rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles . ah a reminder now of the top stories on al jazeera us. c and russian diplomats of wrapped up the 1st meeting in a week of diplomacy aimed at d escalating pension with ukraine. the talks were organized after russia and tens of thousands of troops to its order with ukraine raising fears about a potential invasion. russia wants legal guarantees that ukraine will never become a member of the nato alliance at the man rejected by.

they say threaten voting rights. reynolds has more on the background. we won the election twice, inspired by former president donald trump's falsehoods about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, republican controlled state legislatures in 19 states have passed 34 new laws restricting access to voting. here's an assault underway on the very structure of our elections in our democracy that is carrying forward the assault that we saw on january 6th of 2021. i'm united states capital president joe biden called out trump in his january 6th speech, a former president. and a supporters have decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. for example, in the swing state of georgia, new laws make it harder to request mail balance, bar election officials from sending applications for those ballots, restrict the number of dropboxes and polling places in heavily democratic urban areas. and make it a crime to offer food or water to people waiting in long lines for a chance to vote. states including georgia have gone further

these bring your own booze parties, he personally told martin reynolds — the person who sent the e—mail — that the invitation broke the rules, and he knows the prime minister was spoken to about how people had concerns over this gathering, because it was not a spontaneous meeting at the garden, this was much more... we have seen that invitation, or it says, come, let's enjoy the weather and bring your own booze. there is no mention of work there at all, it is clearly a social occasion, but the fact that dominic cummings has said this, we have been told very specifically that the prime minister... did not receive that e—mail, did not know about the event before it happened. apparently, we are supposedly he just had a stroll into his garden and joined the work events at the right time and stay there 25 minutes, thank you, people. i do not know how he knew it was happening and happened to be there for 6pm. apparently that is a matter for sue gray, so they keep saying, so, yes, this is another revelation that is just going to keep this story going. jo, the guardian have details from the

martin reynolds�* role was not, you may think, to organise a party during a lockdown. an invite leaked to itv news from behind the black door sent to around 100 of number ten's staff. the prime minister today declining to get into the details of any such socialising. all of that, as you know, is the subject of a proper investigation by sue grey. so have you already been interviewed by sue grey, and if not, do you object to her questioning you again about this? all that is subject for an investigation by sue grey. remember back then, in the horror of spring 2020, the rules were strict and clear — you could spend time outdoors with people you lived with or with only one other person. and yet, in the building where the rules were being made, a plan was formed for a gathering in downing street's garden on may 20,2020. i'm told around 30 people attended, including, according to two eyewitnesses, the prime minister and his wife, with a long table set out in the garden for drinks and snacks. and there was surprise and concern among some staff at the plan. eyebrows more than

among them martin reynolds, a principal private secretary to the prime minister. on the 20th of may, martin reolds sent any mill to around 100 downing street staff. ever since, no one has leaked , until this week, to itv news. "after what has be an incredibly busy period, we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have socially distance rink in the number 10dend this evening. please join us at six clock p.m. and bring your own booze." not everyone wanted to pit the bbc has seen one message from a downing street separate to another which read, "why is martin encouraging a mass gathering in the garden?" another asks, "is this for real?" it was. here is laura kuenssberg. laura: 30 people attended including the prime minister and his wife pit with a lo table is set on in the garden for drink and snacks. ros: drinks and snacks. "the daily member" spoke to one witness you provide further detail, saying there were long tables laden with drinks and picnic food. on monday, the prime minister was asked about it. >> did you and harry attended down

martin reynolds' role was not, you may think, to organise a party during a lockdown. an invite leaked to itv news from behind the black door sent to around 100 of number ten's staff. the prime minister today declining to get into the details of any such socialising. all of that, as you know, is the subject of a proper investigation by sue grey. so have you already been interviewed by sue grey, and if not, do you object to her questioning you again about this? all of that is subject to an investigation by sue grey. remember back then, in the horror of spring 2020, the rules were stict and clear. you could spend time outdoors with people you lived with or with only one other person. and yet, in the building where the rules were being made, a plan was formed for a gathering in downing street's garden on may the 20th 2020. i'm told around 30 people attended, including, according to two eyewitnesses, the prime minister and his wife, with a long table set out in the garden for drinks and snacks. and there was surprise and concern among some staff at the plan. eyebrows more

eyebrows more than raised at the e—mail invited sent out by martin reynolds in black—and—white. messages sent between staff and showing tonight to the bbc, that some were well aware of the problem. 0ne wrote at the time... another said... all number ten spokesperson would say tonight was... for weeks, the prime minister has had to defend himself from a deluge of goings—on in downing street. he said again and again nothing went wrong. i have been repeatedly assured, since these allegations emerged, that there was no party and that no covid rules were broken, and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. but for labour's deputy, this latest set of claims as a step too far. i think he should go, i mean, there is no excuses, and it will come as no surprise that i don't think boris johnson is up for the job, but more importantly, i think he has lost the confidence of the british public now with his lies, his deceit and his breaking of his own rules. labour shouldn't hold its breath for that, but borisjohnson just can't shake off claims about his own behaviour during lockdown and

rob reynolds has a background. we won the election twice. inspired by former president donald trump's falsehoods about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, republican controlled state legislatures in 19 states have passed 34 new laws restricting access to voting. there is an assault underway on the very structure of our elections and our democracy. that is carrying forward to assault that we saw on january 6th of 2021 on united states capital president joe biden called out trump in his january 6th speech, a former president and a supporters have decided the only way for them to win is a suppress your vote and subvert our elections. for example, in the swing state of georgia, new laws make it harder to request mail balance, bar election officials from sending applications for those ballots, restrict the number of drop boxes and polling places in heavily democratic urban areas and make it a crime to offer food or water to people waiting in long lines for a chance to vote. states including georgia, have gone further

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, ah main stories. now yemen susie rebels are claim responsibility for an attack on oil facilities in the united arab emirates that killed 3 people. spokesman said there could be more strikes on what they called countries of aggression. police have identified the dead as to indian nationalism one pakistani, they say drones may have been used to start 3 fires in the capital, abu dhabi at least 7 protest is, have been killed by security forces in the latest protest against the military ensued.

james reynolds, bbc news. "robust contingency plans" are being developed by government ministers, amid warnings that a quarter of public sector workers could soon be off work because of covid. rising case numbers have led to large numbers of employees self—isolating, with absences particularly affecting the nhs and the transport industry. our business correspondent katie prescott has more details. cancelled trains, delayed deliveries, closed restaurants and shut—up shops. staff shortages because of the spread of 0micron are a real worry in the new year as people go back to work after the christmas break. i think it makes sense to try to plan for such events. we know we have a very contagious variant in the uk and we know that lots of people are catching the virus and naturally there will be absences throughout all businesses, really. from a retail perspective, the biggest concern will be on the supply chain to make sure that that is still running at the efficiency we are used to. empty workplaces where key

james reynolds reports. if you live in los angeles and your package hasn't been delivered, you might want to check the rail line in the east of the city. freight trains passing through this area have become an easy target for thieves, who leave evidence of their raids all over the tracks. as trains head into a busyjunction, they often slow down or stop, and looters are ready. theyjump on these trains. these locks that these containers have are really sometimes plastic seals, the locks aren't really sturdy or strong, you know. they don't care if the train is moving or not. theyjump on the train, pop the lock and just start grabbing whatever they see. all of this has accumulated over the last month alone. looters aim for the most valuable items they can find, ripping through packages and avoiding cheaper bulk cargo items like toilet roll. towards the end of last year, more than 90 containers were vandalised every day. thefts peaked around christmas. according to the rail operator union pacific, over the last y

james reynolds reports. if you live in los angeles and your package hasn't been delivered, you might want to check the rail line in the east of the city. freight trains passing through this area have become an easy target for thieves, who leave evidence of their raids all over the tracks. as trains head into a busy junction, they often slow down or stop, and looters are ready. theyjump on these trains, these locks that these containers have are really sometimes plastic seals, the locks aren't really sturdy or strong, you know. they don't care if the train is moving or not. theyjump on the train, pop the lock and just start grabbing whatever they see. all of this has accumulated over the last month alone. looters aim for the most valuable items they can find, ripping through packages and avoiding cheaper bulk cargo items like toilet roll. towards the end of last year, more than 90 containers were vandalised every day. thefts peaked around christmas. according to the rail operator union pacific, over the last

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rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, ah, watching over there with me. so he'll run the reminder of our top stories ukraine's full of president petro power shanker. hesitating cause in the capital, kin to deny treason charges. prosecutors accused him of financing pro russian separatists in easton ukraine dosage of ari is monitoring developments from moscow . during that rally outside the airport, he said that she had returned to help you crazy. faced the growing threat of russian invasion, and that he accused his successor, president zalinski, of retraining the country. now of course, patricia uncle, i'd said been out of ukraine for only a few weeks. he was on business outside the country. so he wasn't like he was he had fled in any way. he is still.

rob reynolds has happy with jeffrey almost a month since its spectacular blast off from french guiana. the james web space telescope has travelled, one and a half 1000000 kilometers to with celestial observation. post were now in our orbital destination, and soon enough be able to make amazing discoveries from its vantage point. web will train its huge light collecting mirrors to the farthest distances in the universe. it makes its observations not in the visible range of light, but in the, in for red part of the spectrum that will enable it to essentially see through the vast clouds of dust and gas that obscure the view web will look back at over 13 and a half 1000000000 years of cosmic history to the origins of the very 1st galaxies formed after the big bang. that prospect of finding things that completely surprise us, that sort of change the way we understand the universe. that is what i'm most excited about with this telescope, the $10000000000.00 telescope unfolded it's complex array of mirrors, infrared cameras, spectra graphs, and sun shields without a hitch because infrared in

well, reynolds explains ny will the fight is all about we won the election twice. inspired by former president, donald trump's false hoods about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, republican controlled state legislatures in 19 states have passed 34 new laws, restricting access to voting. there is an assault underway on the very structure of our elections and our democracy that is carrying forward to assault that we saw on january 6th of 2021. i'm united states capital president joe biden called out from in his january 6th speech, a former president and a supporters had decided the only way for them to win, suppress your vote, and subvert our elections. for example, in the swing state of georgia, new laws make it harder to request mail balance, bar election officials from sending applications for those ballots, restrict the number of drop boxes and polling places in heavily democratic urban areas and make it a crime to offer food or water to people waiting in long lines for a chance to vote. states including georgia, have gone further passing laws that would undermine non partisan

and it's a marriage to day that a senior official warned him by email that hold on mister reynolds. this party will be in conservation contravention. of the currants cove, it restrictions that the rest of the country are having to abide by you're not allowed to gather in groups, sir. larger than 6 people outside your household, that sort of thing. and so, although we haven't been able to yet, so formally say the prime minister knew certainly his close is private. secretary has been asia, was informed by email. and that, that really puts martin reynolds had very much on the chopping block out. 0 port brennan live in london palm and he thinks indeed a weather update. next here on houses here. then i'm allan fisher at the white house, some critic see that one year in jill biden's. foreign policy looks a lot like donald trump's, but others in says, there's a big difference in the way this oval office looks at the rest of the world. and the facets national aid reach his tongue of 5 days after the volcanic eruption stricken devastating synonymy. ah ah, look forward to brightest galleys, t

and that that really puts martin reynolds had very much on the chopping block. but germany, he has found that former pope benedict knew about abusive priests, but fail to act when he was archbishop of munich from 1977 to 1982 benedict who was known as cardinal joseph wrap singer at the time as repeatedly denied claims that he covered up abuse, but investigators say he knew and allowed the priest involved to continue working without sanction in instant in a total of 4 cases, we have come to the conclusion that the then archbishop cardinal rods and go east to be accused of his conduct in cases of sexual abuse, christopher lamb has vatican correspondent for a tablet, a catholic publication. he says, the legal ramifications of this inquiry are still unclear. they are quite serious allegations. i mean, they are that the priest see were accused of abuse, were moved there between viruses and, and effect feet nor handle properly. they were not removed from ministry and they were north sanctions now. tragically, that is how abuse cases were handled in the period that the

rob reynolds report now from los angeles, the man convicted of killing robert f. kennedy. more than 50 years ago will remain behind bars. california governor gavin newsome rejected parole for sir, han b. sharice your hon. a palestinian immigrant found guilty of assassinating kennedy . in 1968 kennedy was a democratic us senator and younger brother of the assassinated president john f. kennedy, he was running for the democratic party nomination for president and had just celebrated winning the crucial california primary at a rally at the ambassador hotel in los angeles. i thank to all of you and out on the chicago and like when as kennedy and his entourage made their way back stage in the kitchen area of the hotel, sir, hans struck fatally wounded kennedy with a bullet to the head. dozens of people witness the shooting. it was an act of violence that changed the course of american history. in august of last year, a california parole panel recommended that sir han who is now 77 years old. be released, saying he had expressed some remorse, but newsome has the final say on pea

rob reynolds has more from the sand to do. the story of elizabeth holmes became a cautionary tale about the limits of technology and the boundless notice of greed and gullibility. homes. his start up thera, nos promised devices that would revolutionize medicine by screening patients for a vast variety of illnesses with only a drop of blood. she adopted the attire and manner of silicon valley disruptors like apple founder, steve jobs are actions that will determine this new stereotype around women being the best in science and technology and engineering. and it's that, that are a little girls will see when they start to think about who do they want to be when they grow up. accepting the hype, homes was lauded in the media investments poured in from the likes of news. corporations, rupert murdoch, and oracles. larry ellison, former trump education secretary, betsy divorces, family sunk $100000000.00 into the venture to elderly secretaries of state. henry kissinger. and george sholtes were sufficiently beguiled by homes as blandi

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles . ah, so this is out there. these are the top stories, and an australian court has overturned a government decision to cancel, never talk, which is visa at the tennis star has been released from immigration detention, and plans to compete in the australian opened in one week's time. but the immigration minister could still intervene. sorry, clark has been following the case from brisbin and australia. fran. he's the, the lawyer, the legal counsel representing the government. he has noted in.

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles . ah, tyler, again, the headlines on al jazeera us in russians at the lots have wrapped up the 1st meetings in a week of diplomacy and the di, escalating the tensions on ukraine's border. russia's deputy for master.

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles. ah. all right, just trying to check the headlines here, an artist, era, and a concert president casem yamaha to talk i have has described days of anti coupled protests hasn't attempted, qu more than a 160 people were killed and almost 8000 others detained for her says he'll announce a new government line up on tuesday. robin frosty walker has more from to please he in georgia. that looks very much like a double act with talk. i have.

rob reynolds al jazeera, los angeles, ah. services out there. these are the top stories and an australian core to save a time to government decision to cancel, never joker, which is visa. the tennis star has been released from immigration detention, and plans to compete in the australian open in a weeks time with the immigration minister could still intervene. so our clock is following the case from brisbin in australia, ministry trans. he's the, the lawyer, the legal counsel representing the government.

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, with the u. s. supreme court has blocked the biden administration's vaccine or testing mandate for large companies. the plan would have forced around $80000000.00 americans to get the corona virus job or take regular tests. if they work for a company with more than $100.00 employees. the court voted 6 to 3 against the mandate saying it was an improper imposition on the life and health of those affected. but they've ruled health care workers can be mandated to get the job that makes it a legal requirement for more than 10000000 people in the sector for the rulings came as president biden amounts, that more military medical personnel will be deployed to staff hospitals. our white house correspondent, kimberly help get referrals. i know we're all frustrated as we enter this new year . overwhelmed by a record number of i'm a crime infections. us president joe biden announced he was deploying more military medical team to at least 6 states. it's a surge bite in blames on the millions in the u. s. stil

and that that really puts martin reynolds had very much on the chopping block. so chilly has established a climate change observatory to gather data from one of the least monitored regions of the southern hemisphere. it's all part of a new effort to speed up vital inflammation for scientists to predict and mitigate . effects of extreme climate change. our latin america editors here, newman reports now from southern chile. this is the magellan street that separates the south american continent from peer rather frugal. it's often referred to as the end of the world, but also as a gateway to antartica, less than a 1000 kilometers south of here. we are on an expedition with chile science minister to inspect one of a $180.00 climate change stations. on the way we find the remains of a beached whale. this is just a fraction of what is covered by the southern hemispheres. longest climate change observatory just launched by chile. so we have sensors all the way from the on putting peninsula all the way to the other. come a dessert and we'll use a single platform to prov

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles tributes are pouring in for a bears. who maharaja was died at the age of $83.00. he was consider it one of the greats of indian classical dance torn again, be looks back at his life the family of bird. you maharaj pay their respects at his home in the indian capital need jelly. they say the legend re dancer had struggled with his health. in recent months. i take men is a one car max. so he was being treated a hospital for the past month. he was diabetic and had kidney related issues. he was on dialysis and he was undergoing treatment and getting better. i think he had a cardiac arrest because all of a sudden he had trouble breathing and then he passed away like you will go daddy. i got his dea, oh mirage was a master of contact the type of indian classical dance. oh. ready he often dream inspiration from his own life in his performances, and was known for his enemies, had facial expressions and his light footed movements ah, in a career spanning nearly 6 decades, maharaj not only performed can't act but took it to openin

i'll just say this will reynolds is that for us, robert kennedy was killed in los angeles. of course, rob tell us more about the governance decision. well, adrian, i have to say that for some americans, many americans who were alive in 1968 the memory of the assassination of robert f. kennedy still brings up feelings of grief afforded hopes and lost possibilities. kennedy was just 5042, excuse me, just 42 years old. when he was gone down in the ambassador hotel kitchen. here in los angeles, sir on sir hon, was apprehended immediately at the scene. after allegedly firing a bullet into kennedy's head, kennedy died a short time. later in his statement today, the governor of california gavin knew some said the assassination of robert of kennedy was one of the most notorious crimes of the 21st century and expressed his view that despite sir hans age is now 77 years old. he still represents a significant threat to the public welfare, the parole hearing for sir hans or han in august resulted in a recommendation that he be released with the parole board members saying he's shown so

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, ah. up on the hour and these are the top stories. australia is immigration minister is cancelled tennis donovan. joke, a vicious visa just dies out from the striding open joke of it has been ordered back into detention as he fights his deportation or from sara clock in brisbin. it's taken 4 days now of alex hall who holds the discretionary powers as he immigration minister to revoke that visa a 2nd time. now i should state that these discretionary powers means he's quite a lot of power when it comes to he can, it can't. you'll base on the grounds.

eyebrows more than raised at the e—mail invited sent out by martin reynolds in black—and—white. messages sent between staff and showing tonight to the bbc, that some were well aware of the problem. one wrote at the time... another said... all number ten spokesperson would say tonight was... for weeks, the prime minister has had to defend himself from a deluge of goings—on in downing street. he said again and again nothing went wrong. i have been repeatedly assured, since these allegations emerged, that there was no party and that no covid rules were broken, and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. but for labour's deputy, this latest set of claims as a step too far. i think he should go, i mean, there is no excuses, and it will come as— no surprise that i don't think borisjohnson is up for the job, but more importantly, i think he has lost the confidence of the british public now with his lies, his deceit and his breaking of his own rules. labour shouldn't hold its breath for that, but borisjohnson just can't shake off claims about his own behaviour during lockdown a

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles ah, watching al jazeera, remind now of the top stories, australia's immigration minister has canceled tennis donna, that talk of it's visa to stays ahead of the australian open joke of ich, who is on vaccinated 1st, had his visa revoke last week, count, arriving in the country. sir clark has mo, from brisbin. it's taken 4 days now of alex hold. who holds the discretionary power .

was almost certainly his 'ob mr reynolds was almost certainly his job now _ mr reynolds was almost certainly his job now. but the fact that the prime minister— job now. but the fact that the prime minister was there and the evidence leads— minister was there and the evidence leads to _ minister was there and the evidence leads to some very tough questions for boris _ leads to some very tough questions for borisjohnson leads to some very tough questions for boris johnson because leads to some very tough questions for borisjohnson because we cast our minds — for borisjohnson because we cast our minds back to may 2020 and we 'ust our minds back to may 2020 and we just had _ our minds back to may 2020 and we just had the — our minds back to may 2020 and we just had the first little uses of lockdown you can meet one person outside _ lockdown you can meet one person outside but — lockdown you can meet one person outside but no more, you can exercise _ outside but no more, you can exercise as _ outside but no more, you can exercise as much as you want but there _ exercise as much as you w

rob reynolds has the story from los angeles . the story of elizabeth holmes became a cautionary tale about the limits of technology and the boundless notice of greed and gullibility homes is start up thera, nos promised devices that would revolutionize medicine by screening patients for a vast variety of illnesses with only a drop of blood she adopted the attire and manner of silicon valley disruptors like apple founder, steve jobs are actions that will determine this new stereotype around women being the best in science and technology and engineering. and it's that, that our little girls will see when they start to think about who do they want to be when they grow up. accepting the hype, homes was lauded in the media investments poured in from the likes of news. corporations, rupert murdoch, and oracles, larry ellison, former trump education secretary, betsy divorces, family sunk $100000000.00 into the venture to elderly secretaries of state. henry kissinger and george sholtes were sufficiently beguiled by homes as blandishments

she is expected to appeal grub reynolds al jazeera los angeles. our suspect in a fire at south africa's paula buildings expected in court. later on tuesday, it started on sunday at the back of a complex that houses the old assembly chamber firefighters had declared it under control, but the flames flat up again on they jenny and wolf has mo, from cape town. well, this is an incident that has attracted a lot of attention in the past day. crowds from all over cape town have gathered to take a look at what is happening here, including danny. tell me how you feel. seeing lee along the national assembly bar rules, mainly like very said to me a day ago, we've just been with everything i actually have lost was receive these calls are worth a lot of people here, a loss for words, including the firefighters who have been here flights in tirelessly they were fighting for 24 hours the day before and the temperature for as high as a 100 degrees celsius. and now they're back out of the gander. and they're fighting this, which has just been flared up again. now

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles tributes are pouring in for a bedroom. raj has died at the age of 83. he was considered one of the greats of indian classical dance, victoria gayton, b looks back and his life. the family of the g maharaj pay their respects at his home in the indian capital need deli. they say the legend re dancer had struggled with his health in recent months. i take mine is a one car max. so he was being treated a hospital for the past month. he was diabetic and had kidney related issues. he was on dialysis and he was undergoing treatment and getting better. i think he had a cardiac arrest because all of a sudden he had trouble breathing and then he passed away. he wont go, buddy, i got his dea. oh mirage was a master of contact. the type of indian classical dance. oh. ready he often dream inspiration from his own life and his performances, and his name for his animated facial expressions and his light footed musings. in a career spanning nearly 6 decades, maharaj not any performed contact but 22, opening a dance school in the capital which he ran for more than 20

they say threatened to limit 30 rights . reynolds has a broad we won the election twice. inspired by former president donald trump's falsehoods about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, republican controlled state legislatures in 19 states have passed 34 new laws restricting access to voting. there is an assault underway on the very structure of our elections in our democracy. that is carrying forward to assault that we saw on january 6th of 2021. i'm united states capital president joe biden called out trump in his january 6th speech. a former president and a supporters have decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. for example, in the swing state of georgia, new laws make it harder to request mail balance, bar election officials from sending applications for those ballots, restrict the number of dropboxes and polling places in heavily democratic urban areas. and make it a crime to offer food or water to people waiting in long lines for a chance to vote. states including georgia have gone further passing laws that would undermine non

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles. ah, this is al jazeera, these, the top stories, australia's immigration minister has canceled tennis, don novak dock of which is visa, just days ahead of the australian open emergency court session is due to have the case sarah clock as more from brisbane. it's taken 4 days now of alex hall who holds the discretionary powers that the immigration is done to revoke that visa a 2nd time. now i should state that these discretionary powers means he's quite a lot of power when it comes to he can, it can, you will be on the grounds. he considers you a public risk or a health risk or even on a, on a small scenario.

rob reynolds al jazeera, los angeles, kenneth star novak the judge has won a court battle to stain a strategy of following his visa cancellation in the past hour. he's tweeted a picture of himself back on the court and said he's grateful. the judge overturned his removal from australia. he went on to say, he's focused on playing at the open despite everything that's happened early. a large crowds of support has gathered outside his lawyers office, celebrating his release from detention. but the immigration minister could still intervene with a decision expected on the same truck, which was talk to the border on wednesday night and told he didn't qualify for medical exemption to answer astronomy, because he's not vaccinated. that despite paperwork saying he'd race. and that was habit from cove at 19, some of the fam say the court's decision doesn't rectify the government's handling of the situation in every way the human being shouldn't be the no one of the countries bill by the way you see fit comes this is didn't come here to kill the hippa, freedom and joker, which is family, have

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles. when the u. s. supreme court has blocked the biden administration's vaccine, no testing mandate for large companies. the plan forced around $18000000.00 americans to get the corona virus jab or take regular tests if they work for a company. with more than a 100 employees, the court voted 6 to 3 against the mandate sang. it's an improper imposition on the lives in the health of those affected. but they have ruled health care workers can be mandated to get the job that makes it a legal requirement for more than 10000000 people in the sector for the routing is came as president biden announce more military medical personnel be sent out, staff hospitals, white house correspondent, kimberly help get reports. i know we're all frustrated as we enter this new year. overwhelmed by a record number of i'm a crime infections, us president joe biden, and now he was deploying more military medical team to at least 6 states. it's a surge bite and blames on the millions in the u. s. still and vaccinated right no

james reynolds, bbc news. "robust contingency plans" are being developed by government ministers, amid warnings that a quarter of public sector workers could soon be off work because of covid. rising case numbers have led to large numbers of employees self—isolating — with absences particularly affecting the nhs and the transport industry. our business correspondent katie prescott has more details. cancelled trains, delayed deliveries, closed restaurants and shut—up shops. staff shortages because of the spread of 0micron are a real worry in the new year as people go back to work after the christmas break. i think it makes sense to try to plan for such events. we know we have a very contagious variant in the uk and we know that lots of people are catching the virus and naturally there will be absences throughout all businesses, really. from a retail perspective, the biggest concern will be on the supply chain to make sure that that is still running at the efficiency we are used to. empty workplaces where

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles. ah. so this is out there at these are the top stories and cassock. a president tuck i have, has described days of anti government protests as an attempt at cooper. he says he'll announce a new government line up on tuesday. more than 160 people were killed almost a 1000. others detained. robin forced her walkers morphin to please in georgia. it looks very much like a double act with talk i have talking about the attempted to that took place within the country as he claimed.

will travel to georgia on tuesday to take a stand again state laws, they say threaten voting rights. reynolds has the background. we won the election twice. inspired by former president donald trump's falsehoods about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, republican controlled state legislatures in 19 states have passed. 34 new laws restricting access to voting. here's an assault underway on the very structure of our elections in our democracy that is carrying forward to assault that we saw on january 6th of 2021 on united states capital president joe biden called out trump in his january 6th speech, a former president. and a supporters have decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. for example, in the swing state of georgia, new laws make it harder to request mail balance, bar election officials from sending applications for those ballots, restrict the number of dropboxes and polling places in heavily democratic urban areas. and make it a crime to offer food or water to people waiting in long lines for a chance to vote. states including georgia

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so our period of time are the bill that is being pushed being led by governor reynolds. is five million five million dollars in tax credits, which is leveraged to 20 million dollars in funds raised and we have a three-year window. to get that done. so i think just recognizing how successful the endow iowa program is leads us to be. with the way things are going it's looking very good with this bill, but this gives us a great shot to reach our goals sooner than later. but certainly an exciting opportunity to see the support that's coming from the state from that and then you have it's not necessarily just for big donors. i understand there's it depends on how what the final bill looks like, but there's wording in there so that donors of all different levels will be able to participate. can you speak to that a little bit? well, i brad you probably know a little bit more about that than i but yeah, you know, i'm glad you brought up that point. there. there is provisions for for certain for certain portion of the funds to be reserved for people donating under a certain thres

shery: bloomberg's isabel reynolds joining us from tokyo. coming up have another big guest joining us this week, japan ahead segment, suntory's president will tell us how one of the world's largest drink makers is dealing with the pandemic and changing consumer trends, in a sustainable way. but conversation is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: you're watching "daybreak: asia." japanese markets will be opening in just 18 minutes from now. to look at how trade is shaping up, we have nikkei futures looking flat at the moment. we have the yen currently trading at 113.74, this is the greenback. futures are moving to the upside on the positive territory, by 0.3%. the japanese 10 year, not a huge amount of change, just up a few basis points. shery: some of the stories we are watching in japan today, the latest polls show the approval rating for prime minister fumio kishida's cabinet dipped slightly to 52%, while the number of people disapproving of his performance went unchanged, 36%. officials are still assessing the damage from an earthquake wit

the movies, the proposal with ryan reynolds and central sandra bullock, you again so she's on the big screen and small screen and costars sharing their thoughts, ryan reynolds said she managed to grow very old but somehow not old enough. sandra bullock set people magazine from a she's going to have a thought, and hot dog, betty writes famously favorite meal and be okay being sat so such a tmendous loss, such an icon but so many stories and people sharing so much love today and there's going to be a film, the movie is supposed to premier and it still will generate 17th to celebrate her life and producers say it will go on in hopes it will provide a way for all who left her to celebrate her life. >> or close friends said i don't think betty feared passing because she wanted to be with her most beloved husband, alan. it was with alan she lived in her oceanfront home in carmel and that's where she wanted to live the rest of her life but unfortunately she had to go back to los angeles county because she did have at home care and apparently more convenient for her but she lived her very bes

i tv new says martin reynolds was sent an email by a senior official. it invited 100 people to a gathering in may of 2020 johnson admitted attending. but said he thought it was a work event. a flight from australia and new zealand have delivered their 1st shipment to tanner. the island has been cut offs and saturdays volcanic eruption and synonymy. many homes were destroyed and supplies of water were disrupted. at least 3 people were killed. 29 people had been killed in liberia after a stampede at a church gathering the ceremony was taking place at football field in the capital monrovia, according to officials and gangs started attacking people who were returning home from the event causing the crowd to panic. the iranian president, abraham bracy has been addressing the lower house of the russian parliament, the duma. he welcome to growing cooperation between moscow and t. ron and he criticize the us sanctions placed on iran mystery. see met his russian counterpart vladimir put in on wednesday to discuss reviving the iran nuclear deal. the chinese gover