predictably qubit 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this has aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruption

gottlieb will take a look at the hunger crisis, with claire babineaux-fontenot, head of the united nations world food program. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." the phrase that's been running through our minds here is "the darkest hour is just before the dawn." thomas fuller is credited with coming up with it in 1650, but it feels pretty appropriate as we move into winter and 2021. in the month of november, we've recorded four million new cases, more than double the number of october infections. >>> we begin this morning with cbs news national correspondent mark strassmann in atlanta. >> reporter: covid's community spread had a busy thanksgiving. the virus had a chance to catch up with lots of family in jammed airports and in stores with black friday deep discounts, red tags, red flags. at current rate, roughly 114 more americans test positive every minute. 65 more americans die from covid every ho hour. and america could start to see 3,000 covid deaths a day, more than that died on september 11th. and covid has blitz the nfl from coast t

predictably qubit 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and iraq's found estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there is never been more than 10000 tats attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this has aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available and many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disr

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and an oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far and the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this yes aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disruptio

can the united nations world food program is using biometric technology iris scans to provide aid to the camps 75 1000 syrian residents. refugees can shop for their groceries with the blink of an eye. no need for bank card or registration papers. the system is quite aptly named. when a shopper has their iris scanned, the world food program system verifies the person's identity against a biometric database held by the un high commission for refugees. the u.n.h.c.r. . then it checks the account, balance, confirms the purchase, and prints and i pay receipt. all of this happens in seconds and according to the world, food program is not only makes transactions quicker that more secure. here in jordan, we use biometrics out indication for human reason. 1, 100 percent accountability on the identity of the person put chasing. and using the assistance that we provide. and 2nd me to facilitate that adoption process of the beneficiaries by not using the card by not using a pin in camps, which is an environment where beneficial. we can to go to the supermarket to move people times during the mon

now the united nations world food program has started delivering aid along with the united nations commission for refugees. and the united nations children's agency, the world food program says that it has put in stock a supply of supply here in the camps. and they say that it's enough for about 60000 people. but that's, of course, if the numbers stay stagnant as it is, but that's not what's happening. that's not what we've seen. we see an influx of refugees. we see the numbers rising by the thousands every day. and so people here are concerned that this aid will not suffice for a month. and we've spoken to the world food program representatives here just a few hours ago. and they say that they're trying to bring in more aid. but then the logistics and the infrastructure of the country means that there's only so much they can bring per day, but they're trying to stock up as much as possible, expecting, obviously an influx of refugees expecting more refugees because they say they don't know what's happening on the other side of the border and that they should always expect for higher numbers.

amy: this comes as the united nations world food program predicts acute hunger could affect 270 millionle worldwide by the end of 2020 -- an 82% increase since the start of the pandemic -- amid the economic fallout from pandemic-related layoffs and less money being sent home by relatives working in wealthier countries, like the united states. for more, we're joined by raj patel, award-winning author, filmmaker, and co-host of the food politics podcast "the secret ingredient." his books include "stuffed and starved: the hidden battle for the world's food system." he teaches at the university of texas, austin, and is currently completing a documentary project about the global food system. it is great to have you back again. lineslooking at the food across the country. pictures of food lines cannot so far from you, in arlington, texas, there was a car food line that went on for miles. four in 10 people in this country who are on these food lines say they have never been on a food line before. talked about what this country is facing and then talk about the world. , ithank you, amy and juan

so we've seen delegations from the united nations agencies such as the world food program and the united nations children's agency unicef visiting those refugee centers. the borders center is this refugee camp and other refugee camps to look into the needs and assessments of what those refugees need. they say that they have produced talks food for about a month for about $60000.00 refugees. but then again, those numbers are not what are expected. they're expecting more than 100000. so more demands by refugees and by authorities for aid organizations to step up. how many is prime minister remains under pressure after his country was forced to hand territory as a base on rallies organized by pro and anti-government? protesters have taken place in the capital year over there is a sign binge of it has been given exclusive access to a territory recently taken by as a bodyguard, he spoke to a senior as area you're entering in his really after 27 years, there is widespread destruction what is the plan? actually, we see the destruction. it's in a bundle, is a but are being committed by the army

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so we've seen delegations from the united nations agencies such as the world food program and the united nations children's agency unicef visiting those refugee centers. the border centers this refugee camp and other refugee camps to look into the needs and assessments of what those refugees need. they say that they have produced dog food for about a month for about $50000.00 refugees. but then again, those numbers are not what are expected. they're expecting more than 100000. so more demands by refugees and by authorities for aid organizations to step up. the u.s. aviation regulator has just given the approval for boeing's troubled 737 next jet to fly again. now its fleet had been grounded worldwide finale 2 years after a pair of crashes that killed nearly 350 people. the planes will now be allowed to take to the skies, but only after they're fitted with the software and pilots of retrained. robert bright has more it's been one of the worst crises to face boeing and it's damaged trust in the aviation industry as a whole. the 737 max, the latest generation of the world's best selling air

so we've seen delegations from the united nations agencies such as the world food program and the united nations children's agency unicef visiting those refugee centers. the border centers this refugee camp and other refugee camps to look into the needs and assessments of what those refugees need. they say that they have produced talks food for about a month for about $60000.00 refugees. but then again, those numbers are not what are expected. they're expecting more than $100000.00. so more demands by refugees and by authorities for aid organizations to step up. still ahead on this al-jazeera news hour, donald trump's efforts to cast doubt on the u.s. presidential election result suffer more setbacks will happen. 8 us from washington . thousands of people protest in thailand as the government prepares to hear, proposed amendments to the constitution. and in sports with p. to find out why the australian open tennis tournament is in downing's how low is some settle across northern parts of the middle east are becoming more unsettled? is because through the next couple of days. yes, we got

so we've seen delegations from the united nations agencies such as the world food program and the united nations children's agency unicef visiting those refugee centers. the border centers this refugee camp and other refugee camps to look into the needs and assessments of what those refugees need. they say that they have produced talks food for about a month for about 60000 refugees. but then again, those numbers are not what are expected. they're expecting more than 100000. so more demands by refugees and by authorities for aid organizations to step up at least 3 people have been killed and dozens more injured in uganda in violence between protesters and police. supporters of the pop star turned politician bobby windburn, ties in this race after he was oppressive at a rally in the east of uganda. officials have accused them of violating coronavirus restrictions while campaigning for the upcoming presidential election. another opposition leader has also been arrested while campaigning. hakim webb has this update from nairobi called the wind, was campaigning in the district called luka, j

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so we've seen delegations from the united nations agencies such as the world food program and the united nations children's agency unicef visiting those refugee centers. the borders center is this refugee camp and other refugee camps to look into the needs and assessments of what those refugees need. they say that they have produced dogs food for about a month for a 50000 refugees. but then again, those numbers are not what are expected. they're expecting more than 100000. so more demands by refugees and by authorities for aid organizations to step up, have a look. and in that i got there, it's called the sit on the c.e.o. . be able to thank you. still ahead here on the news sharing the economic pie will argentina's richest citizens help it manage its financial problems. and spain sting germany with 6 goals to make the last 4 of the nation's league. joe, we'll have those details in sport. so don't go away. in the 2nd part of identity and exile, nephew council travels to the middle east to retrace his steps, palestinian refugees rise. baha of the world's palestinian population and see the

united nations. a humanitarian chief says an extra one $.5 billion is needed to revert -- -- revert the crisis. reporter: the un security council were told the warning lights were blinking red with the world food programinner of this year's nobel peace prize talking of the risk of famine in months. >> literally would like to be pretty clear and blunt about the situation. i do not want a single person to leave here without any doubt about the scale of the humanitarian disaster we are now confronting in yemen. we are on a countdown right now for catastrophe in yemen. reporter:'s comments were echoed by the un's humanitarian coordinator who made it clear this was a man-made crisis. >> the yemenis are not going hungry. they are being starved. all of us. parties to conflict, humanitarian organizers and every one of us should do everything we can to stop this. time is running out. reporter: that begs the question who is starving yemenis. the wind is not saying but in recent years the bulk of humanitarian funding has come from two countries, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, two countries who were also bombing yemen. this year they reduce their funding significantly. described as reprehensible. host

united nations or n.g.o.s, the rest of humanitarian. human community needs to address this together in a coordinated fashion called paulson from the world food program. thanks so much for joining us. thank you very much. not the resurgence of covert 19 across the globe has many countries tightening restrictions. poland's prime minister is urging families to cancel travel plans, schools, bars, restaurants and theaters will remain closed until after christmas. canada's largest city toronto is going back into lockdown. the prime minister says a normal holiday is out of the question. in order to get through this winter without overwhelming our health systems. without losing too many more of our loved ones. we need to do one last big effort these coming months and it starts with the coming weeks of really tightening up, which is why i'm back here in front of my house telling you it's time. it's time to tighten up singapore and hong kong office. spawning the launch of their quarantine free travel bubble after a spike in infections in hong kong and japan is scaling back. its government backed campaign to encourage domestic tourism and daily cases have reac