let's cross straight to mark sunday to get the view from brussels max welcome we're expecting the approval of the biotech pfizer vaccine from the a today we've been waiting a long time for that approval haven't we. well that's right we call it did really feel like an eternity in a way but in actuality have a close look at it this is quite an impressive achievement or only just not even a year after the start of the pandemic 1st take europe and now is the big day in the e.m.a.'s hopefully finally give the give their green light on the pfizer vaccine later today they have been assessing reviewing the vaccine for the past couple weeks having a look at all the data compiled by the by the by the companies making sure everything is well everything is safe everything is according to the standard manufacturing procedures and they will likely give their green lights later today and then it's all just up to the commission and the commission will give the final green light which means that probably by the end of the week the 1st batches can can leave the storage is and and be distributed to you membe

and let's go right to brussels max sander is following all the latest for us there hi max what do we know about the negotiations at this point. hey sumi well this is one of these rules famous never ending brussels nights with never ending negotiations negotiators seem to still be added they've been working through the night trying to iron out the last final details of an a deal that is in sight now that could be reached through the course of this day they really are trying to get this done before christmas timing wise is probably the last chance to to get anything done nobody wants to break up come back after the holidays and and get back at it so we've heard a lot of rumors over the last couple of hours some of it has been denied but you officials they seem to be very tightlipped very keen that nothing gets out until the last word has been spoken in order to not influence the negotiations any further but the last thing that we've heard is that commission president was enough on the line and boris johnson will meet for some talks very soon what we mentioned fishing rights and fair com

let's bring in our correspondent max sound in brussels max a lot of concerns expressed there about this vaccine and possible side effects what's the european commission doing to address those concerns to boost public confidence in the vaccine. yeah that's right terry so probably the most important step the you commission took already was deciding to take this not slow but take their time to do a safe review and to show citizens that they were actually taking the review process seriously and not just going by and emergency approval like other countries . meant there were many skeptics all over the e.u. we saw it just we just saw in the report that in germany for example roughly 50 percent of the population are not sure if they will get they want to have the vaccine if they will get the shot so they will need some additional convincing now the ema the european medicines agency yesterday gave conditional approval to the biotech pfizer vaccine meaning that the company in future will have to review will have to undergo additional reviews submit additional data which will also add to safety.

we can cross over to brussels correspondent max sand hi there max good to see you both sides are sitting this as a success but other any real winners here yeah kristie let me let me start by by by saying that this is most likely the 1st trade deal in history that hasn't made the trade relations better but effectively worse now what you got was access to the e.u.'s internal market with 0 quotas 0 terrorist but under strict rules this is going to avoid chaos at the end of the year and cushion the fallout of brics and so this could be seen as a win for both sides in a way of course in the 1st place this wouldn't have been strictly necessary now this is a very this is a very complex deal this is what we're looking at 2000 pages of legal text and so we really haven't started understanding all of the details yet of this deal what it entails but there is going to be what the one thing is for sure we just heard the example with officials with the e.u. fisheries with the u.k. fishers there's going to be a lot of disappointment and winners and losers on many levels right and the houses being sold

council would have to give their and their thumbs up you know your correspondent max enter in brussels where officials are still negotiating final details of the proposed e.u. u.k. trade deal max thank you meanwhile e.u. food exporters are watching nervously as the braggs of that line which is december 31st approaches this would be the time to rush through as much of their produce as they can into the u.k. right now though that's not possible. several 1000 trucks are backed up in dover and that number is growing they won't be home for christmas but they at least want to avoid new border checks and customs controls that will come at the end of the year at this food wholesaler in the netherlands they're also worried about the fast approaching end of your deadline december 31st coconuts citrus fruit asparagus all of this has to go to great britain as quickly as possible if the u.k. left to the brits a transition period without a deal there'd definitely be delays in the movement of goods. over day. long of course it depends on the product you have stronger product and we could products but

council would have to give their and their thumbs up you know your correspondent max enter in brussels where officials are still negotiating final details of the proposed e.u. u.k. trade deal max thank you meanwhile e.u. food exporters are watching nervously as the braggs of that line which is december 31st approaches this would be the time to rush through as much of their produce as they can into the u.k. right now though that's not possible. several 1000 new trucks are backed up in dover and that number is growing they won't be home for christmas but they at least want to avoid new border checks and customs controls that will come at the end of the year at this food wholesaler in the netherlands they're also worried about the fast approaching end of your deadline december 31st coconuts citrus fruit asparagus all of this has to go to great britain as quickly as possible if the u.k. left to the brits a transition period without a deal there'd definitely be delays in the movement of goods. over day. long of course it depends on the product you have stronger products and we could product

all right so for more on the steel we can cross over talk our spondon in london and in brussels big of moss and max and of welcome to the both a few top of the morning big as so prime minister boris johnson has finally got breaks it down as he promised when he 1st took office how's he been selling this agreement well you told the british people in the video that you put out on social media that this is the deal is the ideal reading material for your post christmas lunch he said it's happy christmas tidings and he basically said that he was able to keep his promise that he is the one who delivers on the spreads the deal which he has promised all along was going to be doable and that britain will offer or take back control about the money the laws at the border and still be able to come to this agreement with the european union it's not quite the nearly a promise that wasn't quite as easy as he had said in the beginning when he was elected as prime minister it would be but still he made it happen and he has to deal with the e.u. and there was a big relief on his face. how much of a win is it really f

perhaps can be happy or perhaps less disappointed right that's big of us in london and max sunday in brussels thank you. it was one of the defining images off 2020. in vain for his life as a minneapolis police officer nailed on his necke back in may his staff and those of other black men and women at the hands of police in the united states talked mass racial justice protests and calls for police reform and minneapolis community members say the precious have brought little change trust in the police has reached and you know i i was may 28th the 3rd precinct building of the minneapolis police department said the place during protests against the death of george floyd in police custody. the burning police station becomes a symbol for the protesters fury for their demands for an end of police racism and patella. abandoned boarded up and secured with cement barriers precinct 3 still a symbol now signifying the city's struggle to make the changes the protesters demand to the local police department and how policing is done. volunteers from the . prepare to patrol the neighborhood then the 9th ward

max just coming to you in brussels the e.u. commission president as an underlying announce a deal with a more sort of samba statement she called it fair balanced and right is the e.u. happy. yeah normally if you ask me a question about is the you happy it sounds very difficult to answer we have 27 e.u. member states usually have 27 different opinions on issues like that but in this case i think it's safe to say that most member states think that brics it was a terrible mistake it has the potential to hurt both economies even with it with a deal done one way or the other now this deal is going to cushion some of the impact of preg sit and will have to see what this brings come january 1st in the in the next coming months in the next year it has put some strict rules in place that's right to make sure that there is no disadvantage no unfair competition this was one of the big worries of the e.u. and if this works out and this plays out well next year then the e.u. perhaps can be happy or perhaps less disappointed all right that's

keep an eye out for that press conference let's bring in our correspondents is in london max sander is in brussels good morning to you both max let's start with you tell us what we know at this point about the state of negotiations. right sumi so this was this was a long intense day yesterday of talks that went into the night through the night at the moment it is not clear yet where we stand. there have been a lot of rumors starting late afternoon yesterday through the night that we were approaching a deal that a deal was in sight that we were very close but so far officials haven't confirmed anything have been very tight lipped about all of this there are some there is. there are some reports from from coming from london mostly that the that we are very close that was enough on the line and on and boris johnson have had talks over the past over the past day confirming things here and there and that that deal was it was was it was imminent but here in brussels everybody is still stepping on the breaks saying a deal is it's not done yet but and even passengers are put on call and which means they c

for more let's bring in correspondent max sander in brussels. is there yes max what exactly is the hold up there. there you said it chris oh talks have been going on well into the night through the night until the early morning we have limited insight on what's happening behind closed doors but there was cautious optimism that a deal is in arm's reach so to say it seems that this did that one of the major sticking points to the level playing field a competition rules for the u.k. is access to the e.u. internal market has been resolved now it's still the table is the issue of fish the issue of fisheries access for e.u. fishers to u.k. waters it's a relatively small issue compared to the overall trade volume of the block but it's a very emotional issue a very political issue and politicized on both sides vowed to stand by their fisherman will have to wait and see if and how this was resolved the last word hasn't been spoken on this just yet nevertheless everybody is hopeful that the deal will actually come to happen if it does get all the necessary

and let's bring in our correspondents on the story in london back sander in brussels good to see you both max let's start with you there what do we know about the negotiations at this point where you senate already so many talks went into the night went through the night and up until this point we have little knowledge of what is actually happening there behind closed doors officials and people on the negotiating team are very careful not to leak any kind of information but right now here in brussels it has the feeling that there is a mix of optimism and a little bit uncertainty here in the air and there were some signs last night and this morning that a deal could be reached that a deal is very close however most of this is based on rumors not not much has been officially confirmed yet but rumors how did that there has been a lot of cross channel diplomacy between the e.u. and u.k. leaders to iron out the last bits of the deal which could be a strong indicator that it deal is close and the 2 sides seem to have been gotten closer on one of the last remaining issues or the last remaining issue

max just coming to you in brussels the e.u. commission president as an underlying announce the deal with a more somber statement she called it fair balanced and rice is the e.u. happy. yeah normally if you ask me of course there that is the you have to it sounds very difficult to answer we have 27 e.u. member states usually have 27 different opinions on issues like that but in this case i think it's safe to say that most member states think that brics it was a terrible mistake it has the potential to hurt both economies even with it with a deal done one way or the other now this deal is going to cushion some of the impact of preg said and we'll have to see what the springs come january 1st and in the next coming months in the next year it has put some strict rules in place that's right to make sure that there is no disadvantage no unfair competition this was one of the big worries of the e.u. and if this works out and this plays out well next year then the e.u. perhaps can be happy or perhaps less disappointed all right that's

max and are reporting for us from brussels thank you let's take a look now at some other developments in the pandemic interpol is bracing for a sharp rise in crime as vaccines are rolled out around the world ahead of the agency says thieves are likely to try to get their hands on the precious drugs by breaking into warehouses and attacking shipments during transport the south korean capital seoul and sounding surrounding areas will ban most gatherings of 5 people or more later this week the country reported its highest daily death toll on monday amid a surge in infections and thailand has begun testing tens of thousands of people after its worst outbreak to date the infections have been linked to the country's biggest seafood market which is located outside the capital bangkok in a region that is now under lockdown. and now to some other headlines from around the world in the u.s. top leaders in congress say they have reached an agreement on a new code 19 relief package after months of wrangling lawmakers struck a bipartisan deal worth $900000000000.00 businesses and individuals will

straight to brussels then and max and our who is covering the story for us max we are hearing reports that a deal could be imminent others are being more cautious what are you hearing from their. that's right clear it seems that a christmas miracle might be heading towards us but it's a little bit too early to tell negotiations are still taking place here in brussels behind closed doors the e.u. chief negotiator negotiator michel barnier yesterday told us that they were going for the final push there in the final stretch of hammering out the last details and trying to get a deal now this would be indeed the last attempt before christmas to get things sorted to get a little bit of certainty to get the hopes up also in the middle of the uncertainty and chaos that we've seen over the the past couple days and weeks and rumors have it that according to u.s. officials we're almost there a deal could be done about potentially by the end of today or within the next 24 hour or so and phase is the key word here and word also has it that the commission put member states on standby an ambassador

brussels correspondent max sunday and asked him when we can expect the vaccine to be rolled out across the e.u. . may has given their approval now it's up to the commission to decide if they give the green light for the vaccine this is likely going to happen later tonight that's what the commission president from the line said already and then it's up to the member states to start with the distribution the european commission came up with a vaccinating plan. according to this plan vaccination since should start across europe on december 27th 28th and 29th the a.m.a. as one of the last big medical approval agencies to give the vaccine the go ahead why has it taken so long. well it did take a bit longer than the u.k. and the us for example but these countries went for the emergency approval although in all the email improve all went quite fast they decided to do a more. close to it to decide to take a closer look at the at all the data and the upside here is that they know what they have more confirmation they have confirmation most aspects regarding safety and effectiveness and they hav

max and are reporting for us from brussels thank you as we heard there the biotech pfizer vaccine could get a green light from the e m a today of the agency's decision was pushed forward after pressure from germany and it could authorize use of the vaccine across all the e.u. is 27 member states whether people actually go get the shot is another matter. the information session at this retirement home in the bavarian town of dead ends with a crucial question will you get the coronavirus vaccine. i'll have the vaccine yes i've thought a lot about many residents here are pinning their hopes on the vaccination campaign which is set to begin after christmas but not everyone. is a few it's about $5050.00 at the moment the healthier residents are more inclined to decide against did or are still pretty unsure what. health authorities are hoping for much higher numbers than that and various state premier marcus zuda is worried that the german government has still underestimated the real demand. we need as much of the vaccine as possible for now we still don't have much so we will vaccinate as ma

max and are reporting for us from brussels thank you as we just heard the biotech pfizer coronavirus vaccine could get a green light from the a.m.a. today of the agency's decision was pushed forward after pressure from germany and it could authorize use of the vaccine across all of the e.u. is 27 member states whether people actually get the shot is another matter. the information session at this retirement home in the bavarian town of dead ends with a crucial question will you get the coronavirus vaccine. i'll have the vaccine yes i've thought a lot about it many residents here are pinning their hopes on the vaccination campaign which is set to begin after christmas but not everyone. is a few it's about $5050.00 at the moment the healthier residents are more inclined to decide against did or are still pretty unsure. health authorities are hoping for much higher numbers than that and various state premier marcus's it is worried that the german government has still underestimated the real demand. we need as much of the vaccine as possible for now we still don't have much so we will va

max and are reporting for us from brussels thank you. well the pandemic has battered tourism around the world and the principality of monaco on the french riviera is no exception but lately the tiny city state a scene a little boost a steady stream of day trippers have been seeking a reprieve from tighter restrictions across the border in france it's a sunny lunchtime in monaco a few minutes away in trumps all the restaurants are closed because of the pandemic and the sit to stay that way to january the 20th at the earliest here they are open and heaving with people 30 many of them french people. you know. what if they want to consult for normally when we're from nice we've come to eat in a restaurant because in france we're not allowed to. parents give us all those. you mustn't leave the house you mustn't go and eat. what we are disobedient teenagers we don't listen to our parents will cross the border to come in and out. of my course. you would. say don't show it's an excellent thing it keeps the economy going do you think the french i

so it seems that if we could be almost there but we'll have to wait right to use max and a reporting for us from brussels he very much. that's a news update at this hour stay tuned for business with my colleague kate. richardson in the whole team thanks so much for watching. secret service. starts december 25th. oh. it's. from 3 o 4. barry and call to travel chaos truck trying to test negative before they get moving meanwhile supermarket shelves in england are emptying out. lawmakers months to cut a $900000000000.00 stimulus deal now u.s. president donald trump is threatening to veto. kenya is one of the top producers of coffee but the taste of the countries are under threat from climate change. thanks for joining me. france has reopened its border with the united kingdom paving the way for cross channel freight traffic to resume the move comes after french authorities restricted travel due to a new coronavirus variant discovered in england truck drivers in the u.k. will now have to test negative for cope at 19 in order to pass into france bunch of there's confusion about how the process works and how lo

questions in parliament hours before he's due to fly to brussels for a last ditch talks with the european commission chief live on the lead boeing's 737 max jets as a return to the sky after being grounded since 2019 the revamped aircraft made its 1st commercial flight from sao paolo supporter legrand and boeing hopes that it can turn the corner after 2 crashes that killed 346 people what is fear here on al-jazeera after today is inside story next. well the democratic republic of congo is sliding into a new turmoil the ruling coalition has fallen apart and the president is threatening to dissolve parliament so what's the fallout from this power struggle in this african country this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm a homage i'm joined congolese president felix just ahead a pledge to build a strong nation when he was elected last year but his reforms have been challenged by supporters of former leader joseph kabila who shares power with him just ahead he has scrapped the ruling coalition saying a new one will help him push through his agenda he is seeking to flip the majority in the legislative body in his favor to be a

this morning of course one of my son joins me from brussels and lee on a phone how much time is in our parliamentary studios good morning to you both max now that the vaccine approval is here or all countries equally prepared to roll it out. the u.s. $27.00 member states and not all have made their vaccination strategies public yet but it's likely going to be very soon the e.u. commission came up with a vaccination strategy with a plan and will start rolling out the vaccine right after christmas and there are still some technical issues in place of some logistical issues that have to be dealt with but the deadline for the vaccine to be brought to the member states is december 27th so member states should be able to start right away with vaccinating their most vulnerable population starting on sunday although we also hear that some member states might not be ready just in time for sunday yet lenny you're looking at the situation here in germany what's the immunization plan. well max said germany is hoping just as many of its european neighbors to start vaccinating the 1st people on the 27th of december so after a final check the 1st dos

brussels there thank you. and for more background on this story i'm joined by max delivered director of the climate program of the world major logical organization the w m o what is your reaction to this climate deal reached by the you today won't make a difference at all well. all of these. sort of measures or crucial and necessary. they're not going to have an immediate impact because the climate that we have now is a product of the levels of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that we had 20 or 30 years ago so there's not going to be an immediate response but nonetheless this is exactly the kind of thing that's needed in order to try to bend the curve on the temperature but is it realistic though is quite ambitious if you look at it . as you know 2 emissions by more than hoff in just 5 years how realistic is that well there have been some studies recently really driven by the. pandemic that really show that even a fraction of the stimulus packages that are already being planned to deal with the cope and situation would be enough to put the world on a very good track with respect to achieving the targets

max foster, appreciate it. >>> negotiators from the uk and the european union are furiously trying to reach a new trade deal but talks in brussels are said to be going very poorly. the eu chief negotiator told the european parliament that only a few hours remain to hammer out an agreement, and he's calling this the moment of truth. the status of fisheries is among the obstacles the negotiators can't overcome. if a deal is reach, the european trade union will have no agreement come january 1st. >>> increasing questions about florida's governor and his response to coronavirus, especially around the time of election. why there's a rising chorus of criticism in the sunshine state. stay with us. say na-na. stop your cough from interrupting, with dq cough and congestion. it's max strength formula coats your throat and provides powerful relief. new dayquil cough and congestion. the maxcoat daytime power through your cough medicine. to all the businesses make it through 2020... thank you for going the extra mile... and for the extra pump of caramel. thank you for the good food... and the good karma. thank you for all the deliveries... e

let's cross straight to max sundered to get the view from brussels max there you are when can we expect these vaccines to be available across european countries. right once this administrative hurdle is out of the way the e m a has given their approval now it's up to the commission to decide if they give the green light for the vaccine this is likely going to happen later tonight that's what the commission president was a law from the line said already and then it's up to the member states to start with the distribution the european commission came up with a vaccinating plan. there according to this plan vaccinations that should start across europe on december 27th 28th and 29th germany for example is going to start vaccinating on december 29th and the netherlands compared to that due to technical issues won't start vaccinating until the beginning of january the a.m.a. is one of the last big medical approval agencies to give the vaccine the go ahead why has it taken so long well it did take a bit longer than the u.k. and the us for example but these countries went for the emergency appr

earlier i spoke to a d w brussels correspondent max sunda and i asked him when the 1st vaccinations can be expected. e m a has given their approval now it's up to the commission to decide if they give the green light for the vaccine this is likely going to happen later tonight that's what the commission president from the line said already and then it's up to the member states to start with the distribution the european commission came up with a vaccinating plan. according to this plan vaccination since should start across europe on december 27th 28th and 29th the a.m.a. is one of the last big medical approval agencies to give the vaccine the go ahead why has it taken so long. well it did take a bit longer than the u.k. and the u.s. for example but these countries went for the emergency approval all the and all the e-mail improve all went quite fast they decided to do a more. close to it to decide to take a closer look at it all the data and the upside here is that they know what they have more confirmation they have confirmation most aspects regarding safety and effectiveness and they

into the night in brussels to hash out the final details of the treaty it lays out rules for when the u.k. leaves the a use a single market and customs union in just a week's time. they'd max and that is with us from brussels with more on this story max what more do we know about the negotiations. all right rebecca you senator ready and negotiations were going on for quite a while through the night up until now actually and right now it seems we don't have that much knowledge of what exactly is happening where we stand now not much is being officially communicated officials are being very tightlipped here but there were some signs last night in the beginning of today that we were close to a deal mostly based on rumors and then what what followed after that was an eerie silence so it seems that one of the major stumbling blocks the competition rules has been has been dealt with but another one regarding fisheries this is still up and on the table was right at the moment and it seems that at the moment they go shooters are still going over spreadsheets with lines and lines of fishing quotas and even going over details such as which fish which species of fish can be fished in