ah ah, in adeline's this, our european countries are divided over the commissions proposal to label nuclear and gases green polls. german government slamming brussels plan is an attempted, green washing with household space redcoat high energy price. severe snowstorms causing flights to be grounded in the us with staff shortages amid the only current outbreak, also being life co, the cases in russia falling overall the case load among children is alarming doctors in the country county spoken with the chief physician, the children's coven hospital, and most of our children are age from one month to 17 years the conditions varied severity, the children harris, severely l, and in the intensive care unit und dash hopes is exactly

a year since the u. k. court ruled against extradited julian songs to the united states. we look at the dramatic with washington winning. it's a field trip with k, though. thanks so much for joining me this morning. this is our t intern. brussels is facing a backlash for major re you nations after proposed re categorizing nuclear and gas has been green energy. the u. german government's economy minister, branded that proposal a form of green washing. meanwhile, energy prices in germany have risen dramatically over the last 3 months alone. compared with a year ago, charlotte do this get? has the story a new year and a new spat is brewing between new members. bickering has a rapid with state, split over how energy from nuclear and gas susan should be classed in the future.

the you want to categorize investments in some of these projects as being green, but others argue this is essentially green washing. label nuclear energy as sustainable is wrong. this is a high risk technology. it is questionable whether these greenwashing will find acceptance on the financial market at all. that we think nuclear technology is dangerous. we still think the waste issue. as a result, we expressly reject the assessment on nuclear power under the commissions proposal investment, the new nuclear energy facilities should be classified as a group if they meet certain technical standards. now that lead to accusations that the commission is destroying the credibility of the european eco label for financial investments with germany leading the charge of nations against these proposals, but could put it in direct collision. of course,

with the blocks of the heavy wake. that is france, 70 percent of energy here is generated from nuclear power. so convinced is president michael and nuclear is a way forward. he financed a 1000000000 euro investment. expanding the industry will go home, you know, in order to guarantee frances energy independence to ensure our country's electricity supply and to achieve our objectives, in particular carbon neutrality. in 2050. we will, for the 1st time in decades, relaunch the construction of nuclear reactors in our country and continued to develop renewable energies on the house, the support from some eastern block nations. with ro vacuum prime minister agreeing that climate and neutrality just call be met without nuclear energy. but austria is furious over the plan, saying it will take the commission to court. if it moves ahead with them,

will examine the present draft carefully and have already commissioned a legal opinion on nuclear power in the taxonomy in these plans are implemented in this way. we will sue because atomic power is dangerous and not a solution in the fight against the climate crisis. meanwhile, germany is also coming under pressure over its anti nuclear stand from the czech republic. berlin has just all the clues of half of germany's remaining nuclear power plants as part of a plan to withdraw completely from the technology that prague describes that as being a radical step, our government will have to work patiently and hard look for allies in europe and convince partners finally, it also has to move forward with the construction of nuclear units and to encourage investment in other reasonable renewable sources. that is the way out of the energy crisis. the alternative is under development and poverty, and nobody wants that. all of this comes as europe is in the midst of an energy

crisis, with some expert suggesting that the crunch loss roy the way until 2023 moved by germany and closing nuclear react is also could push up prices even further. prices in german neil was twice as high as they could be. there is an energy crisis that the prices of the rising. rising cost means that the industry need more energy and that heating your home becomes expensive. we need cheap, stable energy to petition that run our country a lot focused on the interest of gym and industry in german customers. but that's the hollow, the ideological agenda and date for to your logical agenda. the 1st thing they don't need get because they want to do everything with the nubile. it's a kind of magic. they believe that they can do that again. as the 2nd ideological

agenda, they follow that there are hard core intro, rushing one solution to that coin. this could be the approval of the nord stream to pipeline that would supply directly from russia to germany. however, with tension tie you between the you and moscow, the green light for that project is far from so i've been leaving the e. u. scrambling to find the money to pay increasing energy bills, while members remain bitterly divided over the future of energy policy. charlotte, even sky r t. paris. meanwhile, the 2nd line of the in the see pipeline from russia to germany has been filled with gas with the link now ready for exports, but the ease certification of no stream to that is taking longer than anticipated. or i guess the of looks at the fuss surrounding the embattled pipeline. 2020. what

was the year that the great green dream that's a rude awakening. we all felt it in our bills, but no. where like europe, power gas prices are up for 500 percent in a year. this wasn't what your average green party propaganda, booster promised. europe was supposed to go from a dirty oil burning wasteland to a green renewable paradise just like that, which was never going to happen. this isn't hindsight, this was foresight 11 years ago when german business leaders laughed at the very idea. he miss kitchen, german society doesn't like nuclear energy and i don't want to comment on this, but i don't understand how you heat your homes. you don't want gas you on developing nuclear energy. what are you going to do? burned firewood. we don't have even that he does a good a siberia to get firewood. jokes aside,

pragmatic minds knew that the transition to a carbon neutral society would, would take decades. and it wouldn't be easy. they built newer, clean power plants and new pipelines. natural gas would be a crucial part of the energy mix in europe for a long time. new projects like nurturing to a needed to ensure that europe's mon furniture is met to reach in on them eyeing the land this project, regardless of how you feel about the gas pipeline or a back, russia is legally approved and constitutionally approved, project must be implemented in germany and then a nord stream to is not the project of putin. rather it is a project where a lot of european companies take part and it should serve to assure the gas security of europe. little policy history nord stream to has been without a doubt the most politicized energy project. and recent history. they called it an opportunity, a trap, a break through a catastrophe. everyone just had to have a say, shirley is a cassis versus

a supplier to get rid of the caller to get rid of the nuclear theory. so much of the oil. yes. from russia. i think it's something that neil has to look at. the oddest thing is neither nato know the us had much of a problem with the 1st pipeline which runs parallel to node stream too. which right now supplies germany with gas, which is $5.00 to $7.00 times cheaper than market prices. i would anyone have a problem with that? well, aside from the competition, approval of additional liquefied natural gas exports from free portal and g furthest this administration's commitment to promoting american energy, american jobs, and the american economy. i am pleased at the department of energy is doing what it can to promote an efficient regulatory system that allows for molecules of us freedom to be exported to the world. and is arguably the gist of it. they threatened to sanction german companies, a nato ally,

which didn't go down well in berlin. european energy policy is decided in europe not, and the usa. we fundamentally reject external interventions and sanctions with extra territorial effect. much has changed since the pipeline was completed. washington backed away from sanctions and a new government was elected in germany with energy prices at record levels. there were no rush to get gas flowing as things presently stand. this pipeline cannot be approved because it does not fulfil requirements of european energy legislation and questions of security are stop and signal seems like that one statement helps and natural gas prices 10 percent higher and europe, which of course, european families and households and businesses a going to have to pay, but at least the government saves face. and the mean tom, let's join european leaders and bureaucrats and prayer, and pray together that the energy prices somehow magic themselves back into the

realm of affordability. a large fire has erupted as an oil refinery and rushes to men region. and we can see the fi here on videos as recorded by witnesses with black plains of smoke visible from various parts of the city firefighters have managed to contain the blaze. it's not clear what the cause was. officials say that the fight did not cause any injuries or death for merger is so busy fattening down the hatches as a winter storm pomona parts of the country. it's causing chaos for flights, in particular, around $5000.00 of them, canceled the weekend alone, leaving hundreds of thousands of would be travellers unable to fly. the weather has hit hard with federal offices in the u. s. capital closing on monday. these forecasts operating, predicting up to 8 inches of snow. meanwhile, airline haven't just been grounding flights because of the weather. the latest omi

called outbreak that's been having an impact. while back in october, southwest airlines cancelled almost 2000 and flights just days after a pilot union sued it over its implementation of a vaccine mandates. while the, by the ministrations been trying to impose jobs on 2 thirds of american work as a move being resisted by senior government figures to bind, the ministration has to follow. they have follow a constitution there. implementers of the law. they can't just make it up, and in this case, they're forcing american workers to decide between their health and their job, and they just can't do it. it's just wrong. as the us, it's a record number of covert infections with over a 1000000 new cases. in the past day, kellum open takes a closer look at joe biden's, efforts to battle upon demik and the harmful impact that they've had, not only on his popularity, but also a vital services across the country. many will remember joe biden's harsh words to

donald trump during the presidential debate last year, and he won his response from that many dish should not remain as president of the united states of america. when those words were said, the covert death hall was around $220000.00. we'll since then, coven death numbers have risen to about 800000. the united states just set a record high for corona virus infections. remember, when biden said that he would quickly and easily solve this problem? how's he doing? now back in may, joe biden set his goal to partially vaccinate 70 percent of the population by july . well, fast forward and that 70 percent has still not been vaccinated. what vaccine mandates have achieved is to further polarize the country. a large number of professionals in vital industries have lost their jobs. protests of shaking the country with

what we're doing here today, and that is writing, ah, we with, with a large number of medical workers have been suspended. is kind of surreal, honestly, because i love my job. and i have been a coven nurse for since the beginning of the pandemic. i've been a nurse for 10 years. i work for kaiser for 5. and when the pandemic happens we, we were scared in the beginning, like everybody by it is this amazing time to where we have really brave people. i work with amazing doctors and nurses who showed up to work every day and just

rolled up their sleeves and base their fears and walked into these rooms. not knowing if they were going to cove it or bring it home to their families. more than 2000 flights got canceled by american airlines due to a pilot shortage. law enforcement has also been hit by reductions. it's not the issue that the public wanted, or the politicians said they're going to deliver. they want this black and white issue. it's a gray area between you're going to have this big gap between qualified police officers who are trained, who are season new cops coming in. the quality of new cops coming in is going to be held to a lower standard. so you're not going to get the best candidates, so do petrol, your streets and keep you safe. it's going to be a very organic living, breathing problem, but it's not as no solution in sight with so many things going wrong. jo biden's approval ratings are now in free. fall. the death haven't slowed down either. in

fact, more people have died of coven so far in 20. 21. then in 2020. so this year, biden's 2 main plans. rebuild the people's trust and better fight. coven have failed to come true with mop and r t new york. just reminder for you, the world health organization says the vaccination is the most effective way to stay safe during the pandemic. now, the number of daily co cases in russia that's more than hogged since november when he reached the maximum 41000 or the same number of russian cities have introduced new corona virus restriction st. petersburg, limiting access to shops and restaurants for the unvaccinated field exceptions being grocery stores, and pharmacies, while the only chrome varying continues to spread, doctors are very worried though about the impact earliest strains that been having on children had to volunteer russia and dr. south sky investigated this issue into some ah,

ah, what age are the children here and what conditions are they in to? our children are age from one level to 17 years that conditions varied severity. the children here are severely ill and in the intensive care unit. unlike adults, co related pneumonia is less common among children, but it still happens. listen showing 3 to full and c t severity here. oh my but so this means complete lung damage almost 100 percent or store or what is especially alarming is that very importantly, just like an adults, there's a tendency for the disease to rapidly develop. meaning that at some point, you know, 10 percent of the lungs are affected and then suddenly it's up to almost 100 percent. yes, that's exactly what we've been seeing. especially when parents wait too long to

call a doctor. how old are you? 10 years out? exactly. how do you feel? no, sometimes i have a headache, but i'm okay. that's not my point. how long have you been ill? 10 days already? oh yes, i'm in my 2nd week. her age puts are at risk, which is we've actually seen the highest incidence right among teenagers, 2 thirds of the children, a school age kids between 7 and 17 years old is because they are hanging out together and contact and each other all the time. right. among other things, yes, you out of them, it's mostly teenagers that become and thanked it because they always hanging out together. also because statistically, they demonstrate a more severe course of illness than individuals of other ages. don't get rid of them because their bodies are growing. so fast and because of their hormonal processes, yes, mono bye grounds. and the physical transformation can influence the illnesses more that the lessons are affected by more risk factors related to the course of the

disease or to chew within their didn't their money. is it, it's not a harmless disease, it's not sorry that we found the alarm and there is a disease for which there is no medicine. we have to day the course of the disease is unpredictable. we don't know why someone has it hard and someone else has an easy human. we, as we know there are risk groups, but for some unknown reason with a severe case of the disease and it can be observed among healthy children. ah, here's a child and eventually wearing oxygen mask. one. yes, the child is really missing his mother, which is logical. that's why we always talk to him. the doctors are always with him . otherwise, he can tear off the mask that children are getting much sick than in the 1st way. and worse than the 2nd. and 3rd or yes, worse than waves 2 and 3, which is just as you are for for as new for complications develop very often after coated. i do not depend on the severity of the disease or even children who have

shown no symptoms, face complications. what do you think about vaccinated adults? i think it's a very good idea. no 3 me hasn't died. there is no time to wait for the children are also a source of infection, which if children are not vaccinated but will not be able to grade the necessary collective immunity, which will have all been talking about her so love yet that works in that are both with the vaccine works. so what should the concerns be here? the theoretically, we understand that this vaccine cannot be more dangerous than ada. no virus infection. well, some of the vaccine is infectious for cell, but not for the body in between. at the level of the organism, the virus does not reproduce the urls not any real sinew, priesthood. mm. a monday the mexican president revealed that he urged donald trump to pardon gillian, astonished, but never got

a formal reply. lopez labrador also said the whistleblower deserve to keep his freedom. while washington recently won an appeal overruling a previous u. k. court decision not to expedite this on state side. this defense team now looking to count the appeal on he showed he had just asked to review the august twists and turns his hopes were settled, spending christmas with his family in said jude, in a sound spent another new year's eve behind balls in the you case most notorious prison 2022 maybe the year he sent to the us after high court judge has decided to overturn a verdict not to extradite him. it seems as though judges were satisfied by so called assurances of humane treatment that he would not be held in a maximum security prison. all subjected to isolation. serving his sentence in australia is also on the calls they say, but a sanchez defense don't buy it. the so called to assure us it's of those points came after they lost the case in january, then they came back and said, okay,

well we can, we can assure we can treat unfairly. so that should not be actually a miserable appeal hearing because you know, from a legal standpoint, you cannot just try to bend after the fact after you've lost the case. these us arguments were presented back in october during the to day appeal hearing, including that he wasn't as on well as is being suggested, turns out as those words were being offered in, quote, by american noise. a sound suffered a mini throat. julian is struggling and i fear this many stroke could be the precursor to a more major attack. it compounds are fears about his ability to survive. the longer this long legal battle goes on. it urgently needs to be resolved. look at the animal strapped and cages in the zoo, it cuts their life short. that's what's happening to julian. the never ending court cases are extremely stressful. mentally. it's surprising, it's all taking it's toll not only the legal labyrinth, but reports of cia gang,

so like plots to kidnap poison or assassinate him, as one is spying on him. and his high doubt in london's ecuadorian embassy weighed, received political asylum, while a soldier's noise. say there should be ample evidence to throw the entire case out of court. this young report is a game changer into the appeal because it shows the true nature of the true origins . the true commonality of the u. s. actions against julian now reports that the ca, conceited kidnapping, or killing assange, have cost even more doubt on the reliability of u. s. promises and further expose the political motivation behind this case. sounds fictional, right? what parts of a are true? that's the admission of the then c, i, a director, mike pompeo. they should all be prosecuted for speaking about classified activity inside the central intelligence agency. maybe they didn't, maybe as a cop, just made it up. but you should, i take seriously my responsibilities to protect that information. this can be seen

as pump ions, confirmation of the assange kit, not all kill story. why else? what do you want to prosecute those sources? speaking about classified activity, but there's been another twist in the story. key accusations in the case against the song of reportedly based on false testimony from a convicted fraudster, who admitted to lying in the legal proceedings in exchange for us immunity from prosecution for criminal activity. his supporters say all of this is enough to deem the case closed and press freedom groups that question a why jr nathan is behind bars while allege war criminals walk free. it is a damning indictment that nearly 20 years on virtually no one responsible for alleged us war crimes committed in the course of the afghanistan and iraq was, has been held accountable, let alone prosecuted. and yet the publisher who exposed such crimes is potentially facing a lifetime in jail when students saw and was infamously, hold out of london's ecuadorian embassy in 2019,

he was thrown in jail right here. the alarm has long been sounded over his treatment with the un special repertory torture warning he is suffering abuse, only shine prison. yes, i could have been tortured to death. but the reality of it. and i'm not exactly do this on. great. you know, medical harm has been close to him in the last decade to that, to the constant. you know, i solution defamation and abuse. and i come from anxiety that he suffers and he's being isolated absolutely necessary, and therefore unlawful, even if you, even if we assume for the purpose of the argument that yes, that extradition proceeding is to do them. if you have to somehow secure its presence, it can be in house arrest or legal basis with it. is we support the 52 week sentence, the skipping bail back in 2012. so he's currently not sending any sentence no facing any actual criminal charges. sounds like he's

a political prisoner right. well, washington, professor dame, him a security risk and wants him to all the questions across the pond on that task and their rules. his support to say, pursuing a vendetta against the sons ultimately silences him, but will also science other journalists in the future. this is a ration. anyone who knows the united states well knows the power overseer, the extra judicial power of the cia, the extra talking mental power to see. yeah. that's what this is. this is, this is what you probably say. 2008 wiki lakes. first major lakes it march, the 18th, 2008 is from the us army counter intelligence assessment branch, department of defense. you read through this document. it lays out everything that

happened for from 2010. we will get a song by smearing him, by discrediting him, by destroying, trusting with the rates and good from here on the investigative journalism of this crime are not the words serious investigative journalism is al and i just saw in a different conference in a different place so we have a hero because you'd be exposing what the us and britain in particular were doing. the same thing to me is somebody that when the history books are written, the 21st century during the sounds, his name will be right up with somebody that told the truth. as 2021 comes to an end shoot and a song just closer than ever to extradition with court siding with the u. s. government. so what will 2020 to bring for start that can be appeals either across

appear at the magistrate court, or even not supreme court level. this could even reach the european court of human rights. at this point though, the home secretary may say enough's enough and intervene herself, of course, during the song faces 175 years behind us bars. but with that trial, the fair considering how fair this process has been in the u. k. sharp edward study, artie london. okay. they oh you wrote up today. don't forget we have a lot more new stories on our website and you can check them out simply by heading c t dot com. ah, join me every thursday on the alex salmon show. when i was speaking to guess from the world, the politics small business, i'm show business. i'll see you then me

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and tips and cooking recipes, all sorts of things on how to survive, what's coming. so chelsea smith, of course, welcome to 2022 and kaiser reports the entropy as escalating decay is all around us financially, economically and culturally. but as you charles are such a positive guy, we are going to focus on the positive here because for every end there's a new beginning. so what can we look for as this old system? whatever you want to call it neoliberalism, cup talk, or see neo feudalism, hack stock or say all that stuff that i just said over and over. so where do you think is ending and what could possibly begin if we choose to live that way? well, that's a great question and topic and here in 2022 i think there's a lot to look forward to. and i just want to start by saying that if things are different, people tend to respond to this. they are bad. now, the worst.