very. companies in italy sued the government. and. relatives last. march. infectious diseases she appears to have shifted the herd immunity vaccination threshold to public support. and long awaited 5th generation find a. closer look at what the 57.

other thanks for joining is watching international where we start this hour with a developing story from germany where people have been injured in a shooting in berlin 3 of them were taken to hospital with serious injuries lisa said that several people were involved in the incident and the helicopters been brought in as part of a manhunt according to media reports the incident occurred near the headquarters of germany's social democratic party but it is not clear if the shooting was politically motivated. in italy relatives of curve 19 victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the pretty families have brought the case against the country's prime minister health

minister and president of the badly hit lombardi region consuela carty one of the laws leading the case told us more. clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly can actually just fire isn't it i heard told album turn march it was little more than a true violent fashion residents were told to go about their lives as normal it really was their 1st country in europe have such a high death toll those who have joined a civil action are not only home very good or lumber de region you come from all over. 500 families far the civil lawsuit against the authorities asking for 100000000 euros in compensation they allege that italian officials didn't have an updated national pandemic plan and they were slow to respond to the outbreak in la but he and other regions and took too long to declare an emergency now really bore the brunt of the pandemic in europe in early 2020 the 1st deaths emerged in february and the pandemic quickly spread across the country in march the government

imposed a national lockdown to tackle the outbreak since the start of the pandemic more than 70000 people have died more than 2000000 have been infected italian prime minister sceptic aunty has previously denied accusations that he underestimated the crisis but consuela carty again says italy and his government were too slow to respond. no it isn't that nothing was done * to prevent the spread of the virus and then obviously we were not ready we didn't have intensive care oxygen he masks prepared adequately so that our loss of we're in the fire is developed really was not ready to face up to now not one politician has responded to the committee or those representing blue to actually explain the 70000 that we've heard nothing from lumber to his regional government help ministry in prime minister contact you are obliged to take a position to write a deed in court and provide an explanation that all out of italy citizens. a lot is based out of the italian authorities to comment on the case we'll keep you updated

on any developments the. united states top infectious disease expert has found himself in an awkward position of anthony found she admitted to the new york times he nudged the numbers on herd immunity up to bolster public support for covert vaccines the estimate is that you'll need about 70 percent maybe 75 percent of the people in the country vaccinating to get their own breland herd immunity let's say we get 70 by. 80 percent of the population. we may. not herd immunity protecting our society or you can make an extrapolation from other infections i say between 75 immediately 5 percent of the population when you a survey said 60 percent or more would take it i thought i can nudge this up a bit so i went to 8085 we really don't know what the real number is i think the

real range is somewhere between 70 to 90 percent but i'm not going to say 90 percent. 8 year old doctor found she there is the long time director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases throughout the summer he was a permanent fixture at the white house coronavirus briefings and is a leading figure in the fight against the virus earlier this week found she became one of the 1st high profile figures to receive the vaccine although his core advice has had a tendency to switch during the year right now people should not be what there's no reason to be walking around with a mask the fundamentals are not rocket science it's universal wearing of masks an issue in that is to make sure you do whatever you can to safeguard the safety and the health of the children as well as the teachers close the bars and keep the schools open the founding editor of the online news site this can't be happening says the best thing to do is simply be straight with people. well that's not the way to deal with that with a. pandemic and none of them have been it done

a good job of that you've got to trust people telling the truth say you know this is a crisis we're not sure how to handle it but this is what we think is the best way to do it that would be the honest way to do it and then people would have more confidence in you. you know when you tell them to do stuff i'm not sure i would go with lying i would go with that you know he made a big had he made a bad decision to not level with people with what they knew for me the best thing to do would be to tell people what you know and be straightforward with them and then change it if you find out something different later. a developing story from the u.s. 3 people been injured in a large explosion that tore through a motor home this was in the u.s. city of nashville italy on christmas morning yes behind leaving the investigation into the explosion which police suspect was intentional.

we're seeing if you would not it was a real long road in the windows started shaking really think about that's not under god but now a lobby to be funny thing out 630 this morning my heard. was really. like. pressure and the like. but happened in the downtown district around 6 30 in the morning nearby buildings have been badly damaged debris scattered across the road a number of people been detained by police for questioning and a curfew imposed until sunday afternoon possible human remains have been found near the blast site. the russian military has received its 1st combat ready 5th generation seeing $57.00 fighter jet is taking more than 2 decades for the craft to go from the drawing board to the skies and now into production of oliver takes

a closer look at russia's latest fighter. a unique combination of speed stealth and super maneuverability the su 5 to 7 miles who will fight who currently has the most modern russian military plane saying here it is all in one it's been designs to gain superior saying that they think it's an interceptor killing going guided missiles it's also fallout being able to strike really able to target the flying in place or sense that by that place of it's current with this or it takes out and if the topic close range stuff i don't think so it's out stuff like when you were a bit see the word is got that but let's give you say. the s. if you to 7 is a single siege at the duties of the copilot and now the form fi os official intelligence the plane combines the functions of an interceptor and

a strike aircraft that just is being billed as a result by the banks that break down all those materials those things that is opposing missiles accounting special insana weapons space that makes it hard to get invisible to the enemy range that they would be using infrared out it's obvious that the outcome of the arrow combat primary depends on the skill of the pilot these guys the test pilots are the ones determine what to remove and what to retain in the planes in order to set limits for combat pilots they have to push their jets found beyond those limits looking over the edge and risking their lives number 4 that's when it was serious and little we are the link between all the departments that develop various systems equipment displays information and control field goals every new generation of aircraft turns out to be more complicated so our task is to make an aircraft easier for combat pilots the more comfortable the pilot feels the more effectively they fulfil their tasks if he's plans that by 202876 mass produced

as. 57 aircraft will be in service with the russian air force. powerful the weapon the more likely it will never be used i believe it's an element of deterrence like any other weapon we're not creating things to attack so but if it is required that we defend ourselves we must be able to do that adequately and respond properly to all the modern challenges of science technology and a.d.h. so quite a long road ahead for the s.b. 57 it has yet to showcase its enormous potential downfall him more about it as it will definitely be on the razor journal and my the aviation industry. just is for joining us the twitter hash tag being pushed by fans of u.s. movie star johnny depp after netflix removed his films from the us platform they say that the fans say that they will boycott the streaming service brought in a court battle with a british tabloid paper that claimed he beat his ex-wife he lost the initial case

but his fall for retrial on these constantino rushkoff looks at whether depp is the latest victim of council culture. not in the caribbean or wonderland apparently johnny depp has disappeared drug yourself search for his name on us netflix nope he's gone is it cancel culture or censorship the streaming side doesn't say but he's fans think is because he lost a libel case surrounding murky claims against one of hollywood's most iconic actors accusing him of being a wife beater i said you hit me i was crying i said time you can kiss and i say hearing things being smashed and i said to him honey he hit me you hit me in the eye and may i. and i start crying so do want to watch the actor or hayes private life unfold in 2016 heard made those claims against depp but it wars and

$7000000.00 settlement later it's case closed right well not really a year later at the height of the meet to movement amber heard to the media to double down on domestic abuse allegations 2 years ago i became a public figure representing domestic abuse and i felt the. distress for women who speak out that's one things began to unravel for deb and his career he was found guilty by how he would be for any court had ruled now toxic it was no longer jack's barrow it was bruce saw an anonymous kicked out by and passed the beast and made to walk the plank by the pirates of the caribbean and man worth 10000000000 for the box office was done and it's not just him whole cast have fallen to the filmography of many banished from screens but here's the thing depp is a free man there is no conviction and now the claims of abuse have been flipped

perhaps he was the victim all along his career definitely is and it doesn't matter anymore if a top director is one depp to play their lead roles it's a. we won't happen awoke wave online and the idea is over take tim burton and the reboot of the addams family a perfect match you with think not anymore but who cares cancel culture and that clicks have combined they've judged and it's a live ban would have us netflix for comment we await the reply. so if. chris is german chancellor looks like succeed it's coming up after the. boxing day special episode boxing day is a holiday celebrated the day after christmas with us being the 2nd day of curse

miss. chemistry has also given us fulfillment in many ways by guaranteeing and abundant food supply if we look at our world today there are still famines but there are political famines are caused by political problems are not caused by an inability to grow food and if we look at infectious diseases if you were in the middle of a pandemic now with a pandemic is killing less than one percent of the people that are in facts and in past times pandemics could kill 30 to 70 percent of the people that were infected so chemistry has given us much improved quality of life in many ways and then we have to ask well with these unintended consequences that are causing species go extinct that are causing environmental injustice is how can we make things better because certainly we can handle those things better than we have.

to in the president's given his christmas address to the nation from. try to look on the positive side on this occasion of the pandemic. the. fellow citizens what a year has been a tiny virus took possession of our lives and our thoughts toward plants and shattered dreams i've been demick reminded us how vulnerable we are how fragile what we call our normal life is what we were also able to experience something else i was strong we are when we look out for each other and are there for each other guys in. celebrated her last christmas eve was german chancellor promise to leave her position next year speculations already right about who will succeed to the to all of it takes a look at who could be at germany's helm next year. every year at this time i get to look back on and forward to what's going on in germany in european politics with

let's face it a usually pretty forced best of moti 2050 most and the most cheerful of years here in europe a month if you will that i've been able to get a hold of the letters to santa that was written by mrs merkel come with me to germany where i'm going to. has been elected to the role of leader of the christian democratic union party this year's a bit special though it's the last festive period with angola merkel as german chancellor she set to step down from the top job next autumn but i'm also well aware not to use these festive wrap ups in the past to announce the retirement of a major german political figure only to have them turn over the far more important position stepping down is z. hall for their long serving outspoken leader interior minister horses the office said that he hopes to see all restrictions disappear that's why i've enlisted the

help of a very special guest to go through the content is looking to take up residence in the chancellor's office just behind me he's made a list he's checked it twice he's going to find out who's most likely going to win the nomination for the c.d.u. c.s.u. party and then according to reputable polling most likely the election next autumn not really as catchy is the original is this whoa whoa whoa thanks for having me can i just ask you one question before we start. your sons it's just the accent it's a bit more northeast england north pole and i'm pretty sure pretty sure the vast reindeer is a dog in a reindeer suit. well notice her and i would call if i were you lose her and i wanted to remain long the nice list well quite you mention here. famous least they're using math so how do the runners and riders of valuing to be the next

german chancellor stack up at the moment it looks like whoever gets the nod for the c.d.u. c.s.u. policy they pretty much got it so i would look tough and they were that's a good time to be a roman catholic more loyal to the book worst of the country whose modern all of the 3 main calling tenders for induction brackets and all love song things voters are likely to find rorty as well as nice and several analysts will video some tight like help to say that well i've done this now.

they aren't the only possibilities though are they. there's also a very small 'd chance that c.g. . turned all of the decision to stand. health minister again this could throw his hat into the ring you should get that c.d.u. c.s.u. nomination should be sorted out early next year but current coalition partners the social democrats they aren't doing too well with polling among voters are they nor to you list the way there were it would seem at least with the voters anyway i couldn't possibly tell you what's on my actual list data protection rules you see. you keep an eye on the greeks though they have 'd big gains in recent months while

it may be a stretch to say they have a chance of government they may well have a big say in its makeup thanks very much for coming to talk to me it's just been busiest time of course anything coming up in the near future for you safe around of go forth leaves the body next month and then sometime in march supposed to go into your afternoon with the truth very that's the pending a lot of back. but before that i want to wish all of the boys and girls no matter how well your whoa a very merry christmas wow well that's quite the exist all what's left for me to do is wish you all a very merry christmas from all of us here in the german capital base for all of us see. these lefties dulcie i mean he's written a book. about.

the testing time for science is the pandemic see skepticism over vaccines perhaps not the best to be holding the ignoble prize that celebrates the more absurd side of scientific research. it's found on. will all this uncertainty and stress this year i'm having an impression that i face in science is becoming a little bit more shaky among the general public do you feel that. yeah i think that's true for a few reasons part of it is that it around the world there are now some people who are. just automatically reacting to everything that happens by saying that's wrong don't trust it. another thing though that's happening is that for the 1st time in a long long time everybody is paying attention to scientists so now people are looking at what scientists actually do rather than what the movie version of

scientists do in the movie version the scientists all they understand everything before they even begin to look at it that's not what really happens what really happens is most of the time scientists are very confused about most things and they're not sure and they spend most of their time trying to be less confused trying to become a little more sure they never no scientist ever reaches the point where they completely understand everything but if you just grow up and you watch the movies and all your picture is scientists do understand everything so i think what's happening right now is everybody now every day you read the news and you think about scientists for at least a minute which you normally don't do and you see that what they're doing well they're not sure yet they think they have a vaccine that works but they're not quite sure why aren't they sure you know the scientists are always sure about that well no that's not that's never what this and scientists did so what's really happened i think is scientists are now becoming

real rather than fictional characters for people and real characters have some confusion. 20 twentieth's cultural walls of flames the been a war of words with many now bound for the fear of causing offense takes a look. it wasn't weight enough that in 2020 you couldn't leave the house. and everyone you knew was dressed as a heart surgeon accidently troops on a metal plate falls to be grown dropping the horror then the ever changing english language was getting even when thanks to the culture wars.

and it wasn't just ted told changing the word women to women which i still don't say the time was making he put in right into the global lexicon turf stands for trans exclusionary radical feminist and they're often confused with w.t.f. that the feminists that believe that your gender is based on whether you've got don't believe it or not. but pretty much rather than which tiny bit you identify with. dangly part i'm still not sure if it's a compliment or an insult depends on your perspective full certain on going away is this business with people's private nouns the former leader of the labor party in the u.k. jeremy cool been shed his pronouns here he is and you're right we're going to be rid of all the love that you have and what do you think they all

the bed is a. right oh yeah and vice president and that comma harris has pronouns on twitter to. again you won't be surprised when they are. oh yeah and the un has now decided that the times and wife were all politically incorrect. it's not funny john and you know with the coming through a long time my dad is going to be for. arius he's now an ex x. husband divorced. drunk laughing even the dictionary is joining in merriam webster i had to change its definition of racism off their student e-mail to say that it didn't reflect her life or systemic oppression that she'd experienced i e-mailed them to us if they changed the definition of nice day. but i didn't

have a merriam webster totally backed up his social justice warriors credentials often define the term sexual preference as being and it's a sentence that mazie hirono claim that sexual preference is an offensive and outdated term sexual orientation is a key part of a person's identity you're just going to hope you fall in love with all of this starts to make sense when you see that some university wasted some of its funding to conclude that full stops are offensive to millennium goals. don't get more informed of leading us conducted research that found that millennia old and gen zia's so rarely use punctuation when they message each other that when they receive a message with a full stop in it it can be seen as intimidating and

a sign of passive aggression well there is how do you like. you. do you. want to stores in 30 minutes. an entire village in alaska has had to move if another country trying to wipe out an american town. we do everything in our power to protect them. longer than a skating climate change is the same threat right now alaska does seem some of the fuss just coastal erosion in the world we lost about 35 feet. 35 feet of ground in just about 3 months while we were measuring. it is fast and that means the river is $35.00 closer than how. long it was

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back with a brand new season starting on my birthday january 13th but until then we will be showing some of your favorite shows from this season. of corona virus is a symptom of animal transmitted pandemics caused by deforestation the amazon rain forest is not only the lungs of the earth which will determine climate driven human extinction but it will decide the future of killer viruses before the earth burns one nation holds more rain forest than any other and today we speak to its former president jailed for nearly 2 years after an alleged u.s. backed show trial after leaving office and 2010 he was later convicted on charges of corruption which saw him in prison for $580.00 days over the so-called operation call wash the largest corruption probe in the nation's history that discovered vast contracts for kickbacks involving the ruling elite his imprisonment arguably catalyze the election of hire while scenario is president of that in america's largest country brazil's most popular politician louis thing i feel

a little of the silver brought tens of millions of his people out of poverty and into education as president he joins me now from the 4th most populous city in the world south paolo former president thank you for being on going underground what a journey you've been on 1st why are you accusing your success i are both of our 0 of genocide. so we see for a very simple reason our president did not take care of brazil and of the brazilian people as he should have done. this pandemic did not reach brazil without prior notice but. we already had the experience of what was going on you know the countries around the world and the president should have simply done the obvious. only what commonsense teaches us today. the president since he doesn't know about anything except weapons and violence. should have set up a technical committee with experts and scientists.