we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation and tactics by security forces is reprehensible. the united states stands in solidarity with the tens of thousands of people in burma who once again came out, peacefully across the country, with courage and determination, to reject this military coup and to voice their aspirations for a return to democratic governance, peace and the rule of law. the bbc s nyein chanaye has the latest on the protests from myanmar s biggest city, yangon. just a warning, there are distressing images coming up. back on the streets, despite the deadly risk, protesters here try to prepare to face the military as the violence from the security forces increases. nini a
we are almost a year into this pandemic and we are experiencing something strange. vertigo inducing, almost incomprehensible kind of inversion of where we were a year ago. a year ago we had political leaders denying there was a problem. journalists like myself warning an increasingly trill and urgent terms things were about to get very, very bad until people saw others getting sick firsthand. it was hard to believe how bad they could get as quickly as they did. particularly when you had messaging like this. while the risk to the american public remains low, as the president said yesterday, we re ready. we re ready for anything. we have contained this. we have contained this. i won t say air tight, but pretty close to air tight. if, you know, we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work, some of them go to work, but they get better. so there s a lot of talk about this coronavirus. yes.
i ve got trackie bottoms on my bottoms and i m comfortable. and a star studded hollywood awards ceremony, lockdown style, on a good night for the brits at the golden globes. and coming up in sport, on bbc news. the bha tell gordon elliott he can t race horses in britain while an irish investigation into a picture of him sitting on a dead horse is carried out. good evening. there s yet more evidence of the dramatic impact the two main coronavirus vaccines being used in the uk are having. the data is based on people in england who were the first to receive the jab. it suggests thatjust one dose of either the oxford astrazeneca or the pfizer biontech vaccine cuts the risk by 60% of people over the age of 70 developing any covid symptoms. it also reduces by more than 80% the chance of the over 80s needing hospital treatment. but the government stressed that people should still have their second jab and warned that it takes about three weeks for the protective effects to develop.
good day, everyone, and welcome to msnbc headquarters in new york. there is a new timeline for the distribution of covid-19 vaccines once they are approved for emergency use, and some americans could be getting them before christmas. surgeon general drum adams said its authorization will submit its request on december 10, and some will answer within 24 hours of that request. the surgeon general will reflect on what might have gone wrong with president trump s handling of the pandemic. there are many different things we could have done differently. this virus has been challenging. i wish that, again, this hadn t been superimposed on top of an election. i wish we would have been able to come together as a nation and really talked about the science instead of the politics. hmm. well, this comes from new warnings today from dr. anthony fauci on what to expect after the busy thanksgiving travel weekend. there almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has ha
and a winter storm sweeps across america, derek van dam tells us how bad it will be. and here s the thing, how best you can prepare. so serbian tennis star novak djokovic is fighting to stay in australia at this open to compete at the australian open, failure to get vaccinated against covid-19 contributed to the pat of his visa. he s back in detention a day after being able to practice on the courts. and an appeal hearing will be the player s last chance to avoid deportation. paula hancocks joins me live. as you were saying, djokovic will have to wait to sunday morning melbourne time plead his case. why don t you brings up to date on what to expect and how this will unfold. reporter: at this point, novak djokovic is back in detention, he s back in the park hotel, where he was a week ago, certainly not where he wants to be two days before a grand slam event but his lawyers, immigration lawyers, will be extremely busy at the moment. they have two more hours to file admissio