4 years of donald trump the democrats are trying on friendly retaking power in the united states is that a cause for celebration or concern. the headlines this hour 6 the e.u. nations his outage finds are after receiving fewer covert vaccine doses than they had expected the company says it's down to manufacturing upgrades designed to boost production. another era strategist is lined up for the incoming biden administration signaling the rocky road ahead for relations with russia speaking to r.t. investigative journalist glenn greenwald warns against being blindsided by the prism of the past. people work your obvious trisha's like the democrats are creating your brand that is. essentially the democratic party.

bloggers of pure yours are required to sign. on time profile us democratic party lawmaker calls it calls to rein in the media if it disinfo may show. a very warm welcome to you from our team here in moscow you are watching r.t. international with me in the key aaron. now a top story several e.u. countries are furious after they received far fewer doses of the fine as a vaccine than expected 6 countries say they were given very short notice while fines or blames the shortfall on money or factoring upgrades to boost production with more details has to be to park. europe is in panic the covert crisis is far from under control growing numbers of cases keep breaking daily records. are overwhelmed and an end to lock downs is nowhere in sight and now to make matters

worse pfizer has announced it has to temporarily decrease shipments of its covert vaccine and dictation of facilities and processes and the factual requires new quality tests and approvals from the authorities as a consequence few doses will be available for a pin countries and the end of january and the beginning of february this temporary reduction will affect all european countries pfizer added that the delays are necessary to make improvements to its production line meant to boost the amount of vaccines that can roll out but for many european states that are struggling with the surgeon code cases the announcement came as an unexpected blow and health ministers are furious this situation is unacceptable not only does it impact the planned vaccination schedules it also decreases the credibility of the vaccination process the delay has only added to the many issues that european countries are currently faced with now people who have already taken the 1st job might not get

the 2nd one on time the pharmaceutical giant promised to make up for the delayed shipments in coming months and it seems to me you brass are happy to take their word for pfizer and now it's delays i immediately called the c.e.o. of pfizer he reassured me that all guaranteed doses of the 1st quarter will be delivered in the 1st quarter their european commission has been working tirelessly to secure enough doses of the most promising vaccines we have access to enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate over 80 percent of the european population but these reassurances have done little to quell outrage from member states who have been fuming over the sluggish pace at which the vaccines have been destroyed. it especially when compared to other countries the situation is exacerbated by the fact that e.u. states cannot get hold of the vaccines directly they rely on the commission to

purchase and distribute the jabs among member states but with a shortage of supplies and difficult storage requirements of minus 70 degrees celsius the approach has not been effective and countries are struggling to meet an occupation targets experts fear all these shortages and laze could lead to people losing interest in getting vaccinated at all jeopardizing immunization goals it might have. to fall 1st plays all my degrees even more in their interest to get votes made to people we would get that would get to be more. they are bothered whether this is equally good thing. if you do this because of this which is. it really is that the lazy production and the leaders of these. 2 different countries they would sit surely their.

plan is that different if different countries were really home if you would understand that the snow is falling or the governments but the producer of that will see this now so short that there is that interest then because if you look for it to be affected that much. us president elect joe biden is fleshing out his foreign affairs team and again falling back on a bomb error xperience victoria nuland is his choice for the 3rd the biggest job at the state department which might not bode well for future relations with russia nuland was in charge of european and your asian affairs under president obama she played a central role in u.s. efforts to stay ukraine's new government after the $2814.00 revolution and snow and snow found of russia having repeatedly punched for a tough approach towards moscow. we have to maintain pressure assad regime

continues to barrel bomb its own citizens with impunity perhaps even emboldened by moscow's help russia's new direct combat role in syria the country is on the on line says eastern. ukrainians. and you know the e.u. is launched as familiar faces returning to the next white house a few divisive tactics are also making a comeback today's edition of artie's on the contacts discusses that later with investigative journalist glenn greenwald you can catch the full show later on r.t. america and also online. i see very little except on the part of the law because they have bought into the overarching narrative that there are only 2 choices unite behind a democratic party and fight fascism in her or succumb to fascism i have my. strategy in syria which is to say i know you hate

but your only choice is to unite behind me or be ruled by isis that's essentially the choice they're using and with some exceptions on the left it seems to be where the left wing loyalty to the democratic party is higher than i've seen in a long time now what do you think the consequences of that are going to be for a country in crisis there's a strong argument which i think i subscribe to that in many ways the failure of the obama administration to deal with the systemic problems gave rise to a figure like trump and trump ism what's the danger of continuing these kinds of neo liberal policies not a coincidence that after 8 years. we've got donald trump and obviously if you go back and do exactly the same thing that the i ministrations did for years which is what i'm scared to do any rational person has to expect to see not see not from the middle hosking to used to be destroyed and companies that have no allegiance to god

takes many jobs possible and ship them to places where did a slave labor needed you so community so continue to be ravaged with unemployment crises where drug addiction suicide oppression all the things that are common in a small american town for all accounts of increasingly even larger ones and that anger and dissatisfaction is going to continue to grow so that when you are a smart her more stable version of donald trump people are forgotten with your mom ministration just like the democrats are very good at creating your brand that is rightly different that their reality. but essentially that are they are a stir. motors i'm curios i'm just i'm sorry that's what they believe and this is why you see you're concentrating so comfortably 500 r.t. why is the operatives cheering for for joe biden why wall street celebrated want to

terrorist reports of their own around those are your it is very easy to see exactly . leading democrats though are now considering why the new powers are needed to rein in some elements of the media u.s. congresswoman alex andrea causing a cortez has joined a growing group of demanding i clamp down against this information but republicans fear any clampdown will focus squarely on them can have more pain reports the congresswoman who is known by her initials is seen as a rising star in the democratic party a o c is all about diversity social justice and protecting civil liberties she communicates with her adoring public primarily through social media with thousands sharing her tweets and live streams why do we need to change people's well being and ability to survive for yet another corporate bailout we need to really growing

up our elected officials offices. and demanding believe no holding back there but it seems that now alexandria a cacio cortez's a ok with media censorship we're going to have to figure out. how we rate in our media environment so that you can't just a few disinformation and misinformation so bridle the news media and teach people how to properly consume news now you can see where this is heading for a o.c.s. critics let's unpack this proposal she wants to basically establish a ministry of truth we've all read 1904 and you know to determine what is truth and what is not so who sits on this committee exactly i'm curious that she's talking about is fine for a member of congress to blast the media president trump has been known to do that now and again but i don't want some federal commission deciding what is false but what a.o. c. wants the government to do is already being done by social media's gatekeepers

donald trump and his closest supporters have been taken off of social media one by one facebook has even banned any reference to stop the steal the catch phrase donald trump supporters used when they said they felt the election was rigged against them and they're finding online hangouts to be much harder to come by at this point we've seen twitter's rival parlor drop from the app stores before being shut down by amazon completely twitter c.e.o. jack dorsey was caught on tape suggesting this is just the beginning we know we are focused on one that. is going to be much bigger just want to. focus. also. much longer term around just an image over time. that don't believe this is going away and politicians have long been accused of being slow on the digital opting but they seem to be learning 1st hand who really

has the power over what we hear see and read these increasingly polarized times mean that open conversation is needed more than ever but the billionaires who hold the keys now have all the cards hey look ma. r.t. new york. india is planning to inoculate 300000000 people as it starts phase one of the world's biggest covert vaccination program to begin with centers like this one in new delhi will only handle 100 people a day health care workers are among the 1st in line astra zeneca and india's kovacs in all the 2 shots that have received emergency approval the countries suffering heavily from the virus with more than 10000000 reported cases. or thousands turned out for an anti lockdown rally in the austrian capital on saturday afternoon it coincided with health officials suggesting that restrictions

may need to be extended later this month austria has been under strict lockdown measures since the end of december in which all non-essential businesses have to remain shut people are only allowed to leave home for work medical visits exercise and groceries health ministers those covert mutations means the country is now entering the most difficult phase of the pandemic. a british police force is resorting to a bit of public shaming to try and combat lockdown violators leicestershire police have posted body come video on twitter saying they issued over $140.00 fines to people flouting the rules across a single we can't. really give you a call and. who. even believe that you. you know you called the children you can leave home to go to work you finish work you go straight home. well if you. want.

if you don't watch the news or just think you're impervious. you know it isn't so. you know you're in the wrong the deputy police chief described the reasons given by violators as ridiculous the and inexcusable they range from boozy parties described as business meetings to people who let your ego out to get their nails done but supporting data security expert we talked to says it's a questionable use of police resources which could well backfire but in serious serious is when there is evidence of misbehavior when there is evidence of civil disobedience if you put 2 people the only one likely to encourage more civil listen media more criminal behavior and more serious behavior so i don't think this is a policy that's been thought through i think it's a knee jerk reaction somebody is thought it would be a good idea but clearly it's very poorly misinformed and is this really the best

way of leicester police bending their time and efforts in making big deals. brazil is struggling to cope with the covert pandemic when the problem is particularly bad in the amazon region where there is a shortage of oxygen for patients and only a fraction of the medics needed to help the country's health minister admits that health care is in the air in the area has collapsed. maybe you believe that we have lived through a moment of horror and panic the pandemic came back to announce it so it was on the control so lots of people are losing their left once this phase is tragic in our capital.

there were only 4 doctors here yesterday and over 70 patients in this room and there were 12 patients in 2 braided where my mother was being treated. we really have to work hard to keep up with the flow it's not easy but we're trying to take care of people. even if we think the facts it will hurt it will take a while so we know these numbers as soon as he is found while push templates like this. still to come a no time to be

a fussy 8 cell the european fates safety agency says it's now ok day to mail work will chew over the pros and cons after the break. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. who dares thinks. we dare to ask.

you know this is a theme that is always fascinated me how markets can attract investors who are investing and destruction of their own country or their own communities it's like similar to the business model of the mafia you know when they burn down a restaurant and they collect on the insurance etc. welcome back giant u.s. corporations have pulled financial support from politicians who have spoken out in favor of donald trump despite the firms themselves having previously pumped huge sums into the president's policy looks at corporate america's efforts to fit in

with the incoming democratic administration. don't trump free fall from the american president to enemy number one is always complete but it turns out guilty by association too if you voted for trump you voted for the person who claimed supported you voted for the person who nazis support you voted for the person who the all right supports that's the crowd that you're in apart from being heckled is that not free having a trump sign a new yard might cost you your twitter account but for lawmakers on the hill loyalty to the president has come at a much higher price over we're not yet making contributions to this point in the election cycle nike's political action committee will not support any member of congress who ignores these principles of democracy including those who voted to decided to fire the electoral college results for some it was news that mike even

donated to the red tape and they did 150000 dollars in 2020 while the democrats got handed over a 1000000 so besides being a monster crossan jumping on the gun nike's move was also a mosque across in forgetting that when your going to take the moral high ground you better make sure you will clean as some whistle yourself nike uses slave labor politicians should be refusing their donations like anyone cares nike got rich off the backs and sweat of child labor and pittance wages in asia all good americans should refuse to support them or accept any donations from them and you also better make sure you're consistent i'm sure that the osa guts of donations to the democrats that objected to the electoral college vote in 2016 asking for a friend after the 200-200-4016 elections democrats cried foul and contested the outcomes as is that constitutional right. don't remember

nike pulling its millions than that's because it didn't and neither did any of the dozens of other companies that have now decided that constitutions are wrong and republicans need to be taught a lesson disney wal-mart and be amazon and general electric morgan stanley the list goes on and some have even gone a step further and ask for a refund take josh hawley to fossella to commit to objecting he's been asked by greeting cards giant who want to pay back past donations season's greetings seditionist we want our money back who is also being called on to resign and had a contract for an upcoming book canceled counseling being something holy is generally not a fan of this could not be more william let me be clear this is not just a contract dispute it's a direct assault on the 1st amendment only approved speech can now be published

this is the left looking to cancel everyone they don't approve of we'll never know of course but i'm guessing that if trump was still on twitter around about now wads which would probably be making 8 caps lock parents it's. unparalleled to see the democrat party acting like such sore winners instead of celebrating and instead of moving forward with their agenda they've become even more slight full and nastier than they were during the 4 years of trim if this is what it's going to be like everyone should be terrified their mission now is the engines and blood and i think people are rightly scared you know these people have absolutely the entire media and big tech industrial complex in their pockets and all i can do any other of all of big business and they've won the election all bets are off. they are cheap healthy and nutritious and easy on the

environment but what that be enough to convince you to add one still daily diets they are painful safety authority has done just that which claims that b. to love a is safe in humans to 8 and it's now up to 80 members to decide whether they should be made available. this 1st european food safety agency risk assessment of an ensuite does not all food going to be the way for the 1st word approval or risk of the lesion is a disservice at the nursery in the regulation of normal foods by supporters and policy makers in the e.u. in making science because decisions and ensuring the safety of consumers now if it helps to whet your appetite the un's food and agriculture agency says it is the eggs are a good source of protein and fiber the big benefit for the planet is that their production does not produce a lot of greenhouse gases and there's also a much lower risk of the spread of animal to human diseases so far so good but researchers say studies are still inconclusive more work is needed they say on

allergies and claims that the worms do contain a key and click that the worms do contain keeton which is perfectly safe for most people but it can cause a severe reaction for some and is also found in shellfish perhaps though it's another wriggling doubt which might put off some of the more sensitive european pilots there are cognitive reasons derived from our social and cultural experiences the so-called yuck factor that makes the thought of eating insects repairman's to many europeans with time and exposure is such entities can change lower costs and prices could enhance food security and new demand will open economic opportunities to but these could also affect existing sectors. i talked to campaigners unsustainable farming poverty and animal rights to see if they have any beef about eating bugs. we've got a rising population globally we have real real concerns about food security i think

the issue is about having a 3rd that's sustainable 'd that is affordable and has relatively negative impacts so i think the option is one as very much of navigating in 6 is just server trees yes these are to me it is necessary in the end because certain cities are means so if i'm with the matter of going for jobs or in which we have to divide our consumption mine several times like we are to needs in terms less because it is sufficiently cars are very carbon intensive the majority of current footprint of animal or culture comes from remove them so they chose cheap i think that a lot of environmentalists think the cow is worse but the environment recent research from oxford university suggested that the calculations that agriculture organization the u.n. organization has made about the contribution that ruin the time it was that's cows

and sheep make s'mores climate change has been exaggerated so actually if we factor in the way it which cows grazing pasture could contribute towards locking up carbon in the soil that cancels out then we 'd think that missions i'm familiar with may work to this i used to use them for fishing bait and to treat my pets where as a boy and it's it's good that the european regulators say it's safe but i don't personally fancy it i'm stuck with a little bit at the yuck factor simply i don't think they're going to part called a major part of the future diet of 21st century humanity i think we really just in the review of this illusion that people have problems with insects in the market is approaching many people that buy a protein drinks across europe at the moment to get a protein drink which says it contains protein. quite often that protein is produced. more and more people are beginning to see in shouldn't turn parts of

london out you can buy. chocolate flavored and ginger flavored caramel locusts and all sorts of things oh i don't think it's a matter of if why or it's just a matter of is coming down. here a little bit what if they give it a try and do you know they. come something but more people except in the borders and that's also. germany's main governing party has chosen who it wants to lead it into september's election and potentially become the country's chancellor its 59 year old army lisette he's currently in charge of germany's most populous state is also a merkel loyalist tuesday is that a change of direction for the party it would be wrong as an exam must come to the chancellor's reputation of own people here commissioner it can be summed up in one

word trust we don't need this trust as a party and this trust is not a gift or. it's not something you can just bet so on you have to work for this trust i want to do everything i can to make sure that the c.d.u. c.s.u. is the next chance like in the federal elections. it wasn't an entirely clear run to victory for let's set take aim a narrow 2nd in the 1st round of voting but in the runoff he managed to secure convincingly devah his fiercest rival the conservative corporate lawyer friedrich hertz german political science lecturer martin for that ses list said to may have the party's backing but the polls are a different story. he was the only candidate was significant permanents experience and he was indorsed by nearly everybody in the c.d.u. leadership blush it among the 3 who ran today is clearly the most pragmatist on foreign policy in the sense that he also pretty much like uncle merkel sees german

policy towards china through the lens of an export nation exporting high end industrial products lush it among the 3 was the one who is i think prole the completion of north stream 2 pipeline the other 2 were either undecided or against it so i think we won't see a complete reorientation but i think among the 3 what's the least sort of trance atlanta assist at the moment in the polls who the german public would like to see chancellor replacing uncle americal from the. camp of the c.d.u. and it's been very and sister party see as you keep a very in state premier marcus souter is well ahead of the decision will not happen tomorrow i think they decided to do this in april and there are important state elections for the c.d.u. and some of the german lenders so we'll see what the polls say in april when that decision comes. many thanks for joining us on r.t. international about the top of the.

i got this 8 millimeter film purely by accident. time period 963 to 65 place damascus. i was old don't do y. young. i've watched it many times a man posing the monuments and all poster of the hollywood premiere of town without pity and a fight in a mock so without bruises. i had my doubts if i should waste my time on this but i came back to that film over and over again tracing a sequence of events happening in syria.