An isolated island despite concerns from the un and Rights Groups. But some backlash and boycotts the nikkei adverts that has provoked debate about diversity in japan. And im here to stay with your sports olympic organizers say the games will cost an extra 2400000000. 00 because of the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But more than one of a half 1000000 people have now died from cave in 1000 worldwide and a 3rd of those deaths happened in just the last 2 months several countries have been reporting Record Numbers of deaths and new cases among them is italy which just did its highest daily death toll on thursday since the start of the pandemic. Its introducing new restrictions including limiting movement between regions and in the worlds worst affected country the United States hospital admissions and fatalities have also reached you hives the president elect joe biden says he will make masks mandates during his 1st 3 months in office is on the 1st day i am on our grade to say
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Overnight, tens of thousands of people in california were placed under new lockdown orders. Across the u. S. Yesterday, there were 175,000 coronavirus cases according to Johns Hopkins university. Since the start of december, there have been more than a million cases in this country. There are currently a record 100,000 patients 100,000 patients hospitalized. A new round of lockdowns in most populated states. Debra, we are talking about california. What are some of the new restrictions that are going into effect there . It is a stayathome order, annemarie green. That means people need to stay at home as much as possible. If you do leave, they are asking you to wear a mask 100 of the time. There are restrictions on businesses and all until after christmas. Much of california is under a stayathome order for the next three weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. These patients are not going to just stop coming. The measure closes
A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
Irans Top Nuclear Scientist is buried in tehran, the made accusations that israel killed him using a remote controlled machine gun. And after mass protests, the french government says it will rewrite a bill that curb the right to fill Police Officers in a villa. Thank you for joining us. A 2nd to u. S. Drug maker. Modern a has announced its asking american and european regulators for emergency approval for its coated 1000 vaccine. On monday, this s. Coronavirus cases continue to rise steadily across the u. S. Modernise says its final trial results confirm that its more than 94 percent effective. Its a week behind pfizer fueling hopes the u. S. Could have to approve vaccines by the end of the year. But Public Health experts say the country should be preparing for a surge in cases after thanksgiving weekend. A rise thats coming too soon for either vaccine to slow. Nearly 131000, new infections were confirmed on sunday and 826 deaths. Well, the u. S. Health secretary says if everything go
Bring up young colombian concaved hollow escobar is gone but now there are more cartels processing cocaine in the. Numbers or from the gulf cartel is a serious threat to the country its our duty to fight against just organization border. On. How many killers in 400 years. Is that its were talking about more than 70000000. 00 its going to. Colombia off to the full of drugs going to Pablo Escobar the country managed to drastically reduce its cocaine production dave thanks to the Media Attention about drunk trafficking in mexico. On tuesday colombia is once a. Again number one. In fact it produces even mall cocaine than it did in ask obamas time. There are more than 2 tons of cocaine right there. Thats a lot of drugs but let me tell you something that is a drop in the ocean because last year colombia its an all time record came to production of the truck almost 1000 tells the Colombian Police and the military were able to seize around 200. 00 or so and thats whats and military record a sw