and foods that big diet do destructions and do a count on the other whole new clients up the only times to what instagram peach and load of my god he acknowledges the tasman been easy. from working 12 to 14 hour days scrambling to find used at supplies and now during india's lockdown. but she can't hire help in the kitchen yet because more hands on deck could mean more exposure if things get better in 2021 door she hopes to expand put a team of one. and her daughter nicole have had a fantastic 2020 do they run a food delivery service morden dendy named after an ever changing menu inspired by whatever is in the mood to cook because of my loves the kitchen and had always

wanted to do something with food. 2 years ago she launched moved on instagram with nicole's help cooking dishes from her childhood influenced by cuisines from me gudrun and tibet. mood started as a once a week after india's knock down spiking demand has meant to the now also 5 days of to be for those have multiplied 4 or 5 forward. because its job has been updating instagram and charging the customers she love sharing good reviews the deceivers. nicole says mood has been ted a few tick making the months fly by in a year where she hasn't left since early march it was just a huge blessing because you know we found something we were able to do something that kept us busy that you know reach for the productive so you didn't really miss the outside world and i think some days in that kitchen you almost even forget that

everything that is happening is happening you know it's just we're just a little food with more than the call of course a must see this found this wreaths 142020 and are actually looking to expand their fresh food output nicole does have some ideas the frozen foods is one and the popular meat because of the. last year was overwhelmingly eventful for the do and it will set the tone 420211 of gratitude and enduring love for good food. ok before we go 12 women have joined the ranks of moscow's metro drivers after russia lifted controversial legislation that banned women from certain jobs ostensibly because of health reasons women started working for the subway system on new year's day previously women were employed as drivers for decades until the metro stopped hiring back in the early 1980 s. the profession was listed among jobs with harmful or dangerous conditions but

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with what's new because stand close proximity table shall cause 1st coach this season and challenged with saving them from the drop. meanwhile 2nd from bottom line is introduced 3 new faces christian high don't retire. this is the club's chairman former coach martin schmidt is now the new sporting director and you can see that was in it in to him cage to new moves to celebrating the league's longest serving coach has changed. and will be taking a closer look at by ends title rival domains of payments most books started the year ahead of them in the table. life stage of unbeaten in 8 matches but did have it easy against lucky shot. to leave a couzin with peter bhatia still hot unbias here we start with that match against frank facts. are famous in germany for their ability to fall of the final hurdle always the

runner up never the champ. pits of bosh is aiming to change that image leverkusen have kept pace of buying this season but lost the defending champions last match day. pouncing back is the sign of a true title contender the. opponent's funk for good one just one of the last 10 games seemed like the perfect on. a reaction almost immediately as not in a mirror frankfurt's defense with just 10 minutes on the clock the only way was up my. view it's with a delightful chip and mary capping off the move with an instinctive back heel. subdued reaction was perhaps a sign of things to come however. frankfurt pushed back his cracks in the liver because an offense became apparent. jonathan toews blushes saved by keep.

on this occasion. up. but even he couldn't stop frank for as. his defenders allowed army units to waltz in on goal. by units hadn't scored all season labor couldn't handle him an easy opening and it was 10 after 22 minutes. frankfurt cracked on his holes continue to burst open my units really should have made it to 139 minutes. i mean he appeared to be living only outlet but the german international couldn't recreate his early magic. if anything frankfurt felt aggrieved by the 11 scoreline heading into the break. labor couzens defensive issues continued in the 2nd half day to come out and whipped the ball

into the box in edmonton could only direct it into his own hands was hardly the stuff of a title challenge or. fun 73 minutes come but i could have sealed the match he was left in paris seemingly open inside the box by an absent liver couzin defense. they didn't fare much better in attack although frankfurt's martin integra sliced across on to his own post. to have it out but i'm sold another fight another opening. was up sober couldn't make up 1st early era the. pits of course was clearly frustrated with his players and not held on to a 21 victory huge for the hosts their 2nd week in

a row. leverkusen on the other hand have now lost 2 in a row by an appear well the way based on the show. isn't gonna go he went in the game at all even then we had. couple of chances which if we were talking like we would have buried them left here with a point. and had 7 games where they went behind 1st and they came back in all of them that said top take much of the bush it was a disappointing starts to 2021. from food was much better than we today they had bigger chances they play better and they deserved to win. not coming back automatically nothing in football happens automatically so you have to work hard for it new year same old leverkusen they still have work to do affect the challenge by and let's check out how logic fared in their title quest.

the lights they haven't been around long enough to develop a reputation like leverkusen but they've already mounted several title challenges against by and munich before falling away. could this season be any different it's . like fish came up against the stuttgart side that have surprised everyone this season and agree no much about says team posed a potential banal miskin feeling and not as. a tactical battle was about to unfold and like saved the 1st bite and he knows volley was superbly tipped away by great goal coble in just the 3rd minute. that the other wrench took guts intense pressing was also causing problems almost deafening up a chance for nico gonzales. that was like 6 were handed a golden opportunity on 20 minutes when

a male forced back one a penalty was that the swede however was foiled by the once again brilliant coach was now goes man come actually. i'm not impressed. let's just kept probing but without success force backfired another effort high and wide. now goes man was becoming visibly more irritated as downie omo missed a chance of his own. ship got for their part when looking dangerous and sasha was a whisker away from scoring the now the. it was back to the drawing board for now goes man at half time. in the half term we discussed about subs occasions where the formation of a bit looked at as well that the formation of the 10 minutes in the 2nd half as well then we're creating lot of chances center the lead was

a question of time at 1st it was more of the same amadou had doris and his effort white. and forsberg couldn't make clean contact here. then coble against and strong when called into action by billy or ban. it was looking like another by and challenger would fall short. but the breakthrough finally arrived on 67 minutes danny imo prodding home and had cross at the back post was. like say finally showing the resilience required for a title challenge they did have a late scare in the 86 minutes when valid tomorrow and one found himself free in the box. thanks if we actually produced an outstanding stop to keep like to get ahead. of the game ended one nil they like 6 certainly rode their luck they'll need

to improve at converting their chances if they're to rival by in munich. we missed the no 2 or 3 big chances before to go into also after the go so that's why that's why it's the type of the result at the end but i think at the end it's well deserved a lot of other people more chance to serve we have to about it. of course champion seem to get the job done even when they're not in top gear so what is like 6 new years resolution. obviously there when they're going to see a title would be a huge win for us gunning for glory but like still have to prove they can get the distance with by now let's take a moment from maine for the match day. which comes from none other than penalty killers we go cool but the keeper has quite the mat for saving penalties stopping every 3rd attempt on his goal. that is

a remarkable stop to keep it no doubt a used his trialing like tops like you don't to the crossbar being tall is it's nice when people it's it's it's it's great to talk to to help my team oh it's a bit disappointing if you can't get the win because at least the point. to say was the highlight of an all round stellar performance by corporate jets to go in the game and staved off 8 big leipzig chances the best figures of his career . thanks. by in munich the team everyone's trying to stop welcomed back yoshua kimmage from injury a challenging task ahead for mike says interim coach can see that. but brian conceded the out there for the 8th straight game tonight handbook can't firing past

man illinois to the delight of caesars. then mind struck again alexander how making it to nil shortly before half time goes by and screams i. they started tackling back early in the 2nd half courtesy of none other than commish. leave royston a netted the equalizer with the speed. he 5 minutes later. than the inevitable happened nicholas july gave bryan their 1st lead of the day 20 minutes from time. a robot you have been dubbed the penalty followed by his 2nd of the day sealed off a convincing 52 victory. by an she called the rolling at the top of the league but not a fairy tale to see that he will be replaced as coach by bills fans and. he

. mentioned lumber having lived up to expectations a season after finishing 4th in the last campaign could make it the new year off to a good start against really felt comfortable yes said brylin below the post part of the rankings and then belief will keep it but i'll take a course in the waiting game but in the 2nd off and what i said enough's enough pairing through the net the only goal of the game. coach marcos was pumped i must be hoping for even more success in 2021. raymond country and co for it was smiling despite his team having lost 5 of their last 6 league matches but only on violin his being comforting about that weight this season one of the ideal guests should all day back open the scoring with his side's 1st shots of the game and colfax smiled. tyler i wene then

double late delayed for me have a cold is now slowed in his last 3 games and to cope with the hankering. soon afterwards many on small painfully today she got away with a handful of the bumps that would have given him braman penalty. time just before the interval romano schmidt looked to a cut when he owns a lead in hong but no schmidt was just off song. some days i'm just content to break. wasn't happy but that didn't change the outcome. just took the helm of shaka for the 1st time meaning it had as many head coaches as points this season could it be the ones and the 29 game winless streak against has a bell give them some hope for survival. had to look like they could move at will

through shock as defense and much they are going to see open the scoring in the 36 minutes but news because jen calls. and has to have their way with shock again shortly after the restart this time john told about me on my head so we're done yet christophe young sec made it 3 nil and sealed the victory. more dejection for shocker as their only one game away from equalling tasmania berlin's record of 31 straight wins last outing. marcus cologne happened when i had a whole season and felt it was high time to change that. but it was this it sounds bookie put the ball in the net but just after just 6 minutes luckily for cologne florian needed less numbers of sunlight. still gives don't was getting nervous.

and sure enough late in the 2nd half he did not fatty i'll go for an easy tap into round out one nail outspoken victory. still must be feeling the pressure. and hoffenheim christians were celebrating 9 years as head coach of freiburg and his team was on a 3 game winning streak. back in france with the very 1st shots of the game off the . 7 minutes eliciting a rather muted reaction. half an hour later he was wrongfully just a fan of the ambitions of prefer stepped up to convert the ensuing penalty and double freiburg lead. bank is he mad and put the ball in his own net and freiburg were ahead 3 after having only 2 shots on target. and pulled back early in the 2nd half.