we're so stressed, zahra says, we can't even leave our home. today, they're trapped at home. rarely venturing out anymore. playing with friends now a thing of the past. the mural on the wall outside the now closed ministry for women's affairs says it all. the taliban spraying black paint over a woman's mouth who's proclaiming freedom. this is what's become of the women and girls of afghanistan. linsey, some women are back at work and the taliban say more will be allowed to, and that girls will be able to go back to school. but they've also been making those promises since last don't believe them.ghans simply- linsey? >> some heartbreaking realities there. ian, thank you. >>> around the globe, many are celebrating christmas eve. but the pandemic is forcing celebrations in bethlehem to be scaled back for a second year. most international visitors are banned. the pope celebrated christmas eve mass earlier than usual. and in great britain, queen elizabeth has taped her address to the nation. this is her first christmas without prince philip. and the first couple hoping to cheer u

brave, undeterred zahra navi is on a mission to keep shining a light on the women of afghanistan. >>to hide it from my mom. >> you have to hide your work from your mom? why? >> because she will get stressed. >> she will worry that you will have problems with the taliban? >> yeah, yeah. that's why i promised her. then she said, this time if i see you, then i swear i will put you on the street. >> reporter: but it's a difficult path she treads. taliban have largely stifled free speech here, which means every word zahra writes, every voice she records, every story she tells, puts her at risk. are you not afraid? >> yeah, of course. i'm scared too much, i'm afraid too much, of course. >> but despite the danger, you still insist you must stay? >> yeah. you know, because if you were here instead of me, i'm sure you would do the same. >> are you the last female journalist left in afghanistan? >> no, there is a lot. but the problem that is they are not working. and they are not showing themselves. >>> when we come back -- >> we've changed vehicles to try and make ourselves less conspicuous.

i was focused on zahra kuz i can for zahra gums and i've gums. really nice fancy department store.hey've got the budget and james before for the past year because we've seen increased the high-end stores had already started locking their doors and you have to have a reservation and then they will let you in. but now more and more stores are operating that way. now, speaking of more and more. take a look at this. we have new video of another smash-and-grab in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood. >> you see it playing out right there. this footage sent to us by one of our viewers that person was using a flashlight. as you can see. and then you'll see him smashed the window and steal several items from inside that car and there goes that person then gets into a waiting getaway car. this all again played out near grand and washington street. not clear exactly what was stolen. san cisco police are looking into it haven't commented on the just yet, but they're hoping at least that somebody might be able to recognize who was behind this and give them a call. in the east woman is frustr

earnings -- the owner of zahra more than tripled to 2.39 billion euros in the nine-month door to october, in line with estimates. sales in the first weeks of the company's fourth quarter were 10% higher than the same oeriod in 2019. bloomberg has learned that the biden administration is considering fresh sanctions on china's biggest chipmaker. sources say smic will be discussed at the national security council meeting on thursday. tighter rules on smic would severely limit the ability of some u.s. funds to sub light geared to the company. toyota is planning to invest $35 billion to supercharge its push into electric vehicles. the carmaker is aiming to roll out 30 new ev models by 2030, by which time it hopes to be selling 3.5 million units a year. the new target is a step up from toyota's previous plans and shows it is serious about competing with the likes of tesla and volkswagen. that's the bloomberg business flash. tom? tom: thank you very much indeed. let's get into the market action with the bloomberg mliv's eddie van der walt. we have to start with the fed, and the assumption that