arlene: no quiero pasar lo que pasÉ.a:su padre falleciÓ a los 82 aÑos por covi, en el nuevo hospital de ramÍrez atendÍa a pacientes batallando contra el virus. >> pasaba trabajando durante el dÍa y en la noche con Él arriba. desafortunadamente, despuÉs comencÉ a sentir sÍntomas. fabiola: ella tambiÉn se enfermÓ, pero tras la pÉrdida de su padre, al ver que los niveles de anticuerpos en su salsa de bajando, ramÍrez no dudÓ en secundaria para recibir la vacuna. >> con la vacuna viene el lobo era enfermarme severamente. la segunda cosa es no ser mÓdulo de transmisión del virus. fabiola: esta historia de pÉrdida y el sacrificio se repite en todo el paÍs, que ya cuenta con cerca de 2,000,000 de empleados esenciales que han sido vacunados. muchos ya regresaron a trabajar a las salas de emergencia. enfermeras como jessica la mar pasaron de atender enfermos con covid, con harÁ decenas de empleados esenciales cada dÍa. >> hay gente que todavÍa estÁ viva, pero no puede respirar normal, no tienen sus manos, no tienen sus dedos de l

arlene foster.e same time tomorrow for a round up of the day here at westminster. for now, for me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello. tuesday will be one of the quieter weather days of the week. there'll still be some showers around, but fewer than we had on monday. most of the showers will be in western areas but some will push east. and although some of the showers will they'd as the afternoon goes on, this cluster affecting parts of northern england in south—west scotland still has to feed across in the evening. a bit cooler than it was on monday. sunshine around that overnight and into wednesday, another area of low pressure picking up the wind again in the west, becoming very windy here by wednesday morning and with more heavy rain arriving here as well. ahead of that, largely dry start to wednesday, if rather chilly so we will see some heavyin chilly so we will see some heavy in the west, strong, possibly disruptive wins for a time and parts of south—west england and northern ireland, gusting up

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. muar. welcome back apart from out of our top stories here on al-jazeera nearly 14000000 americans will lose their unemployment benefits within hours and as president donald trump signs of her own a virus really from spending package he's refusing though saying direct payments to americans included in the bill aren't enough. the court has ruled that central african republic can press ahead with elections despite violence escalating between government forces and rebel fighters more un peacekeepers arrive trying to ensure sunday's vote is peaceful and the preparations are on for sunday's elections in the it will be the west african states 1st peaceful transition of power between elected leaders. federal investigators in the u.s. are searching a home as they look for clues into the large explosion in the southern city of nashville minutes after blaring a recorded warning of what was to come a pox motorhome blew up on a street early on christmas morning 3 people were hurt and about 40 buildings

this is arlen specter. at the time, an assistant to strict attorney of philadelphia given temporarily to the warren commission. he is often referred to as the father of the single bullet theory. you can see him demonstrating how the single bullet would have happened, that a bullet passing through the body of this first gentleman who is sitting in for president kennedy, that the bullet would have passed through kennedy and then hit governor connally in the back. the commission staff felt strongly from the earliest days that they needed to go to dallas, they needed to try to reconstruct as much of the assassination scene as they could. they wanted to take the rifle, the one that oswald apparently used, they wanted to take it back to the sixth floor of the book depository and affix a camera to the top of it and see what oswald would have seen through the scope of his rifle when he was taking the shots. that is what they are doing here with the assistance of the fbi. it turns out that chief justice warren did n

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a 0. latest news as it breaks the measures introduced during this 3rd way have resulted in the 20 percent drop in the amount that people are traveling with details coverage programs like the 1st one contacting all those believed in one us out of our poverty rate increase in the past 3 years from around the world the u.n. has identified $56.00 countries most need assistance what's worrying them is that many of those have a deteriorating situation. last minute negotiations between a u.n. british leaders with reports of bragg's deal could be imminent. i'm sami's a than this is just here a live from doha also coming up more controversial pardons donald trump reversed his sentences against his former campaign manager jerry.

arlen's mother and baby scar. on a. a unique perspective on nigeria we have so much more we just don't snore so money's this most that we have. through the eyes of a celebrated african photographer to pollution in the delta region us limpin still being us what you just did. it 3 years on how has life changed and rewind ga saudi on al-jazeera. one half go through a show and half lebanese so diversity is really important to me and al-jazeera is the most diverse place i've ever worked that's we have so many different nationalities and this is east brought together in this one nice organization and this diversity of perspective is reflected in our coverage giving a more accurate representation of the world we report on and that's a key strength of al-jazeera. oral. or. hello i'm maryanne demasi and i'm going with a quick look at our main story now after 8 months of tense talks and just 7 days before the deadline european union and the u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for a 0 tariff 0 quality relationship covers

bubble small and meet for a short as possible time to ensure risk are minimised in the first minister arlene foster has said we know people will be worried about the news coming from other parts of the news coming from other parts of the uk today we find a detailed discussion with the situation and progression of a new variant strain of covid—i9 in england is concerning ana reminderto of covid—i9 in england is concerning an a reminder to us all to be on regard to the dangers of the virus. nigel, how do you feel that evolved nations have cope with this compared to england? -- that evolve nations? i think nigel has frozen. i'll put question tojo. i think nigel has frozen. i'll put question to 10. yes, absolutely. although the stringent lockdown, the firebrick and wales did not appear to work, i think the first minister of wales and nicola sturgeon have demonstrated is that they have been willing to make and take very unpopular decisions. and be decisive. and i think that is what we have been lacking in england. nicola sturgeon has been absolutely on the bottom all the way through. with explain

bubble small and meet for a short as possible time to ensure risk are minimised in the first minister arlenether parts of the uk today we find a detailed discussion with the situation and progression of a new variant strain of covid—19 in england is concerning ana reminderto of covid—19 in england is concerning an a reminder to us all to be on regard to the dangers of the virus. nigel, how do you feel that evolved nations have cope with this compared to england? -- that evolve nations? i think nigel has frozen. i‘ll

across the uk, they had these calls between the leaders, like nicola sturgeon and mark drakeford, arleneis for nations approach. the prime minister was optimistic that had happened, but it quickly fell apart today. mark dra keford happened, but it quickly fell apart today. mark drakeford said he will see a change in the law, notjust in the guidance, to make measures further and nicola sturgeon put out some different guidance as well, so she was emphasising the time. she said only one day, you should go and mix with households, not for five days, so everyone is now putting different emphasis on different parts of the guidance. i think with the mirror was picking up on there is the fact there was kind of variations in tone from what boris johnson was staying therefore he was sitting on the one hand, peoplejust wa nt to sitting on the one hand, peoplejust want to spend christmas with their families and it would be inhumane to cancel christmas, and you get from that the impression that it is very reasonable to go and want to mix with two other households and go up to the maximum there that h

we caught up with arlen hamilton for a check on diversity and equality in silicon valley. >> i thinke have just been in a constant state of trauma and definitely have been feeling it both as a human and then, you know, just watching this ecosystem feel it as well. emily: there have been a lot of companies' tech members making statements. how do we hold them accountable? >> i'm not sure we can, but i have been speaking out as much as i can and just being honest. it is not so much an attack on any one person or group, it is just being honest. we are all real here. we are all human here, right? we are on this spinning rock at the same time, and when you have billions of dollars under management, and when you make announcements about smaller either donations or initiatives for funds that are going to black founders during this time, it's almost like you have to make those announcements, it does ring hollow in some cases, and i also try to really uplift the voices of the black operators within those companies who are -- i know how difficult it is to raise even $1 million towards this as a

and arlene in colorado who will be turning 102 years old on christmas eve.e hash tag #sundaytoday. you might see yourself next week. arank you for spending pt of >>> good morning. it is sunday, december 20th. thank you for joining us as we take a live look outside at san jose city hall, illuminated on a very cold morning. the last morning of fall. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a look at your microclimate forecast. yesterday you predict ed was a beautiful day. >> it was. we're going to get a repeat of that. i wanted to say that a viewer said they always watch us with their cup of coffee, so cheers to them with my cup so

preventative action and in wales, a limited lockdown is on the weight straight after christmas but arlenethern ireland also under tight restrictions and said the situation was very concerning. uk opposition leaders had already called for a rethink. i am really frustrated because i raised this with the prime minister on wednesday and he dismissed that and went on to tell people to have a merry little christmas. only three days later, to rip up their plans and i think the british public is entitled to more decisive leadership than that. they are getting confusion where they need certainty. another upset, another change of heart in number 10. after a year many of us would rather forget, a 10. after a year many of us would ratherforget, a christmas that might be remembered for all the wrong reasons as well. it was what the prime minister was desperate to avoid effectively cancelling christmas but leaving the decision so christmas but leaving the decision so late we just put millions of people in a bind. it is a very tricky situation and no doubt it will be very disappointed but many of our vi

artic arlene. thanks for coming on the talk about this.t here on the lead get the vaccine yesterday around this time it's now been a full 24 hours. how are you feeling? >> feeling great. i only have a little bit of arm soreness, just like if i would have received the flu vaccine. otherwise i feel fine. still very emotional and excited about this. but otherwise physically fine. >> emotional and excited. emotional in a lot of ways. you talked about losing your father after he spent 36 days in the icu at the same hospital where you work. we're showing a picture of him right here. how bittersweet is it for you to get a vaccine that could save so many other lives? >> very bittersweet. but at least, you know, it brings hope. it brings hope that there will be no more, no more lives lost. no more families ruined, pulled apart, no more illness. and that there is light at the end of the tunnel. right? and that we will have better life. very bittersweet. >> that's the way to look at it. and after having coronavirus yourself back in the spring and wat

remains united during this very difficult negotiation process it's too doubt for a small member state arlen's who had most to lose from the u. case departure and it made clear that axis to the european union single market comes at a prize with obligations the u.k. has to agree had to agree to binding constraints and this is definitely good news for the european union well the united during the negotiations they said but how have member states been reacting to the deal. overall know very positive way i would say a german chancellor angela merkel described this deal as a deal of historian comportment. german cabinet is going to decide on the agreement in the next day days next monday and merkel said that she is very confident that they would have a good result the french president emmanuel mccall was also very positive on twitter saying that this deal is essential to protect the rights of the french citizens fisherman and the french producers even though friends of the country who had taken the hardest line on fisheries so no all the governments of all the member states they have to scrutinize

arlen's mother and baby scandal. as a 2nd wave of covert 19 brings a surge in infections a few months ago there were dozens of cases a day now if we chose 2000 and countries in force new measures to curb contagion this is the 1st step forward for the government a in of mass testing the entire population scientists are on the brink of releasing new vaccines to reduce the spread of the virus will it be enough to bring the global health crisis to an end the coronavirus pandemic special coverage on a jazeera. that are more of these the top stories on al-jazeera emergency talks about a new strain of coronavirus have led to a further tightening of restrictions in the u.k. terror of lockdown is now in effect across london and southeast england the government is also backtracking on easing the rules for the christmas holidays right chalons reports for days scientists and opposition politicians have been saying it's the government shouldn't be letting so many english households mick's over christmas on saturday boris johnson

arlen's mother and baby scar. on a. the virus is indiscriminate get those living in poverty are far more vulnerable to the dangers of covert 19 early re-examine the reasons for this disparity the social and economic inequalities that surround us so much deeper and much more problematic and we felt and asks whether lessons learned from the global pandemic could lead to positive change the growth of the poor the fix the him of it all hail the lockdown exposes privilege on poverty during a crisis on a. only . this is al-jazeera. this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes french president obama called becomes the latest world leader to test positive to covered 90. nearly a quarter of a 1000000 people test positive for coronavirus in the u.s. and one day a warning for the rest of the world it's a major holiday approaches. a decade after the arab spring began in 2 micio we look at.

tardes, gracias por acompaÑarnos este viernes en su "noticiero telemundo" 48 al mediodÍa, le saluda arleneas de la celebraciÓn de la virgen de guadalupe exhortaron a los creyentes a quedarse en casa, funcionarios de salud y miembros de la iglesia imploran a la comunidad evitar reuniones, vamos a san josÉ con el llamado que hicieron hace unos momentos, pilar. >> asÍ es, aqui estamos en la iglesia nuestra seÑora de guadalupe en san josÉ donde como ustedes lo dicen, autoridades de la ciudad, incluso el obispo Óscar estuvo esta maÑana uniÉndose todos en un mensaje unÁnime donde literalmente le estÁn suplicando a la gente celebrar este aÑo a la virgen desde sus hogares y no salir. aunque aquÍ, alrededor de la iglesia de nuestra seÑora de guadalupe hay varios altares, los han dispuesto para las celebraciones virtuales que usted podrÁ seguir en las pÁginas de cada una de las parroquias, de sus parroquias, por ejemplo aquÍ en esta iglesia las maÑanitas serÁn este sabado a las 6 de la maÑana, y usted lo podrÁ ver en internet, aclararon y repitieron a la gente que estamos en un momento crÍtico de la

starting from tonight arlen's doing the same for at least 48 hours and the netherlands belgium and italyhave also issued a travel bans on the k.k. . germany also announced a strict new lockdown this week with daily infection recalls being said there as well and it's a picture that's playing out across europe as peter all of the reports of the christmas lockdown period is a part of here in germany it comes at a particularly odd time the couldn't treat posted record breaking covert figures this week that combs 'd are saying that they will roll out a vaccination program in the coming weeks but also warn that the foundations of already being for a 3rd wave of coronavirus. we saw that a 3rd wave had started to build before the 2nd had actually subsided we need to give a clear signal this christmas the new year must be different to usual it's not just germany italy is facing a grim record of its own 700000 deaths this year the highest figure since 1944 during the 2nd world war rome has put in place new regulations to run from monday the 21st until january the 6th that will see restaurants clos

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. the ultranationalist marks connected with one of the world's worst humanitarian crises we dealt as staff illegally migrant joining with the military to impose a deadly political agenda they have devoted our nation what has happened to their opinion that's one of the biggest stains on the country as a whole. this is not religion this is the politics me and an unholy alliance on al-jazeera. facing isolation in more countries shut their borders to the u.k. over fears of a mutated strain of covert 19. this situation. cost me. but a car closures are causing havoc for cargo transportation leaving trucks and drivers stranded and closed all. but on the clock this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. are you just going to really carry us.

my heart goes out to her, arlene. and they are consoling her and it's going to take a long time. here we are towards, you know, some major holiday landmark and she's not going to recover. you know? this will take years. i was trying to assess how i'm feeling. >> it's not a good proposition for someone who doesn't now how to swim. even a strong swimmer would be struggling in these kind of waters. the white water behind me is five to ten feet in height today and a large current and undertows that will push people in a northern direction today. very difficult to swim in. we have washed rocks below us so if you're washed on to the rocks it's hard to cling on or hold on to the rocks. >> reporter: gnonot only the hi curve but the temperature. the fire department estimates the temperature out here is 50 degrees. this is still a rescue mission, not a recovery mission. we talked to one man who was trying to rescue the man who saw the man go under and never come back up. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> a reminder to people, stay away from those waves. they can be dangerous. bob, thank yo

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. i know this is a difficult day for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say heart team is such sweet sorrow. the deal is finally done the u.k. and the european union clinch a landmark post trade agreement redefining their future relationship. you're watching al-jazeera life from a headquarters in doha and also coming up latin america begins mass coronavirus vaccine rollouts frontline workers in chile mexico and coast to reka 1st jobs. iraq is protesters prices skyrocket after the biggest currency devaluations since the fall of saddam hussein. a christmas like no other celebrations are scaled back in countries around the world as millions prepare for a summer holiday. hello e.u. leaders say it's a deal that will write history britain's prime minister boris johnson says the agreement will help the u.k. take control of its destiny after 8 months of negotiations and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have finally reached a landmark post bricks at trade and security deal the agreem

business state according to the 1945 decision the crew arlen's belonged to the u.s.s.r. today the u.s. state department questions the outcome of world war 2 inspiring. russia is furious it says the crew as its territory as it sees the islands back in 1905 or rather the soviet troops but talk disagrees and has even prevented the 2 nations from signing a peace deal to formally end the war hostilities so the territorial dispute goes on for 75 years but it seems it's all clear for washington they have no questions this is what the official instruction for the green corridor lottery also known as diversity visa says persons born in the home of my islands she could learn from the cherie and who are chargeable to japan persons born in southern somalia are chargeable to russia that's especially ironic given that most of the japanese citizens were repatriated from these territories after the end of the 2nd world war and today the disease home to around $20000.00 russians what role if any does america have to play in this well washington has nothing to do with this dispute but it

the secret mass grave and arlen discovered at an institution run by catholic nun. a mission shot to its core. people in power investigates a scandal but destroyed families cost thousands of lives and still raises profound questions about the ties between the catholic church and the irish state. our limbs mother and baby scandal. on a. if you want to help save the world. into your own. al-jazeera. hadn't given al this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes a top court in the central african republic rejects last ditch appeals to postpone sunday's election after attacks by armed guards. hopes for a turning point in the fight against covered 19.

the leader of the dup, arlene foster, has said there there needs to be a fresh examination of the irishes in order to advance reconciliation. she's written to taoiseach micheal martin to request a meeting in the nearfuture. the irish government today said mr martin would meet mrs foster. our correspondent julian o'neill reports. in a letter written last week, mrs foster references several murders in which collusion between the garda and the ira has been found or alleged. they include the bomb attack on lord justice maurice gibson and his wife in 1987 and the murder of ten protestants at kingsmill in 1976. she states the irish government should urgently assist families seeking answers. the timing of her letter coincided with the pat finucane case making headlines, and the dup leader notes comments by simon coveney, the irish foreign minister, on the need for truth through a public inquiry. mrs foster writes... this afternoon, an irish government spokesman said the taoiseach will meet mrs foster to discuss the issues she had raised. julian o'neill, bbc newsline. england's new coronavirus

arlen's mother and babies come. on a. my i had 3 jobs and now i only have one but i'm soo providing for my family. and the 1st time i was admitted to hospital i didn't show any signs of m.s. . i'm more that but at about my opinion and i have become very positive and stop thinking about the negative sides of families and get on al-jazeera while he is from the us living with an axe in egypt the us is always of in fact the people all right the world people pay attention to what you can hear and i do see it is very good at bringing the news to the world from here. tomorrow or. this is al-jazeera i'm dating obligato with a check on your world headlines a huge explosion has ripped through a neighborhood in the u.s. city of nashville it happened early on christmas morning and there was a recorded warning playing beforehand police say they found traces of what could be human remains nearby. we have found 2 that we believe could be our remains and we're just. you know examined and then we'll be able to let you know from that point

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. plane . i know this is a difficult day for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say part is such sweet sorrow the deal is finally done the u.k. and the european union clinch a landmark post trade agreement redefining their future relationship. you're watching al-jazeera life from a headquarters in doha and daddy navigate also coming up latin america begins mass coronavirus.

arlen's mother and babies coming. on a. fool of. the forward oh oh. hello again i missed our. top stories this hour after months of tense talks and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for a 0 terrace in 0 cordial relationship covers everything from energy to what became a crucial issue of fisheries. mexico has started its coronavirus vaccination campaign with an intensive care receiving the 1st approved argentina is preparing to rout out a russian made vaccine from monday well thousands of files of biotech doses have arrived at hospitals and. now the u.n. security council has approved a temporary deployment of more troops to central african republic ahead of sunday's elections there most opposition presidential candidates had already stopped campaigning because of security concerns they want these polls perspire and but the government says national conference where reports from the capital. the mood in this market in benghazi is just right for christmas kristie ditties central african stake their celebrations

they support japan's position in this dispute russia sees curls as its territory because it sees the arlen specter 945 or rather the soviet union back then deed but tokyo disagrees and imagine it has prevented the 2 nations from even signing a peace treaty to formally and the world war 2 between the 2 nations and here's a short clip just to better understand the issue. beautiful place by the way speaking about today it seems there is no good news in 2018 then president vladimir putin and then japan's prime minister ever agreed to negotiate to go on with negotiations over the disputed islands based on the peace treaty of 1956 but for some reason it failed and several rounds of talks were in fact fruitless and some say that's because of japan's relations with washington and earlier this year we heard from the russian president that moscow has no plans no intentions of passing there are limits to japan and just last tuesday the new japanese prime minister expressed his will to bring it back as soon as possible so i guess the standoff continues ok many thanks for the update. now rasmussen is t

arlen's mother and babies come. on a. talk to a motorist there are. realistically how can you do with institutionalised corruption in this country we listen if this breaks up into conflict between buggiest on and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. i was sick. i was barely 21 years or just need of mothering the father of my daughter 8 months. when parents are imprisoned the government doesn't have any plan for the trigger lifted behind so these children need for they need shelter they are searching for love. my passion is to see that this should be no prisoners are also given another chance to live for make no much of it because they're not a party to their crimes committed by their parents when i finally get their place to build a home for these children and they see them become somebody used to fall into society fending for themselves. to give me satisfaction. it really is a disgrace. us president donald trump slams a $900000000000.00 coronavirus stimulus bill p

republic has also reported a record daily increase in cases with more than 1700 recorded on wednesday arlen began its vaccination program just days ago. u.s. president donald trump is blaming individual states for the slower than expected pace of vaccinations across the country the white house had set a goal of 20000000 americans to have had their 1st dose by thursday but so far only $2100000.00 have received it trump says the federal government has distributed the vaccine and it's up to the states to meet the goal. state of california has extended its strict stay at home ordering areas when tested. from brunell's is live in los angeles and grab a serious situation there in california. yes and some breaking news to report more in the governor of california gavin newsom as just announced within the hour that the 1st case of the. variants strain of covert 19 that has been circulated in the in europe and in the u.k. has been identified here in california the governor knew some gave no further details about the patient or their condition this news comes after the identification of one person in

and northern ireland‘s first minister arlene foster gave her reaction to today‘s agreement between thee deal to be done, particularly with the northern ireland protocol. it always made it more easier if we had a sensible deal in place. clearly we will want to see to detail the deal, particular around security cooperation to which of course is very important to northern ireland. but look, this is good news that we should welcome and it is such and i will look forward to moving forward in the joint committee as well to make sure that we have as least friction as we possibly can. reaction from scotland — ian blackford, the leader of the scottish national party in the house of commons — said the deal was a disaster for the nation. we have been taken out of the single market and the customs union. brexit has already cost us jobs and there is no question that this will be something which will be detrimental to our interest. let‘s remember that 80% of our economy is service based. and there is no deal for services here. of course a deal was better than a no deal but let‘s not lose sight of th

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. the wait continues for an announcement on a bricks a deal as you and british leaders pore over the final details. of how he'd seen and this is al-jazeera on my from doha and also coming out if european troops killed doesn't spoil it for an ethnic massacre in the west as they try and crush a regional conflicts tikrit region to the north. and other new mutations of the coronavirus south african scientists are working to understands the restraint. and scott either in bangkok thailand often described as the venice of the east many of the 10000000 people here use the waterways to get around but the boats are big polluters so the city is putting greener version on the water. well we begin with the last minute negotiations on brick sets and anticipation is growing in the u.k. as prime minister boris johnson is expected to soon announce an agreement on a trade deal with the e.u. well he's reportedly been on the phone with european commission president serzh love on the line to seal the final

new york nurse arlene ramirez among the first in the state to receive moderna's shot at the same hospital where she lost her father to the virus. >> this vaccine is hope. it's hope that we will cease this pandemic. it's hope that we will live a better life. >> reporter: houston doctor joseph varon also got his first dose. he's been on the front lines for nearly 300 days straight. >> when i opened the box, it's like opening a present. and it was literally like having a baby. >> reporter: this as more than half a million people have already received the first dose of pfizer's vaccine. this vaccine news coming as the country is seeing new covid highs. in southern california, where some icus are completely full, more than 500 outbreaks linked to businesses including supermarkets. the state now asking the federal government for medical staff. hospitals fearing they'll have to ration care. >> if we don't change how we're going to celebrate the winter holidays, we'll experience a surge on top of a surge on top of a surge. >> reporter: and more top public health officials are rolling up their sle

arlen's mother and baby scar. on a. jared christian his father and donald trump's former campaign manager pulled him out of force are among those getting presidential pardons in the latest best. hello again i'm a star the entire this is al jazeera life and also coming up anger boils over in southern england thousands of truck drivers remain stranded in poor conditions as they wait to be able to cross roads. chinese regulators announce an anti monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant ali baba and.

the leader of the dup, arlene foster, has said there there needs to be a fresh examination of the irishn order to advance reconciliation. she's written to taoiseach michael martin to request a meeting in the nearfuture. the irish government today said michael martin would meet mrs foster. at our correspondent julian o'neill reports. i'io no letter lytton —— in a letter written last week... it includes the attack onjustice written last week... it includes the attack on justice maurice written last week... it includes the attack onjustice maurice gibson written last week... it includes the attack on justice maurice gibson and his wife in 1987 and the murder of ten protestants at kingsmill in 1976. she states the irish government should urgently assist families seeking answers. the timing of her letter coincided with the pat fanuc in case making headlines. the dup notes comments about the need for true through a public enquiry. mrs foster writes that there are many unanswered questions regarding the role of the eye restated arming and assisting the ira, and there can be no doubt that the m

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. rule for her for the world. hello again i'm a saucy attainder let's remind you of our top stories this hour millions of americans will see their unemployment support payments stop after president on refused to sign a massive koren of virus relief spending bill one of the sticking points is a one time payment to americans to help them during this pandemic says he wants people to receive a bigger payout. and polls are just about to open in central african republic a day after the constitutional court allowed at the election to go ahead there's been escalating violence between government forces and rebel fighters in the run up to this verse and preparations are also underway for sunday's elections and it would be its 1st peaceful transition of power between an elected leader it's. all returning to our top story now and as we mentioned millions of americans are all set to use the government funds they've been depending on this year. is president of the food reception action center which works to eradicate poverty re

well, from wales to northern ireland, and the first minister arlene foster has been speaking about thel we have always urged for a sensible deal to be done, mrly with the northern ireland protocol, it made it more easier if we had a sensible deal in place, clearly we will want to see the detail of the deal. particularly round security cooperation, of which of course is very important to us in the northern ireland, and things like that, but this is good news, and we should welcome it as such. we look forward to moving in the joint committee to make sure we have at least friction as we can possibly can. let us talk to alberto costa. your reaction 20 what we have seen play out today? it is an enormous relief. i delighted the prime minister has achieved exactly what he promised, which was to get, get the united kingdom a holistic free trade agreement. let us not forget. this agreement. let us not forget. this agreement is worth £660 billion a year, to the whole of our united kingdom. scotland, england, wales and northern ireland. this is a huge achievement, that the prime minister has, had

remains united during this very difficult negotiation process it's stood up for a small member state arlen's who had most to lose from the u. case departure and it made clear that axis to the european union single market concert a prize with obligations the u.k. has to agree had to agree to binding constraints and this is definitely good news for the european union or 8 united during the negotiations the said but how have member states been reacting to the deal. overall no very positive way i would say the german chancellor angela merkel described this deal as a deal of historic importance. german cabinet is going to decide on the agreement in the next day days next monday and merkel said that she is very confident that they would have a good result the french president emmanuel mccall was also very positive on twitter saying that this deal is essential to protect the rights of the french citizens fisherman and the french producers even though friends across the country who had taken the hardest line on fisheries so know all the governments of all the member states they have to scrutinize th

arlen's mother and baby scum. on a 0. revealing eco friendly solutions to comeback threats to our planet on al-jazeera. again adrian fenty going to here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president elect joe biden has criticized the trumpet ministration for falling behind in its reliance of covert 19 vaccines biden warned that if it doesn't pick up the pace it could take years before the american population is fully vaccinated the united states has reported its 1st case of a more contagious variant of the corona virus which was originally discovered in the u.k. a man in colorado was confirmed to have the strain though he has no recent travel history the u.k. reported a record 53000 new infections on tuesday that's nearly 12000 boar than the previous record set the day before the government is considering implementing a new tear of restrictions to try to combat a highly transmissible strain of the virus 10 hong kong pro-democracy activists have been jailed for between 7 months and 3 years by a chinese course to other

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the first volunteer was arlene ramirez, registered nurse that works in the emergency department. she watched her own father suffer from covid in the icu of this hospital for more than a month before he lost his life, and she fought covid herself. before getting the shot, she says wondering whether or not she was going to make it was a horrible thing, something she couldn't imagine putting her family through again. we heard from her again just after she had the shot moments ago. >> this vaccine is very meaningful to me, very important to me. as a nurse with the emergency department, as a health care worker, seeing what we saw, death after death, having endured all at the same time illness of my father-in-law, being severely ill myself, 36 days of my father being in intensive care unit here. this vaccine is hope. it's hope that we will cease the pandemic, live a better life. we shouldn't be afraid of the vaccine. we need to be afraid of covid. it definitely changes people's lives and takes and destroys life. >> so powerfully put. she's one of 6600 front line workers to have receive

on the program again she is a correspondent based here in berlin with the irish times and he says arlen did it right in the 2nd wave after a 6 week lockdown the irish are looking forward to a relatively relaxed christmas and new year. so. matthew let me start out by coming back to the quiet season because it's certainly not a quiet season for medical personnel and for many people it working in clinics and of course intensive care units more and more are under strain here in germany what happened. well i think the government took overall a fairly flexible approach over the last several months in germany because they didn't want to have a hard lockdown like we've seen in other countries in europe in france and belgium italy and so forth one reason is because the effects that that has on the economy and yes now the numbers are rising in germany but if you look back over the past 6 months and if you look at how the german economy has performed and it's outperformed most of europe it's done surprisingly well with for example in the 3rd quarter alone the g.d.p. rising by over 8 percent which

arlen's mother and baby scandal. on a. helo nor taylor nandan the top stories are now jazeera there's hope of a breakthrough in the u.k.'s isolation from the rest of europe as the number of trucks stuck near the british board of dover grows the e.u. has recommended its members reopen their borders despite the new variant of code 19 france is opening the door slightly letting in a uses and it could show a negative test but it's missed in paris says more on the french government's announcement. the french government has decided that from midnight choose de french time people who live in france and french citizens and non french citizens of france will be able to return to france as long as they're in possession of a negative p.c.r. or antigenic test from the u.k. in a last as significant difference because all day they've been talking about a p.c.r. test but this antigenic test is and the gentlest is much quicker the results are within minutes and while it's not thought to be as reliable it's much easier to administer one of