to european countries where ruth hetherington is near a middle east spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross she joins us now from fed navels there in france madame thank you so much for joining us year and al-jazeera definitely a very painful and thorny issue this one 1st of all can you start by telling us what situation these children face in the camps 1st of all what ages are we talking about and what is their day to day life like. thank you barbara the conditions in the camps of which alcohol is when are incredibly harsh the humanitarian situation there is dire and after 62000 people or so in alcohol it's thought that 2 thirds of them are children many of them under the age of 5 and so the conditions at any stage of the year are terrible in winter even more so when the weather conditions and rains flooding extremely cold weather and makes life in the tents really quite unbearable the children don't have the clothes that they need their winter clothes and day to day life beyond the terrible environmental conditions and they simply don't have what children need there's no

to european countries or ruth heather in turn is near and middle east spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross she says a long term solution needs to be found to ensure the children's safety. they are stranded in legal limbo and so any sense of future is really something that they don't really have and yes these children should be victims are considered are victims and should be considered as such all of them and the international committee of the red cross is very concerned floor for all children under the age of 18 but even those young adults who were children when they were brought to this to these conflicts and so we are urging states as we have been doing and as we continue to do to really to step up that it is time for states to find a way to act to bring about this series of long term solutions that that this these these children need and not just the foreign children is in fact the vast majority of people in iraqis and are syrians so the kind of solutions we're talking about they're really needed for everyone. so that as the terri orating economy has sparked protests i

the international olympic committee and the international paralympic committee released a statement tocategorically untrue. and the president of world athletics sebastian coe has also been speaking about the future of the games and was asked if a further postponement could be an option. you could be an option. can't simplyjust go, well, you move you can't simplyjust go, well, you move four years down the line, where does los angeles go, it doesn't work like that. the overall objective does have to be having a laser focus on delivering the games this summer, safely and securely, and doing it anyway that protects the athletes, protects communities, but does actually maintain the spirit of what the games is about. the key players and all of this, the organizing committee, the municipal government, the national government, the athletes, the international federations, they are all unified in their determination to do this. i would love to have fans, noisy and passionate, the spirit of the games, but if the only way we are able to deliver the games is behind closed doors, i think everyone is

the international olympic committee is joining the japanese government in rejecting reports the tokyo games are going to be canceled pretoria reports the olympic games jewel to be held last year but were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic now a rise in infections has forced the government to impose a state of emergency in tokyo and other parts of the country and that's raise questions about whether the summer games will be held in 6 months as planned newspaper reports that you pans government has privately concluded the games will have to be reshaped jeweled have been denied by the prime minister. regarding the tokyo games it will be a symbol of humanity overcoming the novel coronavirus and the chance to showcase japan's reconstruction from the devastating northeastern earthquake and tsunami to the world we will be well prepared on the measures for the infection. japan has spent $25000000000.00 preparing for the take here lympics they still which is public money but a recent poll shows 80 percent of japanese people don't want the games to go ahead this summer but you still in

expiring is a problem training preparation but the president of the olympic committee of the international committee and also the government tokyo set of programs go out in july supposed to be going to last 23rd 2021 that it's just not going to happen they will scrap it and the next summer games will be paris 2024 so if it doesn't happen then but they are saying it's most likely they're often as present as i was the study often is that it will happen because they're heavily reliant again on the vaccine saying that the athletes will be back and they did but right now it won't be required and that as far as fans attending. recent polls in japan a lot of the public there in japan do not want international fans coming in and out but again that might be reliant on whether they are required to be vaccinated in order to attend but it should go off without a hitch july 23rd if everything goes well yeah the fans are do b.s. but the olympic village itself is a bit of a bubble so fingers crossed for that too are to american sportscaster steve christakis thanks for your time and happy new year. no matter how yo

and the international olympic committee insists there's a question of not if the games will happen. but . how we got more snow in the forecast for japan over the next couple of days lost a little area of low pressure just swirling away in the sea of japan somewhere windy weather driving through it as if it's a home she. said big amounts to slow coming down as we go on. free friday so that will cause widespread disruption risk increased once again and the snow stretching all the way up into northern parts of the country to the south of this generate dry well we'll see moderate tucking in behind as you make a way towards the weekend manas for the top temperature there in seoul on friday plus 5 as we go one in seuss' as they saw as if that model where which will gradually notch across the city back to the early part of next week behind that it is generally try to set the drive for the good parts of china and try to say for a good part of india although we have got some showers just flirting with the eastern side of the kountry will see some wetter weather just pushing towards the north

thank you rob the international olympic committee has joined the japanese government in rejecting reportshe take your games are going to be cancelled the times newspaper claims that japanese ministers have privately concluded the games will need to be called off because of the pandemic but japan's prime minister says they're determined to hold the games as planned on july 23rd and the head of japan's olympic committee has also made his views clear. i thought it was preposterous i wondered who's going to take responsibility for this i've learned my lesson you shouldn't believe an article just because it's from the times per. what athletics president sebastian coe visited tokyo towards the end of last year he too is confident the games will take place as planned at this moment there is an absolute cost and determination to deliver the games. but to deliver them in a safe and secure environment with a rigorous but rigorous focus on the protocols the code protocols around us leitz around media around volunteers around coaches this is a challenge. former tennis world number one andy murray wil

international sports. as game delivery officer with the tokyo 2020 organizing committee. he plays a crucial role in negotiating with the international olympic committee. and other stake holders. >> he admits the current state of emergency in tokyo poses challenges to the committee work. but says the plan remains the same. >> there's no change in plan for having the event due to the emergency declaration. we'll provide the safe and cure situation. when entering japan this summer. and moving into tokyo. and visiting a venue. watching and making participating. >> one challenge is maintaining public support in a city will people are for more concerned about surging infection numbers. opinions are mixed. >> if people start gathering we'll have the same vicious cycle again. we shouldn't hold the games. >> i want to watch the games. some athletes are practicing hard. they may not be able to compete in the next olympics. >> survey found only 16% of the respondents want to see the games held as scheduled. 38% said they should be cancelled. and 39% say should be postponed one more t

the international olympic committee went to him and said if you are going to shake the hands of germanthletes we would like you to shake the hands of every athlete who wins a medal. and hitler decided that moving forward he wouldn't she the hands of any of the athletes. and jesse owens when he came to the u.s. he had a lot of opportunities to capitalize on his athletic success. when the story began to circulate that -- and just see a winds used it for his benefit and he began to give lectures at dinners, and things like that, and i was often one of the most requested stories about how he had been snubbed by jesse owens. so it just became part of the myth of his experience in germany. >> so it wasn't a personal repudiation. he just wasn't shaking anybody's hand after that. >> let's hear directly from his own voice and in his own words, john woodruff, about what it meant to him to win in that particular olympic games. >> it made me feel good, because what we did, we destroyed his natural race theory. he had this master race theory, that the superior race, only the pure germans could do c

and install the international olympic committee is set to release a plan to ensure that soucie games do happen a so-called playbook will detail how athletes can arrive and compete safely in japan. and. we begin in the u.k. where prime minister boris johnson has announced tougher restrictions on people entering the country from high risk regions travellers from 22 red list countries will have to hotel quarantine for 10 days it's an effort to stop the influx of new strains of covert 19 as the number of infections and deaths of brought the country to a crisis point at a dispute between the european union and astra zeneca is escalating the drugmakers c.e.o. says that a deal to provide 400000000 doses of its vaccine was not a contractual commitments the e.u.'s fired back telling the company to publish the contract while south africa's government has just approved astra zeneca vaccine for emergency use it's stealing with a surge in infections driven by a worrisome local strain of the virus we have correspondents across continents on this global story is standing by for us in johannesburg d

today, the executive board of the international olympic committee will discuss preparations and plannedd expected modifications is due to be published early next month. these games are going to be different and the ioc has accepted and cleared its own minds that they would be different. the question is — how different? spectators is of one of them, testing is one of them, control of access, social distancing. it's not going to be easy but it absolutely correct that we make every effort to do it properly. there are no olympics and paralympics with athletes and many are trying to stay positive. it's going as well as it can be in this kind of time. i think everyone's very aware of the possibility anything can happen but we are all still training with the thought that the olympics until we have administered enough vaccinations to free ourselves from the virus. i am acutely conscious that this moment, parents are balancing the demands of working from home with supporting the education of their children, business people are enduring the sight of their shops or restaurants standing empty and i

the international olympic committee and the international paralympic committee released a statement to i think we understand that the crystal ball has firmly gone from the window many months ago. this is not an exact science, but all i am saying is at this moment, there is a determination among the international federations, determination among the internationalfederations, the sports, the memberfederations, the key ingredients, the international olympic committee, the governments ofjapan and the organising community to deliver these games. two of the premier league title contenders have suffered injury blows to key players. leicester strikerjamie vardy faces a spell out after undergoing surgery on a hernia, while manchester city will be without midfielder kevin de bruyne for up to six weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained during wednesday's 4—0 win against aston villa. de bruyne could miss up to 10 matches, including the champions league last—16 first—leg tie with borussia monchengladbach next month. tyrell hatton leads the way on 12 under par at the abu dhabi golf championship. h

brown al jazeera hong kong all right let's move on to sport history nic thank you very much international committeeas joined the japanese government in rejecting reports the take a games are going to be canceled the times newspaper claims japanese ministers have privately concluded the games will need to be called off because the pandemic which bans prime ministers says they are determined to hold the games is planned on july the 23rd and the head of japan's m.p. committee has also made his he's clear. i thought it was preposterous i wondered who's going to take responsibility for this i've learned my lesson you shouldn't believe an article just because it's from the times. we've also heard from australia is an unpaid committee and they too are adamant the games are going ahead. unfortunately i need to address unfounded rumor the take the games will be cancelled room is that only create more anxiety for the athletes and our sports. the take the games are on. the fly will be lit on the 23rd of july 2021 we are well into planning the assembly of the day here astride and some athletes will be coming i

with six months, international olympic committee is meeting to tackle questions about vaccinations ofletes and visitors rs will be allowed. questions have been raised due to rising cases in japan and worldwide. >>> greater lake tahoe region is under a blizzard warning. >> folks there can expect another fresh foot of snow. trees, paths, everything is dusted in white. we are not expecting anything like this in the bay area, of course. >> we are dealing with some rain. th moronthis. >>> we are still looking at that atmospheric river bringing heavy rain to parts of the bay area, especially the south bay, central coast still in it. this atmospheric river just really stalled over this area. on high def doppler we are continuing to watch the rain come down from santa cruz as well as for the south bay. you can see south san jose continues to get pummeled with this heavy rain. as we look to the tri valley, you can see that rainfall for yolivermore and we looking at that rain over discovery bay, tracking light showers pushing across right over the bay bridge from alameda, oakland, into san fran

metropolitan government, the 2020 organising committee, and the — the 2020 organising committee, and the internationalnd secure _ committee to achieve a safe and secure olympics. gk, committee to achieve a safe and secure olympics.— secure olympics. ok, so face-saving _ secure olympics. ok, so face-saving operation i secure olympics. ok, so face-saving operation to i secure olympics. ok, so - face-saving operation to save face—saving operation to save it if possible, but that is not the only lost, is it, when you're talking about the olympics. it is a hugely expensive venture. 11,000 athletes — expensive venture. 11,000 athletes from _ expensive venture. 11,000 athletes from around - expensive venture. 11,000 athletes from around 200 | athletes from around 200 boundaries, the tokyo games have already spent or are in the middle of spending $900 million on coronavirus measures, creating an infection control centre in the athletes�* village, and also regularly testing athlete and banning sharing in venues, although we don�*t think that will take up much of the cost —— countries. it is up 22% in total cos

olympic committee and the international olympic committee first on what their assessment of that offer is and what their assessment is with japan's preparedness for the olympics. >> on contingencies, if the covid vaccine needs to be too tweaked because of emerging variants, how will that complicate the rollout? ms. psaki: i expect this will be one of the lines of questioning with their health and medical experts when they have their first briefing tomorrow. they have spoken to both assessments that a been made about the efficacy of the vaccine even with the new variant and how they are evaluating what the efficacy will be. they will continue to look at this through a medical and health lens so i don't think i will have a new assessment from here but they are looking closely at it and the president will continue to encourage them to be as honest and straightforward with the american people as possible. >> one of president trump's last act was to grant protective status to venezuelans in the united states. i believe that still stands. can you give us a position on that? ms. psaki: sure,

olympic committee and the international olympic committee first on what their assessment of that offer is and certainly of course what their assessment is of japan's preparedness for the olympics. go ahead right here. >> jen, on contingency, if these covid vaccines need to be tweaked or changed because of these emerging variants, how is that going to complicate your rollout? >> well, dr. fauci spoke to this a little bit last week and i expect this will be one of the lines of questioning with our health and medical experts when they have their first briefing tomorrow and they have spoken to both assessments that have been made about the efficacy of the vaccine, even with the new variants, and how they are evaluating, you know, what the efficacy will be moving forward. this is something that they will continue to look at through a medical and health lens. i don't think i'm going to have a new update or assessment for you from here but it's something they're looking closely at and the president will continue to encourage them to be as honest and straightforward with the american people as

terrorism trying to wreck the case the whole pro-democracy camp in hong kong and i think that the international committee should be really adults about this phenomenon and try i think to help hong kong and conquer your fixation off the city what do you think about the response that the international community has given to the pro-democracy protests and what's been happening to the activists since then i think actually many major big years of you know press already reported about the news which we really appreciate that however we hope that the governments of each fuel countries can also give a quick and strong response to the homeowners and to the governments because we dissipate that you will pee and union can also use them by this key at to ascension hong kong and page official who should be held responsible for this political crackdown it seems as though there seem to be 2 options for pro-democracy activists in hong kong either stay in the get arrested or they leave and they protest outside and they can talk to organizations like ours which do you think is more effective when it comes to garnering int

loudest voice for participation is this man, avery, the head of the olympic committee who will later be the head of the internationalympic committee. he is still serving in the 19 seventies, when there is the tragedy in munich in the international olympic community. -- has some deeply held antisemitic ideas. what he argues is that radicals and communists are trying to encourage this boycott. that is his coated language for jews pushing a boycott. and brundage ultimately wins the day. he goes over to germany to inspect and to check whether jewish athletes are being treated fairly under the nazi regime. brundage doesn't speak german. he's never allowed to talk to a athlete without a nazi official present. and he finds what he wants to find, which is that as he argues, jewish athletes are being treated fairly. certainly, they weren't. but some of the nazis earliest policies were to segregate jews. jews couldn't swim in pools. jews couldn't train at athletic clubs with non-jews. that affects jewish athletes who could have qualified for the 1936 olympics. we also try to round out the media landscape by showing newsreels

time for sport here's joe rob thank you very much the head of the international committee thomas bachinsists the take your games will go ahead as planned this year public support for the games is falling in japan with much of the country in a state of emergency because of coping 191-5000 athletes are expected to travel to tokyo for the olympics and paralympics which have already been delayed by one year not to mention media and fans says there is no plan b. and he's fully committed to hosting a safe and successful event starting july 23rd. but with just over 6 months to go one virus expert at coby university believes hosting may be too big a gamble. we're going to drop the sport there this is al jazeera and this is us house speaker nancy pelosi speaking in a weekly press conference but this is the 1st she's held since a joe biden became president of the united states let's listen in. but the manner in which it happened america united you know i've said again and again that the arts will bring us together and we laugh together we cry together we're inspired together we find a common gr

the international olympic committee says the games in tokyo this summer will go ahead.s hurting athletes. the games have already been delayed once remember — it was supposed to be the 2020 olympics after all. let's hear from the ioc�*s, thomas bach. we are fully concentrating on the opening ceremony of 23 july this year. so we are not speculating of whether the games are taking place. we are working on how the games will take place. that means we have to put covid—accountable measures for every possible scenario. the countermeasures required to bring 15,000 athletes and their coaches from all around the world together in one place are daunting. here's some of what's being proposed — this is sir craig reedie, a british representative on the ioc. anybody who goes to tokyo will have to declare a clear test before they get on the plane. they'll probably have to declare another clear test when they get off the plane. when they get into the village, there will be rodeos and timescales involved. —— rotas. not all athletes will appear at the opening of the games, and that will

senior international committee member richard pound says he can't be certain the postponed tokyo olympics will go ahead as planned in 6 months time his comments come as tokyo declared a state of emergency due to the record number of corona virus cases in the city and surrounding areas the emergency order will be in force until the 1st week of february the torch relay is set to begin our march 25th with 10000 runners expected to participate the opening ceremony is planned for july 23rd reigning n.b.a. champions the l.a. lakers have suffered their 3rd defeat of the season despite an impressive 27 point to play for the bron james they went down at home against the semitone ios earners the visitors 118-2109 means the lakers are 3rd in the west with a 6 and 3 record. over in portland damian lillard scored $39.00 including $73.00 pointers to lead the trailblazers to win over the minnesota timberwolves portland such a franchise record with $47.00 points in the 2nd quarter as they cruised 21352170 with. one group to. go on the defensive. rebounder will always move with those who really didn't. mu

the international olympic committee president thomas back was also dismissed claims that the games areing to happen everybody is really determined to make these olympic games in 6 months from now the light at the end of the tunnel in which at this moment do we are all still in but all the prospects. are good we are working hard and so these games are the 1st priority will be about to make them safe and secure for all participants. former tennis world number one andy murray will miss next month's australian i can he's not able to compete off to failing to find a workable quarantine after you recovered from krajina virus is out of self isolation and no longer has any symptoms but finding a way for him to travel to australia and then going to quarantine before the tournament starts on february the 8th proved too difficult murray says he's devastated devastated not to be playing defending champion novak djokovic is in australia they were ahead of the grand slam he's been kept and to take one in quarantine he watched from the balcony of his hotel in adelaide some fams dom's for him but life

tokyo it would seem absurd to start the torch relay and then have to have no olympics the international olympic committee make 75 percent of its income from selling broadcast rights of the olympics if is cancelled it could lose an estimated 2 to $3000000000.00 of revenue victoria gave him be al-jazeera. this is all to say with these are the top stories told democrat chuck schumer has told the us senate to expect an impeachment article against former president donald trump by next monday the senate majority leader says trump will receive a full and fair trial i have spoken to speaker pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the senate on monday now i've heard some of my republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because donald trump is no longer in office an argument that has been roundly repudiated debunked by hundreds of constitutional scholars left right and center and defies basic common sense it makes no sense whatsoever that a president or any official could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign so as to avoid accou

. ♪ laura: the international olympic committee has assisted the tokyo games will indeed take place thete covert concerns. their president said speculation over the event was hurting the athletes and officials are working on coronavirus precautions for every possible scenario. reporter: in the world's biggest city, a state of emergency continues, and the pressure is building. despite growing public unease, tokyo is preparing to host sport's -- organizers have dismissed claims the games will be canceled. today after a crunch ioc meeting came more reassurances from the man in charge. >> we are not speculating of whether the games are taking place. we are worki on how the games will take place. that means we have to put covid countermeasures together for every possible scenario. reporter: with the billions of pounds having been spent on preparations, organizers are set to reveal the rules they hope will make the athletes, village, and the venue safe, despite the arrival of tens of thousands of competitors and officials. whether spectators cabe present remains unclear. already qualified, a

let all that money go swirling down the drain you had tomas bach the president of the international olympic committee speaking at that introduction to this segment and he has an incentive to make the games go on as well after all almost 3 quarters of the international olympic committee's funding comes from broadcasters so if nothing else he would love for the games to go on t.v. another player almost 20 percent comes from corporate sponsors and to hold the games means to keep those corporate sponsors happy you know that in japanese public is less than enthusiastic though and many of arrived at the same position as anti lympics activists in japan as well as across the world that the olympics should be cancelled and that's because many people have realized that the decision to press ahead with tokyo 2020 or 2021 i guess is truly a matter of life and death i mean as wonderful as the athletes are we're talking about an optional sporting spectacle here not some essential service so when people like tokyo governor your ego gets on the day of sin says things like we're determined to hold the olympics no mat

it comes off to one prominent international olympic committee member dick pound cost down on that telling the b.b.c. i can't be certain because the ongoing elephant in the room would be the surges in the virus. with the fact see not due to be rolled out until march the next few months will be crucial for japan much is that steak. joining us for more on the situation in japan is journalist michael penn in tokyo michael it generally japan has seemed a bit sanguine about the pandemic it didn't respond as proactively as other countries in the spring why has that changed oh well the government you have to kind of make a distinction between the government and the people here the government has taken a position that is really prioritized keeping the economy open basically at all stages of the pandemic and they've only been calling these states of emergency including the most recent one sort of. under pressure from the public and from medical officials to do something so while the japanese public would probably like tougher measures in general the business community and the government have essent

the international olympic committee and tokyo organizers say they will roll out a rule book next week explains how the games will be stay safely for the 10s of thousands set to enter japan in less than 6 months meanwhile the international paralympic committee remain confident that there are games that can take place and say a plan is in place for the event to happen even if all competitors haven't been vaccinated we've got a plan for the worst case now. the worst case scenario is that no waffly in the world attending the games is vaccinated ahead of the games if we can believe we can build upon that delivers the games with the parameter there were more stronger position if say half the population who comes to the games has been vaccinated in the n.b.a. the atlanta hawks i have the and the l.a. clippers a 7 game winning streak the clippers that were playing with other top scorer choli leonard trey young had 38 points and leading atlanta 208 to 99 when young dedicated his 3 pointer to n.b.a. legend kobe bryant on the one year anniversary of his death the one thing i think about duke ove

the international olympic committee is increasingly confident that tokyo games will go ahead in julya so-called safety playbook nearing completion. the ioc president says measures at sports events around the world indicate the games will be possible. the intention is to hold such offense, not cancel them. japan has spent $26 billion preparing for the tokyo games. and they need -- indonesia boosting pandemic stimulus by half as virus cases top one billion there and vaccination plans struggle for traction. the budget is now 39 billion dollars, 49% higher than previously anticipated. the finance minister told parliament that the government will keep the deficit within its target of 5.7%. vietnam is planning to relinquish most state control of the economy in a drive for greater growth and productivity. delegates at the communist party congress

if spectators have to be international olympic committee accepting there might not be spectators.there have to be spectators, could there be fewer events? >> the essentials are the field of play and a fair and safe competition. you know, we want not to destroy any olympic dream of any athlete. >> reporter: the tokyo games, which was supposed to take place in have already been delayed by a year because of covid. olympic organizers insist they're not asking whether the postponed now set to take place in july go ahead, only how to get 10,000 athletes safely to tokyo with testing and social distancing even during the iconic opening ceremony. >> united states of america. >> reporter: their plans or play books under daily review. but they have some red lines. they do not want athletes jumping the line for vaccinations ahead of vulnerable people. athletes say, that's fine. how would you be prepared to curtail your olympic experience just to get the games to happen? >> i just need a pool. i just need 50 meters of pool. that's about it. >> reporter: organizers say they're fighting for the

international olympic committee president thomas baa has addressed concerns about the viability of the tokyo olympic games saying it is not a question of if the rescheduled games will go ahead at the end of july but pal the i.o.c. boss would not elaborate what exact coronavirus protocols were going to be in place but he says that the individual federations were already leading the way when it came to corona virus testing during competition it's. our that's going to reminder now the top story that we're following for you the european union has told drug maker astra zeneca that it must share coded 19 vaccines from 2 plants in britain to make up for delivery delays to europe for astra zeneca says its contract with europe only mention targets rather than legally binding deadlines. i don't forget you can always get 50 w. news on the go just download our app who will play or from the app store that will give you access to all of the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the d.w.m. to send does

. >> reporter: it's been almost a year since the international olympic committee, or i.o.c., announced020 tokyo olympic games would be postponed because of the covid-19 pandemic. and ever since then, there's been speculation about canceling the games altogether. organizers say they expect to spend more than $12 billion hosting the olympi, but with parts of the world still experiencing a growing number of covid-19 cases and japan yet to begin vaccinations, there's growing uncertainty over the future of the delayed 2020 games. on wednesday, the i.o.c. president pushed back against reports that the olympics will be canceled. >> we are not speculating of whether the games will take place. we are working on how the games will take place. >> reporter: japan's prime minister has echoed a similar sentiment, but a poll this month found close to 80% of japanese think the games should be canceled or postponed again. >> ( translated ): even if japan were able to curb the coronavirus, i don't think we could welcome athletes, considering the current situation. it should be cancelled. the money we sp

tokyo it would seem absurd to start the torch relay and then have to have no olympics the international olympic committeeke 75 percent of its income from selling broadcast rights of the olympics if is cancelled it could lose an estimated $2.00 to $3000000000.00. of revenue victoria gates and b. al-jazeera. a look at the headlines this hour now u.s. president joe biden is targeting the economy on a 2nd full day in office he signed executive orders which he says will help those hardest hit by the pandemic in total the incoming president is proposing a plan with nearly 2 trillion dollars to help the economy get back on.

tokyo it would seem absurd to start the torch relay and then have to have no olympics the international olympic committee make 75 percent of its income from selling broadcast rights of the olympics if is cancelled it could lose an estimated $2.00 to $3000000000.00 of revenue victoria gate and be al-jazeera. the families of $62.00 people killed when a jet crashed into the sea off indonesia early this month of held a memorial ceremony at the site they prayed and threw petals into the water before the fatal crash the tree which i add jet had been out of service for months because of the corona virus pandemic indonesian investigators are looking into whether a problem with the system responsible for controlling engine power contributed to the accident google has issued australia with an ultimatum drop plans to make it pay news outlets for content or it will block its search engine australia is introducing a well 1st law to make google and facebook negotiate payments with news outlets for using their content in search results or news feeds or about in manny reports. google dominates the search engine markets

tokyo it would seem absurd to start the torch relay and then have to have no olympics the international olympic committee make 75 percent of its income from selling broadcast rights of the olympics if is cancelled it could least an estimated $2.00 to $3000000000.00 of revenue victoria gave him be al-jazeera. this is our desire these are the top stories top democrat chuck schumer has told the u.s. senate to expect an impeachment article on monday against former president donald trump republicans wanted to delay impeachment proceedings until february to give trump time to prepare i have spoken to speaker pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the senate on monday now i've heard some of my republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because donald trump is no longer in office an argument that has been roundly repudiated debunked by hundreds of constitutional scholars left right and center and defies basic common sense it makes no sense whatsoever that a president or any official could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign

wednesday will also see a key meeting of officials from the international olympic committee as uncertainty to press ahead with preparations for the games, due to begin injuly. add into the mix a suggestion from florida's chief financial officer that they'd be willing to host the games if tokyo can't and there'll be lots to discuss on the video call, even if we're not expecting a hard decision on whether or not toyko 2020 will go ahead. and, in the next 2a hours, we should be welcoming home the first sailers in the vendee globe round—the—world yacht race. in one of the closest races on record, the winning margin could just be a matter of minutes and the winner may not be the first boat across the line either with a couple of contenders due time compensation for helping a competitor. 80 days and more than 211,000 miles of racing is going to the wire. as always, the website is the best bet to get more on those stories and plenty more besides or you can check out the app, too. we'll see you again soon. scientists in greece have found a 20—million—year—old fossilized tree on the island of lesbo

have raised no doubts or objections about hosting the games in july that includes the international olympic committee and the sporting federations involved in the games i.o.c. has insisted that hole in the games would not be irresponsible and that it's a question of how not if they will take place they are expected to release a playbook to explain how they plan to get thousands of athletes to compete safety issues should be or should. have been after talking with everyone and asking them about their thoughts the i.o.c. president thomas back told us that no one from anywhere raise questions or objections and everyone wants to make you take your game to success. this is all just there and these the top stories the u.s. drug company know the facts says it's corona virus vaccine has shown to be more than 89 percent effective during the trial in the united kingdom the company is now expected to apply for regulatory review preliminary analysis also suggests the vaccine is effective against the new variant of covert 19 1st found to be. germany's vaccine panel looks likely to recommend astra zeneca.

the international olympic committee and local organizers also denied the report, saying the olympicsing forward with the support of japan's prime minister. december olympics, originally scheduled for last summer, are now scheduled to begin july 23rd 2021, the united states olympic and paralympic committee released this statement today saying, you quote. any official communication. any official communication on the olympic and paralympic games? tokyo 2020 will come from the ioc tokyo organizing committee and the japanese government. we have not received any information suggesting the games will not happen is planned and our focus remains on the health and preparedness of team usa athletes ahead of the games this summer. coming up in sports. how draymond green's injection in tonight's game was based on human error. our sports director marco hi, i'm mike. jack hired me to tell you about his bagel breakfast sandwiches with bacon or sausage. jack i thought you hired me to be the spokesperson! why choose one when you can have two? my 2 for $5 bagel breakfast sandwiches. oh, you think this

the international olympic committee says it has full confidence in the japanese authorites to deliverith reduced spectators crowds. daily covid infections in tokyo have hit a daily record there and it's resulted in the city being placed into a partial lockdown. spectators would be fun, they add a lot to the atmosphere the stadium, but let's not forget that 99.5% of the people around the world who experience the games don't do it with bombs in chairs. they are doing it through television or some electronic platform. so that audience will still be there, that audience is hoping that the games will go ahead somehow. sports stars have been speaking out about the events in washington on wednesday evening. wnba star renee montgomery campaigned for the democrats in georgia despite being on the payroll of the atlanta dreams part—owned by the outgoing republican senator kelly loeffler. she took a break from basketball midway through last year but has still found plenty to celebrate. it's definitely not what i expected, this whole last 365 days, but it's welcome and it's definitely one of my bi

that 80 percent of the public is in favor of postponing again or counselling but the international olympic committeesays it's a case of how not if the games will go ahead and plans to release a playbook soon explaining how they'll get thousands of athletes to compete safely in japan. the u.s. stock market is in shock of the says in a failing company sold in value videogame retailer game stop has been losing money for years but a group of online traders have linked up to force the price discuss iraq it institutional investors who sold the shares they didn't own at rock bottom prices are not happy and are having to buy them back to much more money kristen salumi has the latest from new york. game stop a video game retailer was in trouble even before the coronavirus pandemic hit suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and closing hundreds of brick and mortar stores as gamers increasingly made their purchases online but none of that has stopped its stock from skyrocketing in value spurred on by individual investors posting on the reddit page wall street bets started by jamie rosen ski and wh

the president of the international olympics committee said speculation over the event was hurting thecautions for every possible scenario. but while most developed countries have begin their covid—i9 vaccination programmes, japan is lagging far behind, and doesn't plan to start inoculating frontline workers until the end of february. the general public won't get access to the jab until may just two months before the olympic games are due to start. to understand why, i spoke to dr riko muranaka, a vaccinations expert from kyoto university for her reaction to the decision. the original plan was to vaccinate older people injapan before the olympic game. —— all. we were actually too relaxed about securing the vaccine. because there is no pressing need for the vaccine, in fact. because japan didn't have a severe outbreak so far. so actually there is a silent consensus that between public and experts that we first have to look at the data from the other countries started vaccinating already. and decide what will do. but it was too late. i what will do. but it was too late. ~ , ., what will

the international olympic committee says it's fully committed to holding the tokyo 0lympics this summersaid no—one could know what the global health situation would be in a few months' time, but efforts were being made to prepare for every possibly scenario. the boeing 737 max has been approved to return to service by eu regulators. it's already flying again in the united states. the plane was grounded nearly two years ago after flaws in its software and sensors caused two crashes that killed 346 people. apple has hit another sales record with reported revenues of more than $110 billion in the last three months of 2020 — a rise of 21% on the same period last year. the gains come as consumers are confined to their homes during the pandemic, driving work, shopping and leisure activities increasingly online. the new 5g—enabled iphone 12 also boosted sales. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: south africans have been hit by a deadly covid variant but are they being treated fairly over vaccines? the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, o

tokyo it would seem absurd to start the torch relay and then have to have no olympics the international olympic committee make 75 percent of its income from selling broadcast rights of the olympics if is cancelled it could lose an estimated $2.00 to $3000000000.00 of revenue victoria gate and be al-jazeera a 15 day state of emergency is in voles in central african republic armed groups trying to blockade the capital bongi un peacekeepers have been helping to push back the rebel coalition the groups are trying to overthrow the newly reelected president faustina shelves today the constitutional court confirmed today there is victory this week despite allegations of vote rigging welcome where possible from the capital. coalition of armed groups attacked the capital bangui where we are last week they were fought off by forces the foreign forces the support the government but they're still just outside the city from what we know about 9 kilometers to the aist about 12 kilometers to the north and we've also heard reports that their cells have infiltrated the city that they've been smuggling in weapons ahead of

solicitor general, was quoted by one mp when the foreign secretary appeared before the international development committeethe government must aim to hit it — and it cannot deliberately aim off orfire blanks. he goes on to say, until the statute is amended, the government is subject to that law. so i wonder, foreign secretary, how do you think acting unlawfully and flouting a clearly legal obligation will affect your reputation both as a lawyer and the uk's international standing? we're not flouting the legislation, we're taking it seriously. and i read, as i said, edward garnier's letter. there are different views on it. so the most important thing now is not to react quickly, but to do so assiduously and diligently. so i'll look at it very carefully. i explained our basic position to the house, the government's position. there are clear limits on the government's ability to depart from 0.7% under the terms of the 2015 act. we want to respect that legislation and we will. and in terms of the current financial position that i've set out and the chancellor's set out, we'll look very carefully at what that m

percent of japanese want either another postponement or cancelation but the head of the international olympic committee insists the games will go ahead. everybody is really determined to make these olympic games in 6 months from now the light at the end of the tunnel in which at this moment to be are all still in. all the prospects. good to be a working hard. these games the 1st priority will be about to to make them safe and secure for all participants after a year of cancellations some major sporting events are happening again australia's state of victoria is being criticised for pushing ahead with the australian open tennis tournament in 2 weeks time players have been flown in from overseas and that's when their li 40000 australians stranded abroad aren't able to return because of strict caps on international arrivals now 72 players are in strict warranty an after some people were found to be infected by covert $1000.00 on their chartered flights some locked in their hotel rooms are being creative with training the english premier league has resumed football matches but has issued strict rules on so