Settlements and forced from their homes. We need the feel p. And so fled to sudan and are now desperate for help. Im joining us though with Sports Major League Baseball star Robinson Camaro has been banned for a whole season for doping and must fulfill his 24000000. 00 salary. Thank you for joining us. We start this news hour with the coronavirus funday make and the race to find a vaccine. British pharmaceutical giant astra zeneca says its phase 2 trials show, promise in protecting the most at risk groups. A strong immune response was shown in those age over 70. The vaccine is being developed in partnership with Oxford University and is now in the final stage of human testing to confirm those findings. The positive news on the vaccine front comes as cases continue to mount. More than 2000000. 00 cases have now been reported in africa, but low rates of testing means the caseload is sought to be much higher across the 54. 00 country, continent globally cases have surpassed 56000000. 00.
A man you saw in paris as bush fires force evacuations in australia Scientists Say 2020 is on course to be the hottest year ever. And in sport south africas one Day International cricket series with england has been called on it follows positive code 19 tasks and reported reaches to the team by a secure environment in cape town. Hello we begin in the u. S. Navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation so a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day while president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary. One of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs hes eyeing californias attorney general have you for that position well in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive care a capacity there continues to shrink members of congress who have be
Big oil on trial voile dutch shell is accused of not doing enough to protect people and the planet from Climate Change. Welcome to the program, we begin with the race to roll out a Coronavirus Vaccine and the u. S. Drug from pfizer plus its german partner by your own take say that they hope their vaccine could be launched in europe this month. If it gets the sign off from regulators, theyve asked the European Unions Medicines Agency for emergency approval and the review could be completed by december 29th. That could mean at least 2 vaccines approved in europe and the United States by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the u. S. Centers for Disease Control is holding an emergency meeting to decide who will get 1st access to a vaccine. An independent Advisory Team made up of 15 medical and Public Health experts began meeting just minutes ago and is expected to vote in the coming hours. States will that have until friday to decide how much of the vaccine they need. The u. S. Government want
We begin in the u. S. So which is navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation so a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day the president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary one of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs so hes eyeing californias attorney general have yet to sarah for the position in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive Care Capacity there continues to shrink and members of congress whove been deadlocked for months over another coronavirus aid package could on vallely bipartisan proposal as early as monday its expected to be some 908000000000. 00 in funding our White House Correspondent kelly halkett has more on bidens pick for Health Secretary. Its been a combination of surprise and controversy lets start w
A condition for arms sales to egypt as president sisi visits paris as bush fires force evacuations in australia Scientists Say 2020 is on course to be the hottest year ever. Hello we begin in the u. S. Navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day so the president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary one of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs hes eyeing this man californias attorney general have you for the position well in his home states some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive Care Capacity their shrinks and members of congress whove been deadlocked for months over another coronavirus aid package could unveil a bipartisan proposal as early as monday its expected to be some 908000000000. 00 in fund