hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick remind of the top stories here on al-jazeera nearly 14000000 americans will lose their unemployment benefits within hours unless president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package trump has refused to sign the bill unless congress extends relief checks from $600.00 to $2000.00 was in jordan's in washington she explains what will happen if the president refuses to sign the bill . it's very simple if there is no presidential signature the unemployment funding to the states which it minister unemployment benefits will stop and that means the millions of people who have been applying for unemployment benefits more than 800000 just this week alone won't be getting any more additional money the states can't just come up with the money themselves because they have to run balanced budgets and so they rely on this federal funding in order to provide the unemployment benefits to their residents so if there isn't a signature there won't be any checks coming this is the last week and afterwards what are people going to do it's been very diffic

hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts forward its recommendations from a dearness coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. computer software giant microsoft admits is the latest victim in a highly sophisticated attack by suspected russian operatives. and anger in argentina as economies in latin america see the worst drop in growth in more than a 100.

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. has posted a record number of coronavirus deaths and cases in a single day figures from johns hopkins university showed nearly 3600 people died while around 250000 were infected it's the world's worst affected country by far the white house has announced u.s. vice president mike pence will be vaccinated against cope with 19 on friday president elect joe biden will also receive the vaccine as early as next week both men will get the jobs in public to boost confidence in the vaccine the world health organization says the coronavirus panda.

hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up england's nightingale hospitals are put on standby as a u.k. battles a 2nd wave of coronavirus infections. my next worst nightmare is not getting out of this nightmare without having a lot more suffering and death caught between politics and a raging pan.

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hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a court gives the go ahead for a central african republic contentious election despite fighting between rebels and the army. and he well knew like. nearly a 1000 refugees and migrants are stuck out in the freezing cold in the bosnia croatia border. and europe sees a window of hope as governments start vaccinating against code 19. millions of americans will lose their unemployment support payments within hours unless president donald trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending bill it was considered a done deal until trump suddenly objected to the amount of money that would be sent to most americans there ought to be $600.00 payments but the president thinks should be increased to 2000 as he holds out wide ranging benefits hang in the balance a rose in jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. just talk us through what's likely to happen then if president trump doesn't sign off on this bill. the short version is that people who had been receiving unemployment won't be getting it next week more than 830000 peop

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder the top stories here on al-jazeera hospitals and parts of the u.s. being strained to breaking point as coronavirus cases continue to surge a pfizer vaccine is now being distributed across the country with a 2nd vaccine expected to be approved this week but doctors are warning the worst is yet to come rob reynolds reports. in california and across the u.s. the coded 900 numbers are staggering in los angeles county population 10000000 there were fewer than 100 intensive care unit beds available on tuesday in some.

our website at al-jazeera dot com it's updated throughout the day more news in half an hour with daryn jordan but next it's all hail the lockdown here after. the american people have finally poking around here as i see it. all becoming more dangerous the world is looking at as the mixture of sand. with the election behind us the republican party. your weekly take on u.s. politics and. the bottom line. i don't most every stage of this pandemic technology has played a major role in keeping us. i can't go to the office because of the lockdown work with colleagues of us like need hand sanitizer facemask all of the next day delivery on amazon school or university closed more classes are now happening. from the monday in every day aspects of life grocery shopping and taman chatting with friends and family to the much more difficult task of trying to track and control this virus big tech has been front and center but in a world where technology has already been developing too fast for regulations and even academic expertise to keep up it seems the pandemic has left us karalee exposed to the pitfalls

hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up england's nightingale hospitals are put on standby as the u.k. battles a 2nd wave of corona virus infections. my next worst nightmare is not getting out of this nightmare without having a lot more suffering and death caught between politics and a raging pandemic we speak to the man at the center of the u.s. is coronavirus response. and facing a devalued currency and tough sanctions cubans find a way to help their families back home. as millions around the world welcome in the new year britain has marked the end of an era officially ending its decades long relationship with the european union the u.k. is no longer a member of the single market or customs. and the break the transition period has formally expired prime minister bars johnson has hailed it as a positive turning point this is an amazing moment for this country we have our freedom in our hands and he's up to us to make the most of it. and i think it will be the overwhelming instinct of the people of this country to come together as one united kingdom engla

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder the top stories on al-jazeera the number of coronavirus cases in india has now passed 10000000 it remains the 2nd worst affected country in the world behind the united states well the infection rates have sharply fall and in recent weeks elizabeth purana has more from new delhi. despite the fact india is testing more people now than it was then. it's still not testing as many as it should be meanwhile the indian government is busy planning the 1st phase of vaccinations which are expected to begin and january. which is the world's largest. manufacturing. and another company biotech have applied for. and the indian government has said that it could soon start voluntary inoculations as it considers emergency. u.s. regulators have approved a 2nd coronavirus vaccine for emergency use the rollout of millions of doses of the madonna but to begin this weekend to show it's more than 94 percent effective would given in to this is 4 weeks. for the news came just hours after u.s. vice president mike pence was inoculated with the pfizer biotech scene t

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hello i'm daryn jordan and with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera nearly 14000000 americans will lose their unemployment benefits within hours unless president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package trump has refused to sign the bill unless congress extends relief checks from $600.00 to $2000.00 was in jordan's in washington she explains what will happen if the president refuses to sign the bill it's very simple if there is no presidential signature the unemployment funding to the states which it minister unemployment benefits will stop and that means.

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hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts forward its recommendations from a dearness coronavirus vaccine paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. computer software giant microsoft admits is the latest victim in a highly sophisticated attack by suspected russian operatives. and anger in argentina as economies in latin america see the worst drop in growth in more than a 100 years. welcome to the program we begin with news of the release of hundreds of school boys kidnapped by an armed group in nigeria 6 days ago the government under mounting pressure of its handling of the crisis has been negotiating for their release protestors are urging politicians to increase security but a large social media campaign called bring back our boys has been launched a senior state governor says it's not yet clear if all the schoolboys have been freed. we have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later on we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that are on their way to

hello i'm daryn jordan this is our jazeera live from doha coming up brazil's supreme court rules taking the vaccine can be made compulsory but that's at odds with the president's defiant stance of even isolation. a former governor in mexico's ellis cose state becomes the latest victim of drug related violence that spiraling out of control. and hungry and traumatized more than $300.00 children kidnapped in nigeria free after spending 6 days in captivity. u.s. regulators have approved a 2nd coronavirus vaccine and mass inoculations expected to start within days tests show the medina job is more than 94 percent effective when administered in 2 doses 4 weeks apart its approval came just hours after the vice president was given the fires a biotech vaccine live on television in a bid to build support for the rollout alan fischer begins our coverage from the white house. right this was a very public would have confidence in the corona virus vaccine. the vice president his wife and the u.s. such in general getting an injection live on t.v. they want to assure americans that the vaccine walks an

daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a hacking campaign targets critical government networks in the u.s. including the treasury and commerce department. china's lunar probe touches down bringing back moon rocks for the 1st time in about 40 years plus. the richardson die.

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha the command of the top stories here on al-jazeera more than 300 school boys abducted by an armed group in nigeria last week a been released gunman stormed the school in the northwestern city of katsina last friday has been increasing pressure on the government to improve security they have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that are we to enter and now they said they have surrendered.

i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. has posted a record number of corona virus deaths some cases in a single day figures from johns hopkins university show more than 3500 people died while another 250000 were infected is the world's worst affected country by far and the white house has announced that u.s. vice president mike pence will be vaccinated against kobe at 19 on friday president elect joe biden will also receive the vaccine as early as next week both men will get the jobs in public to boost confidence in the vaccine and the world health organization says the corona virus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year germany has begun an emergency lockdown while in the u.k. london and its surrounding areas are moved into the highest level of restrictions the world health organization says beijing as welcomed a planned visit by international investigators next month to look into the origins of covert 19 most experts believe the virus originated in animals and spread through a wet market in the city of. florence

but i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder the headlines here on al-jazeera in the past few minutes u.s. president donald trump assigned a $900000000000.00 coronavirus aid bill after refusing to do so for days the hold up was leading to concerns that millions of americans would lose unemployment support in the midst of the pandemic or rosen jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. rod such finally sign the bill this will come as a huge relief to millions of americans well it will come as a relief but there are many people who are suggesting on social media this evening here in washington that this was unnecessary cruelty because the legislation had been approved by congress by thursday the legislation had been flown all 5500 pages of it to the president's residence in florida where he is spending the holiday weekend and he did not sign it so people observed christmas not knowing whether or not they were going to get any financial assistance and i would imagine that was incredibly incredibly stressful all right cross thank you very much indeed for that . now senior egyptian offi

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha the command of the top stories here on al-jazeera more than 300 school boys abducted by an armed group in nigeria last week have been released gunmen stormed the school in the northwestern city of kut scene a last friday has been increasing pressure on the government to improve security they have so far. given 340. schoolchildren. we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that are we to and i know they said they have surrendered or that he is with them so we will find out. whether still some left like i said even the figure we gave was not to stick because. city 30 to 400 and now we have 344 so exactly about tomorrow al jazeera has a common interest has this update from katsina state. we are told that they are moving in a convoy of vehicles ice coated by the military under tight security and they remain by this is an area that for years has been suffering from attacks by bandits and kidnappers as well as robbers and other criminal criminal gangs that have been operating freely in this part of north northern nigeria so what we exp