Great millions of people head to the polls of the king of fast despite threats of violence. We begin in the United States where the head of the Vaccine Program says the 1st americans could be receiving it as soon as december 11th months of ways says the plan is to vaccinate 20000000 people before the end of the year. 2 vaccines are up for approval. In early december, early dancer shows need to be 95 percent effective. Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the approval. So i would expect maybe on day 2, after approval on the 11th or on the 12th of december, hopefully the 1st people will be immunized across the United States, across all states. In all the areas where this, the state department of health will have to told us where to deliver the vaccine. Col haim is in washington d. C. For us. So this looks like a major turning point in the global fight against covert 19, right . Well, it could be to seems like some, finally, some good news after 8. Horrible, horrible months. Put, put it in perspective though, how things are going right now in the United States here in washington, d. C. And the vast majority of states to experience in record numbers on friday, almost 200000 people tested positive for the coronavirus and the holiday is approaching. They told people to stay home, theyre not staying home. You see people traveling all across the country for the thanksgiving holiday. Health experts say this is going to put hospitals to the breaking point. Were not seen here, but we saw in the spring, which was the military jumped in, they started building field hospitals. One of the bigger concerns now is lets say when new york had their outbreak in the spring, what they were able to do is fly and nurses and doctors from all over the country to help them out to staff those extra beds. But now because its so widespread, its so bad everywhere they just cant do that anymore. So Health Experts say this is great news, but its just going to get really, really bad in the coming weeks. And if you think about, if it takes 2 weeks for the infection to show up, 2 weeks, 3 to get sick in the hospital to a few more weeks until so many people are going to die from this. So any bit of bright is good news. Were going to look at that. He also said that its possible that by may of this year there could be enough people in the immunized that would have heard immunity, you know, dr. Anthony fauci, the lead Infectious Disease expert was talking today. He said, maybe not may, he said, for that to happen. We have to have people actually take the vaccine more than 40 to 50 percent right. Now surveys are saying that only about 58 percent of adults say that they will take this vaccine rember. Theres a small but very vocal contingent on social media, people who are just against any vaccinations. So still a long way off and theres questions the transition is going to have than you can see it right in the Little Corner behind me. Theyre building the grandstand for the inauguration of what will be president elect, joe bidens, a dog on january 20th. But because u. S. President is simply refusing to acknowledge the reality that he has lost this election. Bidens team is not being briefed on whats called operation warp speed and bidens, chief of staff, incoming chief of staff was talking today. He said, look, we dont trust this administration that they dont have huge holes in their plan. Because look at testing, he said only one of 3 americans have actually been able to get a coronavirus test. I can tell you that its really, really hard to find that only a rapid test, but to get test results back in less than 6 days. In this country, and thats just in maryland, which isnt actually all that hard hit right now compared to the rest of the country. So they said, look at what theyve done with testing. We dont know what their plan is for getting that vaccination out. That said, according to our operation warp speed, which is what the health and Human Services teamed up with, the department of defense, what theyve been doing for all of these months while these vaccines are being tested, is theyve been stockpiling them. Theyve built up factories and theyve just pumped out millions of these doses and storing them the thought being if they didnt work fine, they just throw them out. But if they did work that have them ready to go. So that process is continuing. There are questions about how theyre going to distribute this, whos going to get it 1st, but for the 1st time in a very, very long time, we can say that there might be some good news in the u. S. When it comes to the ground of ours. All right, thanks so much kathy, call him that. The virtual g. 20 summit in saudi arabia has ended with World Leaders promising to spare no effort in distributing coronavirus vaccines worldwide. But they gave few specifics. In the final communique, the pandemic dominated this years event, which brings together leaders of the worlds 20 biggest economies discussion centered on the Fair Distribution of vaccines as well as economic recovery worldwide. But the event also drew calls for saudi arabia to answer International Criticism over its human rights record. Our diplomatic editor james bays joins us now from the United Nations. So james, i understand youve finally got that final communique. What does it say . Well, weve been through the final communique and we heard the 1st words in the final statement from king solomon and from his son, crown Prince Mohammed bin selma. And theyre all very good words. And the g 20 is clearly making progress on, on things towards the pandemic. As they have done all year with a series of initiatives, i think the test is whether theyve done what the International Humanitarian and medical community wanted. And in addition to this leaders declaration, ive obtained the speech that just a couple of hours ago was made at the g 20 by the u. N. Secretary general, representing the whole humanitarian, a medical Community Around the world. And he had 2 big past asks one. He said theres a financial gap of 28000000000. 00, and we need 4200000000. 00 of that immediately for mass manufacturing, procurement, and distribution around the world of these vaccines. They didnt have that money. Well, that is not specifically in this declaration. Theyve fallen short on that. The other was the dealing with the financial crisis thats resulted as a result of pandemic. And there the g. 20. 00 acted earlier in the year with debt relief for some of the poorer countries on earth. The secretary general wanted that debt relief extended in time. And its been extended until the middle of next year and possibly for another 6 months. But in his speech that he made in that closed session, the secretary general said he wanted the broadening of the eligible eligibility of the g 20 debt initiatives to all vulnerable developing countries, including middle income ones that need it. And they have not extended their debt relief scheme to those other countries. So again, using the benchmarks of the un secretarygeneral, the g 20 has fallen short. Thanks so much, james bays. If you know him, Government Forces are pushing ahead with their advance in the capital city of the north and to great region, they say they plan to encircle the capital. Mccalla a with tanks and seize it. Its under the control of the Peoples Liberation front right now. Reuters news agency is reporting the life is standing firm. Its destroyed, roads and bridges to slow any government offensive. Fighting has forced people to flee for safety. More than 30000. Refugees have crossed the border into sudan. Have an audio is an address abba. He says the plans to surround mccalla, seem very advanced. The Government Forces ive yet to reach the outskirts of the city of mackellar couple of the to grow region, but they are already talking about their plan on how they want to see start city, which is not only the biggest city in the to grow region, but also the stronghold of the 2 p. L. O. Leaders, Prime Minister, these government does spirit to see corrupted. Now they are saying to finish the wall, what is going to happen in the mountainous areas surrounding the killing . There will be needing tunks and also to living fired into this city, targeting military installations there on the differences of the t. P. S. Theyre saying there were also use for x. And drone attacks against defenses on its outskirts before. If you have been National Defense forces can advance towards the field or fields on the outskirts of the city. They have been dropping overnight and lift lots warning civilians not to go anywhere near military installations and to stay at home. But its not known what the civilians who are already facing, shortage of food and every other basic essential, can do other than flee millions of voters and begin a fast. So are casting their ballots in the election taking place under the shadow of violence and allegations of fraud. Present wrong mark christiane is seeking a 2nd 5 year term in office 2 of his challenges have accused him of trying to rig the vote. Hundreds of thousands of people in the north and east will be unable to vote in sundays elections polling stations there are closed for fear of attacks by armed groups. Admittedly says following the elections from the nigerian capital abuja. Well, in many areas, the turnout was very impressive. The Early Morning turnout in particular in what get to go has been very impressive. Thats where president board voted. And thats why the Opposition Leader also voted in other areas. The election went on peacefully in most of the areas where election were conducted by the Election Commission. Also confirmed that its an able to conduct these elections in many areas because of threats of violence and because they couldnt find officers to run the elections in those areas. So basically, this type of elections today has been impressive with just a few hours to go be Election Commission is saying that both the turnout and preparations were really, really impressive. It looks like president markup, or it is set to perform well in this 1st round. Despite his failings to reign in the violence that has been plaguing, became a fossil for the last 5 years or so. He has challenges, former finance minister, former Prime Minister. But the biggest problem, the opposition head was not finding a formidable opponent to push forward to challenge mr. Border for the presidency seat. What they were doing is that more than about. d a dozen of them are now facing, expecting to wrest power from him, but the best hope for they have for know is that it doesnt win in the 1st row. And that is what the president is aiming to do. Well, still ahead on aljazeera august ons opposition and their supporters put on a powerful shell of unity against Prime Minister in iran, khan and the big tank investment bank, greece is banking on to rebuild its economy and avoid another meltdown. How i was going to street flooding in baghdad resisting went through. Thats now well into iran and afghanistan, producing snow on the high ground afghanistan, the sun is out behind. But also this course, a strong breeze isham off, but yet for a couple of days, which means dohas temperature will come dive from 30 to about 24 as a very dusty. But otherwise, its a sunny picture set down the size, those rain showers in yemen, a because of a tropical depression. That mark will hit djibouti in the days time just coming on shore in a moment in the horn of africa. Otherwise, east africas fairly dry malawi, and this isnt far away from lake malawi, looking beautiful in the morning for a country that wants showers when it gets them. Maybe light once the focus of rain has you see is west of malawi, rift valley or beyond that they are congo, and then go over the line down towards lawsuit 2, including johannesburg. Johannesburgs got showers in the forecast. In fact, thunderstorms monday, evening, showers the chews day and wednesday slow moving, but you know, see, warms up from 19 to 28. So most the days enjoying the sunshine. And thats true for most of namibia or western side of botswana, but the are providing a delta is still at least picking up some showers from fossil fuels to modern day renewables. 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Grey with tanks and seize it back alleys controlled by the 2 great Peoples Liberation front. Reuters is reporting the group has destroyed roads to stop the government. Advance in the conflict is forcing thousands of people to flee from tigra into neighboring sudan. A day agencies say about 2000 refugees are arriving every day. About morgan reports from sudans get out of state where she spoke to some ethiopian refugees about what theyve seen. Since he arrived in this refugee camp in sudans got out of state 5 days ago, haile will be gabrial has been hoping to have his wood properly treated. He says sharp will hit his hand while he was fleeing from soldiers in ethiopia. Has not been to gray region, but hes now lost 2 fingers coming in that i was at the farm where i worked. When i started seeing people running, i didnt know what was going on, and when i went to see them, hyla says he was also hit by a shark now in his stomach and fragments are still lodged in his hand. Its now become infected, and hes worried. He may lose it. Fighting in the region began more than 2 weeks ago, when the regional to great Peoples Liberation front, launched an attack on a military base. The government responded by launching an offensive that forced more than 35000 people to flee to neighboring. So damn, this camp was uninhabited, but sudans government has reopened it to cope with the sudden influx. And her 2 children arrived here after running away from their homes and walking for 10 days to cross the border. At night, armed men came to my house and threatened us and told us we should leave immediately or we will be killed. So i took my turn children and what i could carry more than 15000 refugees live in this camp. Many tell stories of brutal killings and long journeys to escape. If he appears government has imposed a Communications Blackout and blocked access to the region. Since the start of the fighting Rights Groups say civilians have been targeted. Integrate. The United Nations says the killings could amount to work climes while not all of those displaced have witnessed the attacks of this recount. They say the stories they heard from family members and relatives were enough to make them come here, rather than back home. And those who say they witnessed with their own eyes, people being slaughtered and killed, say they doubt that memory will ever fade from their minds. Telephone, his wife and 2 children were among the 1st to arrive in the camp, fleeing from a khadra. He says the journey took them nearly 5 days and they came with little of what they own to live with. We lived in the suburbs and had only heard of the fighting back then. But then people came armed with machetes and knives, and it was chaos from the telephone says he doesnt know which side the people who came to his hometown belong to. Because they were dressed as civilians. And to his children who want to have the comfort of a secure home, he now has to explain that their lives have changed, and they face an uncertain future. He will morgan on his iran and the blood of state. Syrias president bashar assad, has named a new foreign minister that is replacing will lead to marlon who died earlier this week. After holding the post for more than a decade, he was 79 years old and has served as Deputy Foreign minister since 2006. Opposition parties in pakistan have been holding a huge rally, calling on Prime Minister montcalm to resign queues. The military of rigging the election that khan won. 2 years ago, the rallies happened in the fire ants of government bans on public gatherings. Demonstrators say the government is using coronavirus as an excuse to stop them. Come on high there is simply showered, he says the opposition parties are putting significant show unity on show. There were tens of thousands of people, but it must not be forgotten that did that order trends of 11 critical parties in pakistan whove come on the idea lines of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. They have been critical of the imran khan government saying that they came into power through a rigged election. However, most of the Political Parties are also in parliament. They are represented in parliament. They are trying to muster support as far as the people at large are concerned to try to take advantage of the worsening economic crisis here in pakistan. Blaming the government of imran khan, also demanding that syria giant budget might not be forgotten that not long ago, most of the Political Parties were pitted against each other at loggerheads. And today, they have come together because they have a common god. Is it the fault really of the Pakistan Democratic Movement and the problems the British Government has confirmed most already know it wont be a normal christmas this year. Finance minister says theyre doing what they can to help get families together. England is back in lockdown. Prime minister Abbas Johnson is expected to outline his winter virus strategy on monday with regard to christmas. And i think frustrating as it is for all of us, christmas is not going to be normal this year. But that said, the Prime Minister and every, also looking at ways to see how families can spend some time with each other over christmas period. Obviously thats something that we would like to do. Journal has more from london well towards the direction in the direction, at least of trying to ensure that on some basis families can get together at christmas time will be at least a chance to put it out there. Theres no way its going to be normal. Limited numbers of people gathering inside homes and so on. There will be limits, but theyre looking for some sort of latitude. The coded winter plants been described as presented this afternoon by boris johnson, the prime minster to his cabinet, details of which will be then presented by the Prime Minister to parliament on monday. Detail of what will happen on december the 2nd, when the existing lockdown comes to an end. It been a lot of concern speculation that it might have to be extended with the knock on exactly what that one might mean for christmas. A lot of concern among business groups as well, for what that might mean to profits in this hugely profitable and important period in the run up to christmas. It seems that it will be replaced by a strengthened version of the tear restriction system that was introduced last month to try and control code outbreaks at localised levels that will be sold as a way of protecting the gains made during this 4 week period of lockdown. And there have been gains the, our number has come down, the reproductive number of the virus infection rates are coming down. Death rates seem to be coming down as well. And in turn, this tier system providing the latitude required to come up with a sort of system of restrictions, permitting some form of mixing at christmas time, the government as ever, being pulled in Different Directions by scientific opinion in one direction or the business lobby in another and indeed its own m. P. s in a different direction and the promise to having to in the parlance, strike a balance between those differing Interest Groups and uniquely at this point, trying to do it as well in conjunction with the other devolved nations of the u. K. , scotland wales, and northern ireland, who up to now have done things in their own way. Funerals been held for the leader of serbias orthodox church, who died after contracting corona virus. 9, tear old patriarchy it in a, became sick. After leaving an open coffin service for one of the churches, senior clerics who also died of covert 19 restrictions in many parts of australia are slowly being relaxed. There are now only 88. 00 active cases across the country. Almost half are in the state of South Australia where a socalled Circuit Breaker lockdown is coming to an end. And people in neighboring victoria will no longer have to wear masks or be subject to strict public gathering rules. A large outbreak in that state resulted in months of lockdown protesters and police force in guatemalas capsule after hundreds stormed the Congress Building and set it on fire. Many people have been angered by the parliaments new budget bill, which opponents say this enfranchise is Indigenous People or a burden. Manley reports once a man is Congress Building a blaze ignited by protesters, i get at a controversial budget. The demonstrators had to throw away into the empty building from fast day, or they were quickly dispersed by riot police as firefighters moved to contain the fire. Though, the protest, what tomorrow the city thousands gathered in central plaza. They say the plot, it was the go see it in secret and would not benefit the people. There is no way to show our anger how fed up we are tired of so much abuse by the authorities. They are getting into debt. The people are tired and will not tolerate any more. The budget cuts to education, Health Spending and social programs, but increased politicians, expenses. Critics say the budget benefits private companies that have links to the government. The budget was destroyed or broke the camels back, but the thing is that people were upset at the government. Mostly because to read it and then make their Government Back in march, raise money that we were supposed to be for economic aid. But the aid never made it to the people who need it the most. So thats the main concern of people. What im all is president aleksander day condemned the violent protests on twitter, saying those who participated will be punished with the full force of the law. His Vice President says the budget should be vetoed, but in the end it is in the countrys interests that we both tender our resignations him as president and i as Vice President of the republic. You know, let me say what a moments complained the budget was passed when the country was busy dealing with the devastation caused by 2. Hurricanes. Alongside the pandemic, the World Food Program says guatemala is already one of the most unequal countries in latin america. And on the streets of the capsule, guatemala city, police cracked down hard on protesters. I was walking and they grabbed me. I didnt do anything. I had my constitutional right to strike. But they say they have nothing to lose and will continue to protest until their demands are met. Nor about a manly aljazeera in colombia protests, marking a year since antigovernment demonstrations began, have descended into violence. Security forces fired tear gas after a police van was vandalized. The protesters are mostly students opposed to the social and economic policies of president even took a with the pandemic crushing the global economy. Some countries like greece are facing a recession in just a decade. But with the government leaving large Digital Investments now may be the answer, maybe lights ahead, plus reports from love. Love video is a town of unemployment. The money spent at the local Farmers Market comes largely from pensions because traditional industry is gone. Ancient silver and books, not mines were abandoned 30 years ago. So were textile mills that employed thousands. This may all be about to change because Software Giant microsoft may be interested in buying these hollowed out facilities. Its part of a wave of Digital Technology investments thats happening in greece. As of a couple who was in the netherlands when she heard the u. S. Drugmaker, pfizer was hiring Software Engineers in her home city of when i was told you how small im very own its one of just 6 global Digital Technology hubs, where teams of Software Engineers will speed up the analysis of diseases and the testing of cures the government is actively pursuing Digital Investment because it has a Multiplier Effect on the economy. High internet speeds and local data centers are expected to attract other investments. And in the age of coronavirus, more and more services are moving online. This old textile mill is one site microsoft is reportedly considering as the location of the massive new data center. The company has said it will spend about half a 1000000000. 00 building 3 such centers in greece over the next 3 years to provide Cloud Computing services for south east europe. Youd have to go as far north as poland or germany to find a similar microsoft investment. Greece could suffer a 10 percent recession this year because of covert 19. So the question is whether its lurch toward the Digital Economy will come quickly enough to replace lost jobs jumpstart opal. Us aljazeera love you said in the aquarium is welcoming some special editions to its family. 7 new penguin chicks have hatched in recent weeks. The youngest just 2 weeks ago. The gentoo penguins are being monitored and weighed daily by team of charisse. The youngest is around 300 grams, the eldest already ways to kilos. And lets take you through some of the headlines here now just here, and now the head of the u. S. Bank Scene Program says the 1st americans could be receiving it as soon as december 11th hour. He says the plan is to vaccinate 20000000. 00 people before the end of the year. Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the up