for the latest on the election we can now cross live to caleb maupin in new york kaleb we're now a few hours into election day in states including in new york where you are what the situation well at this point we've had polls open already for several hours here in new york and tenants tensions are certainly high at this point we've got police on patrol there is talk of protests happening if the results of the elections don't go a certain way multiple groups are already calling for protests now it's also important to note that gun sales have been at record high throughout the united states guns are flying off the shelves and being sold out on the west coast in los angeles one particular gun store had people lined up to purchase firearms the day before the election we were actually able to speak with the gun store owner out near los angeles this is what he had to say. so our 1st time purchasing is probably 50 percent about half of the people that come into our shop are 1st time buyers and that's a big deal you know they fear the worst to come after you deal lichens and with that people

we're not going to bring in khela moppin in new york kaleb we're now a couple of hours into election day in states including in new york what's the situation there while polls have been open already for a couple hours and the situation here is tense there are police on standby the country is quite nervous as it appears that both major candidates have indicated they may not concede defeat if the vote doesn't go their way and now all across the country we are seeing a surge in gun sales gun sales are going through the roof now on the west coast near los angeles in the lead up to the vote there was a gun store that was seeing people lined up to purchase firearms we actually spoke with the store owner. so our 1st time purchasing is probably 50 percent about half of the people that come into our shop are 1st time buyers and that's a big deal you know they fear the worst to come after media lichens and the way that people are going to do you know riots and stuff like died after the election i think it's going to get probably even worse you know and people once they start breaking down house

and i want to cross live to our take him up in and new york kaleb. could you tell us who the white house press secretary is going to be when biden takes office? well, the presumptive president elect joe biden. he has achieved what is being hailed as an identity. arion breakthrough, it will be an all female white house communications press staff. now it will be headed by jennifer psaki. now jennifer psaki. she came out of the obama administration. she was most notorious for the time in which she served as state department spokeswoman under john kerry in 2013 to 2014. now during that time where she was representing the u.s. state department, she made a number of kind of embarrassing blunders in her speech. let's take a review. there are flows of gas, the natural gas, i should say. they go through from western europe, through the pain train to russia, and we are, i'm sorry, the other way from russia through ukraine to western europe. and i don't have anything, any specific comment on the case that point to the egyptian government. and i was very due to

artie's new york correspondent kaleb op and thanks a lot for those updates. concerns have been raised in the u.s. over just how effective one of the new coronavirus vaccines is. a new study of the astra zeneca shot appears to show it doesn't work so well on older people. that's despite its british swedish developers, claiming this week it has an efficacy rate of up to 90 percent of has more. so essentially, this whole thing is about the discrepancy between what the manufacturer of this vaccine is saying, and the claims made by us researchers and us specialists who also had a look at the ceremony. so when on monday astra zeneca published a press release saying that the average year that on average this vaccine is 70 percent efficient. and it gave an explanation to this figure as to why. essentially they said that there were 2 groups of people who participated in the clinical trials. one group of people was given 2 full doses of the vaccine, while another group of people got a smaller dosage. and they are saying that in this 2nd group, the vaccine was actually 9

artie's new york correspondent kaleb moppin outlines the tense diplomacy right now between washington and tehran. well, the trajectory of u.s. iran relations over the past few years has been quite negative. things have been moving in quite a bad direction between the 2 countries. donald trump has presided over a situation where the usa and iran are moving further apart, and prominent iranians have been killed. back in january, donald trump ordered a drone strike directed against qassam solomonic that resulted in qassam somani death on that caused outrage throughout the region. he was a leader of the islamic revolutionary guards. he ran military operations against isis ill, to protect christians in syria. and in iraq, and he was designated as a terrorist by the united states. now, when he was killed, there were protests throughout the region. there was, there were protests in the arab world in pakistan, and yemen in turkey. there were also protests in response to that killing by donald trump. a huge amount of outrage. many voices internationally spoke up and felt this was a very unnece

decades while in north carolina the race is also too close to call we go live now to our new york correspondent kaleb moppin kaleb hello we've been hearing fine margins in these pivotal states left to declare what's the latest will ballots are still being counted in arizona in pennsylvania in georgia and in nevada but in all of those states biden does have the lead though it is a razor thin lead it's very very close now we're hearing a lot of optimism coming from democrats at this point take a listen i wish we weren't wearing masher so we could see how exciting it is to come before you today with joe biden having the tremendous mandate that he has and that. pretty soon the hyphen will be gone from vice president to president elect joe biden now at this point donald trump is not sharing these sentiments he has taken to social media to reiterate some of the concerns he expressed on thursday evening when he addressed the country donald trump thinks there is some foul play involved take a listen. joe biden should not wrongfully claim the office of president i could make that claim also legal proceedings

between the 2 for some reaction then stateside our correspondent killer martin is standing by in new york for us kaleb. good to see the pentagon has not commented as far as i know at this stage, has there been any reaction? how might this affect the peace in the nuclear negotiations which have been in conversation more than they have been for a long time in the past number of weeks?, indeed. well, u.s., iran relations have been in a downward trajectory for the previous 4 years. the trumpet ministration has really strange things. you'll recall that several prominent iranians have been killed in these recent years. last january, donald trump okayed a drone strike that killed qassam solar monny. and he was abroad in iraq, he was hit by a drone and killed and his death sparked mass protests and outrage among the international community. prior to that donald trump had pulled the united states out of the iran nuclear agreement called it the worst deal in the century. this is donald trump. i recruit from the last administration was disastrous. if i didn't terminate that stupid, the deal was a disaster. the a

we can certainly expect will be another 4 years that are the polar opposite of the last kaleb up and r.t. new york. and the polls australian military war crimes in afghanistan threatens to affect those who had nothing to do with the offensive. we'll tell you are not the break. is your media a reflection of reality? in the world transformed what will make you feel safe? isolation or community? are you going the right way or are you being led? so direct. what is true? what is faith? in the world corrupted, you need to descend to join us in the depths or inmate in the shallowness. join me every thursday on the alex simon show, and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics, sports business, i'm show business. i'll see you then. welcome back. australia's move to do dismiss a 13 soldiers over unlawful killings in afghanistan as a country. but as the country deals with the fallout from a damning report, daniel hawkins asks if it will hurt those not involved in the crimes. the burden inquiry is sending shock waves through australia, dozens of afghan civilians and prisoners of war, killed and brutali

we can certainly expect, will be another 4 years that are the polar opposite of the last kaleb up and r.t., new york. the court of karabakh is trying to rebuild after the war between armenia and azerbaijan, with russian emergency workers on the frontline of the relief effort in the region's biggest city. stop on the cause you are really worried about this and it's a pretty, it's a happy day for the region that the city has reopened. one of its good looks of things to the russian peacekeepers. children are learning again, but i think you're going to think that, oh, you're going to introduce is still visible to you t.j. . he's a medical center has been built alongside deployed emergency units to provide 1st aid to both rescuers and citizens straight. he has moved to dismiss 13 soldiers out of unlawful killings in afghanistan, but as the country deals with the fallout from a damning report, donald hawkins asks if it will hurt those on involved in the crimes. don ho explains the bridge in inquiry is sending shock waves through australia, dozens of afghan civilians and prisoners of war, killed and brutal

we can certainly expect will be another 4 years that are the polar opposite of the last kaleb up and r.t. new york. amid widespread criticism of the lockdown from the public and even his own party. britain's prime minister is looking to ease restrictions ahead of the christmas break. throughout this crisis, the prime minister boris johnson, has faced criticism for his handling of the krona virus pandemic, a lot least from many on his own backbenchers, the new faith is yet another rebellion from tory m.p.'s because many of them are unhappy that move out of this lockdown this coming thursday, they're going to move back into a so-called 3 tiered system. and in particular by there are some areas which have been put into to 3 of the most stringent measures in place. limiting people to rights to move and meet and also to open their businesses. and because of that, he's come under criticism from m.p.'s who represent people in those areas. but he's written a letter to his backbench m.p.'s, promising that he will give them more of a say when it comes into reviewing these measures. these will not be easy de

need a reboot and fast or else who knows what kind of disaster could await america next kaleb mopp an artsy new york titian's trying to appeal to young voters well it's often a recipe for cringe and in the mix of the 2020 trail we have seen everything from kicking pairs of sneakers to rap battles. everybody's got that inner planet child love not just some higher local better mentor the local. never let myself get powerful and part of the power to have especially adolescence is your flow for. all my good clothes i want you to take a look at my nails how they look. they're looking very clear in. the fall you know. now. it's ok. biden has a plan for african-americans we're not dealing with your average joe i see the way you're looking right now you know exactly where i'm going with this but for years we had trump in office and we made the most of week when we finally got somebody that could be in debt to give us a chance to have home ownership. thousands of people have rallied in central la. and in against a 2nd lockdown it is due to come into force on thursday as the u.k. follows other nations in euro

we can certainly expect will be another 4 years that are the polar opposite of the last kaleb up and r.t. new york. still to come a report on australian military war crimes in afghanistan threatens to affect those who had nothing to do with the offenses or time you will. after the break the foreign policy team of a potential buy in ministrations be counted by the liberal media. we tell you why all this should be for a fine also, there's a lot of talk of a great reset and build back better looking back on bode well for the future. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person the day or thinks. we dare to ask join me every thursday on the alex. i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics, sports business, i'm show business. i'll see you then. welcome back. australia is demanding china apologize for posting a shocking mock up images, a mock up image of an australian soldier with a knife to the throat of an afghan child. a warning you may find the image to being the pictures. part of a tweet by china's foreign ministry spokesperson condemning the unlawful killing of afghans

we can certainly expect will, be another 4 years that are the polar opposite of the last kaleb up and r.t., new york we're going to care about is trying to rebuild after the war between armenia and azerbaijan, with russian emergency workers on the front line of the relief effort in the region's biggest city if you're really worried about this and it's a breach, it's a happy day for the region like the city is reopened. but it's good that. so thanks to the russian peacekeepers, children are learning again. but if you want to take our troops, know you're going to introduce isabel u.g.g. . a medical center has been built alongside deployed emergency units to provide 1st aid to both rescuers and see just enough. some world news. they in brief, the police have so much the home and office of diego maradona's docs. in argentina, prosecutors are looking into negligence claims over the for both styles death. the 60 year old died on wednesday after a heart attack while recovering from brain surgery. volcano eruption is flying 4 kilometers into the air. the public has been banned from coming anywhere near the