hello i'm maryam namazie in london al main story this hour a crowd of our situation across europe is deteriorating rapidly the u.k. reported a record 53000 corona virus infections on tuesday that's nearly 12000 more than the record set just the day before massive public health operations are under way throughout europe to ensure vaccines are distributed across the continent or a challenge. across europe a public health operation is underway the size and speed of which hasn't been seen before madrid spain one of 5 airports country wide with the same arrival new consignments of the pfizer biotech vaccine from plane to truck and off with a police escort just in case spain now has 350000 new doses. a german carrier the country was one of 70 years states to coordinate the start of vaccinations on sunday. elderly and caregivers are the priority while supplies a short order to 1st cause room for ye know the big vaccination push is old and we as an aid organization want to do our part to eventually defeat this scourge of mankind. already 3 weeks into vaccinations is the u.k. because of the n

i am thrilled for maryam and her family. hopefully they have a beautiful day together today. >> that story requires a little music this morning for us. ♪ >> just a little christmas cheer. the oakland zoo may not be allowed to have any visitors but that didn't stop the zoo keeper from spreading much-needed holiday cheer. the christmas classic "jingle bells" on a baritone horn for the animals there. it looks like they're listening. >> it really does. >>> it is 6:10 and time to collected in with meteorologist kari hall who is not physically in the building with us. you know what i remember, kari, every christmas you and your mom make these borbon balls and bring them to the newsroom. your absence is felt. we miss you. >> oh, thank you. those borbon balls will be made today and maybe will have to mail you some. >> no pressure but i'll send you my address. >>> let's see what's going on because we're so excited about the rain coming in to the bay area. we know we have an extreme drought and especially storm systems like this that

a low i maryam namazie in london a look at the headlines a sound now south africa's president has announced strict measures to fight a fosse biting coronavirus variant the country's become the 1st in africa now to pass a 1000000 cases the sale of alcohol is going to be banned and a 9 pm curfew enforced failure to wear a mosque in public has also been criminalized a person who does not wear a mosque could be arrested and prosecuted on conviction there would be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or both is a fine and imprisonment i must admit that this is addressed to measure but it is not necessary to ensure compliance with the most basic of preventative measures. there is how much faster is following the story from port elizabeth. or some of the other restrictions includes extending the nighttime curfew it also means a bad in all public gatherings except for funerals it was many of the doctors and health workers who called for more strict restrictions to be put in place saying that they're not surprised that the number of infections are high and what sur

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. a brexit deal could be imminent. agreement on trade appears to be within reach. we'll bring you any signs of movement. millions more people in the south east of england enter the highest level of covid—19 restrictions due to the pace at which the virus is spreading. another variant of covid—19 is detected in the uk. this time, it's from south africa. tempers flare as truck drivers stranded in southern england are told they need a test and a negative result before they can travel to france. and we'll take a look at the massive cyber attack joe biden calls a grave risk to america's national security. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, bbc news in the uk and around the globe on bbc world news. we start the programme on brexit, because there is increasing speculation a trade deal between the uk and the eu could be agreed as early as tonight. it is understood the broad shape of an agreement is there, but there's still some discussion over details. our europe editor katya adler has the latest from brussels. the expe

oh i maryam namazie and london quick look at the headlines this hour now the u.s. has experienced unsteadily as weak ever from the coronavirus with more than 800000 people killed according to figures from johns hopkins university 3270 fatalities recorded on thursday alone though the vice president like penns described this week as the beginning of the end of the pandemic as he and his wife were not united on life television and is the highest profile recipient of the vaccine made by pfizer and biotech which was authorized for much of last week karen and i are than happy to step forward for this week was about to take this safe and effective coronavirus vaccine that we have secured produced for the american people karen and i wanted to step forward and take this vaccine to assure the american people that what we cut red tape we cut no corners alan fish has more on this from the white house. you would think that don't want to take a victory lap with that but he's tweeted nothing a tall about the vaccine even though his vice president went ahead with what was a very p

from across the globe and from the perspective of our networks journalists on al-jazeera. 0. 00000 i maryam namazie you're watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes. vaccine collaboration developers team up to better protection while the u.s. is told to expect daily death tolls in the thousands for at least 2 more months. the european union agrees to get tougher on climate action but not all member nations are happy with the plan. 5 life sentences for a man convicted of murdering a former lebanese prime minister it's unlikely you'll ever see the inside of a jail cell. and said abrasions and anger as a landmark abortion bill takes a step closer to becoming law in argentina i'm john nash with sports as fief announces it shortlist for the best men's footballer of the year award robert levin dusky the behind me a competitive strike at the everyone you can stop little messi and cristiano ronaldo from winning yet again. hello welcome to the news hour our top story approval for the u.s. rollout of the pfizer biotech coronavirus vaccine appears imminent and it can't c

hello i'm maryam namazie in london quick look at the headlines this hour now we begin in the united states where more than 2700 people died of covert 19 on thursday with officials warning that they death toll could continue for 2 or 3 months meanwhile here in europe calls are growing for tougher lockdown measures in germany as the country reports record rises in infections and deaths again baba reports. across the united states they're getting ready to vaccinate people against covered 90 it's a matter of urgency with the daily death toll reaching 3000 this week and hospital struggling the food and drug administration is set to approve emergency use of a phase a biotech vaccine within days and vulnerable people could actually get the job by early next week as we know accident more and more people we will ultimately maybe by mid year next year 2020 wanted sheep herd immunity. perhaps 75 percent of people vaccinated this shutdown and and a pandemic well late in 2021 in another big move u.k. and russian scientists to teaming up to study whether combining 2 vaccines office better protection tri

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. signs of movement on a brexit trade deal — from brussels, and london reports that the major issues have been resolved. millions more people will be put into new restrictions in the south of england due to a growing number of coronavirus infections. the uk says another new variant of coronavirus has been detected, this time in two people arriving from south africa. tempers flare as truck drivers — stranded in southern england — are told they need a test and a negative result before they can travel to france. but the first trucks have now started leaving a temporary lorry park in kent after france reopened its border with the uk. we start the programme on brexit because there is increasing speculation a trade deal between the uk and the eu could be agreed as early as tonight. it is understood the broad shape of an agreement is there but there's still some discussion over details. our europe editor katya adler has the latest from brussels. the expectation here in brussels is that tonight

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source.rade deal — from brussels, and london reports that the major issues have been resolved. millions more people will be put into new restrictions in the south of england due to a growing number of coronavirus infections. the uk says another new variant of coronavirus has been detected, this time in two people arriving from south africa. tempers flare as truck drivers — stranded in southern england — are told they need a test and a negative result before they can travel to france. but the first trucks have now started leaving a temporary lorry

hello, this is bbc news with maryam moshiri. the headlines... talks between the eu and the uk have continued in brussels with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. four royal navy patrol ships are being put on standby to help protect britain's fishing waters, in the event of a no—deal brexit. the uk, china and india are among the countries to have made pledges to cut carbon emissions at a virtual climate summit. we are putting our foot to the accelerator, in a carbon friendly way of course, with a ten—point plan for a green industrial revolution. the us regulator authorises the pfizer/biontech coronavirus vaccine. donald trump says it'll be rolled out immediately. now on bbc news... in the 1990s, vienna placed female architects at the heart of a big revamp of their city. now barcelona is trying to replicate this, via their mayor, architects and organisations. cities are supposed to be built for all of us, but they aren't built by all of us — because most cities, if not all of them, are desig

a low i maryam namazie and london with a quick look at the main story now after 8 months of tense talks in just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for a 0 tariff 0 quota relationship covers everything from energy to fishing the e.u. want protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the european court of justice at the end of a successful negotiations journeyed i normally feel joy but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficult day for some and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say parting is such sweet sorrow. but to use a line from ts eliot what we call the beginning is all from the end and to make an end is to make a beginning. so to honor your pins i say it is time to leave rex and behind our future is made and europe i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship. we will be your friend you our line your supporter and indeed never let

hello i'm maryam namazie in london our main story this hour the leaders of the e.u. and u.k. of instructive any goetia it is to keep talking with less than a month left to avoid a no deal writes it in a last ditch phone call in the past few hours as you have on delay and bars johnson discuss the final issue standing in the way of a post breaks it deal and a joint statement the 2 data sets significant differences remain and talks will resume on sunday but he has more now from london. this statement by boris johnson and sort of on the lion the president of the european commission came after they held a phone call on such a day for more than an hour they'd been briefed by their respective saeed spars johnson by david frost the chief british negotiator and survive on their own by michel barnier the e.u.'s chief negotiator that was after they had been basically handed the dossier after a week of negotiations in london on friday mr bonior and mr frost admitted that they hadn't managed to strike a deal saying that there were 3 key areas of difference and those areas were again menti

i know i maryam namazie and on them quite look at the headlines this hour a record number of people have been hospitalized with the crying of virus in the us you knock down or does have now come into effect in parts of california impacting more than 33000000 people restaurants a close to in person dining in many other places like hair and nail salons museums and playgrounds have been completely shot rob reynolds brings us more now from a sajan he's it's really all about hospitals and hospital capacity and that is running out frankly in large parts of the state of california the rule imposed is that when. the region's hospitals fall below 15 percent of intensive care unit capacity then these restrictions kick in and here in southern california which includes los angeles san diego and many other cities the i.c.u. capacity has been dropping steadily on saturday it was 12.5 percent on sunday it was 10.3 percent we don't have the figures for monday yet but it looks like that's going to that trend is likely to continue there were 10500 new cases of cold 19 on sunday so with hospitals being ove

hello i'm maryam namazie london quick look at the top stories this hour police in the u.s. city of nashville say an explosion was an intentional act 3 people have been taken to hospital but none of them are in a critical condition the blast in a part to most how it was felt several blocks away and several blocks in the tennessee city remain closed off the explosion happened at 6 30 am local time on christmas day meaning that nearby streets were launched the empty. that well should respond to be counted or the dead had a recording saying that they would detonate within 15 minutes of says the bride here that decided to evacuate the buildings nearby so they did not go doors making announcements over the emergency communications communicate with everyone to keep people safe. surely out there that the are the exploding. and all that lines millions of americans have ignored advice to stay at home for the holidays as coronavirus infections that rise more than a 1000000 people passed through a u.s. airports on wednesday the busiest travel day since the month of march the christmas

oh i maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines this hour britain's prime minister bars johnson has been forced to take action to deal with spiraling cases of the coronavirus linked to a new strain believed to be up to 70 percent more transmissible new restrictions similar to a full lockdown of now been imposed on london and the southeast of the country but scientists say the mutation is not for to be more deadly and vaccines should still be effective. viruses mutate all the time to an extent we've got thousands of mutations what's important to understand about any changes in the virus is whether that changes any. any other aspects of this current the information is suggesting there's an issue around but perhaps transmission so we know how to stop transmission so the advice you're going to save elsewhere the u.s. military is start to distributing the madonna vaccine after it was approved for use within the last 24 hours this is the 2nd vaccine to start rolling out in the u.s. all the 3700 patients across the country should be getting this one by sunday. well in our other

i know i maryam namazie and on the new quick roundup of the headlines now thousands of people across the u.k. have started vaccinations against the coronavirus 800000 vaccines are expected to be administered in the coming weeks we've baka has our report. it is happening a turning point in the global fight against a virus that killed more than a 1000000 people around the world 90 year old grandmother margaret keenan made history becoming the 1st person to be vaccinated with the pfizer bio and take drug outside a trial she encourage others to follow her lead. through friends because it's free and it's the best thing that's ever happened and the moment you do please go for it in a somewhat dramatic turn the 2nd vaccine went to a man called william shakespeare a poetic star perhaps to a new chapter in the fight against corona virus more than half of the people who've died of the virus in the u.k. are over 80 they're getting the injection 1st along with the elderly in care homes and their carers unused doses are going to frontline medical staff the british government's call this a v. for

hello, this is bbc news with maryam moshiri. the headlines... talks between the eu and the uk have continued in brussels, with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. four royal navy patrol ships are being put on standby to help protect britain's fishing waters in the event of a no—deal brexit. the uk, china and india are among the countries to have made pledges to cut carbon emissions at a virtual climate summit. we are putting our foot to the accelerator, in a carbon—friendly way of course, with a ten—point plan for a green industrial revolution. the us regulator authorises the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine. donald trump says it'll be rolled out immediately. and later tonight, anthonyjoshua defends his three boxing world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. now on bbc news, amol rajan speaks to the ofcom chief executive melanie dawes in the media show. hello. this week, ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, put out a pretty stark warning. they said that tradit

hello i maryam namazie quick look at the headlines now the u.s. is racing to deliver its 1st shipments of the pfizer biotech over 1000 vaccine launching the country's largest ever immunization effort operation warp speed officials i've been to any nice some 40000000 people this month and as many as 100000000 by the end of march but the virus is continuing to spread with cases rapidly rising 2 weeks after the thanksgiving holiday italy has overtaken the u.k. to become the country with the most corona virus related deaths in europe after reporting another $484.00 deaths meanwhile germany is imposing a strict a lockdown to curb the rising number of cases and fatalities there. and our other headlines you came in negotiators a failed to reach a deal on what was supposed to be the final day of trade talks but leaders say negotiations are going to carry on beyond that self-imposed deadline in the hope of finding a last minute agreement on negotiation teams have been working day and night over recent days and despite the exhaustion after almost one year o

hello i'm maryam namazie and on with a quick look at our main story fears over a new fast moving strain of the coronavirus have led to calls for action from the world health organization several european countries have either stopped or are restricting travel from the u.k. where the health ministers want a variant strain of the virus is out of control and then the reuters news agency has been reporting that a patient in italy had recently returned from the u.k. is now suffering from the new strain of the virus and he has more on the situation here in london. with a week to go until christmas goodwill in some parts is being strained to the limit in much of the u.k. a planned relaxation of indoor mixing rules has been cut from 5 days to one day and in england a 3rd of the population is now a new to hear for restrictions meaning people can't mix at all with other households here in central london there are people out and about for a walk but all the shops are shut these new restrictions are going to be devastating for thousands of businesses as well as for families who had planned to get t

hello i'm maryam namazie and london a quick reminder of our headlines now and it's been exactly 5 years since the paris climate accord was signed and world leaders have been declared climate emergencies in that country's speaking a virtual climate ambition summit to mark the anniversary un chief antartica terry said it was vital to stop the assault on the planet for the sake of our grandchildren world leaders use the summit to pledge to increase that emissions cuts and boost renewables in 2015 countries agree to stop global temperatures rising 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels these a moment of juice this is also a lot of hope more and more countries have committed to net 0 emissions the business community is getting on board the sustainability train we see city striving to become greener and more live a ball we see young people taking on responsibility and demanding that the vomitus the promise of an absolute a world good reality now on the press to cop 26 i urge everyone to show and be shim stop the assault on our planet and do what we need to get into the future of our ch

fellow i maryam namazie in watching the news hour live from london coming up u.s. vice president my pens gets the coronavirus vaccine to demonstrate its safety as the virus pushes america's hospitals to the brink. while in europe germany uses shipping containers to store the bodies of its coated victims and sweden imposes its toughest measures yet. parents are reunited with more than 300 nigerian boys kidnapped a week ago from their school. and we look at why venezuela's president has dissolved his constituent assembly without changing a word of the constitution. in sport it is exactly 2 years in counseling and so the world cup final house cats are more community but officially opening their 4th tournament but. hello welcome to the news hour al top story the u.s. has experienced its deadliest week ever from the coronavirus with more than 18000 people killed according to figures from johns hopkins university 3. 1270 fatalities recorded on thursday alone and another 230000 infections also confirmed well despite the vice president described this week as the beginning

i know i'm maryam namazie you're watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes a new coronavirus strain spreads quickly in the u.k. the w.h.o. is notified millions of people a placed on the tougher restrictions for christmas. as election unrest in the central african republic the former president is accused of attempting a coup u.n. peacekeepers are on high alert. with a kidnapping ordeal over nigerian families celebrate the return of that sounds but some still fear for their safety and to wrenshaw rain and flooding compounds the already harsh winter conditions for syrians displaced by war and conflict. or to south korea for. crowned champions of asia they fought from a go down to the surrounds persepolis to play in the champions league carry the index. hello welcome to the news hour we begin here in the u.k. where health officials are concerned about the prevalence of a new mutated form of the corona virus that's linked to spiraling infections new restrictions have been imposed here in london and in the southeast of the country where the mutation is causing a s

hello, this is bbc news with maryam moshiri. the headlines... —— samantha simmonds.ks between the eu and the uk have continued in brussels, with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. four royal navy patrol ships are being put on standby to help protect britain's fishing waters in the event of a no—deal brexit. the uk, china and india are among the countries to have made pledges to cut carbon emissions at a virtual climate summit. we are putting our foot to the accelerator, in a carbon—friendly way of course, with a ten—point plan for a green industrial revolution. the us regulator authorises the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine. donald trump says it'll be rolled out immediately. and later tonight, anthony joshua defends his three boxing world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. now on bbc news, from kenya's capital nairobi, ciru muriuki brings you the story of anti—apartheid leader, steve biko, who died in police custody in south africa. hello and welcome to this special edition o

hello i'm maryam namazie you're watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes. we have simply let. down. and unfortunately we're now paying the price. south africa tightens its code restrictions banning alcohol sales again and making masks mandatory in public after reporting a 1000000 infections. russia reports a sharp rise in coronavirus related deaths with more than $25000.00 people dying in the month of november alone. or 3 hits a record high after president donald trump finally signs the covert relief bill and a global outcry as a saudi court sentences women's rights activists me jane. to more than 5 years in prison. i'm 7 ash with sports as the coronavirus causes further disruption to the premier league manchester city's match against everton as a spy and as more cases are discovered at the club. welcome to the news hour we'll begin in russia where there's been new data suggesting the actual number of coronavirus deaths could be much higher than previously reported according to the official figures russia recorded more than 25000 deaths related to coded in

oh i maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines this hour britain's prime minister bars johnson has been forced to take action to deal with spiraling cases of the coronavirus linked to a new strain believed to be up to 70 percent more transmissible new restrictions similar to a full lockdown have now been imposed on london and the southeast of the country but scientists say the mutation is not for to be more deadly and vaccines should still be effective. viruses mutate all the time to an extent we've got thousands of me tensions what's important to understand about any changes in the virus.

for most of us, sunday is actually going to be quite a bright day you're watching bbc news with maryam first... a 28—year—old man has been charged with attempted murder after baby girl was found seriously injured inside a property in blackpool. the baby is in a critical condition in hospital. our news correspondent, steve saul gave us more detail. lancashire police were called to police in leyton at around six o'clock on thursday. they were made aware by the ambulance service and there they found a four—month—old baby, she had been seriously injured. she was taken to hospital and she was transferred to the specialist elder hey children's hospital and told that she remains ina hospital and told that she remains in a critical condition tonight. a 28—year—old man from blackpool was initially arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm but lancashire police say after consultation in talks with the crown prosecution service the man, 28—year—old jordan lee, from the same property, was charged with attempted murder. he appeared at court this morning and has been remanded in custody. dci eri

even his own daughter maryam had to stress at great length that she was not anti—military.rstepped the mark. there seems to be confusion. mr nawaz sharif as prime minister or otherwise is not anti military. please, let's be very clear. he blamed certain individuals. you know it stops at the top. the dawn leaks, there is a huge history about that, i'm sure you would be privy to the leaks. we brought out from grey and it was white. if nawaz sharif talks of certain interventions which are against the constitution of pakistan, is it something wrong? let's talk about politics and your message to your own people. we know that pakistani people are suffering right now. food price inflation is soaring. covid—19 is seeing a second surge in your country creating real economic difficulties. there's going to be barely any growth in the pakistani economy this year. in the midst of all of that, you are creating a new level of political instability demanding that imran call early elections, calling him illegitimate. banging on about the vote rigging, claiming that the army is really in pow

hello i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at the main story now after 8 months of tense talks and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for a 0 tariff 0 quota relationship covers everything from energy to fishing the e.u. want protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the european court of justice so at the end of a successful negotiations journey i normally feel chilly but today i only feel quite satisfied.

allowing maryam namazie and london are watching al-jazeera also coming up. parents are reunited with more than 300 nigerian boys kidnapped from their school a week ago. and we look at why venezuela's president has dissolved his constituent assembly without it changing a word of the constitution. welcome to the program the united states has experienced its deadliest week ever from the coronavirus with more than 18000 people killed according to figures from johns hopkins university 3270 fatalities were recorded on thursday alone and another 230000 infections also confirmed despite that the vice president described this week as the beginning of the end of the pandemic as he and his wife were inoculated live on television my pen's is the highest profile recipient of a vaccine made by pfizer in biotech which was authorized for a much unseen use last week. karen and i are than happy to step forward for this week. to take the safe and effective coronavirus vaccine that we have secured produced for the american people karen and i wanted to step forward and take this

i maryam namazie watching al jazeera live from london also coming up on the program barefoot and traumatized more than 300 nigerian school boys returned to katsina a week after they were kidnapped. and a hindu woman who was detained and suffered a miscarriage shines a spotlight on india's new interfaith marriage. welcome to the program the u.s. has experienced its deadliest week ever from the coronavirus with more than 18000 people killed according to figures from johns hopkins university 3270 fatalities were recorded on thursday alone and another 230000 infections confirmed despite that the vice president described this week as the beginning of the end for the pandemic as he and his wife were inoculated live on television mike pence is the highest profile recipient of the vaccine made by pfizer biotech which was authorized for emergency use last week. karen and i were more than happy to step forward before this week was. to take this safe and effective corona virus vaccine that we have secured and produced for the american people karen and i wanted to step forward and take this vaccine to a

hello i'm maryam namazie in london a quick reminder of the headlines now gulf states appeared to be near a resolution with cats are following the 3 at blockade saudi arabia's foreign minister says all nations involved are close to finalizing an agreement after significant progress in talks carter has been under an illegal line to see an ad blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt for 3 years. we hope that. this progress can lead to a final agreement which looks in reach and i can say i am somewhat optimistic that we are close to finalizing.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london a look at the headlines this hour now south africa's president has announced rate to measures to fight a fost biting coronavirus variant the country's become the 1st in africa now to pass a 1000000 cases the sale of alcohol is going to be banned and a 9 pm curfew enforced failure to wear a mosque in public has also been criminalized a person who does not wear a mosque could be arrested and prosecuted on conviction there would be liable to a fine or to imprisonment.

this is bbc news with maryam moshiri. martin lipton and penny smith — first the headlines. talks between the eu and the uk are continuing overnight in brussels — with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. four royal navy patrol ships are being put on standby, to help protect britain's fishing waters, in the event of a no—deal brexit. the uk, china and india are among the countries to have made pledges to cut carbon emissions at a virtual climate summit. the general in charge of the us coronavirus vaccination drive has said the first innoculations will take place on monday. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

hello i'm maryam namazie munden quick look at the top stories this hour police in the u.s. city of nashville say an explosion was an intentional act 3 people have been taken to hospital but none of them are in a critical condition the blast in a part of most homes felt several blocks away and several blocks in the tennessee city remain closed off the explosion happened at 6 30 am local time on christmas day meaning that nearby streets were launched the empty. but well should respond to be counted in or the day ahead recording a new baby to get bored with it made that would.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program millions of americans ignored place to stay at home for the holiday to stand soaring covert numbers. from iran to back them christmas celebrations in a scaled back around the world because of the coronavirus. ceasefire of fighting flares again in central african republic like campaigning is running up ahead of sunday's election. and molly's main opposition is money she say dies of closing 2 months after he was released from the 6 month kidnapped. welcome to the program we begin in the united states where a motorhome has exploded in downtown nashville and what police believe was an intentional act the blast was felt several blocks away it has left buildings and roads closed 3 people have been taken to hospital none of them though are in a critical condition the explosion happened at 6 30 am local time when the streets were largely empty but he swore at the scene and they had called the bomb squad it was only then that the explosion happened. that i should reach body count it in art be it had a

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program ready to roll madonna's vaccine is shipped to hospitals across the united states while in washington of oh could happen soon on a massive economic relief package. also ahead lines the story of the kidnapped school boys from katsina state now it's exposing the wider problem of nor lessness and insecurity in more than nigeria and a test for democracy thailand holds its 1st local elections after months of protests against the government and the money. come to the program while health organization is saying europe needs to boost measures to prevent the spread of a mutated strain of the corona virus which is spreading quickly in the united kingdom several european countries of either stopped or restrict to travel from the u.k. in response and the british government will meet on monday to discuss the impact it might have on the shipment of freight of many people living in the u.k. a stay at home order is now in force as well but the barber has the story from london. with a week to go until christmas

i know i'm maryam namazie and london a quick reminder of our headlines now and it's been exactly 5 years since the paris climate accord was signed and world leaders have been declared climate emergencies in that countries speaking at a virtual climate ambition summit to mark the anniversary un chief antonio caetera said it was vital to stop the assault on the planet for the sake of our grandchildren world leaders use the summit to pledge to increase that emissions cuts and boost renewables in 2015 countries agree to stop global temperatures rising 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels these are.

though i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program. good night it is to do good call i was really excited to go go do appear to need to be the equal rights campaign has become one of the 1st in the world to receive a corona virus vaccine. the french president has his egyptian counterpart in paris but is accused of turning a blind eye to egypt's human rights record. and lives torn apart by war poverty and the pandemic and the urgent appeal for funds to help millions of children in the middle east and africa. the hope of imminent vaccination programs is doing little to reduce the devastating global impact of the coronavirus record numbers of people are now being admitted to hospital in the u.s. and tougher restrictions are coming to force around the world on monday more than 33000000 people in southern california are in the san joaquin valley were hit with stay at home or does restaurants are close to in person dining and other places like hair and nail salons museums and playgrounds have been completely shot in germany the chancellor an

hello i'm maryam namazie in london our main story this hour the leaders of the e.u. and u.k. of instructive any goetia it is to keep talking with less than a month left to avoid a no deal in a last ditch phone call in the past few hours as you have on delay and bars johnson discuss the final issue standing in the way of a post breaks it deal and a joint statement the tutti just said significant differences remain and talks will resume on sunday but he has more now from london.

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program gunmen storm a secondary school in northwest nigeria police is still searching for students after reports that many one missing. we worked quickly based on the urgency of this pandemic not because of any other external pressure u.s. regulators seemed to reassure americans of the pfizer vaccine safety despite its right age approval. and from hong kong to seoul how cities and countries across asia coping with a resurgence of corona virus cases. welcome to the program exactly 5 years since the paris climate accord was signed and world leaders have been urged to declare climate emergencies in that countries speaking at the virtual climate ambition summit tomorrow anniversary un chief antonio guitarist said it was vital to stop the assault on the planet for the sake of our grandchildren although he does use the summit to pledge to increase that emissions cuts and boost renewables in 2015 countries agree to stop global temperatures rising to a degree celsius above pre-industrial levels. this is a moment

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hello i'm maryam namazie in london a quick look at the headlines this hour now we begin in the united states where more than 2700 people died of covert 1000 on thursday with officials warning that daily death toll could continue for 2 or 3 months meanwhile here in europe calls are growing for tougher lockdown measures in germany as the country reports record rises in infections and deaths and ports across the united states they're getting ready to vaccinate people against cold 90 it's a matter of urgency with the daily death toll reaching 3000 this week in hospital struggling.

oh i maryam namazie in on them with a quick look at our main story fears over a new fast moving strain of the coronavirus have led to calls for action from the world health organization several european countries have you to stop the are restricting travel from the u.k. by the health ministers want a variant strain of the virus is out of control and then the reuters news agency has been reporting that a patient in a city had recently returned from the u.k. is now suffering from the new strain of the virus and has more on the situation here in london. with a week to go until christmas goodwill in some parts is being strained to the limit .

oh i maryam namazie london a quick reminder of the headlines now gulf states appeared to be near resolution with katter following a 3 epilogue saudi arabia's foreign minister says all nations involved a close to finalizing an agreement after significant progress in talks has has been under an illegal land see an ad blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt for 3 years. we hope that. this progress can lead to a final agreement which looks in reach and i kept saying i am somewhat optimistic that we are close to finalizing. an agreement between all the issues in the dispute to come to a resolution that we think will be satisfactory to all we have achieved set and progress septum point of time more than a year ago and then things has slowed down and right now there are some movements that we hope that this will put and for this crisis because we see that we believe actually that gulf unity is very important for the security of the region for the stability of of that region and for for the sake of our people this need this crisis needs to end. human rights groups are saying the refug

though i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program russia leads the charge with its 1st mass vaccination program using a job that's not even clear the last stage of trials. until we know what the side effects or it's not months. but many countries face a battle with public opinion we meet the dutch skeptics who say they'll refuse a vaccine. he's calling it a victory rally even though he lost this day we're going to be live in georgia this hour but republicans a worry donald trump could hold that bit for the senate. welcome to the program our top story leaders of the e.u. and u.k. have instructed the negotiators to keep talking as the clock runs down before the 2 break apart without a trading relationship and a last ditch phone call in the past few hours on the line and boris johnson discussed the final sticking point standing in the way of a postbox it deal but speaking afterwards she said the issues could be intractable . we welcome the fact that progress has been achieved in many areas nevertheless significant differences remain on the 3 critica

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program ethiopia says a u.n. team visiting refugees in the to grey region was shot at after failing to stop at 2 checkpoints. there are. opposition groups and unions join indian farmers in a nationwide strike is they step up their battle with the government. well it's almost a year after the 1st cases of corona virus are reported in the chinese city of will han the world's 1st fully tested vaccine is now being rolled out here in the u.k. a 90 year old grandmother was the 1st person in the world to receive the approved pfizer biotech job this on a day when the u.k. reported another 616 deaths 800000 people are expected to be vaccinated in the coming weeks with the elderly and health workers the 1st in line will u.s. public health officials of publish their 1st detailed review of the pfizer vaccine and they found an efficacy rate of 95 percent off to 2 doses and say the 1st job offers protection within 10 days were godless of a person's race weight or age but the world health organization is issuing a w

allow i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program a powerful earthquake brings down buildings in the croatian town of the train yet 7 people are confirmed dead. local till the end protesters from both sides of argentina's abortion debate gather outside the senate ad of a historic vote and spending a good beyond the story of how to raise indigenous pop preachy women are finding new values in ancient tradition. but we begin this hour in europe where the coronavirus situation is deteriorating putting hospitals on the increasing strain u.k. reported a record 53000 corona virus infections on tuesday that's nearly 12000 more than the record set just the day before massive public health operations are under way throughout europe to ensure vaccines are distributed as fast as possible across the continent. chalons now reports. across europe a public health operation is underway the size and speed of which hasn't been seen before madrid spain one of 5 airports country wide with the same arrival new consignments certifies a biotech vaccine from plane. to