helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we we need together. in the day's headlines moscow confirms its 1st case of the new far more contagious covert strain that emerged in the u.k. but medical chief say russia's vaccine is up to the task. also this hour from dismissal to exceptions we hear from mainstream journalists from one scoffed at least but make the vaccine and making a u. turn and themselves getting russia's jam. plus the christmas period brings no respite for germany which has reported a surge in public cases that the country's chancellor mourning the situation will only get worse. and they weaken the u.s. president faces a 2nd impeachment bit as pro trump riders are charged with domestic terrorism

a look at how democrats are deepening the country's divide. watching our 2 international bring your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. moscow's health chiefs say the sputnik the code vaccine does protect against the highly contagious new strain that emerged in the u.k. after russia confirmed its 1st case the country is ramping up production of the job millions more doses are set to be released within a month art is a ghost on the reports. new strain has crossed its borders and sneaked into russia along with one of the passengers on board of a jet that came back from the u.k. after all it's a british strain now it's important to understand that right now russia has its borders with the u.k.

shut down but that happened back in december when the borders were still open and the world was still learning about this new mutation of the virus but russian officials who are tasked with home batting this coronavirus are saying that the citizens of russia should not really fear it should not fear this new mutation because the existing sputnik v. vaccine will be effective they are saying against this strain. from our data testing systems used in russia can identify the strain and in fact seems registered in russia and definitely provide protection against this strain. when it comes to russia and the people the number of people vaccinated moscow is leading the charge here in total in all of russia about a 1000000 more than a 1000000 people have been vaccinated if you compare it to any european country that is more in fact it is roughly the same amount of citizens who have been

vaccinated if you have germany and spain combined and these are the countries that are leading the european rates of vaccination a russian sputnik vaccine being welcomed round the rest of the world outside of russia the situation here is interesting because of course russia was the 1st country to announce that it has a vaccine ready and as anything new as anything 1st it came under scrutiny and well it was it came close to being ridiculed as people all around the world including journalists took it with a pinch of salt and with out of these 3 mass trial completed it sounds like the process hasn't run its course here skeptical clinical trials were short they were excel. aerated they're still trying to figure out safety and they're they've approved it so it was presented as something ridiculous as something outrageous like what russia thinks of itself how could it roll out a vaccine so unready so rules so unsteady that even now the table seemed to have

turned and at the same the journalists of the same outlets who were ridiculed the russian vaccine are now getting the jab with many of my fears alleviated another reason i chose to could not kill it with a product to russian genetic engineering was more basic it was available russian clinics have not been dogged by the lines or logistical snafu reported of vaccination sites in the united states and other countries so the sheer availability of the vaccine and the lack of side effects reported by patients who received the jab has made it entice enough for the western audience also the lack of cubes and new countries or approving sputnik v. to be used on its soil like the 1st country in africa. and more countries are in fact looking into the possibility of becoming producers of sputnik we like germany has shown interest and the latest one is brazil that is looking to produce but need to be on its soil to make it available to all of its population and perhaps south

america so we'll see how that fares. but i live now by mohamed we're near the u.k.'s at lancaster university very welcome to the program as always now why do you think some mainstream media still attacks but make me even as some of their colleagues start getting the vaccine themselves. well that is not really acceptable the reason i've been saying from the beginning if you did member is that the sputnik 5 many of you want to just bend the front runner vaccines i mean even the one that has been a good sort of example astra zeneca based on the same technology have some shortcomings whereas. have additional one to do yes and that's probably the reason that all oxford astra zeneca want to join hand but need to be in terms of combined 12 so all in all i can say the vaccine is a factor more than 90 percent based on the trial that ups and also less allergic reaction. the scale ability cost all these or the pet meter that are ideal for any vaccine to roll out as you mentioned there there's the international cooperation

between russia and the u.k. when it comes to the vaccine and now we have a new york times reporter who got russia's vaccine is that going to help sway skeptics. well it certainly does help because i ducked ability years old to. be out of this pandemic because i mean it's not just the vaccine is the vaccination that helps so more people will take it the higher the herd immunity chances are but also to really get into trust and i think once the trials for the sport need to be announced as i think i would start and become observers become publicly available i is is going to gain or what it has lost but all in all i would say this is reaching all those benchmarks that are required for a quality vaccine one of the main focuses right now is that new strain that was 1st found in the u.k. we had the u.k. going into a 3rd lockdown at this point our moscow medics right to say that sputnik the shields from that new variant. well look let me clarify this one that all the

cool vaccine or the ones that are closer to approved for example astronomical. spoken at least i know back they have stored a construct in the vaccine at the same toiling at that point there was a single kind of and good in that single kind of virus that was available so this means that if one of axion were horrific the rest of the vaccine want to work against this new variant and this new variant of course it is having quite significant number of mutations but if those are still making less than point one percent of the total it is for 99.9 percent by this is still the same so therefore i would not really don't any any possibility that this would be effective not only this one but all the products are in the vaccine the problem is really that if this what is keep mutating for a longer duration it would accommodate more mutation and ultimately it would escape immunity but as it stands there isn't any chance we're seeing more and more countries sign up for purchasing the sputnik the vaccine algeria is one of the latest to do that why do you think that more are buying the russian shot. well

jacqueline this is the most important aspect that we probably have touched very little i mean if you look onto there are now more than 25000000 doses have been already given in 42 countries that are on the border but none of the single dollars has been given to any country in africa outside the clinical trial that is really an acceptable because what we are seeing here is a good act to get into level of vaccine. but it is need we are not going to have a handle on this pandemic and having approved one of axion into one country in any continent going to open up the possibilities for other countries to approve it and i don't think that africa would have access to the vaccine that is approved in the best so therefore it is a good school for vaccines likes what needs to be. far more sign over to get into the africa and get them on active all excess. do you think that african countries are also going to be turning to spot again because the advantages you were

mentioning earlier how it's stored and whatnot. absolutely one of the major to go into this but need to be and of course the australian it because both are based on the same technology is really to transportation and storage and we know that you have to go 1st not just because of the tropical region but also lack of infrastructure is there to have a storage on minus $74.00 or 5 that are made of those are not practical over there so i mean vaccines those are all stored through temperature. today that one does not only to transport but also to reach to the places where the virus would hide ultimately at the end so accessibility is really one of the things that need to be considered for for 4 months even. if we look at the other side of the coin why do you think there are so many countries that are not showing interest in buying the sputnik vaccine is it a matter of staying loyal to your allies or is it down to trust. i think what happened in the beginning that when the data was presented by the by the last was

any good they'd been claiming that they are gaining the trust by presenting the original data was put in it he hasn't published it at that point so instead of waiting for accessibility to the data or pushing for the availability of the data more emphasis has been done to discredit. me but it was a very good became available because he was almost at the same level as other vaccine so we've spoken for itself so now moving forward would be along with other of the vaccine dollar we'd been there running in the frontline we gain and would be on one of those vaccines that would require a little bit attention. there were a lot of promises from world leaders about rolling out this vaccine as quickly as possible and yet we're hearing day after day that these vaccine schedules are falling behind why is that. i think the major problem is really the vaccine supplies i mean if we look on 2 or 3 vaccines those been absorbed pfizer made and i

and also as any doors have a limited capacity tube to supply the vaccine and of course the countries who have already flooded the vaccine they are going to get the excess 1st and they will get the excess in in phases so this means 1st that those countries are not getting the vaccine to the to the extent they were expecting or they don't have infrastructure to deliver those vaccine but also that means that other countries those are lagging behind enough lighting that access so i think this problem will carry on i mean if you look for include all the targets that have been sacked either by the u.s. or in the u.k. no laws that target has been achieved and primarily that is the supply of the vaccine and that is again reemphasis on to looking onto all the possible vaccine those can be approved and get into the market so that we can achieve a thought gets for herd immunity in this world we've been speaking with are all of us mohamed when it once again for your time and your comments and your documentary having me amid warnings of the worst few weeks to come the holiday seasons brought no code relief to germany the countries are part of

a spike in cases and more than 404-0000 deaths now confirmed since the pandemic began as comes just days after a further tightening of its national lockdown our correspondent peter over has the details. germany continues to post high numbers of infections with covert 19 and debts associated with it on thrive day the grim record of numbers of dead was broken here in germany 1188 deaths confirmed that prompted chancellor angela merkel to give very sobering speech over the weekend and which she called on german citizens to think about their actions and the impact their actions would have on their fellow citizens. the coming winter weeks are probably the most difficult phase of the pandemic hospitals across the country are working to their limits current infection rates do not even reflect the facts of christmas any years

eve hinting at a possible surge in a number of key cess and virus mutations are not helping to reduce anxiety. well lockdown measures they were brought in before christmas and new year were extended well strengthened last week they'll be in place until the end of january they'll be reviewed on the 25th both sits likely that they will be extended even further what that means is all bars and restaurants are close to in-house dining and house guests non-essential retail's closed also things like hey addresses all closed completely as well as schools and kindergartens when it comes to the vaccine now chancellor angela merkel has promised to ramp up germany's vaccine program in germany as well as many other european nations have been criticized for how slow their vaccine program had been put into place the health minister here in berlin u.n. spawn it said that he was happy with the way things were progressing that they'd

targeted initially those in care homes and then it would be rolled out to the population at large what we've also heard from the government spokesperson is that chancellor angela merkel that spoken with russian president vladimir putin about the russian sputnik v vaccine being money fund should here in germany. generally i cannot report on confidential talks between the federal chancellor and her counterparts but i can say that the chancellor made it clear that she's open to buy a way to a corporation with russia for the purpose of developing european for abduction capacity for the russian vaccine well in order for the russian vaccine to be manufactured here in germany it would 1st have to be approved by the european medical agency that hasn't happened as of yet but it does seem it should that happen we could well see that russian vaccine being manufactured here in germany as well as in russia. scenes from the u.s. shocked the world last week when trump supporters stormed the capitol building at

this point authorities are already reporting a tip off from around the world and it's getting nasty at this point. look at this these protesters are inside statuary hall right now you see the statues this is a a moment i never saw in my life of my only more troops supporters storming the entrance to the capitol grounds for an unprecedented security breach in the capitol at least in my experience it is hard to put into words what exactly we witnessed today because we've got seen this before. f.b.i. washington field office seeking the public's assistance in identifying those who made unlawful entry into the u.s. capitol building on january 6th if you witnessed unlawful violent actions contact the f.b.i. usa today needs your help identifying the people who broke into the u.s.

capitol on wednesday view the photos and fill out self-will. let's name and shame. to some amazing work by j.s. railton and friends here is his face and i guess his mom's pay attention to the shirts and hats and glasses well. never star direct marketed in maryland you've got an employee to investigate. yes democrats are out to impeach donald trump for a 2nd time in under 2 years just days before his successor is not curation a procedure that might start later today could still be

a president long term and even stop him running for the white house and 2024 on those riots on capitol hill house speaker nancy pelosi in the threat to both democracy and the constitution person trying to get of branch is a drainage unhinged dangerous president of the united states he has done something so serious that there should be prosecution against him whilst republicans want the impeachment process stopped and to find common ground with democrats who are loath to compromise artist my god if explains what did america. from this this painful full incident. they finally realized that things that gone too far did the left fly the me here

the right all vice versa when thousands of your countrymen storming the capitol building you don't have to like it but if you don't bother to pause and learn a single thing from it from your citizens storming your capitol building then you're a fool. 4 in 5 democrats believe that those who stormed capitol hill a domestic terrorist if you ask republicans only one in 5 calls them terrorists most call them protesters the fact is millions of those republicans believe the election was rigged and stolen the logical thing to do for the left would be to say hold on you're mistaken resul action was fair here's how and here's why but that isn't their response their response is to try and impeach trump again and stead of finally deescalating the left sees this as an opportunity to crack down on the

right to beat them while they're down to settle political scores and to slap away the hand or foot in peace we must come together and put this anger and division behind us we must and i'm confident we will have a peaceful and orderly transition of power santa cruz you must accept responsibility for how your craven self-serving actions contributed to the deaths of 4 people yesterday but if you and senator holly must resign probably not the best time to be calling for political blood given how bru can and hurt the u.s. sees it's as if something has ingrained itself in the american mindset a complete and utter reluctance to compromise and be civil to your own neighbors and citizens total unwillingness to accept other views opinions that even on race. to. goals were marked storming the capitol

what would be no if you're no 2 americas sounds right it does doesn't it they live in the in the same streets and the same towns but they're in different worlds here in their minds this goes beyond political. differences beyond reason is hate from both sides and predominantly it is hate honestly it's hard to see how it's going to get better unless ads it's huge change and we can all see that attitudes are changing democrats just won the senate for the 1st stahmann almost a decade there are too cool control of the federal government why you why would they start compromising now latin american studies professor daniel reveals how the political divides even splitting families including his own. this is certainly a unique moment we can see many families across the country very

divided over this i have family members who'll you know won't talk to me who will threaten me. who see me as a traitor because i have different political views so this call for. family members to call in other other family members is certainly an unprecedented unique situation i think we're living through. another chapter of divisiveness in american history the polarized nation is intense think this decades and centuries of polarization but it's unique right now because big twitter facebook their bedding of trouble certainly this should be no platforms for bigotry for xeno phobia and everything that trump represents but if today trump has been who will be binge tomorrow. so had on the program israelis ignore lock down rules to

demonstrate against prime minister netanyahu and demand he resign i'll be back with details on that and much more after the short break. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the day or so thinks. we dare to ask.

seemed wrong. but old rules just don't. mean you get to shape out just because the educated and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. welcome back california said a state high for copa dast over the last week now has 2600000 cases and almost 30000 deaths since the start of the pandemic as the area worst hit in the u.s. by the virus. being.

prepared 21 years i've seen more people passed away last week. in the past couple weeks really than i almost had a combined in all of my career as a nurse you just see them die they just die and they they fight dying and it's so sad. yes i'm angry yes i'm upset but the only thing that we can do is 'd give them the reality of the situation which is this there is no room inside the hospital that we are making tens outside the hospital.

thousands of years of railways have defied a national lockdown to rally against benjamin netanyahu the protesters want the prime minister to quit over corruption charges as well as the government's alleged mishandling of the pandemic the demonstrations have now lasted for more than 7 months. was i. and 2900 that now who was indicted on charges of breach of trust accepting bribes and fraud you know is any wrongdoing and says the charges are politically motivated and hearing do it last week was postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic but political analyst gideon levy thinks that rice has failed to make the mark. you're

having it in it's a rather limited because to be a political force the political power of the 10 yo was almost on the he's the most popular israeli politician if we like books he didn't lose the spy wars through old loose bonds or for that. good porn show wallace the same outcome. yes the ticket over 1000000 israelis were already vaccinated plays to his hand sent to you should get credit. but that's all right over to know the whole picture the elections which will be in a few weeks will show all seems to really change is it looks now will by the order so the next produce the op that the elections and in every case it's going to be a right wing will be the next prime minister. lastly we turn to some world

news in brief argentina's bringing in restrictions on beach gatherings after hundreds flock to its coast over the weekend ignoring coronavirus social distancing more than 40000 people have died in the pandemic and one of the countries hardest hit on the continent. at least 4 people are reported dead and thought. thousands have been rescued across madrid after storm filomena brought one of the most intense snowfalls in 50 years or urgency services continue to clear the snow with around 600 road still disrupted officials have issued warnings for people to stay at home. plus hundreds of japanese 20 year olds have marked a milestone known as coming of age day although pandemic restrictions tempered the festivities many young people came out in traditional dress to celebrate adulthood . it's a round up of the day's top news for now as always thanks for tuning in. yes

franklin kind of one of the architects of america and gates all this out i was going to add when you can both are free money the republic is done and this is what just happened in 2020 election people voted to for free money and now it's officially her ben franklin if. it's. done. in the war in syria has lasted longer than world war 2. who

has been suffering the most almost and back in long conflict regular syrian people . need these more than the many my for many years even. i could see everything with my own eyes and hear the stories of its residents one group in particular russian wives of syrian man. can look up to these nationalist words.

a little when welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle last week there was an assault on the nation's capital what does this tell us about the state of american politics is there still a place to disagree and just said importantly the. the idea of a loyal opposition still exists. to discuss these issues and more i'm joined by my guest george samueli in budapest he's an author and a you tuber up the gavel and here in moscow we have dmitri by which he is a political analyst and editor in us me internet media project hi gentlemen rostock rules and effect that means you can jump any time you want and i always appreciate it when i was going to georgia in budapest. the events of the last few days are it is dizzying to say i believe here we have the incident last wednesday on the council which was the poll.