theses stayed up and you live from today promising change in the united states president elect joe biden unveils his plan for a massive new stimulus program and other measures to counter what he calls the twin crises of a pandemic and a sinking economy the time to act he says is now also coming up pick a task for a fee of coronavirus the world marks of a company milestone $2000000.00 deaths and no sign of the pandemic is about eating .

i'm rebecca rich as welcome to the program u.s. president elect joe biden has outlined a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus an economic recovery plan if passed by congress it will include one trillion dollars for households and over $400000000000.00 to combat a pandemic directly including accelerating current back same programs and support for businesses he has previously promised $100000000.00 vaccines in the 1st $100.00 days of his presidency biden acknowledged his plans high price tag but said the country couldn't afford to do anything else and it's not hard to see there were in the middle of a once in several generations economic crisis with a once in several generations public health crisis. well they have his paid holiday been watching joe biden's a press conference paid to tell us

a bit more about biden's economic plan well it really is a sweeping in there and this is clear and that really stands in stark contrast to what we've seen for president trump it's an acknowledgment of the bike demonstration is taking this and that extremely seriously and in a lot of research reminds me of of the tarp stimulus program or even the great new deal for example we're seeing another $1400.00 and checks to americans with bringing that whole check to college we're seeing increase in jobless benefits you know more money for people in pain to prevention struggling to be their brand extension of their vision or torreon for people so they can't get kicked out of their apartments. increase in food stamps and child care so a lot of things that are really you know trying to address the hurt that a lot of americans are feeling right now including also

a call 'd for rita the minute a rate recognition that this condemning it has completely decimated the economy for a lot of people really mean it's not just a toll on their health but really on their economy and there are believed to be you know put food on its feet and so most of these measures have been proposed to last through september which is also clear message from the bottom of the straight and restriction that they do not expect this condemning to go away anytime soon but also that it's really ready to bring the big bazooka to fly through it yeah well you know you mentioned this this crisis this economic crisis has been triggered by the coronavirus crisis biden is promising this really ambitious plan is it too ambitious. i think most experts would say that this is these what is needed when you saw this after the 2008 financial crisis when

they came out with. their. relief package which most people who say was not far was not nearly enough so i said i think it's going to get hard to get this through congress which actually because he's doing cost a lot of republicans to get turned with but you know we're looking at. millions of americans really struggling here so i don't think the concern for the whiteman administration is to go. to june to know if your vision is enough for our i. thank you very much for that update. and we're taking a closer look at the president elect biden stimulus plan in business news a little later in the hour. well take a look now at some other stories making news around the world now at least 10 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a strong shallow earthquake in indonesia is so no easy island the disaster agency

says the tremors a flattened a hospital they even patients and staff trapped inside a hotel is also among the collapsed buildings. the siberian region of yakutia has experienced its longest cold spell in 14 years temperatures have stayed below minus 40 degrees for more than a month and forecasters say it's used to get even colder many residents were caught off guard due to an unusually mild autumn. like crown of ours pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down its global death toll is expected to hit 2000000 today even as countries race to vaccinate their populations the covert 19 death toll continues to rise at an alarming bright new strains of the current virus which scientists believe more transmissible have been blamed for the surge in infections across the world countries a facing a 2nd or 3rd wave of infections with many governments tightening even further the

lockdowns already in place. a new strain of corona virus in the u.k. has been a game changer there the number of cases and deaths has been skyrocketing since december many hospitals are overwhelmed with coated patients and as a result are no longer able to carry out other operations as we report this is taking a huge toll mentally and physically on the population and the medical workers trying to save lives i never see save many hundreds disappearing and i've never spared such extended periods of time with people waiting for a space. we were asking for which the corporations call now group of origin and more people every region and that has more people hospital now than they did in the 1st wave in this frame. without trace we've got to the number crucial is listed in london admitting the criminal and a really big hospital every single day whilst having higher numbers of staff from

our staff who are off sick or isolating or tested positive themselves. i've just finished 10 days of isolation because my wife tested positive she's also a paramedic the person potentially cleared that we were wearing was full our perspective not quite enough and a number of our friends and colleagues were the same situation and they've also tested positive over the last few weeks. i think the impact of the new. it is just. more factious 150 percent more fractious where we were at the beginning of the service thinking we had stored so the we had the surge in government was so huge with the proof of the marginal being as bad and that's because here it spread so easily expose that while for the score to sort by surprise the new variant just made it absolutely explode and again you know we waited too long to stand down it

may still be more to come from this wave of the pandemic. mortality. we're seeing fall people being admitted syrian tends to k.b.'s that are now becoming overwhelmed synopses in the southeast and now canceling a cold 28 day cancer surgeries the people he had the surgeries cancel and now having to add knowing that he was carrying and for some of them by the time safe again they might not be operable anymore and that they have lost that wind you know so i mean that to me is the kind i have kind of mental torture at. the poles will. be a lot of people that formed a group told one of my friends said he was just helping someone having a panic attack the other day that people are having nightmares about taking a really hard thing about big stuck a hospital for 5 hours is that over time you know that you're there you're here with your colleagues in the control room hosking for ambulances to be available to

get you to other imagine seasons of people that need your help and you can't get that constantly in a situation where they know that not doing the best for the patients that trying to pass but i just know i don't position to be able to do that and that's something that people are wrestling with quite a loss of is knowing that you know who they'd they might have better to do some more if they had arrived the other day they might have been able to. change the outcome for a particular patient burn short's how they were told walking down the country i don't think we have a choice we just throughout this. grewal that's what the crew were trained to do and. crucial were these people who were in his heart and it's taking its toll but we know we're doing the best we can it is a start and. if we didn't go out there more people would die it would suffer as a result of not having. people working on the front line. and meanwhile germany has passed the 2000000 mark in recorded coronavirus cases it

comes as chancellor i'm going to merkel pushes for an even stricter lockdown machall said has told top officials from her party that she wants quick action to stop the warring spread of new coronavirus variants. now for a look at some other developments in the pandemic levanon has entered a full lockdown after some hospital started running out of intensive care beds the measures include a 24 hour curfew it's now forbid to go grocery shopping and residents have to rely on delivery services france will impose a nationwide 6 pm curfew starting on saturday from next week everyone travelling to france from outside the european union will have to show a negative test and then isolate for 7 days and the u.k. has banned travelers from south america and portugal amid concerns about a virus variant that has emerged in brazil.

brazil's health minister says hospitals in the amazonian city of man hours are running out of oxygen to trade covert 19 patients intensive care units but so overwhelmed the patients are being airlifted to other states the city is experiencing a devastating 2nd wave after being badly hit early in the pandemic. vote counting is underway in uganda after a hard fought election pitting one of africa's longest serving ladies against a charismatic young challenger veteran president yoweri museveni is seeking a 6th term in office after rolling finelli for decades his main rival a former pop star bobby weiner has inspired a new generation of youthful voters the election campaign was marred by widespread violence and an internet blackout. one by one each vote from this polling station is called out to onlookers supporters cheer for their preferred candidate. it's been quite chaotic like expected i display class in time i think everything's

more for the moment but it got to the polls are now closed in uganda as people settle in for a tense count election day sore excitement in the long lines to vote mixed with the threat of violence with riot police patrolling the streets the election campaign has seen almost daily violence and crackdowns on opposition supporters but ugandans remain on deterred. this nation on the lot and we hope to make the student. it's a clash of generations in one of africa's youngest countries incumbent yari mr veiny is one of africa's longest serving leaders is the former griller leader has spent 35 years in office in a country where the average age is less than 30. our economy is strong. the army is strong. and experienced

the population. growth and avoid thursday's election pits him against opposition frontrunner the one who voted new compiler with his wife. the former reggae artist has managed to channel the frustrations of a generation into a viable challenge against most of amy's ruling national resistance movement. pre-election violence has also taken the lives of dozens of opposition supporters one recently appeared at one of their funerals. are on the road a lot so. we're not preparing for the election we are rising her predecessor of the group that was brought there right by the military on the body of. the ruling and blocked access to the internet for the election

challenger bobby wind calling it dictatorial tendencies the n.r.m. promises the elections will be free and fair but with the blackout on communications those looking for change are worried the vote will lack accountability and transparency. chairman measure magician's 6 trade fish has died at the age of 81 just days after it was announced he was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer he was best known as one half of the world famous last vegas magic act siegfried and roy shows often featured dozens of white tigers and lions secrets long time partner roy horn died last year as a result of complications from covert 19. here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you us president elect joe biden has outlined a $1.00 trillion dollars coronavirus an economic recovery plan passed by congress it will include one trillion dollars per household and over $400000000000.00 to

combat the pandemic directly including accelerating current vaccine programs and support businesses. for more on that economic recovery plan that monica joined in business up for a short break i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour don't go away. the new year means years years we're going to you and how the last 2 years german chancellor will bring you. as you've never heard before the surprise yourself with what this possible who is merkel really what moves them part of who talk to people who followed her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy diagnosed the metals last the.