to exert the. same. chip for tad as the electoral college cast its votes ceiling joe biden's when trump announces his attorney general will resign after voicing disappointment in his lack of action on voter fraud allegations and his handling of a probe into biden's son hunter. rolled out across the largest country in the world every region in russia prepares to give covert vaccinations in the hopes of avoiding a hard lockdowns over the festive period. hospitality workers in paris protest against a coded lockdown until mid january with many businesses on the verge of collapse.

and dirty dealing films drug gangs taking over parts of berlin as police report a rise in their activities since the summer in the german capital. broadcasting logic from our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now across the united states members of the electoral college have met to cast their vote for the country's next president and put joe biden officially across the line in an address to the country biden emphasized the importance of his margin of victory. biggest voter turnout in the history of the united states of america a number so big that this election now ranks is the clearest demonstration of the true will of the american people one of the most amazing demonstrations of civic

duty we've ever seen in our country should be celebrated not attacked meanwhile donald trump has announced to the resignation of attorney general bill barr previously suggesting he had not done enough to investigate claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential race nor to look into allegations of corruption in the foreign business dealings of joe biden's son hunter. and has more . well just as the electoral college votes are being cast paving the way for joe biden to take the oath of office this january we have reports that william barr the u.s. attorney general is stepping down he is resigning he will stop being the u.s. attorney general shortly before the christmas holiday a successor has been chosen now reports indicate that donald trump was increasingly unhappy with william barr william barr apparently advised prosecutors not to make public the fact that joe biden's son hunter by is being investigated for his

international business connections a possible foul play that donald trump was frustrated that that did not become public knowledge during the election he felt that this showed a level of partisanship toward joe biden furthermore we also understand donald trump has been unhappy with barr and his unwillingness to investigate allegations of voter fraud allegations of corruption allegations about the u.s. presidential election itself so amid reports that donald trump is increasingly frustrated with william barr we now see that he will be resigning shortly donald trump announcing that resignation on twitter it's important to note that you know at this point the electoral college has cast their votes and many people may not be aware that the usa does not have a popular vote to elect the president now doesn't really make a difference in this case because joe biden has won the popular vote is in the lead in the popular vote by roughly 7000000 votes but regardless every state every one of the u.s. states has a number of electors they then cast their vote in the electoral college and now

occasionally in u.s. history there have been individuals they refer to as faithless electors who vote differently then their respective state assigned them to or however. they're generally not a factor there were some faithless electors in 2016 but this time around that does not appear to be the case but donald trump is still not conceding donald trump says he is the legitimate winner of the 2020 election this is dumb and trump. it's not over we keep going and we're going to continue to go forward we have numerous local cases where you know in some of the states a good rig from the from us now there was a last ditch effort to try and to try and you know when the white house for trump in the supreme court we saw the state of texas file to have the results in the state of georgia in pennsylvania michigan and wisconsin overturned based on allegations of fraud the supreme court opted not to hear the case they threw it out

of court and as a result today's electoral college voting proceeded and there was a vote and it joe biden has pulled ahead as the clear winner of that vote with a clear majority now in the aftermath of the supreme court turning down trumps trumps proposal and trumps case and the texas intervention we saw the leaders of the texas republican party talk about the need to form some kind of union of what they're referring to as a law abiding states to the supreme court and tossing the texas lawsuit has decreed that a state can take unconstitutional actions and violate its own election law perhaps law abiding states should bond together and form a union of states that will abide by the constitution now divisions in the united states are intensifying there have been repeated clashes between the left wing and right wing protesters across the country just this weekend in olympia washington we saw crowds of proud boys that's a right wing organization clashing with left wing activists and there was violence

the police actually declared the situation to be a riot after shots were fired let's review some of the on ras that's been taking place. at the. it's pretty clear that on january 20th joe biden will be sworn in as the $46.00 president of the united states it'll be on january 6th that congress approves the electoral college votes and that seems to be pretty unstoppable at this point however that's unlikely to reunify the country there's a lot of distrust a lot of anger

a lot of animosity from supporters feel this election was stolen from them opponents are still very angry about things that have gone on over the last 4 years and it's very unlikely that the inauguration of joe biden is going to simply heal these wounds a lot of deep divisions and us society. from all of this that we can cross live to political analyst to jennifer to master jennifer thanks for being with us here on r t international as always so reports are saying trump ousted barr for keeping the hunter biden probe a secret and not doing enough to look into 2020 voter fraud claims do you think that that's really what's going on here. you know i don't know it's easy to say that but i don't and i can say that based on i think anybody could say that based on the last 4 years the target ministration and of various officials or others who have either been ousted who have been terminated fired or who have resigned some of them resigning very angrily against trump and i mean you can think of you can think of at least you know half

a dozen names at the top of your head but in each circumstance where a cabinet position or a top official in the trunk administration has left their post for one reason or another if it's been because of a clash with donald trump or something that has gone down south there's always been a publicly disclosed letter or a statement from the person either either with the person themselves saying that they disagree with their or they don't like president trump or they they don't want to work with him and therefore they're resigning conversed sometimes you have tried make statements on twitter that are very porous to this and this is a differentiating case i think it struck a lot of people it struck myself when i do think there's something going on in namely that one twitter message about the resignation of our but leaving was very kind very friendly very much like them and it was less political and more genuine what we're most struck me was the letter from attorney general barr to president trump that has now been released in conjunction with his resignation being turned

in the letter not only praise the work of the trumpet ministrations very and very detailed specifics but it went on to call out some of the u.s. mainstream media outlets the allegations of fraud in the election and to call at many members of congress the russia hoax russia collusion hoax the impeachment inquiry all this stuff and bar was very open about these things that he did not have to be and very very much in favor of what trump is that all along so this i think is a it's a differentiation is the distinction for how some of these leaders of left i think there might be more that the public does not know at this time. but it seems to have been an amicable split i've never seen a letter like that come from somebody who knew what it was assumed you had a falling out with trump certainly not a letter to come out the date they submit their resignation and well and it certainly is a weird one given the trump is supposed to leave office in january already i mean what's the sense in firing bar or letting him resign now there's some dispute

whether he was fired or whether he was he resigned or was forced to resign is this a swansong vendetta against barr or does trump hope to achieve something in the last month of his presidency with a different attorney general and i think this is what remains to be seen you know people are talking now about the new new acting attorney general james rosen that was under the arch and of course the new deputy or acting deputy attorney general that was a former member of the 20th airborne division of military trains close confidant of others that have been close to trump such as general flynn and others and so i think some of these people that are starting to come in the race now are looking at a little more closely they might have been more in before so i think there are people that are wondering if are his they have set something up for others and doesn't want to take the fall and sell for going down these they're going on these trails or pursuing more of this but it's really unlikely given the media reports it's unlikely to see much of what will happen but i do think that there is something else up the sleeve of what we might see forthcoming specifically with

constitutional guidelines that nobody has in the last several decades perhaps over 100 years of what could have been on january 6th so switching gears a little bit now the electoral votes have now been cast in the states. but they are only officially counted by congress and a winner declared on january the 6th do you expect anything to happen in that period to overturn the election's outcome. well it was interesting i you know i have to say i do and this is coming from somebody who i am an attorney i'm an analyst i have read these situations but i also live in one of the widely known contested states here wisconsin and not just of the electors submit their official those but we also had g.o.p. electors many votes for trump so you have actually 2 sets of electoral votes going one of those from the 'd states sort of the governor's electors and then the other ones coming from g.o.p. certified electors say that because of widespread evidence of fraud many of these

ballots had to be turned down so even with lawsuits that were thrown out some of that evidence is made these electors so maybe we should look at this is the will of our people so you have 2 sets of electoral votes now that were cast in multiple states including not just the contested ones wisconsin pennsylvania michigan george arizona but also new mexico to several states did that this could call into question whether we now have an official contested election so when that comes up on january 6th it will not be business as usual 'd and just as a basic approval there could actually be more that goes down with that with the $72.00 different votes and whether congress or she has to accept it which that of electors so jennifer given the violence that we've seen already in washington d.c. and olympia as well in so many other places around the country the country is divided that it's almost cliche to say that but do you think that joe biden or kamel harris will be able to manage to heal the divisions between americans. it has

to happen. it has to happen it absolutely does you know it was funny and i'm going to be asked right now i was actually in washington d.c. i had to do a quick trip my has been we ended up stopping there for the day acting is totally nonpolitical people that wanted to see d.c. and we happened to be there on on the on the 12th the day that the riots came out there was the 1st stop still protests pro-choice up in the morning and then the teacher that came out later on that we obviously left before nightfall but but seen some of this we saw over 200 d.c. metro police lined up ready specifically in the area then and he was staging and we heard drum beats and shouts and and some of the rights in the 1st thing you can't help but think is if you listen to the mainstream media specifically in the united states you know it we're led to believe is the public or the population that this is a done deal joe biden is one that's fine so if you and he fire these these kind of protest events even type tapes are far left protesters are like riders are pro biden and harris you know it makes you wonder why this is such

a done deal why they're coming out in these numbers why are they coming out in such violent force what is going on there you would think that if if they have been a perpetuates in this violence and then of course you have you know allegations of others on the other side coming out to try and stop them if you have this you would think that this is just a done deal so we're wondering what's going on why why is there still violence even after the election has been there and you have statements of the winner that you wanted that has already been elected this is just utterly coming from the empty facade so we don't really know what's happening there has to be unity hopefully job i view that but we haven't really seen much there have been statements from biden from malaria stating to stand down they need to stop this a calling out the rioting i mean as somebody who walks past the staging area before it even starts on the $200.00 you know d.c. metro police waiting there on their bikes for whatever was going to happen you know you're seeing a lot of the fear of mistrust of really the chaos that is coming down the pike that

needs to be stopped in the city. yes it was strong leadership and that's what we need to see i hope it can happen but but again you know we're not we're not seeing that right now so we're going to have to wait and see what happens regardless of leadership and what presidents trouble continue to do even if this is the last month of an industry should or regardless of what happens in congress we still don't yet know i think there's still a lot of uncertainty with the american public despite. the despite some the certifications given the allegations of fraud you still see a lot of mistrust in this process by the american public and that is what needs to be cuts arrest faith and trust in the political and the in liberals. always a pleasure to hear you i wish we could 'd go on for hours and talk about this we could do door own show political analyst and jennifer to master it. thanks for being with us here in our to international. russia has fast track of the rollout of its sputnik the vaccine to reach every region for the new year period in some parts

of the country the vaccination program is already underway it is hoped it will bring down daily infections which peaked here in russia at the start of the month march is down quarter has more on today's developments. today's the day that sputnik vs finally made its way to every single region of russia president putin spokes person said that unlike many countries in the west there will be no strict lockdown measures for this holiday season and that likely has to do with the russian health ministries latest achievement the president's order has been executed and vaccines but choose from aspects a nation would deliver today to every region in russia vaccination is the path we should take if we also break the spread of the disease and russia's prime minister has made it clear the vaccine is voluntary however it will be offered free of charge to all russian citizens medics teachers and social workers are at the front of the line to be vaccinated since their work is specifically high risk but we also heard from the prime minister that he promised 480000 vaccinations will be

delivered across the country in december although inoculations have already begun in key regions like novosibirsk for example where medical workers have already taken the shot and i know just people get to scoot it stuff this way we're waiting for the vaccine and we're happy to be furious to know and to get the champ let's not forget sputnik he has an over 90 percent efficacy rate and russia's health minister is also saying that the latest information coming out about it is very encouraging so with over 27000 more cases recorded in the country within the past 24 hours alone this is certainly good news for the russian people it is crucially important the actual aid is bringing people as possible really know that. logistical issues use machine nation but can really requires minus. a huge storage basically does minus a huge so it's real good you are called to distribute it but it is totally

kosovo for money should political it can be distributed through the cold she was developed in the russian and dominion countries for so. compose problems. for all of that. each person who. will be. one more person. we all know that. more. often. so you need to wait for 23 months. in the social you simply. can see results. on the france now where hospitality workers have gathered in paris against prolonged lockdown measures which they say are crippling their industry although

some restrictions will be lifted on tuesday restaurants bars and cafes will have to stay shut right across the holidays earlier my colleague andrew farmer discussed this with our charlotte dubinsky who was at the protest. individuals from a number of different sectors the restaurant cafe impost sector but also from the tourism sector to a nervous people only entertainment venues like. venues all come out to tell the government they want to open up their business because they have had. 2020 men women saying they. see with some recent report showing that some 90200 thousands almost half of the business is. saying that they could be closing up shop for good in the next 3 months. so i know there is some of that business is worth up to 10000. or 20 percent.

from last year but many say that that is. not enough. government can do. more for this is the government has provided financial assistance but not everyone meets the criteria some restaurants tours and hotel owners have just recently opened and they're not receiving help there's not enough help anyway. so popular professor cicle if the problem isn't the government's not doing enough of it the problem is that bars and restaurants are closed when it is this is not normal there's no reason for a pandemic is not spreading from other research in france has proven the bars and restaurants a hot spot for the virus we've come here today not to demand help for it but to demand we reopen for what i don't. know work expenses continue to multiply. but we don't have money to pay for them and we don't have money for children to do just what we can to work but we still have to play with the current

economic balance is unfit for life at the condom on money from us if we can't earn . the current situation here are fronds is concerning the government there are almost $60000.00 individuals who could be considered to died as a result of 19 every day the infection rate is still around $10000.00 cases that is double what president michael was hoping it would be at this point the government is starting a massive screening situation in some cities across france although there have been criticisms over that too and of course the new part she phase of the confinement starts on tuesday we are now many are concerned starting on tuesday which means that we could see that starts at 8 pm in the even knowing pm is

a racially charged but there is concern that she used a cultural institutions were supposed to be opening they won't be opened up because tracey. many restaurant is concerned that there's a possibility that january 28th which is the date they would ritually projected to be opening may not be the time when there. are many issues are there at the moment in france that spring people actually into the streets to protest not least at the weekend we saw people. protest over the new global security little more expected at their own more protests expected we've seen this protest over the last few weeks about the global security law and then to add fuel to the fire that there's this new promoting republican values law many of the protesters who came out of that weekend said that there are certain aspects of baton more which used to be known as the separatism rule which ramos they tend to cool article $24.00 from the global security field which is incredibly controversial this idea that you would

criminalize publishing people who publish images where individuals can be identified and there is no intent to harm them now there was also huge criticism of the protest over the weekend with the police using new tactics to try and avoid similar violence we have seen over the past few weeks essentially carrying out what i would describe as a smash and grab this is where the police ram into the crowds and they take out individuals who they think are trouble makers. well almost $150.00 individuals were detained at the protests on saturday many of

these detentions coming in the 1st hour or so of protests before it was really too much trouble and all of those. taking 2 would journalists now there's been huge criticism about from many oprah's issues sides also from the human rights groups. as well and that comes as the new press freedom index between 20 should front says down the scale yet again it's now what it's for the world it was previously at number 32 and this is meaning the. journalists who treated in 2019 the government says it is freedom of the press here in france but these rankings certainly is diminishing. the german capital has seen a massive rise in drug use as police attempt to pin down entire districts that are said to be under the control of dealers our sister channel r.t. german capture the troubling trend that has been building since last year using

hidden cameras. the intimidated me a well built young man came into my kiosk i told him to get out but he refused and then she started grabbing me i called the police but they arrived too late so i gave a statement but nothing has changed. it's

nothing you can see them looking out for potential victims and if somebody is not paying attention they smash their bag or wallets. that i moved on with when i go to the station looking for a deal that i tell him what i need so he takes a rubbed elbows out of his mouth the standard price for a job is just 20 euros i give him the money and then we go our separate ways. here bronson from the alternative for germany party told us the drug problem has deteriorated it due to the insufficient response from the local authorities. the most important reason for this. trafficking is a very lenient city government they instructed police to turn a blind eye towards the drug dealers that gurlitz up ethnic groups from africa most

of them rejected asylum seekers multi-port it recording to them all the acting the africans acting out. and trying to make a living. down on illegal immigrants looking for decent work but as i said most of them rejected you saw him saying he is and should not be in this country secondly. it's arab who are dominating certain areas and. their very very well organized and organized crime and. their word is the law and this happens not just in berlin but also in other cities in germany. the u.s. has put sanctions on its nato ally turkey over the purchase of russian s. 400 surface to air missile system the u.s. secretary of state my pompei all made the announcement on monday. turkey is a valued ally and an important regional security partner for the united states and

we seek to continue our decades long history of productive defense sector cooperation by removing the obstacle of turkey's s 400 possession as soon as possible the sanctions put a ban on all u.s. export licenses for turkey's defense agency president of defense industries and asset freezes and visa restrictions on its president is mile it near and 3 other top employees the sanctions threaten to damage turkey's economy while the country is struggling to cope with the coronavirus russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says the u.s. move goes against international law yet he says it comes as no surprise. should. this is of course another example of arrogance towards international law a manifestation of illegitimate unilateral coercive measures that the united states has been using for many years even decades left and right and of course it doesn't increase u.s. orthorexic on the international arena is

a responsible participant in the international division of labor including military and technical cooperation. purchased in the russian s 400 defense system in july 2019 washington had threatened turkey with sanctions ever since claiming the system poses a threat to nato the s 400 is configured in a different way from other ground to air systems used by the alliance which means it cannot be easily incorporated into nato as wider air defenses in the region historian gerald horne believes the u.s. stance is all about business. the only way for turkey to satisfy washington would be to surrender sovereignty and basically amount to the 51st u.s. state turkey wants to buy this it's $400.00 system from russia united states does not want turkey to do so because in many ways nature was just a weapons racket it's just a way for a member states to pour money into their own estates. complex know what's your read

material from u.s. contractors like raytheon and boeing and all the rest turkey no longer wants to participate in that racket and they're in why it's the conflict with regard to nato the attempted expansion of nato for example to the former soviet republic of georgia may not only be to target moscow it may be in itself to target turkey as well following an expulsion of shorty from nato or putting further pressure on nato with regard to accepting georgia as a nato member this is a very serious conflict. that as a for me i'll be back with headlines in about let's say 29 minutes this is arch international stay with us.