olympic committees. >> the ioc would make every effort to have participants vaccinated even as people prioritize people who are most vulnerable. but competitions including an international gymnastics meet show large scale events can be held safely even without a vaccine. earlier in the day,back met the prime minister to agree on the symbolic power of the games. >> we again will make this olympic games a great symbol of solidarity and unity of humanity in this world, which by then will hopefully be a post-coronavirus world. >> translator: we're determined to host the games as proof that humankind has defeated the coronavirus pandemic. we also want to show the world that regions affected by the great east japan earthquake are recovering. >> the ioc president said organizeers are discussing ways to protect both athletes and spectators. >>> japanese officials are on high alert over a rise in group infections. 130 coronavirus clusters were reported last week, up from 20 the week before. the biggest source of these infections was restaurants and other eating establishments. next was group f

the end of the tunnel" — the postponed tokyo olympics and paralympics will go ahead, according to the iocdiplomat is hailed as a hero in china afterjumping into a river to save a woman from drowning. we begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. after clinical trials in the united states, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95 percent effective. it's one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success, along with szier‘s announced last week, raises hopes that others could also be effective. however, the world health organisation has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. another dose of hope — and further evidence that vaccines will provide a way out of this pandemic. thank you. stunning early results from this trial, from us firm moderna, have eclipsed the strong ones just a week ago from pfizer biontech. i broke into an ear—to—ear grin when i heard the numbers. it really exceeded our best hopes, and it is an incredibly exciting moment for us

the end of the tunnel" — the postponed tokyo olympics and paralympics will go ahead, according to the iocther bitterly contested vote, new zealand crowns a "chubby parrot" as bird of the year. hello and welcome. we begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. after clinical trials in the united states, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95% effective. it's one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success — along with pfizer's announced last week — raises hopes that others could also be effective. however, the world health organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. another dose of hope — and further evidence that vaccines will provide a way out of this pandemic. thank you. stunning early results from this trial, from us firm moderna, have eclipsed the strong results just a week ago from pfizer biontech. i broke into an ear—to—ear grin when i heard the numbers. it really exceeded our best hopes, and it is an incredibly exciting mom

i think they are just confused on the law is not intentionally trying to take the ioc not intentionallyring and scare tactics to politically try to deter people from supporting it. at the end of the day it has to be signed by the president. once it is hopefully wada will help co—ordinate if they choose to. it's ironic that their messaging oi'i to. it's ironic that their messaging on this is exactly the same as the russians. all this is trying to do is to protect the investment of us money and us athletes and frankly, athletes from around the world that compete in these events at the rules are supposed to matter and be upheld. unfortunately that's not always the case was up when it's not the case if us money is involved they will be upheld. and will be held accountable. even if this does lead to some confusion as you claim it will definitely lead to overlapping laws in different jurisdictions instead of a single set of rules for all athletes and coaches and sponsors around the world. that's another sound bite from wada. i don't think it's accurate. it may provide a gap, it may fill a gap

he said the ioc is ready to cover the costs to help athletes get vaccinated before setting foot in japan>> get ready for these olympic games. train even harr, even unr very difficult situations. mo of you are in that at this moment. >> he added he is looking forward to seeing the athletes in tokyo next year. >>> chinese president xi jinping congratulated joe biden on his victory in the u.s. presidential race. bilateral ties have been chilly under president trump's presidency. xi voiced hope they'll warm up. china's foreign ministry says xi sent compliments on wednesday. xi said promoting healthy and stable development of china-u.s. relations not only serves the fundamental interest of the people in both countries but meets the common expectation of the international community. the chinese president added he hopes the two sides will uphold the spirit of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win/win cooperation. he said he wants their countries to manage their differences and join hands with the international community to promote world peace and development. >>> in other news

. >> reporter: the ioc is determined to win a gold medal in preparations and its president was in tokyo to make that clear. >> everybody wants to see filled with spectators and full capacity. whether this will be possible nine months from now we have to see. >> reporter: a heartening sight was the recent international gymnastics competition held in tokyo. gymnasts from the u.s., japan, russia and china took part. an important signal for the world of sports. the gymnasts underwent a two-week isolation before arriving and took daily pcr tests in tokyo. >> translator: i'm impressed with the safety measures at a very high level. we're feeling relieved. those measures are very important for us all. >> reporter: when it comes to spectators official recently held a prior run. researchers analyzed the flow of people and air stagnation. but there's a numbers game at play here, too. 33 sports in total more than 15,000 olympic and interolimpic athletes and tens of thousands of coaches, judges and officials. it's a scale that's currently unthinkable during this global pandemic. but he's optimistic

he says if the vaccine is widely available before next july, the ioc will strongly encourage fans to be vaccinated but they will not mandate that. >> this makes us even more confident that we can have the next year, a reasonable number of spectators in the stadia and therefore enjoy the olympic spirit. brent: a reminder of the top story we are following -- german chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders agreed to postpone stricter coronavirus restrictions until at least next week. and a current partial lockdown has seen the infection growth start to level off but numbers remain persistently high. there has been another promising breakthrough in the search for a covid-19 vaccine. u.s. drugmaker moderna says its vaccine has a success rate of nearly 95%. you are watching dw news live from berlin for soft -- from berlin. tonight, to coronavirus vaccines -- are we finally seeing the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel? >> your needs are changing and so has france 24.com withg and articles, reports, the latest international news, all other programs available on reply, together wit

. >> to ptect the japanese people, and out of respect for the panese people, the ioc will uertake a greatffort so as many as possible for the olympic participants and visitors will arrive vaccinated, if a vaccine is available by then. th makes us also very confident that we can have spectators in the olympictadia next yeaand also, the spectators will enjoy a safe enronment. >> news from america, the covid-19 vaccine developed by pfizerppears to work, is very good news and has significantly boosted hopes that ns of vaccinated before next july. the japanese public remains skeptical. thisas country not bn hit hard by covid-19. fewer than 2000 people have died to japanese culture,put that universal mask wearing, and closed borders. almost all foreigners have been barred from entering japan sin april. last week japan hosted its first international sports competition since the pandemic began. cmnasts from japan, the u.s., russia and chipeted in front of 2000 spectators. the is a far cry from 15,000 athletesnd a tens of thousands of support staff, media, and iernational spectators who would need

we have thomas balk, the head of the ioc, he's in tokyo he met with the japanese prime minister and basically they came up with a plan that everyone involved is going to have to be immunized before the olympics start in july 2021. you might be wondering, what are the going to be immunized with they haven't had yet some sort of vaccine, but we do have two vaccines that are close to being approved one from russia, one from astrazeneca and that german company. we're going to start seeing possibly that becoming available on the market and olympic committee planners are hoping that a vaccine will become available before the olympics, but there have been other big international sporting events over the past year, so it's not unprecedented to have something like this, frances. >> they have vowed one way or the other they will have these games. matt, thank you. >>> the new york/new jersey area was hit with some wicked weather on sunday. tornado warnings were issued for half a dozen counties in and around new york city 60 to of 5-mile-per-hour winds were reported throughout new jersey the heavy rain a

ioc and i worked together on veteran administration. we searched out veters. i'm a very hard time supporting because they are more interested for special interest or an indtry group than they are representing the values they campaign on. >> i worked on capitol hill the entire years. want to read it for you. you say i hope to represent them, meeting your constituents, at their desk. but it also represent them at their worst. it reminded me up accomplishment came jeff years on the hill if it is actually a perfect refltion of american society, there are crook drug addicts, brilliant leaders, humanitarian humanitarians. do you agree with that? >> i don't hold myself out before my constituentsr the country as aerfect man. i am a flawed man. i think we all recognize that we become a little more excepting. we are able to listen to each other little bit more. we used to believe that politicians had have the perfect family, the perfect background, no scars or scrubs on the recor record. now we have donald trump as president of the united states. someone who i think wou

the end of the tunnel" — the postponed tokyo olympics and paralympics will go ahead, according to the ioc

when all 206 aocs and the ioc refugee olympic team come together next yearin olympic team come together a testament to your dedication to the olympic because, it will also send a message of hope and resilience to all humankind. time now for the latest sports news. hello i'm hugh ferris and this is your monday sports that dustin johnson has won the masters and in quite some style. the autumn setting might have made augusta a slightly different challenge than its traditaional time of april butjohnson stormed to the greenjacket with a score of 20 under par. that's a masters record and matches the best of any major winner. and johnson ended five shots clear of the field. obviously, having tiger put it on was awesome and unbelievable stop you wouldn't want it any other way. but, any guy could put on me and i would bejust fine. johnson in his new green jacket. there was another champion on sunday — lewis hamilton won the formula one world title for the seventh time. it equals the record of the great michael schumacher. he only needed to finish ahead of valterri bottas at the turkish grand pri

the president of the ioc has said that in order to protect the people of japan, they want to get as many into japan for the olympics vaccinated if a vaccine is available in time. and meantime, there has been public criticism in japan of japan's approach to the olympics n. fact, in a survey conducted over the summer by nak, they found that nearly 70% of respond dents thought that the loifrpices should be cancelled or further delayed. according to a survey conducted this weekend, more than 80% of people in japan are worried about the new spike in cases. >> we shall watch to see what happens there. selena wang joining us live in tokyo. thanks. >>> dustin johnson is donning the famous green jacket, smashing golf records on his way to winning his first masters. he was in top form, winning the tournament with the fewest shots ever. the masters took place unusually late this year. it was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. >>> and thanks so much for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. i'll be back in just a moment with more "cnn newsroom." do stick around. >>> hello, and welc

the ioc and japanese organizers still have the support of politicians in tokyo. >>> one dance studioorthern sacramento valley is rising to the challenge of opening, closing and reopening again. >> this class is canceled, we are doing it again, this is on zoom and this is not. make a that those who are new to come and families, -- >>there are marks on the floor so that dancers will be socially distant and students have to wear a mask. >>> people looking forward to thanksgiving are trying to beat the rush. >>grocery stores are encouraging them to plan ahead. some customers are th thanksgiving feast with an eye of sticking toward the budget and limiting exposure to others. in some cases a long line of last-minute shoppers would present a serious health threat. >>i am not supposed to be out too much because i have breast cancer. i have radiation and i am over 60. >>the supplies should be plentiful. there is no need to overbuy. >>the california grocery association suggest people by nonperishable ahead of time. visit stores during off-peak hours and seek out options for online shopping and

not everyone in japan is happy the ioc president facing protesters today >> you want to speak or shoutme about the challenges before this crucial trip. >> what are the covid-19 preparations that you have in mind. him closer to his fiancee, >> the task force has to prepare for different scenarios. that's not easy. >> reporter: this year, connor fields' olympic dreams and his dream wedding were postponed, but he says there was a silver lining the spring lockdown brought him closer to his fiancee, laura. >> i think if you spend every waking moment with somebody for a month, you figure out real quick if you guys are compatible or not. >> and the answer was. >> yes we still like each other. >> you're still getting married? >> her wedding dress is still hidden in the closet in the other room. >> 2021 for you is a gold medal and a marriage, couldn't be sweeter. >> hopefully hopefully that's it, that's the goal let's go for it. >> go for the gold, all right. keir, let's go back to the olympics for a moment. what are some of the other precautions they are talking about taking so it is safe >> r

the ioc president is confident the games will be successful next year. >>> the united kingdom >> onef those clips go by. >> and it did. a politician battling strong wind gusts that nearly blue this in into. you see what happened to his umbrel umbrella in the end, still able to answer some questions about the coronavirus pandemic >> the equipment is falling over. >>> israel santa replacing his sleigh with a paddleboard to enjoy a float it in the dead sea here he is lounging in a spot where salt piled up. saint nick with his lawn chair and christmas tree >> ho, ho, ho! merry christmas! >> a little holiday cheer as we go "around the world in 80 seconds. >>> and an update on the most famous reindeer of them all. rudolph and santa raking in the cash last friday we reported here about the two puppets from the 1964 holiday special, and how they were up for auction in los angeles. estimated they'd sell for maybe $150 grand combined, a heck of a lot. santa and poor rudolph more than doubled estimates. somebody paid $368,000 for to little puppets. >>> call this next story a christmas miracle.

the president of the ioc and the new japanese per minister said, vaccine will be necessary for visitorse public, that will give organizers competence that they can help spectators in the olympic stadium next year. the pics are set to open on july 23rd. >>> it was who is who in hollywood last night as fans voted for the favorite tv and movie actors in the people's choice awards. like everything these days, the award show look a lot different because of a coronavirus pandemic. >> they were hosted with the virtual audience of super fans. the singer opened talking about the pandemic, calling this year the longest three years of her life. even during an a joke mac about how she got engaged and unengaged. then it was onto the awards. >> to celebrate the people, the music, the shows, and the films that helped us get through 2020. >> tiffany haddish for female movie star of 2020 and ellen pompeo for female tv star. gray's anatomy one choice tv show. >> continue to wear masks, socially distanced, wash your hands and be kind to one another. >> many more took tvs drama and modern family's if you h