A final assault on the city of mckenna. To grand forces refused to step aside. , and it will begin here in the u. K. , where the good news in the race to find a corona virus vaccine this time from the drug company astra zeneca working in partnership with Oxford University late stage testing shows its candidate vaccine is on average 70 percent effective in protecting against curb 19, but that increases to 90 percent depending on the way its administered. Asters that it has a vaccine is the least expensive so far. And crucially, it can be stored in the fridge, which makes it easier to distribute other vaccines need to be stored at much lower temperatures. The firm says it can have up to 200000000 doses ready by the end of the year, possibly 3000000000 by 2021. Turn how reports its being hailed as a vaccine for the World Pharmaceuticals firm astra zeneca in partnership with the university of oxford says interim trial results will be sent to regulators immediately in the hope their product is approved for rollout before the end of the year. We got a vaccine, which is a fact it prevents severe disease intriguingly in result, protection. We do have as are our own. And then of all those of the back and i was aware we saw 90 percent or more data may be needed to confirm the 90 percent subgroup results, but cheaper to mass produce easier to distribute, to more moderate temperatures than its competitors. The british vaccine is good news for poorer parts of the world. In time the Astra Zeneca Oxford vaccine could lead to an end to the pandemic world wide reaching parts of the world. The other vaccines on offer simply cant, but on a much shorter time scale, its already being projected by the government here. That Vaccine Technology may lead to a resumption of normal life by easter for National Institutions in england was the 2nd of december addressing parliament remotely, while serving a period of isolation himself. Prime minister Boris Johnson outlined a post lockdown plan for england. A return to the regional system of tiered restrictions introduced in october, but strengthened this time to guard against a further surge 1st. We must get through winter without the virus really out of control and very hard by the gate at exactly the time when the burden on the n. H. S. Is always great, this is designed to carry out safely. Just so from december, the 2nd until april shops will reopen, parts of the economy will be allowed to breathe again and the government has promised that families can meet up over the christmas period. There is more than cautious optimism that an end to all of this is inside. Were on this journey how joins me in the studio. So i want us to a system where well have to wait until thursday to hear from the government, which parts of the country will be put into the which tier based on the latest data. Undoubtedly the hospitality sector once again will be worst affected. But part of this, another part of this plan is a new testing regime that will be on offer. We are told a mass testing regime on office, specifically the part of the country in the top to the worst affected here to allow them to control the virus and get out of that. We need a little more detail on that from the government as to when and how it will become available. Weve heard these sorts of promises on tests and trace before only to see them fail to deliver whatever happens. This is a system that will be with us here in england, least until april next year, next, easter, when it is clear, the hope is that a vaccine or vaccines will be in full sway. Yes. And so theres this kind of working that scene appears to be getting a lot closer, doesnt it . What sort of plans are there for any potential roll out . Well, weve got 3 vaccines now. Looking for regulator, e. Approval 2 of them in the states, the pfizer bound tech collaboration and the modern or vaccine. The thing about those is that they are both much, much more expensive than the Astra Zeneca Oxford jab up to 10 times more expensive. They also require vastly more complicated Cold Storage Solutions they will likely be rolled out across the states and across countries that can afford them 1st. The big worry for the developing world has always been that they would be left behind in all of this will. Astra zeneca has turned itself directly towards that task. They say theyre going to make their vaccine available to low and middle income Income Countries in perpetuity at cost on a no profit basis. And that they expect to be able to produce 3000000000. 00 doses next year. Jennifer, thanks very much. An agent for well, Health Organization says results from the outside vaccine trial are encouraging it. When i was asian, as chief scientist says, the development of several successful drugs could help bring the pandemic under control. The good news is that back seems to cope with 1000 disease. Its possible to make and its possible that we even have a number of different vaccine candidates that can be used in the fight against this disease. And has been discussing the act accelerated today. I think this is very relevant because people liked to provide access to as many efficacious and safe vaccines as possible. So we can cover the population around the what . South korea is introducing new restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus cases. The countrys Health Ministry says its battling a surge wave of infections. As daily cases topped 300 for much of the last week. From the bride reports in the capital seoul, on south koreas 5, tier scale for social distancing restrictions are being raised to level 2 for the sole metropolitan area which is home to around half the countrys population. The spike in new cases has officials here worried understand mental you are in a cocktail of the meon. If we do not stop this trend, the number of patients will rise as if a dam had broken. The new measures will mean cafes can only serve takeout in restaurant dining will end earlier each evening while theyll be tighter restrictions on class sizes in schools and numbers of spectators at sporting events. Nightclubs will also be closed. The last time nightclubs were closed with in the 2nd wave that happened during the summer. The 1st wave was in the southeastern city of daegu at the start of the outbreak here in february. But what worries officials about this wave is how widespread it is of sort to preemptive testing in isolated were effective for the previous 2 waves as they happen around main clusters. And in contrast, this time there are various sources of infection. Its led to the government calling for a redoubling of efforts. This coordinated drone show pushing the message that the virus can be overcome by people working together as they have for so many months with the promise of a vaccine on the other side of a difficult winter. Robert bright aljazeera sole us present elect joe biden has confirmed a raft of names for some of the most senior Foreign Policy roles in his administration. And to me, blinken will be nominated as the incoming u. S. Secretary of state is a close aide to biden. And a long time Foreign Policy adviser, Jake Sullivan has been appointed National Security adviser, at 47 years old, will be one of the youngest people to serve in the row. And former secretary of state john kerry will make Climate Change his priority as a, as a special president ial envoy, which every time he joins us live from wilmington, delaware. So she had to begin with what about the direction of Foreign Policy . What does this spell this, this pick at the top there . That well, this is clearly a return to the Barack Obama EraForeign Policy establishment. Lincoln was the deputy secretary of state under president obama, a longtime advisor to biden. As such, though he does share a checkered history on Foreign Policy, the biden has notably support for the iraqi invasion, blinking, though more of an interventionist than biden biden was against, for example, the bombardment of libya by by president obama blinking all for that. He was very a cheerleader for intervention in ukraine and syria. So it will be to see how that dynamic plays out, because biden seems the more suspicious of, of overt foreign intervention at least, although clearly biden feels that the u. S. Is the exceptional nation in the world. Has a right to intervene wherever it very fit once it will be interesting. But the main problem progressives have a blanket is hes very much part of the revolving door progress is pleading with biden, to stop the role of the door spinning as so many of obama era administration. Officials left government went straight into consulting work. Blinken has made a huge fortune, vising weapons, manufacturers, big surveillance, big tech progress and say, look, this obviously leads to a conflict of interest as far as theyre concerned when it comes to weapon sales and Foreign Policy. Not obviously at issue fought for joe biden and other interesting name avril haynes, whos going to be director of national intelligence. Shes being presented as a great moment for equality because shell be the 1st woman in that position. The 1st woman to be leading, the Intelligence Community progressive rather scoff at that because shes also for those who being the person who drew up. Barack obamas extradition judicial drone kill list so that they often wonder about this idea that at least as a quality and who, and who kills people without, without any jurisdiction. But anyway, there you are sort of paint is being presented as a great progressive move for gender equality. And then john kerry thats, thats being welcomed all around because not only is he going to be the special president ial envoy for climate thats a very significant figure. Former secretary of state, but hes going to be on the National Security council, and thats the main Decision Making body for Foreign Policy. So its a sign that Climate Change is being taken very seriously by the biden ministration. It will be incorporated into Foreign Policy. Does it make Decision Making at least thats my hope, sheriff, i thank you very much. And the white house course want to convey how could joins us live, so you can be willis. So while trump still hasnt conceded no one, theres increasing pressure for him to do so. The latest in a long list of republicans, including very prominent former National Security officials, urging republicans on capitol hill to demand that the u. S. President concede. But that has not happened. So far, just the opposite. In fact, we continue to see some republicans in the united states, continuing to push the president s effort to investigate potential fraud on november 3rd election day. The latest example of that happening in the u. S. State of michigan set to certify results today, except that there is at least one republican signaling. He may not participate in that vote or vote for joe biden. And that could send that state into uncharted territory, potentially having to go to the States Supreme Court to get those electoral votes certified for the president elect. Now this is happening on a smaller scale or has already happened in a number of states. We should mention that pennsylvania is another one that will be certifying, but where donald trump has seen his legal challenges. Failing add to that there are a number of other states that will quickly be certifying in terms of momentum, arizona, wisconsin, next week, and nevada on tuesday. So time is running out for the president and many are urging him again, including members of his own party to concede, given the fact that this transition is imminent and porton background checks cannot be completed, but still no signals from the president that he is about to do that to me, how can i thank you very much indeed. So are facing 5 years in jail, free hong kong, prodemocracy activists in court over last years protests. And if element that could strangle, you know, could anger against plans to build forests. Weve got thunderstorms still rumbling away across central parts of the mediterranean. Last you little area of low pressure here. Just bring you some very wet weather in across the region elsewhere. Well, High Pressure does dominate for the time being, theyre going to see these areas of low pressure bands of cloud, of rain rolling in from the atlantic as we go on through the next couple of days. Wetter weather already coming into as we go through chews day, pushing into that western side of scotland, Western Areas of wells and the southwest approaches of england are made out of the way. And you can say yes, thats going to make its way across portugal, pushing across a good part of western spain as well as you push into the middle part of the week. Whats the weather there . Easing up towards london to london at 13 celsius madrid will struggle to get to 12 degrees celsius central areas. They still remain dry with a High Pressure in charge here. Still want to choose showers into central parts of the med. The wetter weather, just easing over towards the eastern side of the med, so thats going to bring some wet weather across the far north of egypt as we go on through choose day into wednesday. Still some lively showers rolling away there into china. Sea urchin, it has had a months worth of rainfall. The past 24 hours, actually more weather where that came from as we go through wednesday, but it is moving east france once had, a vast empire spanning several continents. But by the 1940, s. , the french were forced to confront reality and to moms family dependence. And the 1st part of a new documentary series, aljazeera looks at how the colonial unrest grew. The conflict in algeria a full scale war and do china, blood and tears, french to colonise ation on aljazeera, whom her own and one of the top stories here on out is there. A british drug firm astra zeneca says late stage tests on its corona virus vaccine show an average of 70 percent effectiveness, with 2 specific doses. It can be up to 90 percent effective. It expects to make 200000000. 00 doses by the end of the year. The world Health Organization says the results are encouraging, but says other Companies Must continue their efforts, trials of 2 other candidates or shown them to be highly effective in the past week. U. S. President elect joe biden has named the 1st members of his governing team, and lincoln will be appointed secretary of state. After acting as deputy under president obama. And avril haynes will be the 1st female director of national intelligence. A Saudi Foreign minister has denied reports of a secret meeting between the kingdoms crown prince and the israeli Prime Minister. According to israeli media Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the saudi city of naome on sunday. For talks of them havent been sound man, and your sexual state might. Pompei you are mr. Prince faisal bin farhana assad says only americans and sound he is, were present at the meeting, at any hour who has refused to comment. So that friends, throughout my years ive never commented on such things and i dont intend to start doing so. No. I can only tell you that really, throughout my years as Prime Minister, i didnt save any effort to strengthen the state of israel and to expand the circle of peace. And thank god, we managed to do it with our neighbors. With the emirates with bahrain and i hope this will always expand the number of israeli mrs. Appear to have confirmed the secret visit as her aforesaid experience from ramallah and the occupied west bank. The Education Minister said it was a great achievement, despite the semi official way in which it had come out. Netanyahu rival and alternate Prime Minister and defense minister benny gantz was criticizing. And you know, for having this meeting leaked out in such a way, the israeli Prime Minister himself was asked about it during that appearance of the israeli parliament. The knesset during which he said that for many years he had never publicly commented on such things that he wouldnt start now. But that he continued to work to expand the circle of peace. So i think the preponderance of evidence, certainly from the israeli side, is that this meeting did take place. It was 1st seen in a flight path of a business jet which has been used by netanyahu in the past, which left israel on sunday evening, went to this future would be hightech resort town that the crown prince of saudi arabia had been. Someone wants to establish on the red sea coast, we know that he was there with the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o. And if israel had wanted to totally shut this down, it has very powerful censorship laws with which to do so. It was pretty clear that the Israeli Government wanted this to come out, presumably had there had been some kind of code nation with the other parties involved as well. Despite this denial coming from the Saudi Foreign minister. It is in ethiopias region, have denied government claims that its forces are surrounding the regional capital mckenna, if he appears government has given the Peoples Liberation front until wednesday to surrender, or try to what is described as a final assault on mckenney. The city is home to around half a 1000000 people and residents have been warned to flee to p. L. F. Has so far refused to stand aside, saying its people are ready to die in defense of their l