i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, another member of donald trump's inner circle tests positive for coronavirus, this time his personal attorney. as cases skyrocket, so will the number of tests being taken. we'll speak to someone working around the clock to make sure you get your results. also -- >> if this legislation doesn't happen, those -- those clues are gone. they're in the dark. nobody can see them. we -- we can't find those kids. >> ashton kutcher speaks to me about his plea to european lawmakers, what it could mean for children around the world. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> so, for the fifth time this month, the u.s. has reported a record number of hospitalizations from covid. more than 101,000 were counted on sunday alone, and the overall infection rate just keeps on soaring to new heights. in the coming days, the number of new cases is expected to top 15 million worldwide. this week could bring good news. the food and drug administr

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, the pandemic rages across the u.s., americans face huge challenges of the first doses of the vaccine. >>> and why the president-elect says the current plan just isn't good enough. >>> plus, economic desperation and can congress finally end the deadlock on a critical stimulus bill. and -- >> who do you think won the election in your viewpoint? >> trump. >> president trump headed to georgia to throw his support behind two republican senators, but could his base claim it's a rigged presidential election keep voters at home? >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> so, more americans have now tested positive for covid in a single day than at any point in the pandemic. friday saw the largest number of new cases to date. almost 228,000 newly infected people. that's over 10,000 higher than the record set the day before. now, the virus is so pervasive that u.s. health officials say some people should consider wearing masks inside their ow

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead, special delivery. millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine on the way to dozens of facilities in all 50 u.s. states. another wave of the virus hitting south korea hard. now its president is warning tough restrictions could return. and in just a few hour's time the electoral college will certify the results of the u.s. election, putting the final touches on joe biden's victory. president trump remains in a state of denial. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> after months of the coronavirus raging across the u.s., finally there is hope. first shipments of pfizer's coronavirus vaccines will begin to arrive across the country in the hours ahead and it is not a moment too soon. nearly 300,000 americans have lost their lives to the virus so far. among 16 million cases nationwide. on sunday, the u.s. set yet another record when it comes to hospitalization. the head of the food and drug administration says he hopes the vaccines wil

back to you, robyn. >> thanks so much. folks really need to keep warm. >>> so i am robyn curnow.wsroom" continues after this quick break, stay with us. it's down to the wire, the team's been working around the clock. we've had to rethink our whole approach. we're going to give togetherness. logistically, it's been a nightmare. i'm not sure it's going to work. it'll work. i didn't know you were listening. ♪ ocean spray works with nature every day to keep you healthy >>> welcome to all of our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. you're watching cnn. just ahead, the president back out on the campaign trail. donald trump takings his unfounded election grievances to georgia. we'll look at whether his message can help the republican senators. >>> plus stay at home. in just hours tens of millions of californians will be ordered to do just that in a bid to slow the pandemic spread. >>> and what it's like to actually get the coronavirus vaccine. dr. sanjay gupta shares one man's story.

i'm robyn curnow. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >> it's more than a month after joe biden was declared the winner of the presidential election, the electoral college has officially confirmed the results of that race. on monday they cast their own ballots giving him enough electoral votes to win the white house. >> joseph r. biden of delaware, yeas 55, noes 0. >> california's 55 electors put him over the top. afterwards, president-elect said the will of the people had prevailed. >> the electoral college in the united states officially voting on monday to declare joe biden the president-elect. and biden really seizing that moment to deliver what was really a remarkable speech talking about how american democracy had been tested this year in ways that we had never seen before. but he also said that eventu despite the pandemic, despite abuses of power that we have seen in the country, that the american democratic system could not be extinguished. it was very clear that the former vice president wanted to send a clear message to the sitting president, pr

i'm robyn curnow. in the hours ahead we expect to see the first covid vaccinations delivered around the u.s., but that's just the beginning. we'll look at the challenge of getting it out to millions of americans. but president trump still seems to have his attention focused on the election he lost, and why his own attorney general is it latest focus of his wrath. and some of the president's forces are even angrier. we'll have the details of the rally that dissolved into chaos. >> announcer: live from cnn center this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> here in the u.s. the first doses of the first covid vaccine reaching front line medical workers as early as tuesday or monday. now, nursing home residents and staff are also at the top of the vaccination list. a final key left to turn by the head of the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention. well, dr. robert redfield must issue the government's final blessing on the vaccine developed by pfizer and biontech. once that happens millions of fro

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i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, there's a glimmer of hope for a new u.s. stimulus deal, but time is running out for lawmakers to provide another covid relief bill before year's end. >>> plus, president donald trump hitting the campaign trail, but not for himself. he's rallying to keep republican control of the senate. >>> and then the u.s. hasn't authorized a covid vaccine yet, but we'll take you to countries where many will soon get that shot in the arm. ♪ >>> so more americans have now tested positive for covid in a single day than at any point in this pandemic. friday saw the largest number of new cases to date, almost 228,000 newly infected people. that is over 10,000 higher than the record set the day before. the virus is so pervasive that u.s. officials say some people should consider wearing masks inside their own homes. deaths in the u.s. have been soaring since thanksgiving. so far in december, just the first four days of this month, the virus has already killed almost 11,000 america

i'm robyn curnow., but that's just the beginning. we'll look at the challenge of getting it out to millions of americans. but president trump still seems to have his attention focused on the election he lost, and why his own attorney general is it latest focus of his wrath. and some of the president's forces are even angrier. we'll have the details of the rally that dissolved into chaos. >> announcer: live from cnn center this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> here in the u.s. the first doses of the first covid

robyn 1st year walk in al-jazeera. and in the next part of the series will be in senegal was near color cobar park home to a unique species of wildlife will join those patrolling to protect it that's from 10 hours g.m.t. throughout the day on friday here on al-jazeera. it is good to have you with us hello adrian try to get here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera more than 300 school boys abducted by an armed group in nigeria last week a been released gunmen stormed the school in the northwestern city of kut seen a last friday has been increasing pressure on the government to improve security they. have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children that. are now they said they have surrendered or that is with them so find out. parents whether that still some left like i said even the figure we gave was not to stick because we were looking at city $30.00 to $400.00 and now we have $344.00 so exactly about tomorrow. a panel of experts advising the u.s. food and

i'm robyn mckenzie, i'm 18, and i've just started studying product design in cardiff. hi, i'm sara.rom tehran, iran. i'm an undergraduate student in computer engineering. i'm bo, i'm 2a, and ijust finished my degree in computer science in seoul, south korea. my name is susan, i'm 24, and ijust recently started working as an ict officer for the health department in kenya. i'm alice, i'm 26 years old, and i'm currently living in birmingham. there's a kind of atmosphere of fraternity or "bro—grammer" culture, and i sometimes feel i'm not welcome. i'm just one of the few girls in my course. and throughout pretty much my entire education, i've been put in situations where the guys have behaved a bit like they're better than everyone else. it kind of makes the prospects of being one of the women in the tech industry not only scary but kind of terrifying at times. should i present myself a little bit differently to fit in that male atmosphere? just be yourself. you are who you are, and you should be proud of that. so, you know, don't feel like you have to fit in a particular mould, or even

to contain the virus but our correspondent robert bryant joins us now live from the capital seoul robyn a christmas is quite a big deal in south korea and the country is under some very tight restrictions as yet how are people there feeling as these infection and does continue to climb. many people this christmas morning woke up to the depressing news that once again the country has set this record of well over 1200 new rig cases being recorded in a single day the news actually was broken by the country's prime minister at a meeting of the coronavirus task force here a lot of the this jump is being attributed to an outbreak at a prison here in seoul some 288 cases recorded mostly inmates but also some stuff there that's in addition to a couple of 100 other cases that had already been recorded there so around 500 cases at this one facility which is cause some alarm here we're seeing some of the prisoners inmates being moved to other facilities tightening up the testing regime etc but this comes as the restrictions have been ramped up across south korea to try to contain this 3rd wave we'

robyn 1st year walka. 0. and in part 4 of this 5 part series will be incentive. to a unique species of wildlife will join those patrolling it to protect us from 10 hours g.m.t. on friday here on al-jazeera it's 10 years since the arab spring began in tunisia before much in asean president has told this channel he's proud of the progress made in creating a democratic government in the country. sat down with him he began by asking him about what the legacy of the uprisings has been. if we consider the situation in tunisia i am proud of the number of achievement. that we have realized during the 1st of all we are now a free nation we have free elections we have a free parliament we have freedom of expression we have freedom of gathering etc etc and i can assure you of that as human rights activist i was very extremely cautious about torture i said from the beginning to the advance the police and the army that i will never accept any kind of torture and torture has stopped in tunisia so i can say that from the political point of view we have a ship that a lot of cour

on thursday with this i'm robyn 1st to walk in our personal georgia to find out why the inhabitants of these ancient villages are fighting to protect their heritage though has bitten riyadh for the right to host the 2030 asian games the world's 2nd biggest multi-sport event after the olympics. capital was announced the winner after a vote by the olympic council of asia in oman it will be the 2nd time joe has hosted the event for the saudi capital will host the event for the 1st time in 2034 a decision comes against the backdrop of the ongoing blockade of qatar by saudi arabia and other gulf nations. or much of the top stories around jazeera the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year it comes as several countries report rising numbers of cases including germany just seen a record number of deaths it's entered a hard knock down which will be in place until january the 10th in the u.k. prime minister forced johnson says he will not ban christmas gatherings despite pleas from some of the country's top doctors and said he's urging peop

on thursday i'm robyn 1st to walk in. georgia to find out why the inhabitants of these ancient villages are fighting to protect their heritage. it is good to have you with us.

on thursday i'm robyn 1st year walka in. georgia to find out why the inhabitants of these ancient villages are fighting to protect their heritage. it is kids having with us hello adrian forget here in doha the headlines and al-jazeera the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year germany has begun an emergency in lockdown while london riots are and its surrounding areas moved into the highest level of restrictions but the u.k.'s prime minister's plans to relax some rules over the christmas holiday are being criticized by some medical experts the smaller christmas is going to be a safer christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas when we see 3 households can meet on 5 days i want to stress that these are maximums not targets to aim for but of course it's always going to be safest to minimize the number of people you meet. parties to the iran nuclear deal including syria iranian diplomats held virtual talks to discuss the status of the pact set to resume again nex

robyn 1st year walka al-jazeera. the. and in part for of this 5 part series will be in senegal's the color of kabul park onto a unique species of wildlife will join those patrolling to protect itself from 10 g.m.t. on friday here on al-jazeera. i'm carol in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera one of the nigerian school boys who escaped capture from a faction of boko rahm has spoken about his kidnapping hundreds of students were abducted from a school the northern katsina state last week at least 17 have been rescued by security forces you to go to to. go a bit after we scaled the fence we were hearing voices saying that we should come back thinking there were police officers.

intelligence agency recently encouraged his employees to read the lunatic track white fragility by robyn d'angelo. book that is inherently bigoted and stupid. again, this is the military supposed to be protecting you, instead they're reading white fragility. the chief master sergeant of th air force proclaimed on twitter his greatest fear was that one of his airmen might be killed b a racist cop. not killed by the chinese military, but by american racists. and so on. where does this and? can you protect a nation with the military like this? julie jones is a retired marine. we are glad to have you on tonight. thinking for joining us. i just want to be clear, i'm speaking about the leadership, the officer class not all officers, but some, not your average unlisted person for example. but, the whole point in the military i thought, and i think you thought when you joined the marine corps is it doesn't matter what you look like. when did that change? gig i don't know. i got out a few years ago, and may be thankfully. what i will tell you is i know lot of these generals and colonels, and i do

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead, special delivery.facilities in all 50 u.s. states. another wave of the virus hitting south korea hard. now its president is warning tough restrictions could return. and in just a few hour's time the electoral college will certify the results of the u.s. election, putting the final touches on joe biden's victory. president trump remains in a state of denial.

our friend and colleague passed away six months ago, leaving behind his wife, robyn, and son, daniel.rles had been working on aleh book called the "the point of it all." he asked his son to finish it. i was surprised how the book begins, considering it's a topic charles really didn't want to talk about when jaime interviewed him a few years back. >> is there a way we could talk about your family? you are married, you're happily married, you have a kid. you don't want to do that at all? >> it is a great, interesting topic, but i've never done it. i've written 2 millionon words, and you don't see any of it. there's a reason. >> okay.an all right, let's let's start again. >> i don't deny that i have a wife. >> yada, yada, yada. >>en but i never wrote about he. except for once, i never wrote about daniel. when he was born, i wrote a column about his birth. and it was a good column, and it was nice, and then, when he was 1, i wrote one on his first birthday. and then i realized, i'm never going to do this again. this is using him. this is going to be his vision of himself. through mymy eye

i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, there's a glimmer of hope for a new u.s., but time is running out for lawmakers to provide another covid relief bill before year's end. >>> plus, president donald trump hitting the campaign trail, but not for himself. he's rallying to keep republican control of the senate. >>> and then the u.s. hasn't authorized a covid vaccine yet, but we'll take you to countries where many will soon get that shot in the arm.

earlier, robyn curnow spoke to the actor about why he got involved in an eu debate. >> i have spent countlesss, ngos, trying to find the best solutions in this space, and you know, as this piece of legislation came up, and was meeting resistance, it just became extraordinarily frustrate to go me, one, that i think lawmakers weren't fully aware of the breadth of the issue, and secondly, you know, this isn't an eu issue. the internet is a global tool. so children that are being abused in the united states, their content could be being shared in europe, children that are being abused in europe, their content could be being shared in the united states, and so this is a global issue, and as the eu makes a very critical decision on how this is going to be legislated, it's going to affect the rest of the world. it's going to affect all of us, and frankly, i don't understand anyone that isn't -- that has children and cares about children that isn't interested in this issue and taking it on because it's your kids' lives. >> what happens if there is no solution? >> well, here's the thing, this has to p

i'm robyn curnow.er member of donald trump's inner circle tests positive for coronavirus, this time his personal attorney. as cases skyrocket, so will the number of tests being taken. we'll speak to someone working around the clock to make sure you get your results. also -- >> if this legislation doesn't happen, those -- those clues are gone. they're in the dark. nobody can see them. we -- we can't find those kids. >> ashton kutcher speaks to me about his plea to european lawmakers, what it could mean for children around the world.

i'm robyn 1st to walk in. georgia to find out why the inhabitants of these ancient villages are fighting to protect their heritage says come here on al-jazeera scientists track a boat antarctic iceberg that's on a collision course with the i meant of south georgia. and this possible star just got a whole lot richer that story coming up in a moment unspoilt. the latest news as it breaks the measures introduced during this way 5 resulted in the 20 percent drop in the amount the people are traveling with detailed coverage for the problem both one on poverty all of those in one us out of our poverty rate increased and up off clearance from around the world the u.n. has identified $56.00 countries most need. assistant's what's worrying them is that many of those have a deteriorating situation what the. you're . kind of sport has are thanks a lot kim well the hosts of the 2030 asian games are expected to be announced in the next few hours in amman but he has been taking place a wednesday but the process has been dis

i'm robyn curnow. >>> staggering and sobering numbers in the u.s.e being sent into pandemic hot spots one after another, saving lives in unfamiliar settings. we'll speak to a nurse doing just that. >>> then the u.s. president rallies supporters ahead of a pivotal senate runoff, but resorts to another tactic, trying to hold on to power.

they mixed up two robyn hoods.app and put the ceo of the foundation on the cover -- not on the cover, but in a photoshop picture as a criminal, looking like a criminal in hand had to run a correction for this. it's the "new york post," not "the new york times," people have different expectations for a tabloid. but they have to be called out when this he photoshop the wrong guy. >> let's be honest. they are photoshoping an african american ceo trying to help people, mixing it up, as you say, with an app with a similar name. acknowledge the report on it, gave one of the most heartfelt apologies on twitter i have seen in a long time from a journalist, seemingly not acting under legal threat, acknowledge that he had nothing to do with the graphic created. >> right, right. >> they have a history of getting these kinds of things wrong particularly involving people of color. i am not saying that's what happened here, but i am certainly saying there has been a pattern of that. and "the post" has given in some ways a grudgi

robyn 1st year walka al-jazeera. and in part 4 of this 5 part series will be in senegal's nicola called the park on to a unique species of wildlife called joined us to trolling to protect it that's from 10 team teams on friday. coming up in sport with. 5 out of the italian league leaders can keep that title chase on track. business leaders just want to buy the brass pot. business leaders just want to buy the brass pot. the chinese lunar progress returned for the 1st rock samples collected from the moon in decades was one of the most complicated missions in china's aerospace history the trinity reports from beijing this was the moment a capsule carrying rock samples from the moon granted the atmosphere the final stage of an ambitious unmanned mission the spacecraft touched down in china's north western province of in a mongolia at 2 am local time on wednesday within an hour recovery teams arrived at the site promptly cordoning off the area and pitching up a chinese flag the capsule and its contents will be sent to bei

robyn 1st year walka 0. added the next part of the series will be and set of goals nicola called a park to a unique species of wildlife but it's called heritage that is is on the fresh will join those patrolling to protect it from 10 g.m.t. on friday they're on al-jazeera. let's go back to that breaking news now that the french president has tested positive for covert 19 let's go back to natasha who is in paris natasha what more do we not. hear say information coming to us from the palace and put out a statement a short while ago saying that the french president emanuel macro has tested positive for covert 19 that test came today the least they say is that the french president will now be isolated for the next 7 days but that he will be following what is going on he will be working of course distance in isolation it seems the president did have symptoms he was feeling unwell when he had that test now of course this all throws up a plethora of issues 1st of all who has he come into contact with we know alread

robyn 1st year walka al-jazeera. last most ill to come here on the news hour for the sports news then to the verdict is in as russia appeals against its ban from major sporting events and he is here in a couple of minutes. on . the. time for sports is ending thank you so much peta ahead of european football has told al jazeera that you could be doing more to fight racism in the game and alex on the chair france says football needs more support from governments to help tackle the problem football is a reflection of society many times football spectators are coming. to watch football in principle they're very positive they're nice people they they are not racists there's always a number of people who misuse football matches because of its impact of their reach to exercise these those. ideas we are doing everything we can we are trying to educate the people we are punishing but we need help from the government governments can say us i should do something and that the same time they let. it happen in some countries witho

get ready for "lifestyles of the rich and famous," television's most dazzling era of excitement i am robynill delivered with the comics around the news. and that was what i always thought lifestyles was. we were the comic around the news. except we is it as seriously as they did news. >> finally in the driving seat of his own career, he burned rubber in a new direction. david hasselhoff, rock idol. >> it was a time where pushing the limits with wealth and austentatiousness in a lot of cases was very comfortable. >> one of the earliest stories we presented on "lifestyles" was about the amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didn't shock and surprise you back then, he has had plenty of time since. >> with all of this costing billions, not millions, do the figures ever frighten you? >> the answer is no. it's my business. it's my life. it's my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the bad. >> does this bring with it political aspirations? >> no political aspiration. >> your show has gotten a lot of ridicule. there are people who say it's nothing more than trash. >> that doesn't upset me beca