the u.s. enters a 2021 with a grim new record registering its highest ever coated daily death toll. pandemic restrictions that take a devastating toll on the french hospitality sector we hear from a small business owner who describes the desperate plight some people are in. it was my neighbor who lived right in front of my house and a restaurant for 2 generations during the 2nd lockdown everyone had to close again but some roadside restaurants were authorized to open and as she was not on the list the next day she hanged herself. several countries consider introducing coded passports while companies that develop mobile apps to enforce compliance but there

are warnings of significant complications. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now the united states saw the year out with a grim new record by registering more than 3800 deaths in one day one of the worst affected areas new york logged almost 8000 new infections and looks at how the pandemic has changed the city. as the new year rolls around many in new york city are hoping that 2021 will be completely different the incoming administration of joe biden is promising that they will turn things around with covert 19 with very swift measures and a local government is reassuring everyone that soon things will be back to normal. job. here in new york city all over the country we're getting

a shot of hope. we now know that we will ultimately defeat the coronavirus but what will this new normal be a lot of things won't be like that old pre lockdown world before the masks and temperature checks are one of many small businesses will be gone over 30 different retail and restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy in 2021 and many more downsizing stores and restaurants shutting down during the pandemic big tech is now moving in amazon facebook and google have moved thousands of their employees to the big apple the 3 tech giants now have over 22000 employees in new york city and more are expected these silicon valley giants are buying up iconic office buildings another aspect of new york city life public transportation is also not doing so well the jobs of thousands of transit workers are on the brink as the trains shut down each night in order to be clean and comply with health regulations new york city is

going to enter 2021 with a significant loss at this point this city has actually dropped off the list of america's top 10 zip codes many rich folks have packed up and moved on the cost of rent has decreased by 30 percent so how normal will this new normal be once restrictions are finally lifted it looks like many things have changed in a way that is not easily reversed caleb mop and artsy new york. france recorded 26000 new cases of code on new year's eve the highest rate since mid november and the government has responded by tightening a one time curfew in several cities. we don't want to implement a nationwide or local lowdown so if we will propose an extension of the curfew which instead of starting at 8 pm we'll still it's at 6 pm in all the regions where it's needed is some cities or regions where the incidence rate is above the maximum alert level these measures will be implemented from generally 2nd 2021 aside from

the curfew bars and restaurants remain closed over the festive period it extends months of restrictions that have taken a devastating toll on the hospitality industry restaurant owner vincent moore near described it to us the desperate state people are in and how his neighbor was driven to success. so i've been living in la trinité so for 16 years i have 12 hotel rooms and 2 restaurants we serve from 40250000 per year we employ 12 people during the winter period and around 22 people during the summer period so being suddenly left without work for 5 months is not easy our commune is specialized in selling local products seafood we produce a lot of fish there are no more events there are no more buses there is nothing and on top of that we are closed in terms of health i took antidepressants i took center tips i throw up every morning i don't sleep much and i don't sleep well and

i think i'm not the only one in this position among people i know there was my neighbor who lived right in front of my house who had a restaurant for 2 generations she survived the 1st lock down she was 36 years old she had a roadside restaurant it was an establishment that everyone knew and appreciated during the 2nd lockdown everyone had to close again but some roadside restaurants were authorized to open and as she was not on the list the next day she hanged herself. if you want to more detail it was her 11 year old son who took her down from the noose a poll from a french sociologist a think tank suggests that 25 percent of artisan traders most of whom have seen their income plummet have considered suicide and out of all those who have lost their jobs the number is even higher at 27 percent the french economy shrank by

a record 13.8 percent back last spring when the 1st lockdown was in forest and businesses deemed non-essential were the worst hit with of the hospitality sector seeing a contraction of around 50 percent in output been since one year again says many businesses see no way out. as for me if you want to close bars and restaurants that don't follow protocol that's fine but on the other hand most of my colleagues have scrupulously respected all the rules that have been imposed on us and today there is no study which proves that restaurants are a source of infection when you see people crowding in the subway i don't understand why there is less danger in supermarkets or in the subway than in a restaurant i didn't take a salary for 6 months so ultimately i paid to work luckily for me and my wife we've put some money aside we've put it aside but it melts like ice cubes in the sun so

inevitably it makes us questions we wonder how it's going to be tomorrow if we'll be able to pay the rent if we'll be able to pay for the car if we'll be able to pay for the kids' school especially when we know that business owners and friends have no direct help at christmas my children told me daddy don't give us presence we'll sell all our toys instead to earn money to have food. politicians around the world are insisting that corona virus vaccines will stay voluntary however many countries are already preparing for covert passports and companies are preparing mobile applications so the authorities can check through people's phones whether they have had the shot or not the common trust network has already developed such an app in collaboration with airlines including virgin atlantic and lufthansa but it leaves people with mixed messages on what exactly will happen as dimitri pollack explains . if you're still not sure you want to get a code vaccine the choice might now be

a little clear several countries are debating whether or not people who get the job should have certain privileges for being covered safe not a bad idea on paper but for those in the back of the line or just hesitant to inject a rapidly developed chemical cocktail life might not be the same sure you don't have to get an ocular added but good luck if you want to travel or go to a bar or pretty much anything anywhere that requires your code pass several governments have already spoken against introducing such a system but have a very clear position on this as important as vaccination is for all of us there must be no special treatment for the vets in these distinguishing between the vaccinated and the not vaccinated would be the same as making it mandatory it would divide society there are no plans to introduce a vaccine buspar to give people access to places such as pubs and restaurants once the coronavirus becomes available but not everyone's so opposed to the idea that

the moment when it's not possible to offer solutions to have ruined such a procedure is out of the question but the discussion about to come be still to know and even in countries that have said that they won't be introducing the covert passes some politicians are saying there's nothing they can really do against businesses requiring a proof of vaccination we are looking at the technology and of course a way of people being able to inform their physician that they have been vaccinated but also i think you'll probably find that restaurants and bars and cinemas and other venues sports venues will probably also use that system and companies including i.b.m. have taken matters into their own hands developing apps that would allow businesses to track employees and customers while there is an argument that encouraging more people to get the job will bring about the end of lock down. yes but what about personal freedoms that's the thing though you had more stuff and restricting people

from doing this all bases that are strictly some of the rights your forces somethin upon someone for them to be able to live their life i mean what you hear in our country we want freedom of speech and all not all that. is not really much of it is it i think is disgusting because it is a form of tyranny. it takes away our freedoms to travel freely. takes away our privacy completely mean at the end of the day people got their ferries about things and they don't want to be pushed into things they don't you know a lot of people think they. tell you what to do having control of the. everything's up in the air at the moment some countries have taken the idea of passports in another direction instead of handing out vaccine passes spain has decided to do the opposite and make a naughty list will set 6 up a registry and shared with our european partners of those have been offered vaccination and rejected it spain's health minister didn't specify what exactly

what happens to those who get on this register but when a country starts making lists of people it usually doesn't and very well it's a scary thought and it kind of reminds me a bit. of this is going to far lists of people that are complying with something almost reminds me. of the yellow star on the sleeves of germany a lot i would actually want a poor boy i don't like when people get what we should all be leery of when people get put on the list for being a particular type of person that's not doing something or is doing something or is particularly or not to go with it that counts discrimination as we know it used to be rather dangerous i will tend to be against giving people. special rights or something just because the man after all is also a matter of how lucky are you to get in quickly and how low on the priority list

that you may have to wait very long and she's sure that because it is definitely would be i wish we. right here at r t we've been working nearly $24.00 seventh's around the past year to bring you the news as it happened and plenty of you also headed to our web site for updates taylor takes a look at the stories which generated the most clicks. and roddy's rallies rallies will smith campaign oh good timing because i'm reading about you know no tory no hacking not today now i'm reading about your favorite stories on our website that's the one you clicked on the most i'll be honest i spend most of my time online going through all of the hate comments that trolls heaping on you tube so i've never really got round to check out our com but i'm glad i got the chance now let's see in this one came in.

a concept body builders dream wedding to his girlfriend canceled because of covert on your probably moved by this modern day jew yet just look at the pair in thailand so sweet. and i see why you like the story has got francis sexto. to fish but oh well what else what else ok well this one not quite as remounted but still determined 2nd. a huge b.l.m. rally in new york whoa nothing new really have a protest today gives democracy in play why so many hits then. you know i've got a thousands gather here and it's ok restaurants a shot and small businesses are killed to slow the spread trumps ronnie's of course that dobbs has it's almost like you i'm not convinced that covert doesn't attend

democrat led romney's visit restaurants before 10 pm shocking well time for the big one then let's see what came out on top. what we have here facebook and it's fact checking all need stories yes you have i remember this now turns out the lead story here is that the independent group is absolutely packed with democrat donors i next c.n.n. people i'm finding they've developed an appetite for branding any news to the right of well the left hopes what you that's actually quite surprising because usually big tech just no right wing media content while that's a wrap on this year. here's hoping you keep on playing through 2021.

every year with great pleasure to be answered questions from our viewers and this year is no different as usual your questions focus on future possible limits my panel enough. to look at. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe from. the isolation whole community. are you going the right way or are you being

led. direct. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or remain in the shallowness. welcome back this is our international the closing weeks of donald trump's presidency have seen him warded by the senate and has joined the other half of congress in overriding his veto of the national defense budget it is the 1st time trump has been defied it by the republican led senate. seeing that on this vote the yeas are $81.00 the news or $132.00 thirds of the senators voting

a quorum being present having voted in the affirmative the bill on reconsideration is passed the objections of the president of the united states to the contrary notwithstanding the national defense authorization act was passed by the congress in december it includes pay raises for the troops but also restricts presidential power when it comes to withdrawing forces from abroad that was one of trump's main objections he also wanted the bill to address alleged bias by social media platforms here are the president's comments from earlier. we can tired republican leadership will allow the bad defense bill to pass a disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to big tech negotiate a better bill or get better leader snout senate should not approve and da until fixed former marine corps intelligence officer scott ritter told us what he thinks is behind the senate's rebuke to the president. well there's many in congress to believe that the president's moving too fast that his decision to withdraw troops

was a politically motivated decision taken out you know without due consideration to you know legitimate national concern as security concerns they also believe that since the president is leaving office these are decisions that should be made by the incoming administration and so congress is seeking to slow down the president's president's ability to act on his desire to withdraw the troops requiring. detailed reports to be submitted to congress trier to funds being used to withdraw troops these reports we talk about the consequences of withdrawal what the president's doing to mitigate that the hope is that. the time required to research and write and deliver these reports is greater than time left to the president and that the president won't be able to act on his and his desire to withdraw troops. but just as trump is out odds with of the legislative branch it

turns out a great many ordinary americans like the outgoing president according to a gallup poll the donald is americans most admired man for 2020 at 18 percent he has not barack obama off the top spot for the 1st time in 12 years and that leaves joe biden the next u.s. president trailing in 3rd ahead of the top dr anthony fauci and the pope however loyal trumps however will trump followers maybe the media are having none of it. he is the worst president we have ever seen period it's the greatest failure in the history of the united states a defeated impeached one term president still refusing to admit that he's a loser in the wake of donald trump's recent behavior causing millions of struggling americans to lose their unemployment benefits and as the covert death toll continues to rise if he no longer just one of the worst presidents in american

history but the worst legal and media analyst lionel thinks trump stands out as a politician who inspires anything but indifference and believe me i'm i'm a supporter and it a reminder of president trump for a lot that he's done i've got some things i differ with but admired popular yes i know there are pockets of places where he is indeed admired so i'm surprised at that because what this man has done and i've never seen anything like it nobody reacts like him to donald trump no it's either i love him he's this savior or. the media love to hate him they may stele you they hate them they love him c.n.n. has never ever achieve numbers like this but when he leaves what are they going to do so they hate him but they love to hate him and the media themselves don't

necessarily reflect what people do. dozens have been arrested in the u.s. city of minneapolis who during protests over a fatal police shooting the local police department has released body cam footage of the incident which happened on wednesday night and a bit of warning you may find in the video quite disturbing. the shootout happened outside a gas station when police were trying to arrest a felony subject. according to officers the suspect opened fire from his car police

shot back killing the man who has been identified as 23 year old the law all his parents who are somali immigrants have disputed in the police account they say their son was just sitting in his car when he was shot and that police later raided the family home the latest protests in minneapolis happened near the site where george floyd was killed back in may and incident that sparked a summer of one rest. u.s.

historian joe horn thinks the black lives matter movement could mark a major turning point i would can turn to what happened in april 19th 60 in the united states after nobel laureate dr marketa king jr was killed at that particular moment you had demonstrations you were up doing from the east coast to the west coast from the atlantic to the pacific. however there is another aspect of what's

happening today that in a sense does. not mean the demonstrations global demonstrations won't walk in auckland new zealand in sydney australia and london. in berlin germany so that is unprecedented and i think it's very significant as well because if you look a store at the struggles of black americans what you'll find is that one of the ways we've made progress in the past is because de mint a national solidarity and so that gives me hope for the future that one of the problems with detroit's us may say so is that there is a leader there decentralized and that is a direct result of the fact that however black people don't follow a centralized political war to the station such as the black panther party in the 1960 s. the government comes out their leaders and puts them in jail and kills them and so

therefore in the end they have to use to have you know we just need you know people just spontaneously come to the streets now i understand that and but what that does is it makes it difficult to play it makes it very difficult to channel that energy into politics rather does it for me this i'll be back in about 35 minutes with another look at your news the search international thanks. the world is driven by dream shaped by.

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