and if the cum vaccines can stop it. alan fisher. i'll just either washington, south korea meanwhile is reporting a new daily record of new me 5200 corona virus cases. it's strange health care system is from to the government to shell plans to further relax. restrictions is also imposed travel bands from several countries to stop the spread of the only con variant. in other world news, the presidential candidate for the ruling national party of honduras, mastery of sewer has conceded defeat in sundays elections, and means he's left us opposition. rival se and mar castro will become the country's 1st female later. national party has been plagued by scandals and corruption, accusations. castro says voted have reversed authoritarianism. uganda is deploying troops across the border into democratic republic of congo as it battles and armed group. it follows a strong against the allied democratic forces, part of a joint operation with the con, glazed army. the group is based in eastern congo and has pledged allegiance to eiffel uganda. bla

isn't one of them, but health experts and testing samples to see if it's been detected there. alan fisher reports from washington d. c. be guided by science is a new variant, but familiar advice from the united states. if you're not vaccinated, get vaccinated, get boasted if you are vaccinated, continue to use the mitigation methods, namely masks. avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces, choose outdoors, rather than indoors. keep your distance, wash your hands, test and isolate if appropriate. there are no signs of the variance in the us, but other countries are stepping up measures to stop at spreading. in japan, for example, all 4 nationals have been banned from entering that last month. and traveling japanese citizens and residents will have to quantize for 14 days on returning to the country. many nations have already been travelers from south africa that would stop the spread, says the world health organization. we are trying to warn the other country of the emergency that might be coming through. and those countries don't go on that now, tried also to try their level best to ge

and the growing threat from china, as alan fisher explains. ah, if the white house was a circus, joe biden would be plate spinner in chief. as he enters into his 2nd year in the oval office, good afternoon, he's got a lot to do with internationally and domestically. this is all rural ride challenge and the consequences. if one of the plates fall could be the effect of end of his presidency by the end of the year. talk of the list of challenges like it was when he was sworn, n is covered after confidently claiming he was in his words kicking the viruses. but in july it came, roaring back and no omicron has to be dealt with a lot don't is unlikely. another economic shock isn't and with job numbers, not where they should be. and the cost of basic, good, rising, president biden need some good news for american families. he delivered an infrastructure built his build back better bill is essentially dead. but he still believes he can get parts of it through congress, increasing help to american families. but some washington watchers say he still has

thank you very much for that update. alan fisher live for us in washington, d. c. all right, let's get that perspective now across the u. k. were a challenge, is laughter. us in louis. hello ne rory we had a little bit earlier in the bulletin, johnson has issued his christmas message and urged everyone to get a booster jab. what else did he say? well, we had lots of familiar. john, sony and half flourishes. rhetorical flourishes as a classic speech from, from the british prime minister here, throwing in plenty of cultural references that anyone from the u. k. would instantly recognize. he talked about how this christmas. if you have to cook a big turkey, if you have to appeal more brussel sprouts, if you have a, a big pot of washing up unusual, and a big pile of scum pulled wrapping paper. well, that's all to the good because that means that this christmas you have got to spend it with more of the people that you love, more family members than you got to last year. of course, last year, chris christmas was pretty much cancelled. very short notice throwing lots and

in the hospitals you may soon overwhelm live till alan fisher in washington and so on. what seek center of the increasing case is in the us, and where is the greatest concentration of case? well, years ago we're worried about the delta vivian, and in july, joe biden confidently predicted that the united states had kicked the but all of the corporate virus. and here we are just a few days before christmas in 2021. looking at huge searches and hospitalizations right across the country. the midwest in the northeast are the areas that seem to be most impacted. 18 states including and washington d. c. have seen arise and hospital admissions just the last few days of more than 5 percent. let's take connecticut for an example. we've seen the rise of 24 percent. no, for some small places in some rural communities. that's simply too much to bear. and there is a real worry among health experts and the white house that some hospital systems are going to be overwhelmed. there are ging, people as quickly as possible. if you've already had the double jobs to get vaccinated with the b

now with alan fisher in washington dc. growing lines for testing, growing numbers of those infected, growing concern where this is all heading in america, across the country, people are spending hours in line to get a covered test plan to say economy carefully. now, given the last on indoors, even though it's not mandated, genovese save as fossil got 2 little ones. so my concern is mostly with them. ones vaccinated and one is not too little to vaccinate. so we feel very secure and in walworth was we just made sure that we're safe to receive your ports or getting busier to as people head off for the christmas and new year holidays. there's a water that, that could lead to another search in a few weeks. and it could put further strain on hospital systems across the u. s. many states already seeing double digit jumps in hospital admissions. those most at risk, people who have refused to get vaccinated or boosted. if you get infected, you could transmit that to someone else who might be vulnerable. who might be an elderly person, might be someone with an underlying condition. that actual

and it's time for the biden circus to move on. alan fisher. i'll just either washington belzoni has comments and analysis of course, via web sites the address as ever was era dot com. ah, exactly how past the hour that's update your top story. so you so far today, delta and army kron bearings of code 19 fueling. what the w h o corte quotes su nami, of cases sweeping across the globe. on average 900000 new infections have been reported every day around the world. frances reported, 208000 new infections, the highest ever recorded in europe, that 2 new infections every 2nd in the us cases have increased by 60 percent, although hospitalizations and deaths do remain low. in other news, a jury has found the but she social i glean mag.

for the white house though, it's a small victory in a sea of much bleaker news. alan fisher. i'll just, you know, washington and other world news more than 30 people and now fear dead after ty, phone ry hit. the philippines on friday. hundreds of thousands of people have been for some their homes rescue workers. they're starting to reach remote areas where dozens of people are missing. 18000 military and other security forces have joined the efforts in the worst effected regions. jemila allan doug has been following developments from devout city siphoned right. first made landfall in the philippines on friday, but until now there are still many areas, many communities in at least 4 provinces that remain cut off. we've spoken to military officials here in diversity who told us that they're doing the best they can providing assistance, security, transport, and reconnaissance flights. the local government officials who need to assess the damage in many areas. the cover president rodrigo, the therapy himself also surveyed the devastation through a reconnaissance flight over the p

but 1st, that's cross to alan fisher who's following developments from washington. d. c. allen. this is awful news for travelers. ahead of christmas. yeah, merry christmas hold on. not so fast. united. one of the airlines to cancel a $120.00 flights on christmas eve. so that is going to impact thousands of travelers. they will be waking up to text messages to whatsapp messages to e mail, seeing, i'm sorry, your flight has canceled. why is that? well, as because or mac or no, the dominant strain of covered here in the united states as in all 50 states and it is impacting fight crews and support staff for airlines. they simply can't staff all the flights i've been talking for weeks is before thanksgiving. about how the big period for travel is between thanksgiving and christmas. christmas eve. normally one of the busiest days for travel in all of the year and quite simply, a lot of people are not going to be traveling at the moment. there's a problem to with getting a hold of testing that joe biden was very critical of donald trump about the fact that there was no testing in the e

than 20 countries have now reported cases of on the con, none have so far been detected in the us. alan fisher has more from washington. this might be a new variant. but the advice from the public health officials here in the united states is the same old thing that we're been hearing for more than a year. where am i particularly endorse? keep your distance, wash your hands if you've been vaccinated. that's great. get the booster if you happened, then get the vaccination as soon as possible. that is a can stand that it will be here. betty. uganda is deploying troops across the border into democratic republic of congo as a baffles and on group follows and strikes against the allied democratic forces. part of a joint operation with the congo leaves army young group is based in eastern congo and his pledge allegiance ty, so you can to blame it for 3 bomb attacks in kampala earlier this month. the u. s. and thought about have concluded 2 days of meetings in katara, where they talked about the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. taliban has asked us to unfreeze assets and remove sanctions. us as ca

anchor: we bring in alan fisher in washington, d.c. for us. to us about this increase in cases. where are they concentrated? alan: let's go back to july, and joe biden said then the u.s. was kicking the butt of the covid virus. now the way has is saying it is facing a viral blizzard over the next few weeks. 18 states and washington, d.c. have seen a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations over the last few days, concentrated mainly in the midwest and the northeast. take connecticut, for example, 24 percent increase in the number of people admitted to hospital, and that's just north of new york. also problems in double digits, as well. there's a concern in the white house that the fact is that people have not gone and gotten the booster. for some people haven't even been double jabbed yet. almost 40% haven't gotten the vaccination, and that is where they say the problem lies. a month ago, we were talking about the thanksgiving holiday here in the united states and how billions of people were on the move. it really pales in signif

alan fisher has more from washington. alan: brazil has confirmed it now has cases of omicron.might be a new variant but the advice from public health officials in the united states is the same thing we have needed for a year: wear a mask, particularly indoors. keep your distance and watch. her hands. . if you have not been vaccinated, get the vaccination as soon as possible. it is a concern it will be here soon. in the early days of covid, there was one reported case in seattle. people thought it would not come here and it came quite significantly in the weeks following that. there is, of course, a travel ban for south africa and seven countries in the southern part of the continent. the who has said that is not going to help. we will not be able to stop it spreading that way, and simply will not be able to block it from coming to your country, so that asking for countries to review those travel bans and saying anything they do should be based on evidence and also after a risk assessment. the united states may come under pressure to start lifting the ban on southern africa soo

alan fisher has more from washington. dr. this man arrived in the united states in california on the 22nd of november from california. that of course before the travel bans were put in place. tested on the 29th of november. it was then he was positive. sent for further testing on the 30th. by 3:00 p.m., public health experts had the sample. 8:00 p.m., they confirmed it was the new variant. you remember when covid was found in the united states, it was first on the west coast. this man is in isolation. his close contacts have tested negative pin track and trace -- tested negative. track and trace is underway. >> women's tennis association have suspended tournaments in china and hong kong over concerns about the safety of former doubles were number one peng shuai. she has accused a former vice premier of coercing her into sex. in a statement, the w ta said players and staff could face risk in china. the european union has launched a $340 billion scheme to rival china's bill and road initiative. the commission president calls it

than 20 countries have now reported cases of on the con, none have so far been detected in the us. alan fisher has more from washington. this might be a new varian. but the advice from the public health officials here in the united states is the same old thing that we've been hearing for more than a year. we're a mask, particularly, and doors keep your distance, wash your hands if you've been vaccinated. that's great.

al jazeera is alan fisher has more from washington. of course there was a big surgeon, vaccinations just as the vaccination started to come on to the market. and america was very happy with the way things were going. but now it's just less than 40 percent that aren't vaccinated here in the u. s. are still quite a significant number, and if you break those figures down, you will find that most of the people who aren't vaccinated identify as republicans . so it really doesn't matter what joe biden or the white house says. there are a lot of people out in the united states who say, we're never going to listen to what this guy's got to say. even though he seeing this could actually save your life. and if you break down the figures even more, you will see that the number of people who are dying tend to be in read states that is republican states. and the majority of those who are dying are republicans. and so that is a real worry. now add to that the fact that we're coming in to the christmas and new year break. remember a month ago we were

your families in the hospitals you may soon overwhelm, that's bring in al jazeera is alan fisher in washington, d. c for is. alan talked to us about this increase in cases where they concentrated wallace go back to july, and joe biden said then that the u. s. was kicking the but of the covert virus. now, the white house is seeing that is facing a viral blizzard over the next few weeks. 18 states in washington, d. c. have seen significant increases in the number of hospitalizations over the last few days. concentrated mainly in the mid west and the northeast. take connecticut, for example. 24 per cent increase in the number of people admitted to hospital in that small state, just north of new york, michigan also facing problems in double digits as well. there is a concern in the white house and among health professionals that the fact is that people have not gone and gotten the booster or some people haven't even been double jobs yet. almost 40 percent of americans still haven't got the vaccination and that is where they see the big problem lies. there's another problem to remember about a mont

the united states as recorded its 1st case alan fisher, is in washington with more on that that man arrived in the united states in california on the 22nd of november from south africa. that, of course, before the travel bands were put i 3 p. m. public health, the experts had the sample by 8 p. m. the confirmed it was the new vivian at you. remember that when covered was found in the united states, it was also forced on the west coast. now this man is an isolation. his close contacts have tested negative, but of course track in trace is underway. and as i say, he arrived before the travel bands were put in place and to be photo. the presidential adviser on cobra was asked about those travel bands. at a briefing at the white house in the last few hours, he said the intention was never to stop it arriving in america. that was simply never going to happen. we knew that it was just a matter of time. before the 1st case of arm, a crown would be detected in the united states. and as you know, we know i've been saying it in my colleagues on the medical team and other 7 saying that we know what we

treatment of muslim league is their chinese embassy in washington called the action totally groundless. alan fisher has more from washington. so the u. s. senate has no confirmed jo biden's nominee to be the new ambassador to china. he is nicholas boncey as a veteran diplomat, but the whole process was essentially on hold, because a number of republican senators wanted to push through that what they call the weaker force labor prevention act. now it passed through the house and it has passed through the senate by unanimous consent. and this essentially says that any individual or company importing goods from the jin chang, area of china, must be able to prove that there was no force labor involved in the goods that were produced. a number of human rights organizations have said that the mainly muslim wiggers are being used in force labor camps. now, the chinese embassy here in washington says those allegations are without foundation. and they insist that the measures taken by the senate will gum up the global supply chain. the simple fact is that that bill is now heading to the old resolute desk in

new york state has recorded its highest number of infections in a single day. alan fisher reports. it's the start of the biggest travel window across the us for millions christmas and new year holidays start here. and the threat from the con variant hasn't kept people home, but has given them some warning. i'm very concerned about it because the fighter for inside the lobby is full on the plains of who cooper testing lines are back to some people waiting hours to get checked out. my brother woke up not feeling good with a fever, and i got a text during lunch saying that he got it. so this place is always open. the ve the and is know, and at least 40 states, places like connecticut and michigan are seeing significant surgeries in hospital admissions. new york state has seen its highest single day reporting of infections since the pandemic began 21000 new cases on friday. a record experts are predicting will soon be broken. all here is going to start to spread much more rapidly and beginning of the year. and the only real protection is to get your shots. meanwhile, a federal court ha

and it's time for the bite and circus to move on. alan fisher, i'll just either washington mourners in south africa in paying their final respects to anti apartheid hero desmond to 2 captains 1st black archbishop is lying in state in saint george's cathedral in the lead up to his funeral. on saturday, shannon wolf reports from cape town. oh, honoring desmond tutu with song and praise oh hundreds flocked to saint george's cathedral where the archbishop once preached his message of peace and reconciliation. inside the revered anti apartheid hero lies in states. people of all ages, class and creed sharing the hope of passing on the icons, torch to future generations. to come a was a big person. it changed a lot of lives and even affected a lot of lives. and i feel it's important that you have your opportunity to come through per your respects and your carry that message forward and to future generations will always remember, you know, how to treat each other better. the archbishop's family 1st shared a prayer. other mourners soon followed the cathedral as engraved in south africa's histor

but 1st, let's cross to alan fisher who's following development from washington d. c. allen and the travel chaos. what more can you tell us about the flight cancellations? no such a merry christmas for hundreds of thousands of travelers. we are told there is more than 400 place, cancelled at the moment, 169 by united 127. by delta, the airlines trying to send out messages via text, an e mail and whatsapp to try and tell people, look your flight on christmas eve is cancelled. don't come to the airport. that's not going to get to every one. there are going to be people showing up at airports across the country who suddenly finding out that their travel plans have been thrown into chaos and there's nothing really that they can do about it. so what's the problem? the problem is, of course, the, on the con very, and it is heading flight crews and support staff. it means the airlines simply can't staff the flights that they had shared july. it is just a few days ago since they asked congress to try and reduce the amount of time anyone testing positive. for coven, who works f

we're not doing it. alan fisher and washington d. c. thank you alan. the british prime minister barak johnson says he is looking at quite all kinds of measures to stop the rapid spread of the only constraint. at least 12 people have now died from that variant in the u. k and hospitalizations in london, a rising steeply journal reports so far in england government guidance against the omicron variant has focused on the boost of vaccination campaign. and the pace of the rollout has shut up. in recent days, the rate of only grown infections has soared to with scientists warning the new year could bring thousands of hospital admissions and deaths each day if strict measures are brought in soon. at a cabinet meeting on monday, the prime minister boris johnson was found himself caught between the scientists and rebellious ministers and m p's, who say not enough is yet known about omicron. there's been, and i got the data in front of me, 104 hospitalizations from omicron. the question really is, does that and there's a lag time of days or weeks to finding out

for the white house though, it's a small victory in a sea of much bleaker news. alan fisher. i'll just, you know, washington hong kong, as chief executive, as urging people to vote in the 1st legislative elections and sweeping changes were imposed by mainland china. kerry lamb defended the reforms, only 20 of 90 lawmakers will be elected by popular vote. i don't candidates have been vetted at least 10 people have been arrested, according for a boycott. i do have set very clear targets for this general election of a legislative council. one is to ensure patriots administering phone calls. and i think that objective has been met through the design of the candidate eligibility review committee. so all the 153 candidates could meet this requirement. and you can see that they actually come from a very diverse background. were very different opinions on the range of issues for brit tentative in hong kong. she says the government spend vast sums of money and bid to boost voter turnout. the big question is how will this lack of representation from the pro democracy cab this lack of p

20 countries of now reported cases of the new variant non have been so far detected in the us. alan fisher has more for washington. this might be a new variant, but the advice from the public health officials here in the united states is the same old thing that we're been hearing for more than a year. where am i particularly endorse? keep your distance, wash your hands if you've been vaccinated. that's great, get the booster if you haven't, then get the vaccination as soon as possible. that is a can stand that it will be here. betty. uganda is deploying troops across the border into democratic republic of congo as a battles. an armed group. it follows as trist against the allied democratic forces of a joint operation. operation would be con gleese army. the group is based in eastern congo and has pledged the legions to isolate the us. secretary state has warned russia that any aggression in ukraine will trigger what he calls serious consequences. anthony blink and attending a meeting of nato foreign ministers to discuss rushes build up with troops on ukraine's border of the united states a

one of them though, but how 1st health experts rather say they're testing samples to detect it. alan fisher has more from washington dc. this might be a new variant, but the advice from the public health officials here in the united states is the same old thing that we're been hearing for more than a year. we're a mask particularly, and doors keep your distance, wash your hands if you've been vaccinated. that's great. get the booster if you haven't, then get the vaccination as soon as possible. that is a concern that it will be here very soon. in other world news, honduras is leftist opposition candidates. him. our castro is said to become the country's 1st female president. arrival from the ruling national party conceded defeat on tuesday. 2 days after voters went to the post the u. s. and the taliban have concluded 2 days of meetings here in kata, where they discussed the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. the taliban has asked us to unfreeze assets and removed sanctions. uganda is deploying troops across the border into democratic republic of congo as it battles and group. it follows it

alan dugan has more on this now from city gal city in the philippines. people who are desperate to talk to us, they are from the job community, fisher folks who have lost their homes over a 100 houses on still destroyed. that's about 168 families in 5 point to right truck. so to go sit here in the southern philippines, they now live by this road side. they say they have spent all the money they had in this difficult make shelter. an average of 2 to 3 families actually have to fit in here. they have no drinking water, no, right? no food, no electricity. and they really say they're quite desperate. i've even spoken to one mother who says her children have not eaten since the day before. and behind me . this has become a familiar scene across 30 go 50. people are desperate for drinking water lining up for hours just to be able to buy drinking water that is now causing more than doubled than what it used to be. just like the price of rice and fuel and it's quite clear that the situation here is desperate. a still head danasia will hear how many have voted in hong kong 1st so called patriots. only elation. i'm dominant jane boone in cultural exhibition that's bri