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
Election but we will still win. Yes donald trump repeats false claims of for his 1st public rally since a president ial election as he campaigns for republicans running for the senate. Venezuelans vote for a new congress but critics say the president trying to seize the last thing body controlled by the opposition. She is a capsule carrying pieces of a distant asteroid lands on earth Scientists Say the samples could explain the origins of life. And he just came up with only sports new South African england are forced to abandon their latest cricket match after more positive cova 19 results. So than last minute talks to do to restart between british and european leaders as the scramble to reach a post trade deal intensifies there are now just 25 days left before the u. K. s transition period ends and both sides admits there are still significant differences british media are reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons cabinet would back him over a new deal brokered if. No agreement is
That. Need while Trump Supporters protested the vote count as his campaign mounts legal challenges in several crucial swing states. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program votes are still being counted in several key swing states in a tense u. S. Election at this hour democratic challenger joe biden is leading the quest to secure 270 Electoral College votes that would take him to the white house now the Associated Press agency says that biden has taken arizona it puts him had 264 votes although other News Agencies have yet to call it as Donald Trumps potential path to get back to the white house narrows his thinking fraud and has launched legal action in 3 states to have the vote count stopped. Frustration spilling out onto the streets in new york and t. Trump protesters demanding every vote be counted. In other cities like here in seattle a similar story. In portland a sign that many here have had enough of u. S. Politics all together. But in phoenix arizona pro Trump Supporters make th
Results will be determined by key battleground states where votes are still being counted. Tanzanias president john mcafee is sworn in for a 2nd time amid tight security as the opposition calls for new elections. In the u. K. Gets a new multibillion dollar rescue package to boost its economy as a glint enters a new kind of a block down mission. Time far as small have all the days sports including pressure mounts on Manchester United boss only going to stall sure as his side loses again this time in istanbul in the Champions League. We begin this news hour as americans are waking up to another day of uncertainty over who will be the next president right now it is 5 am on the east coast and in the u. S. State of georgia these are live pictures from there where vote counting as you can see has been going through the night its an extremely close race and a traditionally republican states and Donald Trumps initial lead has been steadily falling georgia is one of the one of several states wh
Count against the club from istanbul. Hello im terry martin good to have you with as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has passed 48000000 with well over a 1000000 deaths the u. S. Brazil and india are reporting the highest numbers europe is also facing a surge in coded 19 infections with record daily highs in many countries let me give you a quick overview of how the situation has developed on march 1st of this year Health Departments across europe registered 401 new cases keep in mind testing was not as widespread as now so actual numbers could have been much higher but you can see a clear trend of rising daily infections peaking at the end of april. Getting it may at by by then most of europe was in lockdown and you can see the effect of that here with the new infections dropping to a low point in mid july but since then the numbers have been creeping up again with new cases rising steadily since august on friday more than 137000 daily cases were registered across