you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or a maybe in the shallows. in the day's headlines critics warn a highly controversial french police security bill in the wake of multiple brutality and misconduct cases only make tensions with the public works. around viles to avenge the murder of its top nuclear scientists and pin the blame on israel we discuss possible motives and consequences with our guests. i think it was done in order to provoke iran into response they could then be used as a pretext for a strike on iran if condemnation is going to go anywhere it must go to the to the iranian regime that celebrated this. is not a weapon it is a provocation. also this hour and one of the moshav king lockdown violations in the

pandemic in top european parliament member for an anti l.g.b. tea party quits after trying to flee police raids on what's being described as a male sex orgy. and india sees one of the biggest national strikes in history as 258000000 people come out to protest free market measures. very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow let's get started with a live news update. and friends tensions are high over a new security bill that could criminalize filming of the police officers are already in the spotlight over widespread accusations of brutality with critics warning far more significant changes are needed to structural and deep rooted problems within the force trial devinsky reports. it's the burning issue in france

right now how to improve protection for the police while also safeguarding the public from police brutality. amid a wave of anger at the plans to criminalize the publication of images of the police if there was intent to harm the government has backed down the ruling party and the that the much profiled article 24 would be entirely rewritten hours later the interior minister outlined his plans for reform sickies a mike what is my deep conviction in what the government thinks is that we

absolutely have to keep the protection of police forces during their police actions so i repeat they are not protected enough addictions with more training more leaders and more police and the generalized use of police body cameras these would he said tackle the root cause of the problem meanwhile the french police chief admitted that there are some issues but he defended the owner of his offices the police the police are not violent and are not racist saying this i'm not in denial and i am not waffling i tell you what i see and what i hear every day i see the police officers or flexion of the good side of our society but for many woods or not enough accusations of police violence of tarnish the name of the force these were brought into sharp focus over the past week as she. examples emerged.

i tried to call my lawyer i tried to call out of people even a neighbor heard my screams and he wanted to call the police but it was the police . then as protests turned over the weekend did emerge that one journalist was caught in the fray injured by a police baton as he attempted to cover the demonstrations. an award winning photographer was clearly identifiable as a journalist was shocked by the injuries suffered by a colleague how b.

and condemned the unprovoked violence the injuries were sustained as he exercised his legal rights as a photojournalist documenting protests on the streets of paris and now questions have been raised about the police role in the death of an 80 year old in mass a back during the yellow vests rallies. zainab was hit by a tear gas canister in $20000.00 while in her apartment originally an expert report submitted as part of the investigation concluded that the officer that fired the grenade had done so properly and she'd been hit accidentally that's now being questioned following an independent investigation it claims the officer launched the corner to an angle and too close to her building and it was there for an illegal shot a lawyer for the victim's family is so. that it was

a deliberate act we believe that the police officer fired tear gas grenades because he thought that mrs ray the one who was on the phone using its loudspeaker was filming the police violence that took place outside her house rewriting also called 24 is unlikely to be the end of the story the record speed toy global security bill to be scrapped passions are high not just over press freedom and the ability of citizens to film police officers but also the deep rooted problem of police violence issues that simply cannot be whitewashed so what do you can ski r.t. paris. iran's parliament has passed a bill to raise the stakes on nuclear development unless western countries ease sanctions it's urging the government to suspend the un nuclear inspections and boost iranian enrichment above the levels agreed with international powers at the country's president hassan rouhani criticized the bill calling it bad for diplomacy

a final decision on the issue rests with iran's supreme national security council the bill comes amid upper or in the country over the killing of iran's top nuclear scientists their own is blaming israel. the israeli government is the primary suspect in this assassination and now serious evidence has been provided the situation is that from now on we will follow the same path and we will seek to create legal responsibility for it iran as has been said and it is our firm policy will respond to both the perpetrators and the commanders it will be proportionate independent and god willing with maximum pain for those who have done it. israel's government is still refusing to comment on the issue my colleagues ask a teller discuss the escalation the possible motives and outcomes with our guests. i think it was done in order to provoke iran into response could then be used as a pretext for

a strike on iran and i think this was designed to get the iranians to to take some response with it which would then justify an attack on iran is what appeared to be the closing days of the trump administration concerns that this attack could provoke iran to develop nuclear weapons what's your comment on that 1st of all there's no evidence that iran ever attempted to produce nuclear weapons iran which has the most advanced military technology in the region and we've seen that how it has been used against the american base. if iran which has that technological capability if they wanted to produce a nuclear weapon they would have done so years ago the issue is not nuclear weapons it is a provocation just as your previous guest rightly pointed out the israeli regime is looking for a provocation to bring about war in this region because for them it is the it's not the interest of the united states or europe or of the region it is their own

interests let's look at who factories are there was he was a weapons specialist a nuclear weapon specialist now a school that doesn't have a soccer team doesn't hire a soccer coach and a regime that isn't seeking to carry out nuclear attacks doesn't hire nuclear weapons specialists and really you know if condemnation is going to go anywhere it must go to the to the the iranian regime that celebrated this man that carried him around in government motorcade gave him a state funeral condemnation and again i have no idea who is involved the condemnation does not deserve to go to the people that remove this man from a very problematic situation condemnation only goes to the iranian regime who continue to oppress their people and continue to seek the execution of another iranian protesters were calling on a war with america over the killing impact. anyway of course we thought that the 2 countries came very close. to a confrontation over the model of general sort of made me my question is is this

time different and how it was for the purpose of the triggering an american attack on iran that one troubled drug ran for the presidency 2016 he promised an america 1st foreign policy we didn't get we got israel in saudi arabia 1st policy it's interesting to me that even the saudis in iraq don't seem to be going along with the script on this one so we could end up with a situation where the americans really don't feel they have the regional support they would only have the cover of israel to launch an attack on iran so i'm hoping war will not come under no matter what the iranian response turns out to be. one of india's biggest strikes and history has seen 250000000 people come out against a new farming law that they warn it will devastate their livelihoods and the capital new delhi demonstrators clashed with police who fired tear gas and water cannon and used to force protesters back before the end of the.

september's last craft a minimum prices for crops and help corporations negotiate prices directly with farmers private companies can also now stockpile staple crops which could previously only be done by the government. prime minister narendra modi insists the new rules will benefit farmers allowing them to attract investment and choose from a larger number of buyers and he's accused opponents of spreading lies. we're seeing the same old misinformation against these historic agree culture reform is

coming from the same people who have constantly misled the farmers for decades we're working with pure intentions and without any purpose of betraying anyone. a new delhi based journalist and political commentator says the moves have been badly planned through these 3 laws that the government has brought of even split the bill harvey. is going to replace the middle man with far more bob through cooperated to dean's derby greater role. in deciding everything to do with chasing and the seed of the produce and then that all believe means you are even forcing the mafia the private good is . going to be far more fall for less time should read of the form of interest. down to one of the most appalling breaches of covert

restrictions a top european parliament in parliament member has quit after brussels police caught him trying to avoid capture what's being described as a sex orgy officers raid or raided what's being called a gay party which has surprised many as shire was part of an anti l g b t coalition it was attended by some 20 people including european diplomats shire who had been chief with the european peoples party was caught carrying drugs as a flood through a window and shimmy down a drain pipe when police broken. at passer by reported to the police that he had seen a man fleeing along the gutter she was able to identify the man the man hands were bloody it is possible that she may have been injured while philine there were found in his backpack and his resignation letter his behavior was irresponsible he apologized for breaching lockdown rules but claimed the drugs in his backpack had

been planted former i mean david coburn says the whole incident said it's a terrible example. it's not setting a good example to the people in a time of america's jimmy don't have a good laugh about it you know the congress even all that but it is serious and as much as that people don't want to be set an example like that it is a goal if they're out there politicians are having a tremendous coffee while the rest of us am i having to isolate i mean it look at my hair how to lie and use me i never had hail as long as i was a student i haven't seen obama in months so you know i try to be in the rules and set an example as opposed to little bit o. a way and by you know i think it's better people obey the rules overseas but it's not to to do the opposite to what your you're selling to the public. still had a well year of using code restrictions for christmas cause another spike in infections and look at that among our stories after the short break.

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not just a good way maybe some smarty dream satire as the fictional transpiring right an extremist but the reality is. welcome back britain has become the 1st western country to license a vaccine against kobe had developed by pfizer and biotech the vaccine has been approved by the national regulator shot and edwards daschle has the details what is new all the way through all here and now i think it's been described as a historic moment this morning a private 1000 bucks and has now been approved use and could be rolled out as soon as next week so this announcement now means that the u.k. becomes the country in the world through this vaccine it comes off.

as a job which office 95 percent protection against 19 is actually safe to be rolled out so what we're discussing here in the u.k. is that 14000000 doses have been told by britain it means last supply of about him around 800000 could be available next week that means that immunizations start within days but who knows that the public this next. stop will represent people at the 80 frontline health care because the rules are 3 modes of delivery things like look you press and hospital oxidation centers and also the community rollout as well today this morning with part of not one called the health secretary and he is saying that we could be back to normal by the spring and it will help save lives but of course there will be challenges with this rollout. hope is on its way the end my char a is for the 5 the biotech 5 seems a kind of 19 the n.h.s.

stands ready to start max and they think early next week the u.k. the 1st country in the world to have a clinically approved vaccine for supply although the job has been approved already doubts has been called for so to say that it could be a huge lack of a for a week old also 50 hospitals are currently already poised on standby to receive this vaccine however there are serious issues with the distribution of it all because the vaccine needs to be stored and minus 70 to gray said i was handling the vaccines really need to be told and instructed of how. to deal with this vaccine also just to point out the government's handling of this crisis has never been celebrated in 2020 yes today is a joyous moment but the government has been under fire from its messages with self-imposed deadline things yes miss so while the u.k. today is enjoying thing in the spotlight with this vaccination will it be able to actually deliver that is the key question and yes it's interesting they recognise

that has said that it was not giving the green light to the vaccination until off the court christmas in 2021 but flies is already working to distribute in other areas like the united states today we've also had some the prime minister and he says that this is a protection which will allow the united kingdom to get back on track but physically in terms of the economy of course 20 twentieth's in a can see right off economically it's pretty catastrophic but then you can be in an out of nationwide lockdown and that ultimately resulted in mass unemployment and devastated hundreds of businesses all of this comes as the united kingdom today is coming out of a month no look down meaning pub fossil restaurant non-essential retail even places like now falls i'm jim although it will be reopening as of today so all around for the united kingdom it's pretty good news that britain is now on the road to recovery however and it is quite crucial skeptics out there do say that believe it . they are all g

a professor and jones of britain's reading university it welcomes the addition of new vaccines for the international community and it's very effective 90 percent effective in stopping inspection that is not to say that the other vaccines do not that's almost well they do including long fact that by now the new virus this book next find vaccine and another already seem wrong reduced by much and i would expect that the other trials that are currently ongoing will reports quite soon probably early next year but they reached a very good level of inspection and will certainly be a logistical challenge because the back scene requires ultra cold storage before it's actually used i don't think that's a stop of the arrow and so i think in certainly in developed countries i think the provision of minus 18 reserves is not such a big deal but it certainly could be something that will effect the rollout more generally 'd in other areas of the work world which don't have access to boat

storage with just a few weeks to go before christmas eve states are responding to mass anti-lock down outraged by easing restrictions that leaders fear at the festive gatherings could spark a fresh wave of covert outbreaks our europe correspondent peter all over his story . european leaders are facing a balancing act between keeping covert restrictions in place to stop the spread of the virus and allowing families to be together over the festive period this also the need to try in a piece some of those that have been out on the streets of european cities angry and fed up with the current restrictions.

the problem is ease restrictions for christmas and new year you may well get a spike in the virus in january here in germany chancellor angela merkel has reluctantly agreed to ease restrictions on the number of people that are allowed to gather together that's been raised to 10 not including children in that number between the 23rd of the senate and the 1st of january but she has said that there is a personal responsibility on people to try and keep covert safe people in winter are worse equipped against the virus and then in the sound that because we spend much more time inside close spaces the situation the const more difficult we just have to get through this winter months and we hope people get vaccinated in the czech republic they've gone a bit further than germany and they'll be opening some shops that have being closed albeit with extra carona measures in place when it comes to religious services

there's also a split across europe in italy and in ireland there will be socially distanced masses taking place while in germany and iceland they going for the 1st 2 options we recorded shoot services that we broadcast online and have also created virtual confirmation classes most to move try to. do something outside the church on christmas eve such as a quote a performance or a short service the e.u. might get a glimpse of tension what could be coming down the pike by looking at cross the atlantic to the united states last week's thanksgiving celebration so people travel across the country and get together with families who are looking to see if that produces an uptick in the number of corona infections but while restrictions that have been in place across europe of seeing numbers either drop off or level out here the question is is it justified to ease these restrictions for a few days of christmas cheer

a this brutal despite its continues unabated as not to be disparate a piece absolutely forced directly related to the contagion is provided by closed doors are gone digs people gathering etc more than leading to temptation these lifting of distinctions appears to be more late getting paid to close to leaving 2 of the night equations and gathering exeter it is dangerous he says police the measured east absolutely not helping. only health interests we notice we have experiences i don't see any and you do clear that deer they look down east prove it to be an effective way all their containing to spread of the spiders in all new york's governor has been ridiculed for comparing code to the grinch and some on social media i think a better candidate for the children's character who stole christmas as andrew cuomo

himself. code red is the group. think of it that one. moment is the grinch the grinch that helped spread the covert into nursing homes and profited all the debts by writing a book about leadership in the middle. kind of analogy from the glove if you're trying to encourage people to be careful about any of it during the holidays because of the good guys and the grinch with the folks in who then you can celebrate it with god look at how the grinch tried to link christmas but on not in any when i saw a. poll in the morning code is going to steal christmas

because should we get a book on christmas like they do thanksgiving. think think think think think. think think there think. that's been our bright down of the day's top news for this hour but don't forget you can always had to our website for the details on all those stories and many more.

at this point no one knows when the cold crisis will bake however it is undeniable that this whole crisis does negatively impact the economy what does it mean to return to normal is that even if. it will the divide separating the rich from the poor continue to we'll take. a look. at these i say. i think they're on the cheap. and then we went through all the countries. let's idea the right to call us company he said if we give them everything they can to pass. this country. this is what we don't understand how we are poor in such a country. that's until the ones at the same time. know what was behind them into.

the saloon to run a similar. job that i do not. need one but i guess the because if you feel if the minutes of on board not that got belief again with the phone about the couple that with the plane. would come back to the place story you have to see. that i am the best the. move. the. greetings salutation. this week the corporate media outlets like amazon b.b.c. in the new york times were gushing over the every day american appeal of united

states president elect joe biden. announcement of his supposedly crack team of economic advisors which features such working class luminaries as exparel reserve chair millionaire janet yellen and internet troll and c.e.o. of the center for american progress once again millionaire neera tanden meanwhile the other biggest story of the week was the continued mockery of donald trump and brooklyn bridge troll rudy giuliani's continued toys r us flop sweat temper tantrums over their last election and dash dreams of 4 more years of being the center of everyone's attention because these are the headlines of our day. these are not the news that roughly 52000000 americans this year are facing food insecurity thanks to the cove with 19 crisis or that 87000000 public and private sector workers could potentially lose their federally mandated paid sick and family leave by the end of the year that that's not news or or that despite all of the rest of us getting financially crushed by cope with this year

america's $614.00 billionaires like washington post owner jeff bezos or elon musk saw their collective wealth grow by $931000000000.00 almost a trillion instead over and over and over and over again we are inundated with a steady stream of left versus right democrats versus republican proud boy vs and and while americans do love their simple straightforward good versus evil headlines journalist matt taibbi recently positive a much more insidious motive to the partisan madness beyond making headlines in a recent article he wrote though the off predicted break out of yugoslavia style sectarian violence hasn't happened yet it's not for want of trying on the part of both politicians and the bigger media organizations he goes on to say essentially in the wake of trump the political class is accepting the inevitability of culture war and urging it on as something prefer. to populist revolt that is.