foreign policy in central america. an equal and finally -- biden, basically more megaprojects, sweatshops. -- when wethe case think of these mega projects where i do my work, only 37% of the populationas access to electricity. this hydroelectric plant generates about $30 million to $40 million in profit. they need less than $300,000 to the municipality, which is less than 1%. when we think about these megaprojects, which the biden administration will definitely promote, we have to ask, who does it benefit? a does not benefit local communities and only the corporations. , thank youni batz for being with us president's , postdoctoral fellow in the department of native american studies at the university of california, davis. his upcoming book is tentatively titled "the fourth invasion: decolonial histories, megaprojects, and ixil-maya resistance in guatemala." democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy

america policies that have led to the forced sterilization of women from central america policies under the trumpet ministration that really do stretch the limits of international law and one point that that we should note is a promise made by the biden campaign to meet with leaders in mexico to meet with leaders from central america to tackle the root causes of immigration again those issues that i mentioned extreme poverty political instability widespread violence in countries specifically like honduras el salvador and guatemala these are things that either the trump administration was unwilling to do or failed to do over the course of the last 4 years money a report out there for us in mexico city many thanks. we're watching our. developing story. to become president of the united states project. pennsylvania. democratic challenger across the finish line with. an unprecedented scenes of celebrations across. large crowds. and. continuing to make. claims. and his campaign as. mike hanna takes a look at biden's long road to the white house. it was joe biden. as the vice president mr cha

immigration is a massive issue for this region both for mexico and for central folks in central america and central americans living in the united states who've been following this election closely they're very concerned about what immigration policies could be flipped under a biden presidency we know that for the last 4 years at least there's been record numbers of people that have been fleeing violence and extreme poverty and political instability in countries like honduras el salvador and guatemala so people are paying very close attention to what policies are going to change specific policies that have led to the separation of hundreds of families from central america and the u.s. us mexico border policies that have led to the forced sterilization of women from central america policies in acted by the trumpet ministration that really do stretch the limits of international human rights law but it is worth noting when it comes to immigration policies one thing that i think a lot of folks are looking forward to both in mexico and in central america is a promise made by the biden campai

people across central america. hopeful, iosa is the last one of the year. charlotte ballasts al-jazeera. elsewhere the number of casualties from typhoon vanco continues to climb in the philippines with more than 60 people confirmed dead. the storm caused devastation across the main island of luzon, including the capital manila, and are going to ports now from calgary on province. one of the worst affected areas. people here in alkali say they are burying a hero. larry died while rescuing these neighbors from floodwaters using his own food. you don't mind if you put his daughter angela is angry and is calling for justice. she says her father didn't have to die from electrocution. if only power lines were disconnected early enough, what i was hitting the entire philippine region of loose on was the sham one. was the charlemagne just this just this. there was the village captain. where was the police? my father wasn't any of those, but why did it to be him and to rescue the residents? none of them showed up. they found this body through these lethal type one b

hits central america aid agencies describing catastrophic damage. and i was on the job, close to the border with nagorno-karabakh, and i'll tell you how land mines are being cleared by other with joining forces for civilian skin, moving heavy rain pushing towards northeastern parts of china towards the korean peninsula. cloud. a rolling through his some heavy downpours and that wetter weather that'll make its way across north korea. eventually sliding down into south korea on the back edge of that. some very heavy snowfall for some continues to make its way further east, which is we go on through thursday. there's that western weather that line of heavy downpours with some thunder. pushing down to central parts of china. still on the warm side in shanghai, around 23 degrees, but turning increasingly wet over the next couple days. make the most of that fine . dry weather that we have into japan. because the rains on this way there for you to see as we head towards the weekend, plenty of rain, it's a southern parts of india. meanwhile, sri lanka, stil

and fears of a humanitarian disaster after a powerful tropical storm smashes into central america. before days after america went to the pull still action remains undecided with a nation on edge democratic challenger joe biden vote is moving further ahead of president donald trump in the battleground states where biden has spoken in an address to the nation saying he's convinced he will win the race and here's why he's ahead in the states of pennsylvania nevada and georgia so far biden is projects it's a 1264 electoral college votes while trump is still on see hundreds and 14 the number of course of course a cup president of the united states is 270 so bison needs to win in only one of those yellow undecided states to get over the line where rob reynolds reports now from los angeles. joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we don't have a final declaration of victory yet but the numbers tell us it's clear to us a clear and convincing story we're going to win this race. by now leads donald trump in pennsylvania by a significant margin and a narrow one in georgi

and fears of a humanitarian disaster after a tropical storm it smashes into central america. about 4 days after the united states went to the polls the election remains undecided with the nation on edge democratic challenger joe biden is moving further ahead of president donald trump in the battleground states where biden has spoken energy rest of the nation say he is convinced he will win the race here's why he's ahead in pennsylvania the vada and the state of georgia so far biden's projects it's of 1264 electoral college votes trump meanwhile has sued 114 a number required courses 270 will buys it all needs to win in one of those yellow undecided states to get over the line where brand holds reports there from los angeles. joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we don't have a final declaration of victory yet but the numbers tell us it's clear to us a clear and convincing story we're going to win this race by now leads donald trump in pennsylvania by a significant margin and a narrow one in georgia he also remains ahead in nevada and arizona as vote c

yoko, there is a storm system approaching parts of central america. that's already been battered by hurricane eta. what will residents need to watch out for. >> we are looking at hurricane iota just east of nicaragua. this is a category 5 major hurricane. that could produce less threatening storm surge and major winds. people in central and mother america are dealing with the busiest hurricane season this year. iota is a record 38th named storm for the atlantic, and it could have been the second intense storm in just two weeks to strike central america. the storm system is packing gusts at 315 kilometers per hour. that could lead to widespread power cuts. coastal flooding would be the main threat. expect storm surge of more than six meters along the east coast of nicaragua. and rainfall could total 500 millimeters. flooding and landslides are also possible. meanwhile, a high pressure system dominating the central america will produce foul weather. winds will also bring spring-like temperatures to the southwest all the way up to the midwest by mid-week

i can, the author has weakened to a tropical storm as it pushes across central america. it nicaragua, as a category 4 with winds of up to 250 kilometers an hour. bringing terentia funds and forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. people in south australia are being urged to be patient as the state begins a 6 day lockdown to combat a corona virus outbreak. 22 new cases of what's being described as a highly contagious strain of covert. 19 have been detected there. schools and non-essential. businesses must close and residents are restricted to their homes. the state's premier is described it as a circuit breaker locked down to control community infections. this is about south australia pausing, so that we stay ahead of the virus. our concern is that if we don't have the circuit breaker that we will not stay ahead of this, there is no 2nd chance to stop a 2nd wife. we are at a critical point, but we will get through this. we may be physically distanced, but south australians have never been more united. south korea's tightening social distancing measures after

the storm has a trail of destruction, of heading, central america and mexico. at least 120 people have been killed and dozens are still missing. as many reports as the floodwaters begin to recede, field warming scale of the devastation left by hurricane ada in central america is becoming apparent. more than a week after 8 us slammed into the region as a powerful category. 4 hurricane rescue workers in central guatemala. continue to search for people trapped under mudslides and debris. there are thousands of people in shelters. there are already more than $20037.00 damaged riches. 15 completely demolished. in honduras, one of the country's worst affected by the storm, thousands have been displaced. many of lost everything and are now forced to sleep on the side of the road. some parts of the country are still under water, complicating the ongoing relief efforts. there's over a 100 roads that have been damaged so there's no, there's no job passage there's. i think over 70 communities that are completely blocked, which means no food, no food out, no people and not

in a central america real forecasters say the storm is regaining strength as it heads toward cuba in florida over the weekend. i'll just. muslims in greece of attended the 1st ever friday prayers in a newly opened mosque in athens is the 1st to be established in the greek capital since the 1900 centuries decision that was made in 2006 but it was delayed by legal challenges and protests john psaropoulos reports from athens. the 1st friday prayers in the 1st official athens mosque only 13 people were allowed in because of coronavirus restrictions but it was still in the. of massive significance is story cases that we started this campaign for a mosque in 2006 athens is the 1st european capital to build a mosque public expanse greece has had a muslim population of 100000 for more than a century but they live in the north of the country athens has had very few muslims until 2 decades ago when they began to arrive as economic migrants and then numbers grew with the surge in refugees in the last 5 years the religious needs of this community have until now been met by about a 100 unofficial

over a period of 4 days, he drenched a huge area of central america from panama to southern mexico. on the mexican gulf coast floods left at least 9 dead and forced thousands of evacuations. but it doesn't want to face. your name is not going to the river, came a tremendous pressure. it was overflowing and quickly planted the house. some of our neighbors came together and grabbed gas tanks and as the stove and some pick dishes pots and some mattresses, that's sort of what we are using now. as aid a tractor northward to rental rains, caused flooding in cuba as well. forcing the evacuations of some 9000 people and it's not over yet. in florida's tampa bay area, a hurricane watch has been issued. residents bracing themselves for 8 as heavy winds. storm surge and flooding rains measured up a little al-jazeera. thousands of taken to the streets, improves capital a day after president martin visit car was kicked out of office and replaced by the former head of congress. crowds gathered in lima to condemn the votes. they removed his car from power, demonstrates his see the move as a coup a

now, hurricane has weakened to a tropical storm, as it pushes across central america. but ahead nicaragua, as a category 4 with howling winds and massive south forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes reports. this is what the of hurricane looked like from the sky, but on the ground it brought more devastation to central america, already battered by a major hurricane 2 weeks ago. where unleashed to rancho flooding and winds of 250 kilometers an hour and nicaragua before reaching honduras on tuesday. it left a trail of destruction as the military struggled to bring people to safety. $40000.00 were evacuated from their homes in the 80000, not, not the number, but on their we have nowhere to go. we can only hope that god will have mercy on us . there. made landfall just 25 kilometers from where hurricane hedo hit 2 weeks ago, killing more than 120 people. this time the death toll might be considerably lower after high, you know, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. here on the preliminary report, we were given deals with toppled trees, light posts and electr

america. the eye says it's pulling out additional troops to afghanistan and iraq by mid january. that's going to leave around 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country just before president trump leaves office. but say your figures in the military and trumps republican party, say it's a mistake and a risky move. al-jazeera is an official reports from the white house. donald trump campaigned in 2016 and ending america's wars abroad. in the final days of his presidency, he's acting to cut numbers in both iraq and afghanistan. from 4500 in afghanistan, the number will drop to 2500. it will be the same number in iraq where there are currently more than 3000 terror. so now this is can see stint with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the american people. and does not equate to a change in u.s. policy or objectives. in the stern is the us, is longest war. it's lasted 1000 years, more than $2300.00 soldiers have died. it's cost more than $193000000000.00. earlier this year,

shelob ellis has the latest central america is facing its 2nd major hurricane in his many weeks. this is nicaragua, as hurricane iosa approach landfall. a storm surge of up to 6 meters and winds of 250 kilometers an hour battered northern beaches. but this is the 5th hurricane i've seen in my life. and it's one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes we've ever seen. iosa made landfall in nicaragua, just 25 kilometers from where hurricane rita struck. 2 weeks ago. it killed more than 120 people resilience traumatized by eater flood. again, most of what you know, i know that we are asking people to help us take our things to another place, please. we're asking them to take us to where it's safe because it's not safe here . i'm afraid for my life. i ocean across the caribbean as a category 5 hurricane. it's the strongest storm ever recorded in the atlantic. this late in the year, records began in 851 iota, 1st pushed over the colombian islands of san andres and providence. here it's the most powerful storm to ever, his colombian territory, the devastation there is a me, it

a category 5 hurricane headed into central america. we know just a couple of weeks ago this was hit by a category 4 hurricane that was eta. this is slowly making its way off towards the west and right now, it has wind speeds 160 miles per hour! we are expecting this to make landfall later today, breaking so many records and setting a lot of history here. so this is something we will be watching here at home. while we are seeing some sunshine here as we take a live look outside in dublin, the temperature right now at 63 degrees. we have a light wind but we have had some winds picking up, especially for parts of the coastline moving over toward the east bay and because we are getting ready for some changes over the next 24 hours as this cold front starts to move in. rain still well to the north of us but go through the time line what you can expect here. the computer models are robust with how much rain we could see out of this system. look at the 8:00 hour tomorrow morning, this is while a lot of people are heading out to work. we are s

and we know that the pandemic has been especially hard there in central america. what are you doing in these shelters? you've said you save people's lives, but they may now be exposed to the coronavirus. yes. our people of course, people in one place and they go and use it mesh, there's no investment we must and so on. and you're right back to all the people in these places. yes. oh, the tory of all the best. thank you. well, here are other international news stories in brief, greek police have used water cannon tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters. demonstrators defied a ban on gatherings to mark the 1973 student uprising against the military junta that once controlled the country. denmark has declared mink breeding illegal until the year 2022. the decision is part of a struggle to control mutations of the corona virus found in fur farms. with means, a majority of danish lawmakers also voted in support of legislation allowing the killing of 17000000 me. the call was started 2 weeks ago, but holds it after a legal challenge. it was one of the biggest jewel

you can see that iota, the models take iota due west right on into central america. this is problematic because, as i said, this area just dealt with eta a little more than a week ago. you can see that eta made landfi landfall in this region november 3rd and it meandered around that area and dropped tremendous amounts of rainfall. iota is taking a very similar path. it has this system rapidly intensifying into a category 3 hurricane at landfall come tuesday around midnight. we could see a high end category 3 at landfall. either way, you're going to see a major hurricane come ashore and the national hurricane center is talking about rainfall amounts as high as 30 inches. this area hasn't recovered from eta. so this is going to add insult to injury. the u.s. has seen 12 named storms make landfall this season. if you live in the u.s., you'll be happy to hear that we don't see anything in the near future that will make landfall and impact us. eta is out here. iota will make landfall tuesday around midnight in central america, but models take it out into the pacific, not

much of central america is still recovering from hurricane eta, which caused devastation two weeks ago, killing about 200 people. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we discuss whether some ethnic minorities — who have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus — should be amongst the first in line for a vaccine. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilizations. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds' worth

also coming up superstorm etter battered central america some 150 people are dead it washed mama and dozens more in honduras and mexico the hurricane has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but the damage has already been done. because german football is abuzz ahead of one of the year's most anticipated clashes we'll preview this weekend's top of the table does make a match between don and a woman and. i'm rebecca it is welcome to the program more than 3 days after the ball polls close in the u.s. there is still no official winner of the presidential election but just a few hours ago democratic presidential candidate joe biden made another public announcement he told supporters democrats would win this race and with a clear majority pulling ahead of president donald trump in case states let's listen to some of what he had to say. we're going to win this race to circle what has happened since yesterday 24 hours we're behind in georgia now are ahead and we're going to win that state 24 hours ago we were kind of pennsylvania and we are going to win pennsylvania an hour ahead but we'

also coming up super storm battered central america some 150 people a day did what a mama and dozens more in honduras and mexico the hurricane has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but the damage has already they done. i'm rebecca rida's welcome to the program more than 3 days after the polls closed in the u.s. there is still no official winner of the u.s. election let's have a look at the results as they stand at the moment the overall picture hasn't shifted folk want a while now so far democratic candidate joe biden has 264 electoral college votes republican president donald trump 204 tane that's according to the i pay news agency now remember the candidates need $270.00 electoral college votes to win pennsylvania. it would be a massive prize with its 20 alecto college votes joe biden's laid there is currently around $29000.00 with 99 percent of votes counted the mail in votes being counted have been heavily favoring the democratic candidate in georgia with its 16 electoral votes is also extremely close biden has pulled ahead of trump with a difference of just over $4000.00 v

heated, drenched a huge area of central america from panama to southern mexico. into school on the mexican gulf coast floods left at least 9 day, forced thousands of evacuations. if you want to brings you into the river, came with tremendous pressure. it was overflowing and quickly flooded the house. some of our neighbors came together and grabbed gas tanks. and some pick dishes pots and some mattresses, that's sort of what we are using now. as a tractor, northward drenching rains caused flooding in cuba as well. forcing the evacuations of some 9000 people. and it's not over yet. in florida's tampa bay area, a hurricane watch has been issued. residents bracing themselves for aid as heavy winds, storm surge and flooding rains. al-jazeera. now the world's biggest shopping spree has begun in china with singles day sales taking place online. analysts say the annual event is an important indicator of the country's economic health and a sign that it has successfully battle. the coronavirus pandemic has more from beijing. millions of packages are making their way across

. >>> the once powerful hurricane iota has caused devastation in central america. the deadly storm is weakening but still poses a threat to the region. we are surveying the damage and tracking the latest developments. that's next. diabetes complicated. meet omnipod - it delivers insulin through a tubeless pod. just one small pod replaces up to 14 injections! and today - you can get started with a free 30-day omnipod dash trial at omnipod.com. no more daily injections. it's game-changing! get started with a free 30-day omnipod dash trial today. go to omnipod.com for risk information, instructions for use and free trial terms and conditions. consult your healthcare provider before starting on omnipod. simplify diabetes. simplify life. omnipod. >>> pro-democracy protesters in thailand are vowing to take to the streets of bangkok again after the most violent clashes since the youth-led demonstrations began in july. dozens of people were hurt. demonstrators converged on parliament to pressure lawmakers as they consider changes to the constitution. >>> hurricane iota was

over a period of 4 days, he drenched a huge area of central america from panama to southern mexico. on the mexican gulf coast floods left at least 9 dead and forced thousands of evacuations. but the thing went up is your name is akin to the river, came with a tremendous pressure. it was overflowing and quickly planted the house. some of our neighbors came together and grabbed gas tanks, a business stove, and some pick dishes pots and some mattresses. that's sort of what we're using now . as aid a tractor northward to rental rains, caused flooding in cuba as well. forcing the evacuations of some 9000 people and it's not over yet in florida's tampa bay area, a hurricane watch has been issued. residents bracing themselves for aid as heavy winds, storm surge and flooding rains, bundle up a little al-jazeera. now a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera, the world health organization as the scribe europe, as a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing coronavirus restrictions, the.

in a central america reels forecasters say the storm. is regaining strength as it heads towards cuba in florida over the weekend the summer of al-jazeera. and finally young couples in south korea are finding it increasingly difficult to afford their own home a common problem most of the world spain just cities but as bribe reports from seoul one innovative architect has come up with a possible solution newly married and wanting to own their own home in a city of escalating land prices architect joined in york and his wife jungle young hit on a novel solution build a house that's narrow but tall tell me 1st people were curious about what we're building they thought it was either a chimney or a lighthouse. with just one room per floor it means a lot of status but with the bottom floors being the living areas mostly for day use and the top 2 more their personal space climbing up and down is kept to a minimum i don't like the floor to. talk to paul. so cain joy is now designing similar tiny homes for others winning recognition from the city

hurricane iota bears down on central america, forcing thousands of people in nicaragua and honduras to evacuate their homes. "light at the end of the tunnel" — the postponed tokyo olympics and paralympics will go ahead according to the ioc. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. everybody needs a bit of good news at the moment. we begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. after clinical trials in the united states, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95% effective. it's one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success, along with szier‘s announced last week, raises hopes that others could also be effective. however, the world health organisation has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. another dose of hope — and further evidence that vaccines will provide a way out of this pandemic. thank you. stunning early results from this trial, from us firm moderna, have eclipsed the strong ones just a week ago from p

florida braces itself for storm eta which has brought devastation to central america. celebrations in ireland and india for the vic is biden and harris. —— victors. good to have you with us. the us president—elect, joe biden, is due to unveil a task force of experts charged with drawing up plans to tackle the virus. mr biden‘s team has already said there'll be more testing, while americans will be asked to wear masks when mixing with people outside their own household. donald trump is still refusing to accept the result of last week's presidential election. ben wright reports from washington. if donald trump remains in any doubt about the election result, he only needs to look out of the window. joe biden supporters continue to party outside the white house on sunday while the president slipped away for another round of golf. mr trump has not conceded and yet continues to claim, without providing any evidence, that there was widespread election fraud. while some senior republicans have backed donald trump's stand, on sunday, former president george w bush issue

america. tens of thousands of people forced to flee there. it's now the pentagon has confirmed shah productions and the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan and iraq by mid january, just before president of trump leaves office. both countries will be left with a contingent of 2 and a half 1000, but senior figures in the military as well as tom's republican party have doubts about this decision. out of there as alan fish reports from the white house, donald trump campaigned in 2016 and ending america's wars abroad. in the final days of his presidency, he's acting to cut numbers in both iraq and afghanistan. from 4500 in afghanistan, the number will drop to 2500. it will be the same number in iraq where there are currently more than 3000 personnel. this is consistent with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the american people and does not equate to a change in u.s. policy or objectives. in the stern is the us is longest war. it's lasted 1000 years, more than $2300.00. so

scenes of devastation across central america stole at has left dozens dead and thousands homeless those stories after the break. hello tropical storm out sonnie this little thing here is quite small for a tropical storm is just brushing past the southern tip of taiwan i've not seen excessive winds yet there probably about 100110 kilometers per hour which rains pretty across there is what was moving fairly quickly into the south china sea and it will should stay over water all part of the i suppose regenerated sister of the east asia monsoon which might just catch the southeast of china so it is going to catch parts of honshu otherwise it's fine lucky weather that you're in the finals of china where winter is knocking on the door but enjoyable i would've thought and hong kong's brief foray into slightly more humid wet weather will disappear by the end is sunday a back to the northeast monsoon low humidity fine feeling weather. now the weather over india is right for this champion is northeast monsoon which means chennai southwards is wet sometimes it gets across into carola as well and a

in a central america real forecasters say the storm is regaining strength as it heads toward cuba in florida over the weekend. i'll just be. ok we are taking you live now to images coming to us out of wilmington delaware this appears to be the motorcade. democratic presidential candidate joe biden who is expected to be speaking to the. portions at the convention center there we have our correspondent mike hanna who will be standing by i will speak to him for analysis afterwards we're not sure what joe biden is going to say. we weren't sure even if he would be speaking but we will be bringing you that live as it happens here on al-jazeera. mexico is among the most dangerous countries in the wold lists but a social media campaign is seeking accountability from authorities on. reports from mexico city. latin america is one of the most dangerous regions in the world to be a journalist according to a recent report by the un in 2019 the region accounted for 40 percent of all confirmed killings of journalists around the world. hell a 100 pages from what is says he left his job as a reporter

swaped of central america and a 1000000 people displaced hundreds of missing people in the wake of a storm into. the . hollow we've got some very lively weather started to push its way in from the atlantic now more bands of cloud and rain and that was streaming as we go on through the next couple of days are turning increasingly unsettled here at least it is on the mild side thinks a good deal quater into central and eastern pots high pressure in charge here that acts as a lid on the atmosphere so the skies tend to be clear but this time of year it's also cool so single figures for many and for some wintry weather there into that western side of iraq but some places of sharri right just around the black sea pushing down tools bulgaria was that eastern side of the but it's right about here comes that western weather will see some cherry right now moving through france through the low countries and then persistent rain will gradually make its way in across western areas as we go into the middle to latter part of the weeks the cladding of attending increasingly wet and at times when the

nations in central america and the caribbean brush to help those made homeless by a tropical storm. us president elect joe biden is moving forward with transition plans as the congratulations at home and abroad continue to come in on sunday even if it is church cemetery where family members are buried including his late son this week he will meet with his advisors to build a plan for combating coronavirus in the u.s. and reviving the economy donald trump golfing outside of washington is refusing to concede defeat tweeting about legal challenges a vote recounts final tallies is still being done in several states and he insists without evidence the election was fraudulent the bottom was congratulated by a former president turned republican where is he george w. bush on sunday he says that the vote was fair and its outcome was a clear. here's more of what george w. bush said to the notes posted on instagram he thanked biden for the patriotic message that he delivered on saturday night adding that he had also called komla harris to congratulate her on her historic election to the mice p

and we know that the pandemic has been especially hard there in central america. what are you doing in these shelters? eaves, you save people's lives, but they may now be exposed to the corona virus. yes. our homes. because people forces people in one place and they go up and these, it measures who revamps we must and so on. and you're right, if all the people places oh, you know, they're wrong and he's the media because we're getting our ear right. because in c.t. you are greens are all of us welding in i am getting is that people are waiting and needs that that oh yes. well the tory of banaba, we certainly do. we appreciate your time sharing the story with us and we wish you and your team and everyone there in the region, all the best. thank you. in football, tonight's nation's league match between switzerland and ukraine has been cancelled after 6. ukrainian players tested positive for covert 90, ukraine's football federation confirming the cancellation, adding that the entire team is now in quarantine. wafers disciplinary panel may order ukraine to forfeit the

scenes of devastation across central america where storm 8 is left dozens dead and thousands more homeless. joe biden is getting ever closer to securing the magic number of 270 that is required to clinch the u.s. presidency with donald trump's lead shrinking in 2 key states georgia and pennsylvania that's over georgia 1st that is where joe biden is now joe biden is now fewer than 2000 votes behind donald trump what was a solid republican state for decades as emerged as a surprising battleground this time the bulk of the remaining mail in ballots are from the biggest democratic stronghold in atlanta we're also still waiting on pennsylvania a very important state the state where joe biden was boy. trump's leader has been consistently shrinking about 24000 votes now separate the 2 candidates and the remaining mail in ballots are mostly from the democratic leaning cities of philadelphia and pittsburgh and their suburbs giving biden a good chance to catch up let's look at the overall picture the democratic candidate now has a projected total of 264 electoral college votes while trump is project

. >> iota may have been downgraded , but it continues to eak havoc across central america. it slammed into nicaragua as a category four hurricane. the region is still reeling from the effects of another hurricane databank which affected the same region. two storms hitting the same area in such close succession is unprecedented. >> this was the eye of hurricane iota. it almost looked serene. on the ground, it caused nothing but chaos. it weakened to a tropical storm as it made landfall but it left a trail of destruction in its wake. for authorities, it was a race against the clock to save 40,000 people. it will go down as the strongest storm to hit nicaragua on record. [speaking foreign language] >> before making landfall in nicaragua, it had already devastated a cluster of islands in the caribbean province. it destroyed 90% of infrastructure on one of the islands. the archipelago was cut off for more than 14 hours as a result. now, all hands are on deck to get the islands back on their feet. [speaking foreiglanguage] >> the region is still reeling from the last hurricane th

our journey begins in central america on the western edge of the turquoise waters of the caribbean sea. situated between mexico and guatemala is the country hopefully the former british colony has an extremely diverse population among us 840-0000 inhabitants on the city's o's creoles in mind. most of the mennonites live further inland hidden the why in the countryside is little billy's an old order colony established in the 1970 s. . time seems to have stood still cause often didn't. post on buggies he used to get around. mennonites not used to having contact with outsiders going off hostile but someone could show up by our presence. i don't know what to make of our cameras some even hide their faces like this woman . is it possible to know who the you who you are you. allowed it because people you have. an young lady for when they get pregnant. when they're yeah. because they're frightened. they're not did they not give you strict that's very. conservative mennonites spurn one technology. a few are open minded mike france has agreed to talk to us. and we're here. and i am braving here

as more central america is facing its 2nd major hurricane in his many weeks. this is nicaragua as hurricane iosa approach landfall. a storm surge of up to 6 meters and winds of 250 kilometers an hour battered northern beaches of the country. but again, this is the 5th hurricane i've seen in my life. and it's one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes we've ever seen. iosa made landfall in nicaragua, just 25 kilometers from where hurricane rita struck. 2 weeks ago. it killed more than 120 people, residents traumatized by eater. flood again. doesn't want to put, you know how you want it. we are asking people to help us take our things to another place. please. we're asking them to take us to where it's safe because it's not safe here. i'm afraid for my life. ios across the caribbean as a category 5 hurricane. it's the strongest storm ever recorded in the atlantic. this late in the year, records began in 851 iota, 1st pushed over the colombian islands of san andres and providence. here it's the most powerful storm to ever his colombian territory, the de

things on the change, again, i'm pleased to say just around central america. here we go with what is now tropical depression weakened significantly. there is still plenty of rain in this one though. we will see further spells of flash flooding across many parts of central america. and then eventually tiny dry well still ahead here on the al-jazeera news, not backing down thousands of people protest in thailand as the government prepares to have proposed amendments to the constitution. also produce was in its 3rd president within a week after days of protests forced his predecessor to resign. 6 goals, passed colombia on the road to the world cup show of the highlights. in sports. you don't go away indiscriminate, but it quickly found the racial divisions in american society called the pandemic is a ruffino lurk in the racially segregated city of chicago. the majority of deaths have been black and latino residents fault lines asks why i think it's becoming clear that if such a thing as structural racism, the great divide 19 and race in chicago on al-jazeera do y

scenes of devastation across central america storm and it's left dozens dead and thousands more homeless. joe biden is getting ever closer to securing that magic number of 270 required to clinch the u.s. presidency with donald trump's lead shrinking in 2 key states georgia and pennsylvania that's over georgia for that's where joe biden is now just over 1700 votes behind trump what was a solid republican state for decades has emerged as a surprising battleground this time the bulk of the remaining mail in ballots from the biggest democratic stronghold in atlanta we're also still waiting on pennsylvania a very important state the state where joe biden was born translate has been consistently shrinking there about 22000 votes separate the 2 candidates and the remaining mail in ballots are mostly from the do. democratic leaning cities of philadelphia and pittsburgh and the suburbs giving biden a very good chance of catching up let's look at the overall picture now the democratic candidate has a projected total of $264.00 electoral college votes while trump is projected to win 214 as it stand

only from irobot. >>> what is now tropical storm iota is making its way across central america. it struck nicaragua and struck villages still recovering from hurricane eta. just two weeks ago. two people were killed and several missing in nicaragua. panama reported one person dead. the storm could dump as much as 12 inches of rain. the president of honduras warned the entire country is at risk. >>> rapper lil wayne is facing a farm arms charge and a settlement in the purdue opioid case. those are the headlines. >>> a federal bankruptcy judge approved a landmark $8.3 billion settlement that stems from the company's involvement in helping to fuel the country's addition in oky con ton and other dangerous opioid drug. members of the family that own the company agreed to pay $225 million to settle civil claims. the miami harold claims lil wayne was charged with possessing a gun as a convicted felon. records say the rapper admitted to owning a gold-plated gun in his personal jet. the documents reveal authorities reported finding ammunition and suspected illegal drugs. he pleaded guilt

state of florida after killing dozens of people in central america. where the transition to a joe biden presidency in the united states is gathering pace with some key decisions already made the president elect has announced this task force to tackle what he says this is top priority the coronavirus pandemic is co-chaired by dr david kessler who served on the bush and clinton administrations on sunday biden visit a church cemetery where family members are buried including his late son donald trump spent the day playing golf and side washington and is still refusing to concede defeat his campaign is planning legal challenges and states vary he's dismissing the counting of votes where world leaders including israel's binyamin netanyahu and saudi arabia's mohammed and sound man have congratulated joe biden while former u.s. presidents and republican george w. bush also sent his. swishes well here's some more of what george bush had to say in that notes posted on instagram he that buys in for the patriotic message that he delivered on saturday nights and

the death toll from tropical storm ada has climbed to almost 70 as it pulls away from central america has been flooding and mudslides across nicaragua honduras and guatemala forcing thousands of people from their homes by new apollo has more on one of the fiercest storms to hit the region in 2 decades. emergency workers are carrying out critical rescue missions across a large portion of central america heavy rains from the remnants of hurricane ada have caused widespread flooding and mudslides the north coast of honduras has been especially hard hit here flooded roads and collapsed bridges have made it difficult for rescuers to reach those stranded by the flood waters but he made out this this is the 1st time something like this happens but everything is flooded over there everything is flooded on tuesday ada slammed into the nicaraguan coast as a powerful category 4 hurricane despite being downgraded to a tropical storm the slow moving system has continued to drop to rental rains across nicaragua honduras and guatemala it's the worst natural disaster to hit this region in more than 2

in a central america real forecasters say this. storm is regaining strength as it heads toward cuba in florida over the weekend in the summer and i'll just be. a palestinian man held without charge for nearly 4 months and israel has ended his $103.00 day hunger strike. began his protest after being taken into custody in july on a vague administrative detention order a palestinian rights group says he's ended the hunger strike after being assured his detention won't be extended israeli authorities have confirmed he will be released on november 26th. this is al jazeera these are the top stories the race to the white house remains too close to call for the outcome resting on a few battleground states the democratic candidate joe biden has taken the lead in pennsylvania georgia and nevada donald trump has made some gains that are resign or but not enough. the u.s. house speaker democrat nancy pelosi is already describing biden as president elect this morning in.

eta role are roared through central america killing more than 100 people and causing widespread damage. two days after students at notre dame were warned about a covid spike on campus, a fumble. it happened after saturday's victory over number one clemson. thousands of fans stormed the field to celebrate following the irish's dramatic double overtime win. many including players, coaches and fans were seen not wearing masks. >> when we return america has decided why it has been an election like no other. >> garrett: finally tonight america has decided. yes, there are still votes to count but as former president george w. bush said today the outcome is clear. more than 145 million of us cast ballots during a deadly pandemic. a historic number and circumstances. supporters of president-elect joe biden are ecstatic. president trump supporters disappointed. courts and history will judge the allegations and evidence brought by the president. for the moment a concession and national reconciliation are delayed. we have witnessed and respected close elections before. richard nixon lost one in 1