let's go over to frances dinglasan. hey, frances. >> hi, liz. definitely good news because we could use the rain, we're only at 10 to 20% of normal for the season for rain. the heavier rain has moved east. you'll see it over stockton and towards modesto. a live shot showing you some rain falling over the richmond san rafael bridge toll plaza. the rain will continue in the morning hours. here is your day planner. it's a 1 out of 5 on our storm impact scale, a light storm mainly. next few hours, still widespread. the system continues to move south at noon and then we'll start to get breaks from the rain with scattered showers in the afternoon. highs will top out at mid- to upper 50s for most everyone. by this evening we'll start to dry out with a lingering chance of rain. then looks like monday and tuesday we'll be dry and i'll tell you when we can expect rain again with the accuweather seven-day forecast, liz. >> all right, frances, thank you. >>> this morning begins a new phase in the coronavirus pandemic as well as one of the most complicated m

, hey, frances. >> all right, sounds like we are having a little bit of trouble connecting with frances, but as you heard her say throughout the past two hours, we are having pockets of rain today, a little more rain tomorrow, and there's another chance of rain later on this week, obviously we've been crossing our fingers we would get a little bit of rain and finally it's here. that's some good news this morning, as well as the vaccine, of course. thank you again for joining us here on abc 7 mornings. i'm liz kreutz along with frances dinglasan. see you back here at 8:00. >>> hi, everyone, michael finney here, i know many of you are waiting for your unemployment or covid-19 payments. so i asked the edd what's going on, why can't our viewers get their money? >> there's a number of different things that could impact someone's eligibility. >> 7 on your side got your emails, hundreds of emails all about the edd and you deserve better. that's why i promise to keep asking the tough questions and getting answers. so, stay with us, and health insurance shouldn't be one of them. at covered calif

that's why we have a solution between britain and france on british residents of france going home, for example. but a more difficult decision on the road haulage, on what exactly is going to be required from truck drivers. that has not been announced and that's because of that very big difference. a pcr test means a sample has to be sent to a laboratory which could ta ke 48 sent to a laboratory which could take 48 hours. that is a mentally impracticalfor truck take 48 hours. that is a mentally impractical for truck drivers —— immensely impractical. waiting to hear how they can go home. the british side wants much, much simpler lateral flow testing. that can be done immediately, result in 15, 20 minutes, but it's less accurate. so you can see the nature of the debate between britain and france, you can see why this is been so difficult. just before i let you 90, so difficult. just before i let you go, just to reemphasize what you said, they would approach the issue of freight almost as if a convincing plea —— completely separate issue. of freight almost as if a convincing plea â

if i fly to france and get a flight from france, can i then get to england? people are trying to think is there a way around the uk arrivals that have been stopped? at the moment, at present, going via paris is not going to make any difference at all, because those at borders are also currently still shut. this is a very fluid situation and it can be a completely different outlook at the end of today, but there is no more advantage of flying to france to try to get back to england byjust flying back from italy itself. it willjust be a case of finding out which airlines are still running flight which airlines are still running flight and which are still getting people back to the uk. how has it been, lisa, ispoke people back to the uk. how has it been, lisa, i spoke to a few guests on my programme on the weld service as well that will adjust finding it so difficult to get information yesterday from embassies or others and there seems to be flights that we re and there seems to be flights that were still being sold, how do you understand it? how difficult is i

hi, frances. >> hi, liz, good morning, everyone. the rain already moved in the bay area and i want to show you live doppler 7. i. you the it in a loop over the past hour so you can see how the first wave is starting to hit the north bay first and it's going to slide south throughout the day. we have some light to moderate rain, areas of yellow indicating the more moderate rainfall and here is your day planner today. it's a storm level one out of five, so widespread rain 7:00 this morning, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. lighter by the noontime hour as the system slides south, but it will still be moderate in some areas, monterey county and by 4:00 this afternoon, it's not over yet. we could see some scattered showers pop up throughout the afternoon, lingering chances this evening but then drying out overnight. we have another chance of rain in the accuweather seven-day forecast and i'll tell you about that as well coming up. liz? >> frances, thank you. >>> this morning begins a new phase in the coronavirus pandemic, and one of its

france prefers a lab—based test, which is slower but seen as more reliable. yet authorities in calais have made it clear they want an agreement quickly. i am very sad and i hope — i hope — that really in the next... since yesterday morning when i heard, in interviews, i said it's necessary if that is a condition for the hauliers to come back to france, please start as soon as possible the tests. haulage firms agree a solution needs to be found soon or all of these lorries will be left on the road to nowhere. theo leggett, bbc news. let's go to dover now — and talk to our correspondent sangita myska. site or sangita, so miserable lorry drivers. yes. very much so. and understandably so. we describe to you where i am. over this shoulder you where i am. over this shoulder you can see a roundabout whether illuminated sign, that science is a french border is shot and the reason it says that with police officers behind it is because on this site, there are a whole stack of lorries, there are a whole stack of lorries, the entire road and with truck drivers and

the attacks took place in france 5 years apart but they shook the world the stuff of magazine in 2050 and a schoolteacher this october were brutally murdered for showing caricature of the prophet mohammed. in the 1st attack to islamic extremists on with rifles forced their way into the offices of the french the terrible magazine charlie hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani and i'm a cartoonist. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will do you see that it could be said a the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months don't even work yet and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel patti for teaching students about the caricature as a different president but the same message.

french citizens and non french citizens of france will be able to return to france as long as they're in possession of a negative p.c.r. or antigenic test from the u.k. in a loss a significant difference because all day they've been talking about a p.c.r. test but this antigenic test is antigen test is much quicker the results are within minutes and while it's not thought to be as reliable it's much easier to administer one of the biggest challenges for the french and the british was with the french insisting on a p.c.r. test was how the british were going to administer it to more than $600.00 not lorry drivers waiting in care kens to come back to france now the french have allowed this test to be performed instead it will be much easier to administer the results will be much quicker and that should get the traffic moving much faster and people who live in london in the south east of england if they're allowed to return to france if they're allowed to leave their homes under the restrictions in the u.k. they too will be able to either have a p.c.r. test much more expensive and takes l

the attacks took place in france 5 years apart but they shook the world the stuff of magazine in 2050 and a schoolteacher this october were brutally murdered for showing caricature of the prophet mohammed. in the 1st attack to islamic extremists on with rifles forced their way into the offices of the french the terror magazine charlie hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani a and the cartoonist the. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will do you see that it could be today the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months he said we don't work yet and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel patti for teaching students about the caricature of a different president but the same m

back both for france and the u.s. -- this time period both for france and the u.s., because when the haitian revolution happens, the french attempt to crush it. the fighting that happens in haiti is incredibly brutal. the americans are terrified because the united states at this time depends on an economy of slavery and is frightened of the idea of a black revolution. i want to know more about how you see that example fitting or not fitting into this narrative? >> thank you so much for that question. you kind of indicated it that there's two sides of this coin happening at the same time. it's true for a lot of different groups. well for example as part of the military enlightenment, much more care is given to the common soldier, for the common soldiers health and hygiene. and also for a type of democratization of hero is. to start recognizing the hero-ism of these individuals. they're really interesting stories common soldiers that came to fight in the american revolution were brought back to france, and celebrated in these very elaborate ceremonies in the lodges and free mason lodge

france macron and france are going through a very dangerous period actually my hope is that france gets rid of this macross trouble as soon as possible but some here in france see that this doesn't go far enough they say that there needs to be a real declaration on a war against islam ist separatism here in france so they will be huge about reaction to this this bill now after being approved by the council of ministers will go to the parliament in 2021 where it will be debated and i'm sure those debates at going to be incredibly heated as will the reaction on the street the russian authorities are cracking down on bars and restaurants that failed to abide by covert restrictions police conducted several raids in st petersburg on tuesday night targeting bars that illegally remained open after 11 pm the searches were part of citywide police inspections ahead of the new year holidays when all food and drink establishment there will be shut down many cafe owners have said they'll have to defy the rules or face financial ruin. and kind of the province people who refuse voluntary vaccination a

france has reopened its borders to traffic from britain. they had been closed for 48—hours leaving thousands of trucks stranded in south—east england. since midnight in france, european union citizens and residents, freight drivers and others have been allowed in — provided they have a recent negative coronavirus test. some of those stuck are members of the european road hauliers association. joining me now is marco digioia, the secretary general of european road haulers association. very good to have you's. this development the reopening of the order must be a huge relief to your drivers, your members? yes, good morning. indeed, the situation is very serious. people, human beings, they have been stuck in their vehicles in total uncertainty. france has reopened its borders this morning but this backlog could ta ke morning but this backlog could take some time to shift, especially with drivers to be tested before crossing the channel. we have been reported huge problems in terms of a lack of adequate parking areas, lack of adequate par

by france at least until january. by not allowing cls to run and by keeping bars and restaurants shut, the french government hopes to contain the spread of covid—19 stop but the decision has sparked protests. ski resorts and businesses say that we surround christmas and new year are crucialfor we surround christmas and new year are crucial for their survival. translation: we don't understand how they could claim there are more risks in a ski lift queue than in the metro in paris stop the metro is covered indoors. here, we are in the open. all this is going to damage the economy of the valleys and employment in the long—term. i valleys and employment in the long—term. lam valleys and employment in the long—term. i am convinced that in the years to come, we're going to have repercussions from the closure of resorts, which is in my opinion, completely responsibleanswer is not alone in its decision to limit skiing during the festive season. germany and italy will also close they left over christmas and french auth

give us more details, please come about what france has said. separate to that situation with the lorry drivers, france has now lifted the ban on flights, ferry services and the euro star. that's for french nationals, foreign residents and eu nationals crossing france. the rules are that you have to have a pcr test or a lateral flow test that contains enough material so they can detect this viral change that everyone's so this viral change that everyone's so concerned this viral change that everyone's so concerned about within three days of travelling. now, that is potentially good news, but it could really ruin some christmas plans or new year plans. they've got to book a flight, plans. they've got to book a flight, they've got to find the tests, and also come if they tests, and also come if they test positive for covid—i9, they obviously can't travel, and that's in place until the 6th of january. and that's in place until the 6th of january. what and that's in place until the 6th ofjanuary. what about and that's in place until the 6th of ja

arrival in france do people fail in france that they do have a political alternative to matt kroll nor is this just very much an get towards the establishment the government doesn't matter who's in charge you're not thinking about us or is there a party there is offering a different solution. now to do with the us and today actually there is the will definitely off from the left to the right somebody. who was more. on the left or a marine the pen on the right they will try to capitalize on this in the center there definitely isn't anybody today and if he wants to take that that's what he wants and that's the majority of voters be different from the center left center right they're the ones who go out to vote a lot of the older people retired people to better them up or wants however it's there's not enough room at the innkeeper for any of these parties which are more on . today government parties there is room however for a newcomer i think everybody of the person you join a virus is going to be able to see france because people saying that they've tried everything so far and this is a

also coming up guilty verdicts in france and shyly of doe trial a paris court convicts 14 people for their role in the 2015 islamist attacks on the secure magazine and a jewish soup. and it's good to see the football byron munich had to battle from behind to the ball skirt and it was red hot striker robert watson d'arcy to the rescue yet again. i'm sorry so much got to thank you for joining us germany plans to roll out its coded vaccination program on december 27th and nursing homes will be the 1st in line to receive the shots but the vaccines won't come soon enough for many of germany's hospitals a leading german doctor fears more and more medics will be left making decisions on who gets lifesaving treatment in the coming weeks we look now at the already dire situation in one german hospital. a new kind of a patient has a drive by ambulance to try bags university hospital he's traveling in a special isolation pod so none of the transport team gets a. affected that patient is only in his forty's he's transferred to viviane it starts months intensive care unit with 5 members of her te

lifts its credit risk blockade france will allow truckers to crawl space provided if they test negative 90. and the buyers reaches the last code 903 continent on earth a research station in tempe arctic those who did break chile's military says 36 people are affected despite bases being under strict orangey. and israel heads for its 4th election in 2 years prime minister benjamin netanyahu says feel when israel's longest serving leader could face a stiff challenge from a former ally. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has reported 962 deaths from corona virus in the past 24 hours the country's highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic a grim milestone. comes a week after germany type measures in a bid to contain the spread of virus during an upcoming holiday period in other countries hard hit by the 2nd wave of actions it's not just hospitals that are struggling to cope. they have been working round the clock at mice incriminatory i'm the coronavirus means have had to deal with many more bodies this year. this year old coffins have covered 19 victims

let's get over to frances dinglasan with a check of the forecast. hey, frances. >> hi, liz. good morning, everyone, it's actually going to be mostly dry the rest of the day but we're still dealing with a few lingering showers and i want to show you that with live doppler 7. we did have some rain falling over the past hour in mount hamilton and the mountains east of san jose and north of gilroy. as you can see here little bits of green but here's your day planner for today. so mostly cloudy for the rest of us, spotty showers still possible over the next few hours, drying out, definitely by lunchtime, temperatures in the 50s. sunset's at 4:51. and we'll be near 60 degrees in the afternoon for many bay area locations. dropping into the 40s for inland areas this evening. and then get ready for our next round of rain, it arrives very late tonight, and continues through tomorrow morning, i'll let you know how much more you can expect in your neighborhood coming up. >> all right, frances, thank you. the vaccine news comes just as california is breaking more pandemic records. the st

the painting was returned to france on march 8th, 1963. only eight short months later, everything came to a grinding halt of deep and intense grieve. in dallas on november 22nd, the assassination of president john f. kennedy. also lost following the assassination was president kennedy and jacqueline kennedy's deep interest in fostering the possibility of a cabinet level arts director. to their way of thinking, the centuries old tradition of public support for the arts embraced in europe was a missing ingredient in american life. jackie kennedy had used her report with french minister of cultural, andre monroe, to explore what would be realistic and feasible for america. for jackie, mona lisa's trip was her gift to america, awakening a deep enduring interest in the cultural arts, and it was a grant pursuit, which jacqueline kennedy as first lady, so passionately inaugurated. >> margaret, thank you for that presentation. i'm happy to tell you that one of our viewers this evening, i think we should start with this, was among those who went to

france has invested heavily in hydroelectric plants. the construction of these plants gives jobs to thousands of men, and when they are completed extensive electricity will be available for many farms and factories and homes. it was pleasant on arriving in my good ande met by wise friend. there was so much i wanted to see and ask about. i wanted especially to see how britain and its industrial leaders have found out how to export the things needed to get those gears dollars -- scarce dollars to balance their foreign change. someone told me how their firm did it. they make parts for british cars. he had just made a trip to america to get the necessary contract. thoseay the lord helps who help us -- helps themselves and the marshall plan seems to be like the lord in that respect. there is no doubt in my mind how much the funds have helped. some facts are worrying. it is hard to see how europe can recover as far as trade remains at the present low levels. i had my ideas pretty well sorted out by the time i went to visit the airmen. europe

welcome to arts and culture as the shoddy adult trial resumes in france i'll be talking to an expert on the arab world on the media also coming up today. a documentary film to warm our hearts forward shows children around the world helping people less fortunate than themselves. 5 years ago paris was victim to a shocking terrorist attacked when gunmen forced their way into the offices of the french satirical magazine charlie a ball and killed 12 people injuring many more the trial of the suspects has just resumed terrorist attacks continue to happen in the country i'll be talking to an expert on islam islam and judaism in a minute 1st a look back to january 25th dean and other more recent events concerning caricature in france. the attacks took place in france 5 years apart but that shook the world the stuff of magazine in 2050 and a schoolteacher this october were brutally murdered for showing caricature of the prophet mohammed. in the 1st attack to islamic extremists on with rifles forced their way into the offices of the french the terrible magazine charlie hebdo 12 people were mur

the attacks took place in france 5 years apart but they shook the world the stuff of magazine in 2050 and a schoolteacher this october were brutally murdered for showing caricature of the prophet mohammed. in the 1st attack to islamic extremists on with rifles forced their way into the offices of the french the terrible magazine charlie hebdo 12 people were murdered including the publisher stefan shabani and i'm a cartoonist the. french president francois hollande addressed the nation which will do you see that it could be today the whole republic became a target in the wake of the carnage people came together to honor the victims the hashtag charlie became a slogan for freedom of expression. a writer for the magazine warned that this freedom was in danger absolutely titian's must act quickly otherwise there will be dramatic consequences not in years to come but in the coming months we don't even work yet and 5 years on france is once again in shock following the beheading of schoolteacher samuel pak the for teaching students about the caricature of a different president but the same

what is france saying more broadly? france now wants to allow some passengers to enter the country if they have a negative covid test. they have essentially lifted the ban on flight, ferries and eurostar trains for french nationals, eu citizens and those with residency in france. now they have to have a test within three days of travelling. it has to be a test that picks up this new variant of covid that has alarmed so many people around the world. it could be the lateral flow test which is the quicker one, or the pcr, the swab test which is longer. but it has to be the case before they‘ re allowed in and they need to show proof of that before they are allowed in. these rules apply until the sixth of january so many people, the race is on to get back home in time for christmas or new year. more generally, the rest of the eu is taking a position of this? all of the countries except for cyprus and greece in the eu have issued a travel ban for uk travellers. what the eu is trying to do is lift that blanket ban as soon as

this week up front tens of thousands protest across france against a new law that would restrict sharing images of the police. our civil liberties under threat that is our debate but 1st after decades of violence a major breakthrough between afghanistan's government and the taliban the 2 sides have reached a deal to begin talks could peace finally be possible just hours before the news broke i spoke to one of the government's only women negotiators. and afghan political veteran and nominee for the nobel peace prize who some say could one day become the country's 1st female president. thank you so much for joining me on outfront there have been 2 attempts on your life here the most recent by unknown shooters but the 1st by the taliban and your daughter witnessed both of those attacks u.s. envoy says this latest attack was meant to be rail the talks how much faith do you have that the taliban will uphold their word in any sort of agreement that his reach. you're right it's very very early to say that you know the taliban have actually changed views and perception towards some of the realit

more than 100000 people demonstrated in france this past weekend to protest a security bill but among other things banned sharing images that make police officers identifiable protesters and activists say the law would infringe upon civil liberties and worry it's just the latest move by president crawl into a more authoritarian leadership style according to human rights watch the bill could quote seriously limit the ability of the media and ordinary citizens to document law enforcement abuses critics worry that would mean police for not being held accountable for acts of brutality such as the beating of a black music producer videos of that beating went viral last week across government now says it's reviewing the legislation the questions still remain about the intent and potential impact of such laws to me to discuss this are along with your a member of parliament and spokesperson for president calderon's ruling party law republican marsh and to silkwood for you the president of amnesty international and france thank you both for joining me in the arena to see you all want to start

and france are going through a very dangerous period actually the turkish president urges france to get rid of its leader as relations between the countries hit new lows. as drugs giant pfizer prepares it to roll out its vaccine in britain and seeks approval in the us its chief executive admits it might not stop those who take it from spreading the virus. in moscow slams what it calls fabricated accusations against journalists to russia affiliated news agencies charged with violating you sanction. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm john thomas certainly glad to have you with us the turkish president has lashed out at his french counterpart claiming he's a burden to his country and should step down it represents a new low in relations between. and comes as paris looks to crack down on radical islam following a wave of terrorism in france. macron is a burden on france and france are going through a very dangerous period actually my hope is that france gets rid of this mccraw in trouble as soon as possible well the spat between the turkish pre

this creates real hardships, but after a talk with the president of france, i described france had not concentrated on people in their immediate names and on range, modernization of the industries is a policy that will pay her three years' time when the industrial plan will be the best in europe. for instance, france has invested hetch lie in hydroelectic plants and the con strukd of these power plants gave jobs to houses of men and it was completed and an extensive electricity will=% b made a vilar for harms, and holes and they were in the pie my good ask wise friend and there was so mean to see and how britain and its industrial leaders have found out how to export the things needed to get those scarce dollars to balance their foreign trade. mr. goodrich ith toriffith told firm did it. they made gaskets to cars. he had just made a trip all through america to get the necessary contracts. they say the lord helps those who help themselves and the marshall plan seems to be liked the more in that respect. there is no doubt in my mind how much marshall plan funds have helped, but some fac

france 24's correspondent brings us this report. reporter: after one of the members were shot dead on december 15th, this tribe is gathered in a region east of the iraqi capital, baghdad. this was a prominent activist within the popular democracy vement. his plan has given the government three days to reveal the identity of his killer. his family said he had long been receiving threats because of his participation in the movement. >> speaking native language[] -- >> [speaking native-language] reporter: the mass protests erupted in october of 2019 against the government corruption and high unemployment. thousands of mainly young activists protested in baghdad's square. many consider his murder part of an organized edition -- part of an organization, of a cult. >> [speaking native-language] reporter: the iraqi human rights commission believes at least in 19 activists have been killed since august. it is recorded -- it has recorded more than 30 attempted despite the movement's general decline. it comes as the security situation in iraq

first, a taxi ride to northern france. but there they were transferred into an airtight trailer towed by eamonn harrison, who took them to zeebrugge to travel unaccompanied to essex. but there were too many migrants in the airtight box, and slowly the oxygen ran out. nguyen tho tuan left a message for his children. police found dents on the ceiling of the trailer left by those inside trying desperately to escape. mo robinson, who collected it from purfleet docks, had received an urgent message from his boss, ronan hughes. "give them air quickly, don't let them out." but when he opened the doors, there was a puff of vapour and a trailer full of bodies. the vip service had been a death trap. ronan hughes and gheorghe nica, seen here handing over a large bag of money, led the people smuggling gang, and there had been an opportunity to stop them. a previous run on the same route just days before was caught on cctv and reported to the police. a couple whose home overlooks the site saw around 15 people getting out of the truck a

headlines this hour more angry in france they were plans to ban the public from filming the police the u.n. says the new security bill is incompatible with human rights however paris insists it won't be dropped although it could be rewritten also to come russia start 3 mass vaccinations against 19 in the capital we look at who is 1st in line to get the job but. we need to also understand that this is not going to be a silver bullet just because. i'm now being. the head of the international red cross warns that vaccines won't solve all the problems with the virus also to come . we'll sort you out. but we'll just have to wait to be here. because i know it's it's relieved it's really. a heart wrenching moment for a family whose father put his life on the line for the u.k.'s fiji born army veterans are told to leave great britain over bureaucratic mistakes as their story. good evening you're watching r t international start this hour too with some more live pictures from paris because protests taking place there again this weekend over security bill that could stop the public from filming

there are many issues are there at the moment in france the spring people latch on to the streets to protest not least at the weekend we saw people. protest over the new global security law all more expected at their own more protests expected we've seen this protest over the last weeks about the global security law and then to add fuel to the fire that there is this new permitting republican values law and many of the protesters who came out of that weekend said that there are certain aspects of that move which used to be known as the separatism rule which ramos intent accrue to article $24.00 from the global security bill which is incredibly controversial this idea that it would criminalize publishing people who publish images where individuals can be identified and there is no intent to harm them now there was also huge criticism of the protest over the weekend with the police using new tactics to try and avoid. violence we have seen over the past few weeks essentially carrying out what i would describe as a smash and grab this is where the police ram into the crowds and they take

regulators our political correspondent reporting for us good to talk to you now france has technically lifted its coronavirus blockade and will now allow truck drivers stranded in southern england to cross into the country but they 1st have to test negative for coverage 19 france is also allowing passengers from other e.u. countries to travel from britain borders were closed to travelers from the u.k. on sunday after a fast spreading coronavirus variant was identified there britain says it will take $2.00 to $3.00 days to process the current backlog of vehicles. what a way to spend the last days before christmas hundreds of trucks queued on the road to dover in a line that stretches on and on and on a put dozens of kilometers of zone pulled over into the service stations it's here we meet. gunter from germany. we want to spend christmas at home with our family it will be very bad if we can't. my wife has been really upset since she found out about all this but what can i do often. these drivers couldn't have known the french quarter would suddenly slam shut on sunday since they've been

france was one of first countries to shut its border. that happened on sunday evening — meaning the euro tunnel was shut for the first time in a decade — and no lorries or ferry passengers were allowed to arrive from the uk port of dover. the uk government moved quickly. transport secretary grant schapps tweeted "we're asking the public & particularly hauliers not to travel to kent ports or other routes to france. we expect significant disruption in the area." and he was right — this has been the situation in dover all monday — hundreds of lorries have been backed up. simonjones is there. it's not looking good. unprecedented scenes here at the port of dover. there is a sign behind me saying french border is closed and that tells the story. you have staff from the port and also we've had the police there at the entrance, basically stopping any lorry that can't go in from going in. for a lot of lorries, it means they simply can't go anywhere, because on an average day bubbly volley probably thousands were going. the only ones allow

crawl on as a bird on france mccrone in france are going through a very dangerous period actually the takesh president nudges france to get rid of its need to as relations between the countries hit new lows. as a drug giant for cats to roll out its vaccine in britain and seeks approval in the us its chief executive admits it might not stop those who take it from spreading the virus. on moskos slams what it calls far pirkei to the accusations against john list of to russia affiliated news agencies charged with violating e.u. sanctions. bring you the stories all those minute this is on the international live from the russian capital good to have you with. off * story for this hour is how the turkish president has knocked on his french counterpart claiming he's a bottom to his country and should step down it represents a new low in relations between the $21.00 on micro and comes as paris looks to crack down on radical islam following a wave of terrorism in france. macron is a burden on friends and friends are going through a very dangerous period actually my hope is that france gets rid

well france has imposed this 48 hour travel ban between france in the united kingdom that includes passengers and freight and it's dumb while europe tries to come to some sort of coordinated response to this new mutation that's been discovered in the u.k. france hopes that in the next coming hours it europe minister of industry minister said they hoped in they'll be sanitary protocols agreed in the coming hours to allow the resumption of traffic flows with the u.k. and the european affairs minister clamor bone he said that he hopes it'll be possible for french people living in london or living in the u.k. to come back to france for christmas after this 48 hour period is over but they should get themselves a p.c.r. covert test in the interim because he says that will surely be one of the requirements before you can come back into france should also say though that this need since this new strain the french health minister says it hasn't been detected here in france but it could well already behave because of course the people travelling back and forth from continental europe to the u.k. before

is already in france. there's no reason to panic. this is the situation we're hearing from doctors and medical experts saying this is what viruss do. they mutate. this is what we're seeing happen in the united king doll and elsewhere. it's popping up here and there. we're seeing the travel bans put into place. 24 to 48 hours. letting people know across france. it is possible that new variant of the coronavirus has already or is already in france. wooem watch that. i want to lock at stock numbers. europe stocks are sharply lower. in the first minutes of trading. 4,100 down. germans dax is down 2%. and then in france the cambridge analytica -- lost 2%. futures. dow down .21%. sp 500 down 4% there. and the nasdaq futures up slightly there. coming up, more travel bans go into effect it's creating chaos for the people trying to leave the country. what kind of headaches is it creating akrsz the channel in europe? we'll find out. sion fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with yo

, french citizens and british people who live in france. but in order to get across they will have to have a negative test result within the past 72 hours before departure. rapid lateral flow tests will be given to drivers which can give results in 30 minutes. if it is positive, they will be asked to isolate in local hotels. the government is warning it'll take several days before everyone is able to return home. groups representing drivers say it's no wonder anger is growing. around about 4,000 trucks parked at manston airport, it is certainly full, and we can imagine that with that number of lorry drivers, toilet facilities, washing facilities, wherever they are, will be pretty overstretched and, frankly, inadequate. the government insists there are adequate toilets and catering facilities being provided to hauliers. we are providing hot meals for the drivers. sikh groups, including khalsaaid, with an escort from police, have arrived endeavour to help deliver food and water to stranded drivers. one thing that lifts people all over the wor

wolf look back at the impact that covert has had on france over the last 12 months among the stories succumb just off the. same wrong why don't we all just don't all. get to shape out. educate and indeed from an equal betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. max keiser this is the kaiser report with stacy herbert and special year end guest misfires di the man who i must say is the kind of sensitivity to world events and markets really see anywhere except here on times report minutes welcome back. with r.t. international now that has been a lot to talk about in 2020 but it's also been a time where you have to be careful what you say with more on the challenges of not being politically correct his party boy. frontlines of the culture wars in 2020 not everyone gave up on the practice of insulting everyone and not carrying these red beans who faced. basically this is it there was something about when i put this handle and maybe through like superman and kanye west with strong winds. that. are still a freedom and 1st of all just doing someth

as france closes its border with the ukfor48 hours, as france closes its border with the uk for 48 hours, borisjohnson will chaira uk for 48 hours, borisjohnson will chair a cobra meeting. and supermarket group sainsbury to say gaps could appear on shelves in days if the ban extends beyond 48 hours. the transport secretary says he is in talks with his french counterpart. christmas bubbles in northern ireland will be reduced from five days to one day. it's understood that the stormont executive agreed the change last night. there is expected to be some flexibility around which day people come together to accommodate those who have to work on christmas day. i'm joined now by ken marsh, chair of the metropolitan police federation. thanks for joining of the metropolitan police federation. thanks forjoining us. if we take the number of police officers and the number of households that they have to police and do the maths, it is a tough ask, isn't it? it is not a tough ask for us isn't it? it is not a tough ask for us because it won't be happening. we will not be knocking on doors at all u nle

so france has done this france put this 48 hour ban on wow to see if the european wide decision can be made france's european affairs secretary says that he hopes after the 48 hours to organize trips for people who are in the u.k. who want to come back to france for christmas he hopes that it's going to be possible mainly french citizens living in the u.k. who might want to come back for the christmas holidays but he's told them in the interim to get themselves of p.c.r. test the code test because that will almost certainly be a requirement of anybody coming from the u.k. to france after this 48 hour period is over should also say that france's health minister livy of iran says that this new more virulent strain has not been detected in france but it's quite possible that it's already in circulation doing all right bernard thank you very much for that update from paris let's not brands that fossil she is joining us from amsterdam and i say you're right in front of the european medicines agency so i'm going to ask you about the vaccines in a moment step but 1st just give us a sense of j

france reopens its border with britain for freight traffic and call severe disruption was. already feeling the effects also from lawmakers up and wrangling for months over.

france macron and france are going through a very dangerous period actually my hope is that france gets rid of this macross trouble as soon as possible but some here in france see that this law doesn't go far enough they say that it needs to be a real declaration on a war against islam ist separatism here in france so there will be a huge amount reaction to this this bill now after being approved by the council of ministers will go to the parliament in 2021 where it will be debated and i'm sure those debates at going to be incredibly heated as will the reaction on the street. u.s. president elect joe biden has chosen a retired general as is the friend secretary if approved by the senate 67 year old lloyd austin would become the 1st african-american to lead the pentagon i chose lloyd austin as my nominee for secretary of defense because he will do whatever it takes to defend the american people when the islamic state emerged as a terrorist threat in iraq and syria president obama and i turn to austin who then lead u.s. central command he designed and executed a campaign that ultimately b

first, a taxi ride to northern france. but there, they were transferred into an airtight trailer towed by eamonn harrison, who took them to zeebrugge to travel unaccompanied to essex. but there were too many migrants in the airtight box, and slowly the oxygen ran out. nguyen tho tuan left a message for his children. police found dents on the ceiling of the trailer left by those inside trying desperately to escape. mo robinson, who collected it from purfleet docks, had received an urgent message from his boss, ronan hughes. but when he opened the doors, there was a puff of vapour and a trailer full of bodies. the "vip service" had been a death trap. ronan hughes and gheorghe nica, seen here handing over a large bag of money, led the people—smuggling gang, and there had been an opportunity to stop them. a previous run on the same route just days before was caught on cctv and reported to the police. a couple whose home overlooks the site saw around 15 people getting out of the truck and into a group of waiting cars. they ca

while goods are allowed in from france, that number has been substantially reduced today. it's a pretty significant event, yes, so we would certainly be encouraging governments on both sides of the channel to do what it takes to allow these guys to get moving again. if this goes on for a period of time, it will have an economic impact on both sides of the channel. while the port stayed closed, many waited. divine was heading home to france with his sister. iam coming here, two o'clock in the night. two o'clock, and i am here 14 hours. where did you sleep? in the van. 0ne car park in dover began to fill up. dover is just a two—minute drive over that way, but here is where many people have parked up. i've spoken to people who had to spend the night here in their cars and vans, and you can see, there are registration plates from across the eu. ignaz is not a commercial driver, he's just trying to get home to his family in lithuania for christmas. my kids are waiting for their christmas presents and i'm stuck here in the uk. but for now, he is stranded in a car park. hopeful

france is mobilising a 100,000 police officers to enforce anti—coronavirus measures. some secondary school pupils in england face a delayed return to school, with mandatory remote learning for pupils who aren't in years 11 or 13. it comes ahead of a government roll—out of mass testing. formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton receives a knighthood in the queen's new year's honours, alongside members of the public recognised for their efforts this year. now on bbc news,