it's this tiny section of that van from a. -- havana. and then you leave, and i suppose it's better than nothing, but, you know, the people-to-people experience that was allowed in the last administration, you know, it was a great idea but it really fell short because it left people with a skewed idea of what cuba was like. so they came back saying, well, it's not so bad. really it's quite lovely. and it is quite lovely. but when i would take people, i would say even if we're going in havana, come with me. we'll go two blocks over from obispo. we'll go to the next block and we'll find somebody outside, you know, try to fix a car, and i'll talk to this many and say, hey, do you mind if we come inside? andwood walk inside the house -- and we'd walk inside the house and talk a little bit, and i would either ask or once i felt comfortable enough open up the refrigerator and say, my goodness, you have two eggs and a pot of something and nothing else in there? and then you start to understand what it's really like to live there. so i don't thi

>> the artist was a french -- passing through havana and he painted a lot of scenes from havana and also mexico. but in this case you can actually see specific details as well, you can see tents where -- i used to read a lot about tents these crews would put up to protect the africans from the rain but i never imagined how they were until i saw this painting. i saw the actual tents, which was kind of -- you can see the human suffering. you can see some of them, they are prostrated, laying down, which pretty much actually illustrates. and this -- i actually make a point of reflecting on this in the conclusions, this is a ship that if you read the paperwork about the ship in havana, it's kind of a ship in pretty good shape. >> yeah. >> well, you know -- >> numbers -- >> it's okay, yeah. it's not okay. >> do you have any sense of the -- i mean, i want to get to these questions. do you have any sense of the scale of numbers, let's say from 1820 to the 1860s, 70s, down to final cuban emancipation. maybe even just to cuba alone, is there any numbers we have now of how many africans died coming

havana was in spanish, so on and so forth. i'm actually writing about the slave ship, an accusation of cannibalism and this ship is captured. it has portuguese papers. they're dying and then rather than taking the ship to america or havana where there's a court, they have to take it to another court to its commission court. they have to cross atlantic to take the ship -- to take the ship to trial. >> suffering that many more weeks. >> this is an exceptional case. the africans went three times over the atlantic. and then the ship, by the way, is sold to slave traders who send it back to cuba and participate in the slave trade for two more years. >> what an irony to make the slave treat illegal, it made it more deadly in many ways. >> it was a consequence, to be honest. >> yeah, yeah. i want you to talk about one other element of the book before we go to questions. one of the things i loved about the book and i already said this, perhaps, it isn't just about all of these abstract processes and abstract numbers of people dying. i

painted a lottist of scenes from havana and new mexico. see -- [indiscernible] how they wereed until i saw the actual painting. you can also see the human suffering. actually laying down. i make a point of reflecting on this in the conclusion. if you read the paperwork about there were people from havana saying -- david: the numbers. manuel: were being fabricated. david: do you have any sense of -- i want to get to these questions. do you have any sense of the scale of numbers? let's say from 1822 the 1860's to the 1870's down to the cuban emancipation. alone,ven just to cuba are there any numbers we have of how many africans died -- let's just say to cuba. forget about brazil for a moment and the rest of them. and then how many may have survived on the plantations? and threeking now two generations before cuba is finally out of slavery. this,ow, the process of the using up of human beings is almost hard to fathom but it is very real. what are some numbers if you have them? numbers have always been a big fight in the slave trade scholarshi

>> it was a french artist that was passing through havana and also mexico. but in this case, you can very specifically see that these crews -- but i never imagined how it went until i saw these paintings. but you can also see the human suffering. and some of them are actually laying down. it basically illustrates things. i make a point of reflecting on this and the conclusion. this is a ship. it's kind of a ship -- and it's not okay. >> do you have any sense, i want to get to these questions. do you have any sense of the scale of the numbers in this era? from 1820 to the 18 seventies down to the final cuban emancipation. maybe even just to cuba alone, are there any numbers that we have now? how many africans died coming, let's just say to cuba? we will forget brazil for the moment and all the rest. and then, how many of them may have survived into the plantations? because we are now talking two or three generations later before cuba is finally rid of slavery. it's just the process of this, the using up of human beings here is almost hard to fathom, but it's

several nights out of havana, the enslaved men freed themselves and, in their struggle to take commandip, killed the captain and his crew. the leaders of the revolt forced ruiz and montes to sail the ship in the direction of the rising sun and west africa, but, each night, the spaniards shifted course to the north and west in hopes of encountering another ship. nearly two months later, the amistad reached long island sound, desperately short of food and water. one of the enslaved africans on board the washington during the inquest was a young man, sengbe pieh, who would become better known as joseph cinque. he spoke neither english nor spanish and could not testify at this court session, but he was recognized by the court officers as the leader of the africans on the amistad. reporters at the hearing commented on his composure, characteristic of true courage. cinque presence dramatized the unique character of this case, a case that resulted from the actions of enslaved africans and in which these african captives would appear in courtrooms to assert their right to freedom. judson moved

>> it was a french artist who's passing through havana, he painted a lot in havana and mexico.in this case, you can actually see specifically you can see the tense, i used to read a lot about the tents put up to protect the africans from the sun. i never imagined how they were until i saw this painting. you can also see the human suffering. some of them are laying down, it basically illustrates. i make a point of reflecting on this in the conclusion, this is a ship if you read the paperwork, it's in pretty good shape. and it's not okay though. >> do you have any sense, only get to these questions. do you have any sense of the scale of numbers in this era? from 1820 to the 1867, down to the final cuban emancipation. maybe even just in cuba alone, are there any numbers that we have now? how many africans died coming, let's just say to cuba? forget about brazil for the moment and all the rest. and then how many of them may have survived on the plantations? we are talking now, two and three generations there before cuba finally ends slavery. the process of this, the using up of hum

several nights in havana, the slaves freed themselves and killed the captain and his cook.he leader of the revolt forced the montage to sail the ship toward the rising sun and west africa. but they shifted their course to the north and east in hopes of encountering another ship. nearly two months later, the amistad reached long island sound, desperately short of food and water. one of the ricans on board the washington during the inquest was a young man who would become better known as sinke. he spoke neither english nor spanish and could not testify at this court session. but sinke was recognized by the court officers as the leader of the africans on the amistad. reporters at the hearing commented on his composure, characteristic of true courage. sinke's presence dramatized the unique character of this case, one which freed enslaved africans and which would appear in courtrooms to assert their right to freedom. judson moved the court to the amistad itself, in order to hear testimony from antonio, a slave who served as cabin boy to the slain captain, and antonio recounted w

the us embassy in havana reopened and more americans were allowed in to visit the island so we thoughtajan along. and if you're planning to come to los angeles, here is our list of things we think you should see and do. if you want something to get your pulse racing, universal studios hollywood has a movie—based theme park classic cars like this were left behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they're on their way back. because relations have thawed between the two countries. but right now, driving around havana in vintage cars is a hit among those tourists who're already here. you're restoring this 1958, lovely bel air car. can i help? ok, come on! sit down. 0k. in this moment, we're checking the window. 0k. is it turning? at this moment? open. 0k. perfect. it's incredible, actually going inside these old cars. beautiful, aren't they? julio was a taxi driver five years ago, with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he's taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles

. >> to guard american lives the battleship maine was ordered to havana harbor. the night of february 15, 1898, maine was blown up and the united states and spain were at war. >> roosevelt's attitude reflected that of most americans. he volunteered and helped to organize the first volunteer calvary, the rough riders. >> some of the volunteers were whofriends to the west were eager to be at his side. >> i suppose every man tends to brag about his regiment but it does seem to me that there never was a regiment better worth bragging about than ours. >> teddy roosevelt, field of roosevelt, the field of battle was the greatest challenge he had ever known. in the west he had seen danger and had learned to face it. now his men felt his confidence, followed him and fought with distinction in the famous battle of san juan hill. the fighting was hard but after three months, it was all over, and america had found a new hero. he was quickly picked to run for governor of new york and plunged into the race with his usual fill. then teddy was elected, opposition tried desperate

. >> to guard american lives the ordered to aine was havana harbor.ight of february 15, 1898, maine was blown up and the and spain were at wa war. attitude refle reflected that of most americans. he volunteered and helped to rganize the first volunteer calvary, the rough riders. ♪ >> i suppose every man tends to regiment but it does seem to me that there never better worth bragging about than ours. >> teddy roosevelt, field of was the greatest challenge he had ever known. danger est he had seen and had learned to face it. now his men felt his confidence, fought with and battletion in the famous of san juan hill. he fighting was hard but after three months, it was all over, new merica had found a hero. he was quickly picked to run for of new york and plunged into the race with his usual fill. teddy was elected, opposition tried desperately to over control but while the reins were firmly hands. he accepted the vice president o the united states reluctantly. he confided. >> it would be a weirdsome place where i could do nothing. > a dull job, and then a

the battle shship was ordered t havana harbor.onight, 1858, maine was blown up at her anchorage and the united states and spain were at war. roosevelt's attitude reflected that of most americans, but he was more outspoken. he argued that it was our duty to help cuba. it was time to make our words good by deeds. he volunteered and helped to organize the first volunteer cavalry, the roughriders. some of the volunteers were old friends from the west who, when the call came, were eager to be at his side. >> i suppose every man tends to brag about his regiment. but it does seem to me there wasn't a regiment better to brag about than ours. teddy roosevelt in the field of battle was the greatest challenge he had ever known. in the west he had seen danger and learned to face it. now his men felt his confidence, followed him and fought with distinction in the famous battle of san juan hill. the fighting was hard, but after three months, it was all over. america had found a new hero. he was quickly picked to run for governor of new york. he

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in havana, women protested. castro's police quickly put down such protests.inally he proclaimed himself's marxist-leninist he would pattern his government after that of the soviet union. one of kennedy's bold new programs was the peace corps. here he tells the purpose in his own words after signing the bill. >> i today signed an executive order providing for the establishment of a peace corps on a temporary pilot basis. the core will be a pool of trained men and women sent overseas by the united states government or to private institutions and organizations to help foreign countries meet urgent needs for skilled manpower. we are sending americans abroad who are qualified to do a job, going to put particular emphasis on those men and women who have skills in teaching, agriculture. i am hopeful it will be a source of satisfaction to americans in a contribution to world peace. >> reporter: he implemented his plan to help foreign countries by naming george mcgovern to administer a food for peace program. under mcgovern's direction the agriculture department sent

we will have the latest from havana.ning again to the issue of vaccines, trials will be held in russia to see if that u.k.'s astrazeneca or russia's sputnik v vaccine could be combined. >> what we have heard from astrazeneca came in the form of a press release sing that they would begin to recru volunteers to take part in trials to see if the astrazeneca vaccine combined with a jab of the sputnik vaccine could boost annuitiesre and ce better protections against coronavirus, and potentially resolve problems gth access to vaccines around the worerally. that if you canix and match vaccines, that it could potentially help with production andup problems ofying vaccines to different parts of the world. it is an interesting potential collaboration and the details so far are pretty scarce. laura: the cuban government finds itself in open conflict dent the islands indep artists.there's been a protest t the oppreseasures of the government. the authorities are cracking down on the group. will grant reports. reporter: in a country w

said like those mysterious symptoms suffered by scores of diplomats and cia officers beginning in havana in 2016 and later in china after a yearlong investigation the national academy of sciences concluded the most likely explanation directed pulse microwave energy. >> pulsed directed microwave radiation can be focused on a particular space or physical environment at the level of several yards or a dozens of yards. >> reporter: so one person could be in bed and have it targeting that person and not someone right next door >> correct. >> reporter: russia has a long history of working on the weapons but denies involvement. the state department said the investigation is ongoing and each possible cause remains speculative. not to mark. and why would the russians want to target you >> i was in charge or one of several officers in charge o overseeing our efforts against them. >> reporter: the crippling migraines forced him to retire last year at age 50. new cases like mark's have hit other cia officers around the world in the last 18 months and the cia has tracked russian agents in the same ci

, it's the most detailed investigation into the illnesses for americans working at the embassy in havana in 2016, however, researchers did not say who may have targeted those diplomats.>>> british negotiators met with representatives of the european union and belgium in a last- ditch effort to reach a post brexit trade deal, the uk officially left in january but britain hopes to reach a trade agreement with other european nations to avoid possible tariffs or quotas on imported goods. the official post brexit trade transition period ends on january 1. >>> a bipartisan group of congressional leaders are closing in on another coronavirus relief bill, including extension on unemployment benefits that are currently set to expire after christmas. but it would not include another $1200 stimulus check. foxnews rich edson with report from washington. >> reporter: congressional leaders are negotiating a spending bill to keep the federal government running through much of next year, aides say they are also discussing a one-week funding bill in case they failed to reach an agreement by friday's dead

embassy in havana was likely due to microwave radiation from a malicious attack. the state department says the investigation continues. >>> in germany authorities have successfully dismantled a massive world war ii bomb. the 1,100-pound weapon was found at a construction site in frankfort. 13,000 residents had to evacuate. >>> police in nashville searching for clues after the murder of a young icu nurse. 26-year-old caitlyn kaufman was shot and killed on the highway last week while driving to work. kaufman's family is baffled that anyone would want to hurt her. >> i just felt like our lives were shattered from that point on, like my heart just sank. >> it's a nightmare. >> reporter: kaufman is the third nurse at that same hospital to be killed since 2016. no connections have been made. police say they're chasing down leads from multiple tips. >>> turning now to the weather, much of maine is still without power after this weekend's nor'easter. more than 80,000 customers remain without electricity. at one point a quarter of the state lost power. >>> time now for a l

the us embassy in havana reopened and more americans were allowed in to visit the island.o send rajan along. classic cars like this were left behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they are on their way back. because relations had thawed between the two countries and vintage cars are a hit amongst tourists who are here already. julio, you are restoring this 1958 chevrolet bel air car, a lovely car. can i help? ok, come on, come on, please. sit down. at this moment, they're checking... the window wipers? ok, at this moment, we're checking... ok, it is perfect. it is incredible actually going inside these old cars. they are beautiful old cars, aren't they? julio was a taxi driver five years ago with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he has taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles to tourists. this is such a rewarding thing to do and look, it is already really getting cleaner. we haven't even started painting yet. the tourists will be very, very im

preparing to meet for their 1st joint session since 2014 parliament members are traveling to the city of havana say in western libya for the meeting on monday the highly anticipated session follows talks in morocco wyvil screed on frameworks and the year's long division. israel could be heading towards force general election in less than 2 years after lawmakers passed a preliminary bill to dissolve parliament one of the people back us is alternate prime minister benny gantz see says he's lost patience with his coalition partner netanyahu and iran has approved new legislation that would allow the resumption of higher levels of your brain im enrichment the bill which was passed by parliament on choose say was signed into law after approval by iran's top decision making body that is here up to date stay with us on al-jazeera inside story is up next. coronavirus all malaria tuberculosis and. the u.n. warns the fight against one is threatening efforts made to control the others what is the pandemic done to the decades long efforts to control these disease this is inside story. hello welcome to the p

that roxana doral last who lives in miami says she flew to cuba last week to stay with relatives in havana because she feels much safer than in the united states you see in human al-jazeera belarusian opposition leaders are being presented with the european parliament sucker of prize for freedom of thoughts for you live pictures now from strasbourg where svetlana tikkun of sky and veronica kallis are receiving the awards belarus of course has been and political crisis says a controversial election back in august incumbent alexander lukashenko claim to have won with a landslide but the opposition regard sticken of skier as the real winner. aid workers are pushing for better care and shelter for refugees and migrants are stranded near the bosnia croatia border will soon officials are meeting later to discuss what to do was temperatures plunge one camp may need to be closed because it hasn't been made safe for winter even though international funding is available al-jazeera has 20 berkeley reports from velika. it's not a prison it's a camp for these migrants and refugees the former the real w

roxana that doral us who lives in miami says she flew to cuba last week to stay with relatives in havana because she feels much safer than in the united states to see in human al-jazeera. a report from canada has criticised iran's investigation into the downing of a passenger plane you create in international airlines boeing 737 after takeoff from teheran in january killing 176 people in iran admitted the jet was mistaken for a missile launcher in times of high tension with the united states the independence canadian report says a lot of questions are still unanswered. but as scientists are heading into the south atlantic 10 vessel is an iceberg the size of a small country the stretching towards the islands of south georgia will be assessing potential damage to the delicate eco system on the reports from going to sign. the iceberg now has a 68 day is one of the biggest ever recorded more than 4000 square meters it broke away from the antarctic last in the sea ice shelf in 2017 and is drifting toward south georgia at about 20 kilometers a day and is actually massive in terms of icebergs m

the us embassy in havana reopened and more americans were allowed in to visit the island so we thoughtajan along. classic cars like this were left behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they're on their way back. you're restoring this 1958, lovely bel air car. can i help? 0k, come on! sit down. 0k. in this moment, we're checking the window. 0k. is it turning? at this moment? 0pen. 0k. perfect. it's incredible, actually going inside these old cars. julio was a taxi driver five years ago, with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he's taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles to tourists. this is such a rewarding thing to do. looks, it's already cleaner. i haven't started painting it. tourists will be important for us, this business particularly. the business brain behind the company isjulio's wife, nidialys. for us, it's very important when we finish the restoration to get money. you get money? we kuve much better. we can't travel. we live like capitalists, but w

these afflictions were first dubbed havana syndrome because they were experienced first in 2016 by american diplomats at the u.s. embassy there who experienced dizziness, heard a loud sound, and doctors were at a loss for what was causing the symptoms. now a report by the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine has concluded the most plausible explanation was directed radio frequency energy. in other words microwave energy. not the kind that comes out of cell phones but pulsed waves of intense energy that can damage tissue. >> do they believe this was done deliberately? >> they're not saying directly, kate but the scientists did point out russia for decades has done experiments on microwave weapons. nbc news reported back in 2018 that u.s. intelligence officials considered these to be potential attacks by microwave weapons and that russia was a leading suspect. but they don't have hard evidence on that. kate? >> all right. thank you. >>> that big nor'easter is winding down tonight. it brought high winds and more than a foot of heavy, wet snow in some parts of the northeast.

wetter weather here for a time still on the coastline but temperatures starting to recover there in havana getting up to around $27.00 celsius few showers over towards central america will see it tony increasingly wet for the way in which as we go through the next couple of days so some heavy rainfall for trinidad debate idols barbados. american people have finally poking around here as i swear when america is off balance the world becomes more dangerous the world is looking at us with a mixture of sadness and. with the election behind us will the republican party dump truck the fuel weekly take on us politics and i think that's the bottom line. if you want to help save the world. but the market watching i was there with means the whole run the reminder of our top stories the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention is recommending the nation's 1st coronavirus vaccine for people older than 16 the 1st supplies of the pfizer biotech inoculations are due to reach states on monday. also police in northern nigeria searching for missing students after gunmen stormed a secondary school a l

roxana doral that's who lives in miami says she flew to cuba last week to stay with relatives in havana because she feels much safer than in the united states to see a new man al-jazeera. the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year right now several european countries including the netherlands and germany are struggling to contain rising numbers of infections and deaths many are introducing new restrictions of a christmas john a hole as this report from london no one is expecting a normal christmas at least of all those who've lost loved ones to the pandemic in london grieving relatives accused boris johnson's government of mishandling its response and demanded a public inquiry since my father michael who died 8 months ago tomorrow we were hoping that by now lessons would have been learnt they have not been tested cases not one that's very clear mistakes keep being made the government refuses to admit to any mistakes if one doesn't reflect on one's mistakes happen to be corrected there are concerns that the government is about to bu

across the caribbean basin co-direct coming in harris well behind that same cold front temperatures in havana will struggle to get to around 21 degrees celsius that front makes its way through there some rain there across southern parts of cuba it has been yola further east it's a case of sunshine and chalice. what is that we have been doing with the money that it's boring we bring in the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in college and seen as congress is debating a bill seeking to raise billions of dollars from the super rich poor families hit hard by and damage counting the cost on al-jazeera. if you want to help save the world. sneeze and hero. you know again. that's remind you of our top stories here this hour nearly $14000000.00 americans will lose their unemployment benefits within alwyn's unless president on trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package that includes a one time payment to americans to help them during this pandemic but he says it's not enough. of course has ruled that central african republic can press ahead with elections de

relatives in havana because she feels much safer than in the united states you see in human al-jazeera. a coroner has determined that air pollution did play a role in the death of a 9 year old girl from southeast london it's the 1st legal case of its kind in britain and possibly the world delicacy deborah died of an acute asthma attack in 2013 the coroner ruled that unlawful levels of pollution exacerbated her condition and did contribute to her death. aid workers are pushing for better care and shelter for a few g.'s migrants stranded near the bosnia croatia border bosnian officials are meeting later to discuss what to do as temperatures plunge on camp may need to be closed because it hasn't been made safe for winter even though international funding is available tony berkeley reports from the leaker. it's not a prison it's a camp and for these migrants and refugees the former the real warehouse in velika katyusha ignore them is a staging post on their journey to the promised land europe some have spent years getting to this point my dream is that their life. living condition good peo

wetter weather here for a time still on the cool side but temperatures starting to recover there in havana getting up to around 27 celsius few showers over towards central america we'll see tony increasingly wet for the way in which as we go through the next couple of days so some heavy rainfall for trinidad debate i'd also barbados. what december have been doing with the money that it's boring we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in seen as congress is debating a bill seeking to raise billions of dollars from the super rich to support families hit odd by condemning counting the coast on al-jazeera. we know what's happening in our region we know how to get the faith in that others and off the fires are still going on the way they tell the story is what and make a difference. are you watching out is there a remind of our top stories this hour and the u.s. is rolling out the 1st stations of a coronavirus facts into the public for monday u.s. regulators have cleared the files of byron tech job for emergency use in people older than 60. place in

roxana that doral of us who lives in miami says she flew to cuba last week to stay with relatives in havana because she feels much safer than in the united states to see in human al-jazeera. a french courses found accomplices of the. guilty for their roles in 2015 salts 14 people were convicted of crimes including financing a membership of a criminal gang the bottle reports now from paris. survive as a lawyer is arrived at the court in paris for the verdicts at the end of the trial into the generally 2015 attacks judges found 14 people guilty of helping 3 gunman who killed 17 people in the city they were handed sentences of between 4 and 30 years 3 were tried in absentia. we are happy that in our country when faced with terrorism the justice system works and the perpetrators were condemned. a lawyer for one of the defendants called the verdict disappointing and it's not very satisfying for the victims yes sentences have been given but what the victims wanted was to know who the real perpetrator is because it certainly wasn't those in the course saeeda and shareef cautious shot dead staff in

calls of a mysterious condition that's played stuff at the embassy in cuba for years diplomats in havana have been struck down by north korea dizziness and even hearing loss now a government report says targeted to microwave radiation may be behind this strange symptoms the study doesn't say who's responsible or whether it's an attack but a former cia officer glenn carr believes this is an attack of some kind. the usual suspects are those governments that are hostile to or contending with the united states directly and that's russia china north korea and iran right now and by far the most likely ones are russia 1st and china 2nd those are. in critical or would suspects russia but we don't know it's standard practice and the reality in the intelligence world in the great game behind the scenes. competing or hostile intelligence services and powers countries to do things that simply are harassment i know that for decades the soviets and now the russians will do things simply to harass american diplomats or officials they will slash their tires poison their dogs i know people who had their

across the caribbean basin co-direct coming in harris well behind that same cold front temperatures in havana will struggle to get to around 21 degrees celsius that front makes its way through there some rain there across southern parts of cuba into hispaniola further east it's a case of sunshine and chalice. the . american people have finally folk in america as i see it when america is off balance or become more dangerous the world is looking at us the mixture of sanusi. with the election behind us while the republican party dumptruck the feel we can take on us politics and society that's the bottom line. from the favelas of caracas to the battlefields around most of our job is to get to the truth and empower people through knowledge. put them back or come out of our top stories here on the al jazeera nearly $14000000.00 americans will lose their unemployment benefits within hours the next president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package he's refusing saying direct payments to americans including bill on to know if. a court has ruled that central african republic can press ahe

that's making its way across hispaniola could see a shower or 2 into jamaica it's cold enough in havana but it's in the process of working up. but. covert 19 is grounded global travel for countries dependent on tourism like kenya the effects are devastating. well. somebody livelihoods vanish people in power reveals the hardships facing affected communities and the efforts being made to protect wildlife from the threats of increased production in the wake of the pandemic kenya the unfathomable virus on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour an advisory board of the u.s. food and drug administration has recommended the pfizer coronavirus vaccine it should be authorized for use the committee will meet again for formal approval but it's another step in the right direction toward rolling out an immunization campaign in the worst affected country in the world. has become the 4th arab nation to agree to normalize ties with israel the u.s. brokered the deal promising in exchange to recognize morocco's claim of the disputed western sahara region. lebanon's

is directed radio frequency is the most plausible explanation for what's been dubbed the havana syndromeientists in cuba say there's no evidence of that. an expedition to a forest region in the bolivian hundreds was found 20 new species and rediscovered 4 that were thought to be extinct among the discoveries of the limitation of frog 10 millimeters in length it's one of the world's smallest amphibians and this is the devil lied frog which was observed for the 1st and only time 20 years ago i was found living here in large numbers and then placed so the discoveries so close to bolivia's capital of pars prove the success of conservation efforts. now a team of british scientists is heading to the south atlantic to investigate a massive iceberg the size of a small country it's drifting towards the island of south georgia they'll be assessing potential damage to the region's delicate ecosystem tunnel sharma reports now from one is ours. the ice berg know it is a 68 a is one of the biggest ever recorded more than 4000 square meters it broke away from the antarctic last in the sea ice shelf in

there is not a coffee place in havana or a bodega in the bronx where anyone in their right mind would use the word latinx. that term was to exclusive. in only isolating males. there was a deep misunderstanding of how the plan would work. it is made up of academics to understand the language. our guest is on with his new book. >> i think your book is so that old republican men can stay in the position of power. gerrymandering, i think you probably go along with it. the people who are being elected or old white male republicans. congressman and said , we would take out the president of the united states. and we did. because we have joe biden as president, i don't know if you acknowledge him or not and i don't care. we want a diverse cabinet. we want people who represent our ideas. the money to come back to us. we want all the health care that we can get. this president has made a mockery out of the health care system. we have -- my grandson, give you an example. he is an icu nurse in the greater cincinnati area, and he informed us over the -- i didn't see him over the holidays, but i di

diplomats known as havana syndrome were likely caused by pulse microwave energy, that according to aartment commissioned study. these symptoms have also hit u.s. diplomats in china. and that is a look at some of the stories from around the globe. >>> after months of tensions between the u.s. and iran, a top u.s. navy official says we've reached an uneasy deterrence with tehran. trey yingst is in jerusalem with more. >> reporter: molly, good evening. tension remains in the gulf with iran vowing a response to last month's killing of a top nuclear scientist. israel warning its citizens against traveling to the gulf over fears iran could attack the uae or bahrain. both countries have normalized ties with israel. last week the u.s. deployed the uss nimitz aircraft carrier and its strike group the to the gulf in an effort to deter iran from targeting the u.s. or its allies. as the islamic republic's nuclear aspirations continue, so does its proxy campaign in the middle east. last year iran routinely targeted oil tankers operating in the area, adding to ongoing provocative activity amid hey