Biotech firm says its vaccine is nearly 95 percent effective and has been tested in a late stage trial involving 30000 volunteers, but are now expects to have enough safety data for u. S. Regulators to approve and roll out the vaccine this year. The European Union is facing a fresh political crisis after poland and hungary blocked the blocks, new long term budget and coronavirus rescue package that you countries objected to a new mechanism that would tie funding to respect for the rule of law. This is the news from berlin. Follow us on twitter and instagram at state of new news, or visit our website state of your dot com or in the span of just one week 2, promising Coronavirus Bank seeds. The 1st trials showed both work very well and preventing covert 19 without serious side effects and theyll arrive not a moment too soon. In europe, partial lockdown zone is locked down, lights are becoming hard and heavy. And in the u. S. Were a person is infected. Every 2 seconds now walk down, 2. 00 is now just a matter of time. Im burned off in berlin. This is the day we have a lot of work ahead of us, knowing the vaccine is going to be affected. Its great news, but we still need to complete the regulatory process. This is not the time for complacency. There are many, many questions about the duration of it shouldnt take it back to seize it back on its own suppositions, especially if theres going to be a long period before the vaccine is. So we have to make sure that we are ready for this winter. This is a dangerous but does reach good hotdog extreme system in the those countries not lifting the virus around, im sure on a plane was fine also coming up in just over a month, the u. K. Could be headed for a coronavirus christmas and a no deal. New year and Prime MinisterBoris Johnson. Well, hes headed for days of self isolation. Again, the one that is which is dont feel great and he doesnt matter that i have the disease and im busting with antibody. Has to increase contact you and say you got. So price late then follow the rules. Thats what im going to do. Its a really important milestone in the fight against that kind of account because it demonstrates that our very senior morning 1273 is able to prevent coping, 1000 east, including severe disease. And people whove received less the president of the us drug maker merck journal. On his companys experimental and now very promising Coronavirus Vaccine to our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world. Welcome. We begin the day with another Coronavirus Vaccine that is outperforming even the best of expectations. Last monday, pfizer and by on tech were the 1st to announce overwhelmingly positive preliminary results in trials of their corona virus vaccine. Today, just one week later, the u. S. Drug maker merck joined them. And here is what we know. Now, according to medan and their vaccine is almost 95 percent effective at preventing covert 19 a crucial difference to the pfizer vaccine, which must be kept at arctic like temperatures at all times the mcgurn, a vaccine can be transported and stored in every day refrigerators. And were going to says if testing continues to go well, the vaccine should be available by spring of next year. Well, the good news comes as u. S. President elect joe biden. Scientific advisors are planning to meet with drug makers to map out a nationwide vaccination plan. Bidens team is moving forward, the troubled ministration has still offered no assistance. And that just as the u. S. Is seeing its biggest spike in corona, virus infections and deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, the number of new cases, as you see right here, has more than doubled just in the past month. And while cases are spiking nationwide. The latest hotspots, well, they are in the upper midwest. The states of north and south dakota, wyoming, iowa, and wisconsin, which are reporting record numbers of coded 19 hospitalizations. Now in terms of new cases, these are the states that have the highest daily numbers right now. California, texas, illinois, georgia, ohio, and michigan where no one in the u. S. Can say that they were not warned Public Health experts predicted back in march and april that without a well designed strategy, the virus would emerge again with a vengeance. Take a listen to what the governor of michigan told her state we are in the worst moment of this pandemic. To date, the situation has never been more dire. We are at the precipice and we need to take some action. Because as the weather gets colder and people spend more time indoors, this virus will spread more people will get sick and there will be more fatalities. Unfortunately, michigan governor stork forecast it applies to the entire country. Its expected that 150000 more people could die by mid january if radical steps are not taken. Lets go now to our correspondent there alina cho, moisi is in washington d. C. Tonight. Good evening to you, carlina. There are 2 promising vaccines in the pipeline now, but cells and thousands could die before we ever see their 1st injection. Is all of america ready to return to a lockdown. While most of the people dont want it because its, they have economic reasons for that. There are restaurants if they are small businesses, they could not go without help of the government and again a lockdown. So most part of the population dont want a lockdown, but this would be the fastest way to fight against the virus. And its going to be really a long time until the vaccine arrives and it is a go through. So its not that all of a sudden its can be sold and also who its going to be the 1st group of people who get that vaccine. That is a very important question, probably the health for her physicians nurses. And so we cant count yet on that vaccine. People dont want a problem economically. They cant handle a lockdown. And this is a big problem that not only the United States, but several countries around the world are having right now. And this is also when i became really aware of being right now and having, being at it takes us i arrived yesterday. I filmed a report there at about 19 and talking to the physicians, the nurses, and also to people who have their own restaurants and their own small businesses. And that maybe make me be very aware of this problem. Worry it paso is on the border with mexico, but no one is talking about the wall anymore. The pandemic is raging here. Numbers are soaring. Right now we have about 241. 00 inpatient, coburg, 19 cases. Now to contrast with about 45 days ago, we only have 30, but a lot of those people that you see going into these tents behind me. They will wind up inside our hospital, have authorities are already arranging to move patients to other cities. If the hospitals become overwhelmed, planning for months of strain, there is going to be a long period before a vaccine is here. So we have to make sure that we are ready for this winter. Not only here in el paso, but also around the country. Resources are finite, there is already a back luck in dealing with the dead refuge generated more outside the hospitals serve as makeshift more terrorists. Funeral homes in el paso are so overwhelmed that families sometimes have to wait a week to bury a loft. One funeral director sam, selves are struggling to cope earlier. This race is and we had it was the level of stress is very high because it is not comparable to how it used to be. Some months ago we had around 30 services from and right now were having around 83 reasons for me is this 2nd wave of the pandemic is not only hitting record numbers of people, many of whom could die. Loco lockdowns, in the past, will to try and curb the spread are wreaking havoc a business. Here in el paso, theres a 10 pm curfew, but even during the day, many people stay at home. This is where the economic effects of the pandemic can most clearly be seen. Downtown at basle seems abandoned. Also, this restaurant wasnt able to keep most of its south. Now, the owner has to attend the sim self. The Current Situation had a clear impact on his political decision. He voted for joe biden. I knew he could do better than donald trump, and i think we all hope the same. We hope for a different government that supports us. Focus some money, it all works just around the corner. For him, the president ial race is not over yet, nor from President Biden is not going to be the president s of the currents going to be donald trump. He feared his business might be hit by the pandemic. But now he has orders until july next year. Republicans, he says, are good for the construction sector. Despite his support for trump, he has his own opinion on covert 1000, specially after he tested positive. Everyone is going to get the virus and were going to fill up the hospitals. Testing is one of the crucial instruments to avoid to this problem. We get cordy needs 10 testing centers. In that passage, he works for a private company that is being paid by the state of texas, but his main concern in the penn dam make is not political. I dont have fully knowledge of what joe biden is planning to do in his administration. But until now we havent had any kind of difficulties with the current administration. I dont think its a matter of resources, but the main concern is how to communicate to the people what to do or not. Supporters biden supporters to different sides that seem to come together in the past. In fear of the coronavirus, were you struck by the people that you spoke to . Who say that the trumpet, ministration has done a good job in dealing with the pandemic . Yes, brant, because its pretty clear that though some didnt take this pandemic seriously from the beginning on. And then you can see the immediate effects. You can see this refrigerated more, you can see people who are dying, and patients and the family members of the people who died and emma, who are not receiving the well the way they would like to say goodbye in a funeral home because their last ones who have died. I have to be in this refrigerated morgue. So these are really, really tragic stories. And then hearing for us from someone who also was infected himself. And this man even took a clearing because of a term set to do so. And hes completely convinced that donald trump is not only right in the political things he said, but also in his speech about about health care and, and, and kobe 19, specially since donald trump himself was infected. So of course we were all the whole team were quite shocked to hear that that was, it was, it was shocking. And at the same time we noticed that one of his main reasons to support donald trump. d or the economically business is saying very well, the construction sector is doing well right now because because people are renovating their homes for a lot of homes. So he has a war against orders until next year. As you heard, we know that it will pass. So is on the u. S. And mexico border. What was the situation like of the mexican side for people who contract the virus . Well, officially is there also a certain measures on the mexican side and theres supposed to wear a mask always and say, you know, but you also have to consider that were talking about a very poor side of mexico and a lot of people they presale to ward go out and have something to eat by the end of the day. And so the virus is not their main concern. Surviving is their main concern. And on the mexican side, also a lot of this, these people across the border who want to have a visa, usually they, they would cross the border and they would work, for example, in restaurants as cooks or a waitress in a restaurant. And then they would go back and to live in the cheaper tide at the mexican side. And now they are not able to do that anymore because they cant cross the border even though they have a visa. The only ones who are allowed to cross the border are the ones who are u. S. Citizens. And i, for example, the owner of the restaurant. I talked to, he lives in the mexican side, but he is a u. S. Citizen. So that is why he was allowed to vote, but he ran out of wages because they were all making him. So had a view that you are not able to go to the u. S. Right now. For the search, the power of a passport there. We know weve got 2 months to go before the bar did ministration, can take any action on the way. Do you see the u. S. At the end of this year . Do you see it in a big lockdown or do you see even more death and misery on the horizon . Well, we have to see this special task force of. d d joe biden plan to do what they, i mean this is a really seems to be a very High Level Group off a professional event, physicians and experts and to see all of them. And we know not only from the United States, but also from germany and from europe, that the most effective saying the most effective measure is a lock down. But we also know how our economy rolls, why it can be really good about why i love down and well have to wait. I can tell you where i see the United States. And i definitely can tell you that this fire is, is. d well, its killing a lot of people in this country right now. You know, unfortunately that is the said truth in the us tonight to be used to really to trim oil, the story force in washington d. C. Carolyn to thank you. Thank you for we have covered the brag sit story for almost half a decade now, and weve reported on free trade talks over many months here on the day, but now the end could be in sight and its not looking very good. There are just days remaining for london, brussels to come to some sort of agreement. Now we know deadlines have been broken before in this breaks it saga, but striking a deal is still nowhere in sight. Foreign minister saying no deal could very well be the final result. We have a little more than 40 days left to the 1st of january when everything changes. And of course, it takes weeks to ratify an agreement of this scale. So that is why i think everybody is now pointing to this week. Certainly the next 10 days as a period where we really must find a way forward all the lights. I think we have to start preparing in a very intensive way. No, for a few prices, which is the last thing we need in order to cope with what our resident briggs said analyst alex forrest, why he joins me here at the big table. Now its good to see you again. Alex a little is talk what we just heard there from simon cover the really hes spelling it out for little time left to strike a deal. So whats the hold up . Well, there are some main sticking points and the fish 1st one is the whole issue of fish and fisheries because the u. K. Wants to take back control of the u. K. War to snout. This is not an economic reason, because this is what about no point, not 4. Percent of the british economy. This is purely political, this is about suffering take. And this is what Boris Johnson needs to prove to the brics. It is that he can do for them. A 2nd reason is to do with the socalled level playing field. A europe does not want to have a big rival on its doorstep. It wants to make sure that the u. K. Is not going to end up south subsidising companies and therefore become a threat. But the u. K. Saying that we need to set our own rules and then there is the age old problem with, ireland. Northern ireland, of course, stays with the u. K. , the republic of violent with the e. U. The aim is to keep the border between the 2 open, but although an agreement has been made with the u. K. And the e. U. In this withdrawal agreement, we currently have the British Government just slating to do that is breaking down trust. So youve got all of this going on, and at the same time youve got the british Prime Minister boards, johnson, and im not going, im not making this up. This is true. He is self isolating in his flat, in downing street a 2nd time this year because of the corona virus. Take a look. Now ive got to stop isolate because somebody i was in contact with a few days ago has developed. And it doesnt matter that we were doing social distancing. It doesnt matter that im, it is because dont feel great people do in my circumstances. And i see it doesnt matter that i have the disease or the bursting with antibodies. Weve got to interrupt the spread of disease. Hes bursting with antibodies. I mean, thats force johnson for you right there. This is not good timing for him either. What a laugh out of. But its not great timing for the Prime Minister. Is it . No, its not great timing, as you say, its the 2nd time hes had to self isolate the 1st time. Of course he actually got 19 and ended up in intensive care unit hospital was very, very ill, obviously, very close. I mean, really, the clock is so close to the end of these bricks at negotiations and hes holed up in a flat in downing street. And of course this was supposed to be his big reset. There have been these complete extraordinary shenanigans going on in downing street over the past few days, pitting the ultra ultra bricks. It is against the bricks of his who want quite so ultra, including his own feel and say. So what we have seen is the man who has been at the side of Boris Johnson since 2016, Dominic Cummings publicly wore to walking out of number 10 downing street carrying a box and leaving. And just before that we had had the director of communications doing the same thing. So this was henris johnson. Obviously he wanted to put them in the past now saying, hey boys, im back in control. Im the nice guy. Trust me. And he contoured so we got these key brigadiers out of downing street. You have interviewed many of them including mr. Cummings, and i understand that was not a very pleasant encounter was or no, it wasnt. I wasnt interviewing him. I was interviewing his then boss, another brick. Sit him, michael, go. Oh yes. Michael gove. Didnt like the questions. He walked off 3 men appeared at my side. 2 of them. I knew one of them. I didnt. It was Dominic Cummings, who swore me using the f. Word and calling me various things, but im not alone. It turns out that many, many people have experienced this, not just journalists, but even conservative m. P. s. And i think many had had enough said to Boris Johnson, hes got to go. And finally he decided, yes, hes all especially considering hes another member of the conservative party. Could the u. K. Be closer to securing this elusive bridge to deal with the e. U. . I mean, the clock is ticking while some think now that because Dominic Cummings and others have gone yes plus with joe biden in the white house in just a couple of months time. Things could be looking good for that. But what does Boris Johnson want . And we still dont know the answer to that. He must know that business is going to suffer. The economy will suffer if there is not a deal secured with the e. U. On the other hand, hes got to keep those bricks at his half. And he now has time isolating in downing street to make up his mind plenty of time to think about that hes done in what he may or may not do a lot for is winding our bricks of analysts with the inside story. Thank you alex. It was, alan said, one of the sticking points mentioned fishing quote. The question is, how much access will e. U. Fishing boats have to british waters next year . Wonder who wants full control over its territorial waters. High drama on the high seas. And barbara vais, a report now from a Seaside Village in france, where breaks it has residents bracing for some choppy waters. Fresh fish from the English Channel go unload his latest catch and his sons about still has been pitching in since he was a teenager. The tiger 3 is a family fishing business in its 3rd generation, the 4th grandfather, who began fishing in u. K. Water. Im the owner and im waiting for my son to take over, but not if i built this for him. If it was, weve been working here for 47 iris, and in the end its all for him. It turns out the way they expect it will become complications because there are already too many boats fishing in the channel. The lawn is home to francis. Biggest fishing port, french fishermen catch more than 200000000. 00 euros swath of fish in british waters. Each year, 10 times more than the u. K. Side pulls out of the waters. The french would like to keep bringing home red mullet like these. Caught on the u. K. Side of the channel despite brecks that everything will grind to hold here. But maybe we can still salvage something. I dont think it will be a death sentence for coming, but it would be a catastrophe for our lives. For everyone here. There are no walls in the sea fisherman, like all, if you will, stress many species are born in french waters and move to british seas. Once theyve matured. For centuries, the 2 countries have been sharing their fish and their water was hard to imagine that this could suddenly come to an end. The separation line in the channel runs right here. If there is no deal, the french fishing boats and the european fishing boats lose this entire zone. And we will all meet in this small area of the belgian boats, the dutch and the french. So we will then systematically over fish, and this will quickly lead to bankruptcy. That also holds true for bigger boats. The captain aull is unloading pollak called off the coast of scotland. Some of these fish will be sold back to the u. K. Meanwhile, british fisherman sell around 70 percent of their catch to the europeans. Its a matter of taste what they dont like. They sell to the french who are crazy about u. K. Courts. See spider place and oversold or difficult shows. We trust british people on both sides and we have to save jobs and find a solution. So we can both survive. They have the fish, we have the markets, we have the internal market with a few 100000000 consumers. Feel it, should we put all this into question to all weve managed to Work Together for decades and decades. This is new, that is they need to see sort of they also in bull on you throw me out. 5000. 00 jobs depend on the fishing industry. If there is no breaks in free trade, steal the towns future is at stake. And small operations like john p. L. C. Would be fighting for survival. After a quick break in the harbor, hes heading back out into the channel. U. K. Waters only 40 minutes away. But politically, britain and the e. U. Remain oceans the part of the day is almost on the conversation continues online, youll find us on twitter news. You can follow me at t. V. Wed like to leave huge night with images of space. X. s falcon 9 rocket blasting off from Cape Canaveral in florida on board 4 astronauts headed for the International Space station. 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