rob reynolds reports from the port of long beach near los angeles. at least $100.00 giant cargo ships are floating in limbo off the southern california coast carrying billions of dollars worth of goods they can't unload. it's the most visible sign of today's global supply chain crisis. we have never seen the volume of containers were seen today. we are busier than ever. we are at full capacity. but the warehouses are also $46.00. the ports of the l. a and long beach are the largest in the us handling about 40 percent to one half of all imports, mostly from china. but due to coven era online spending sprees by american consumers staffing shortages and sheer lack of storage capacity compared to the volume of shipping, the ports are jammed even after ramping up to 247 operation. it's been demick had the effect of impacting every 2nd of supply chain all at the same time. on top of that, the pandemic triggered heightened demand for goods overseas from us consumers. us consumers are buying goods at a historic base us president joe biden has allocated gover

rob reynolds has visited a ranch in san joaquin valley, california. so how are things go tough, mike wood is the 3rd generation farmer in california's san joaquin valley. he grows 200 hector's of omen trees. but recently he's been thinking of selling the ranch. yeah. the consideration of sale has been right in the front of the gray matter for quite some time. actually, this dolly is a cornucopia of agricultural plenty rich soil in a benign climate produced a vast bounty of meat, milk, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. but global warming is changing the valley. 2021 was the 2nd try us here on record. while some years are wetter than others, repeated drought strains, the capacity of an elaborate system of canals and reservoirs that bring water from far away. it's getting hotter to the valley, he had a record $45.00 degrees celsius in september land where fruits or vegetables might be grown would be left idle. it's not unusual to see sites like this entire orchards ripped up and ground into mulch. these effects aren't unique to california, china, russia, nig

but consumer prices remain to i rob reynolds with us now from sun pedro port in los angeles. rob still list together for us if he can, the idea of high inflation. but the economic below a is coming. and then we've got supply chain problems. how can this all come together to actually fix things for the american people? come all, it is all intertwined. the supply chain crisis, which we've been seeing here in southern california, with more than a 100 ships at last count out at sea, waiting to bring their containers into port and unload the goods that american consumers have already ordered. and that american consumers are expecting to, to pick up and buy a big box stores or through amazon or other e commerce, they're all waiting out there. and this is creating a condition of scarcity. when you have a scarcity of goods and high demand. it's a recipe for a higher prices and therefore inflation. now we have been talking to people here in this port complex, in the, in long beach and los angeles, the biggest in the country about what's going on, what are the causes? we've also been ta

rob reynolds al jazeera in the san joaquin valley, california. ah, logan. i am fully batty boy with the headlines on al jazeera. so don's military leader says he will not be part of any future government after the transitional period. general abdel fat ardmore hon has told al jazeera that is committed to transferring power to civilian leadership. once elections are held in 2023. iraq's leaders have condemned what they're calling an assassination attempt on the prime minister as a heinous and cowardly attack on.

rob reynolds reports, holiday travel is expected to be near pre pandemic levels. this thanksgiving with air travel expected to be up 80 percent over last year. for some, it's the 1st time at crowded airports since the virus brought travel nearly to a halt. it's a little nerve wracking. we have lots, a hand sanitizer there. lot the light, all. not the face mask. honestly nervous to be in the airport. it's a lot of people, but there's good reason for that. trepidation, st. eyes relaxed. although 195000000 people in the u. s. are fully vaccinated. that still under 60 percent of the total population, and coven chase rates are rising across the country with $92000.00 new cases and $1000.00 deaths per day. heading into the 1st big holiday of the season into thanksgiving. we are seeing coven numbers rising in most states. nationwide. 30 of 50 states are showing increases in the number of coven cases being reported. and in the upper midwest. in particular, we're seeing a really severe outbreak. states like michigan have been hard hit on potentially a sign of things to com

well, let's cross to rob reynolds now, who's in san pet drawing california, and we think countries in companies around the world really battling the supply chain bottleneck. since we've seen this spike in demand for goods after the pandemic tell us about the, the effect that it's having there in the us. well, it's having an effect all over the world, not just in the u. s. my room. and if you want to look at the impact that the, the shipping, the snarled up global supply chain problem and, and the, the, the shipping backlog has on inflation. basically it's, it's as simple as a question of scarcity. the goods have been ordered. they are not getting into the ports, so they can't get on the shelves. so that means that there's a scarcity, and when you have a scarcity, the prices tend to go up. now we, we are here at the biggest port complex in north america. there's a very large proportion of the goods that come into the united states come through the 2 ports of los angeles and long beach. and there are, there is a traffic jam out in the pacific ocean with ships waiting to come in here and

rob reynolds al jazeera in the san joaquin valley, california. let's get an update on the sports news firm during thanks so much. thousands of fans are expected at the new camp later on monday with barson is set to officially present child me as their new head coach on the bar to legend with hire and following the dismissal of ronald cumin. it's a big step for the 41 year old. he's only managerial experience is with cattery club side outside with whom he want to lead title. he takes charge of barcelona with the team. pretty bad shape. barza has slumped tonight in the league and are on a run of 4 straight lea games without a win. javi will also take over a depleted squad with 11 1st team players out injured. and how likely have a difficult time recruiting new talent given barson financial situation. they have more than $1500000000.00 of debt. we've been speaking to barcelona based football right. a rick sharma and he is making sure barth our next season's champions league the top priority. patience is the key word. it really is because is picking

rob reynolds, al jazeera, long beach, california. it's time for the sports. here's ferrara. hello, thank you so much england. captain owen morgan is played down his sides billing as favorites, had a into their semi final showdown against new zealand at the t 20. well kept. england are looking to win this competition for a 2nd time and follow up their tribes in the one day world cup in 2019. they beat new zealand in that final 2 years ago. the semi begins with w shortly, a loose, a strong strengths, a lot of injuries, threats, tournaments, langley or chris guys are extremely challenging potentially more all of us are joining us now from london is former england star monte pana, sorry, thank you so much for speaking with us how prepared are england for this match? yeah, well good afternoon. thanks family on the show. i'm willing to have been in splendid form since the tournament has started and they've won convincingly in the 1st 3 games on obviously again, south africa, which was the last game because last by i think 10, ron. so, m a, i think, new zealand, i'm winning the tos

rob reynolds al jazeera in the san joaquin valley, california. when the corona virus pandemic hit the world, a global travel ground to a halt. international sports tourism was among the hardest hit sectors losing billions of dollars in revenue. some parts of europe have showed strong signs of recovery this past summer, but it's not being driven by cheap holiday packages. there's pete adobe reports for messina, in greece, traveling triathletes are a unique bunch. they train all winter, they choose an exotic destination, they go there, they race, but they don't really see the destination at all. they're more concerned with the pain of racing pain. is the watchword for a long form triathlon. swim bike, run 1.99021 k quick as you like on your own. go. we combine them. sports events went down fun occasion i get you know? yes for 1000 your is for every one. i would say my mom, hard for me and is that gary high about where the ione and, and mediterranean sees come together is a historic, a beautiful part of his coastline in greece. but summer time has g

rob reynolds al jazeera, long beach, california. bella, roosters accusing the european union of provoking a refugee and migrant stand off on its border with poland as an excuse to impose new sanctions. that's left about 2000 people stuck in freezing and dangerous conditions at the eastern edge of europe as big as they're not asking for much. in fact, these children just want water journalists are banned from this area. but the person filming these scenes on the border between bellows and poland, says they are babies as young as 2 months old. here some families have not eaten for several days. at night, temperatures drop well below 0. at least 2000 people, many of them from the middle east are stuck in makeshift camps along the razor. wire. social media footage from recent days shows refugee and migrants escorted by must by the roost insecurity towards the border. sometimes shots are fired. 7 and people have often been beaten as in these pictures are shown by polish forces momma all day. momma though the u says bela root has been encouraging migrants and refugees to enter poland and lithua

rob reynolds al jazeera in the san joaquin valley, california. ah, logan. i am fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera. so don's military leader says he will not be part of any future government after the transitional period. general abdel fattah were hon. has told al jazeera that is committed to transferring power to civilian leadership. once elections are held in 2023. iraq's leaders have condemned to their calling an assassination attempt on the prime minister as a heinous and cowardly attack. arm drones targeted mustafah academies, residents in the highly secured green zone, in the early hours of sunday. hundreds of thousands of people who have rallied across ethiopia in support of government forces battling a rebel advanced into gray and rebels. have captured strategic towns along the highway, 280 sab, by the capital, and are threatened to move on it eager are gordon's voting and elections that have been widely described as illegitimate present. daniel ortega is running for a 4th term which is expected to win his accuser cracking down on the oppo

this year. nearly 2 years into the pandemic . weary americans are dealing with the new normal rob reynolds al jazeera, also to come here, and i'll just say we're including thailand is now open for vaccinated travelers. but would it be enough to help the country's economy bounce back and all we alone? the u. s. military swimming, a new group to investigate u. f. o sightings pharma. ah . a couple of significant miles coming up. the 1st one is a light ish one with a little bit of dustin it when it comes out to be rocking down towards the uri. but and it's returned, it looks like it'll be dusty into saturday. but the shower or if the top of the iraqi dusty, rocky desert are going to suppress that to some degree. proper rain still laced up through here. i ground of northern turkey returns to snow in the caucasus with rain for thunderstorms in north and iran. that is the picture. if i close it a little bit more time, we get to friday winter, which is tried to companies trying to come back in again through tajikistan. might even try to reach the far north west gas. it won't get there once it's go

rob reynolds has more from the us port in some petra, los angeles. the supply chain crisis, which we've been taught with seeing here in southern california, with more than a 100 ships at last count out at sea, waiting to bring their containers into port and unload the goods that american consumers have already ordered. and that american consumers are expecting to, to pick up and buy a big box stores or through amazon or other e commerce, they're all waiting out there. and this is creating a condition of scarcity when you have scarcity of goods and high demand. it's a recipe for a higher prices and therefore inflation. now we have been talking to people here in this port complex, in the, in long beach and los angeles, the biggest in the country about what's going on, what are the causes? we've also been talking to, to the, the heads of companies that are waiting now to get their goods off the boats and on their way to consumers. better roosters accusing the european union of provoking a refugee and migrant standoff on its board. border with poland as

rob reynolds al jazeera in the san joaquin valley. california with scotland is a world leader in the transition to renewable energy plans to develop a new oil field off it's coast in the north sea. are still going ahead even though many existing platforms are currently sitting unused. i environment editor ne clark reports now from the chromos he 1st in northern scotland. it's not a view you'd expect from village high street, 300 kilometers north of the climate talks in glasgow. the vision, perhaps of the future. unused oil and gas rigs park top in chromarty, furth, not pumping fossil fuels from the depths of the north sea. the perth is a barometer of the state of the you case, oil and gas industry. when there's a downturn, it gets pretty crowded. these platforms are awaiting new contracts. contracts will be few and far between as the move to renewables gathers pace. at the end of 2019 the oil and gas authority estimated there were between $10.00 to $20000000000.00 barrels of oil still to be recovered in the north sea. in fact, as i sp