component in eastern europe and increasingly frequent mission bias nato ships near russian waters near baltic and black seas. biotechnology company november x indonesia first emergency use authorization for its covid-19 vaccine. the two dose vaccine uses lab grown copies of the spike protein that coats the virus. that is a different technology than the vaccines used here in the u.s. and. world. australia opens its border for the first time in 20 months. thailand is also easing its strict quarantine regulations. countries in the asian pacific have had some of the toughest covid-19 lock down measures and travel restrictions. this comes as the world covid death total surpasses the 5 million mark. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we ll be right back with laura ingraham after we hear from more voters here in the commonwealth of virginia in tomorrow s big election. what drove you in this race? really, just the critical