lou ah ah, welcome back. main stories now to groin rebels, battling the ethiopian government, say they all withdrawing that troops from the northern regions of afar, and i'm hora groups as the retreat will allow humanitarian aid to enter the region . the government is saying the withdrawal is a cover from military setbacks u. k. government is wont further restrictions, might be needed to keep the army concurrent of ours variance under control. but senior ministers believe to be pushing back on implementing any new measures for christmas. on the former left, a student in gabriel burridge set to become chillies, youngest president,

if any 5 year old, one sundays run off election is pledge to raise taxes and oppose destructive mining practices. now we go to malaysia rescue teams there are working to free. people have been trapped by heavy flooding after more than 3 days of torrential rain. at least 7 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced to flee their home since the daylight began on friday. well then, a month's worth of rain fell in a single day. mistakes of hung salon gore and around the capital. quite a lump of been very badly hit. i think in 2012. i think these wonder was that we need to with the loser. but nothing all, and i've seen this before, back in the ninety's, the syria had flooding, but this time it's really bad because nobody anticipated this level of flooding or humanitarian groups. and we are saying civilians are being targeted and fighting between the army and ethnic ramble. groups or than 3000 of escaped violence by crossing the border into thailand this week. but hundreds have already been forced

back. catchy lopez had diane reports. these type of attacks are forcing thousands of people to escape me on more fighting between the military and rebels is intensifying and current state in the southeast civilians are fleeing across the border into neighboring thailand, hoping to find refuge. the army bombed half of my house, my baby was very sick, but i managed to run out while my daughter was passed out, we were in the jungle for 2 days and more heavy explosions were launched. nearby water, hundreds of children are among the many forced to move this family managed to escape, but only temporarily. ty, security forces have allowed some villagers to cross the river to receive food and water. but afterwards they are being sent back to me and more. many are returning

voluntarily, fearing they'll lose what's left of their belongings. are clear to you all that i go. i picked up my child and ran immediately across the river to thailand. i heard about 50 artillery rounds at our village in just one day or nearby. in the sugar cane field, myanmar villa dorothy. the thanks are getting dangerously close, but for many escaping isn't an option. layla bouvie of it. it's scary, but i don't know where i can run to with my 5 children. i'm not authorized to travel freely so i can't go anywhere. i want to go back to my village, but there is no work there. army commanders deny targeting civilians, but humanitarian group say the military is cracking down on protesters and rubble. grove, such as the korean national union, particularly since the military who else did democratically elected leader on songs, which she and february come night while some families that manage to

stay in thailand will sleep in the cell door area meant for livestock. it's a break from the fighting nearby, but who knows for how long can't see a little bit of a young al jazeera, luxurious started deliberations in the trial of a former minnesota police officer involved in the shooting of a black man during a traffic stop. in closing arguments, prosecutor said, kimberly porter was acting recklessly when she shot dante right in minneapolis. earlier this year. the 20 year old was killed shortly after being pulled over having an expired license plate poster is pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, saying she believe she was discharging her taser not her hand gun. john hendern has been following this from minneapolis. what else was said in closing, arguments with an offense essentially said it has it chew. arguments to make one is it kim potter had no intent to kill dante, right?

because she thought she was reaching for her taser, which was on her left side instead of her hand gun, which was on her right. secondly, they say that because right was resisting arrests and was attempting to drive off in his car while there was an officer. at the window that she said that her lawyers rather said that she was within her rights to shoot right and use deadly force because that officer was threatened. the prosecution said, in fact, it was reckless the way she used her gun. she had been trained repeatedly on the difference between the gun and the taser. the taser weighed about half as much. it was a bright yellow, and it was on her left side. the gun was on her right side, weighed more. she did yell taser, taser, taser. there's video of that, so she clearly was confused. no one is questioning that, but what they're questioning is whether she should have known better when she fired

that weapon. and prosecutor said, there's no law that says you can make a mistake and then not be charged. they say she still acted recklessly to the defense is lying on how conscious she was on that event. the jury has already come back with one question, asking about the date, a date of a particular particular interview in that case. and the judge sent him back without any new information saying, rely on your collective memory. so that's what they're doing. they will have about 4 and a half hours of deliberation time today. and then they'll either come up with an answer on those charges of manslaughter. one and manslaughter to or they'll continue into tuesday. thank you. from minneapolis, john henry reporting test on that case. thanks. john. prosecutors in the sex trafficking child of jolaine maxwell, have accused the british socialite, have been complicit in the abuse of underage girls by the late financier, jeffrey epstein,

closing arguments by both sides of now wrapped up in the new york court room. and it left the jury to deliberate, maxwell has pleaded not guilty to grooming, under age girls for abused by obscene, the 59 year old faces up to 70 years in prison, if found guilty. well now to lebanon were at the head of the united nations is visiting the country, is pay tribute. the victims of last year's massive port explosion and bay route that killed more than 200 people. blast was a blow to a country already being crushed by economic meltdown, which the world bank is called. the worst the planet is seen in a 170 years. around 80 percent of the lebanese population as our estimated to live below the poverty line. unicef says more than half of all families are had at least one child who skipped a meal in the month of october. and 7 percent of families have been forced to send children to work. basic services are also falling apart. in october, nearly 50 percent of households didn't have enough drinking water with

a 3rd of them siting cost as the main cause. you and chief until you good, terry says lebanon needs more accountability for last year's blast, and the politicians must work together to end the financial crisis out as arizona. harder has our report now. oh, do you have a secretary journal says he came to lebanon as a method of solidarity for people impoverished by their unprecedented economic crisis. but antonio good is also reminded the political leadership. they have a responsibility to reform and step out corruption in state institutions. the to sees that the lebanese people is today suffering tremendously. and that creates naturally, a great responsibility for lebanese leaders to come together. i mean, this is not the moment for the visions to be explored. lebanon's latest political crisis has paralyzed the government for 2 months. now. at

a time when many of the 5000000 people have been plunged into poverty because of the currency crash, lebanon needs urgent assistance in all sectors, with particular importance to expanding with social protection network. international assistance has been key and helping the nearly bankrupt country, but the dynamics of the relationship appears to have changed. for example, humanitarian aid is no longer handled by the government. i prefer to call is collaboration partnership then oversight because none of us would like to actually to substitute the role of any of the institutions. and yes, it has changed dramatically in terms of conclusion. you know, there wasn't much less actually inclusion in, you know, all the meetings in the, in the priority setting. and in the policy dialog. gutierrez is promising un agencies will remain strongly engaged and that lebanon is not alone. international

aid will help to slow lebanon's collapse, but you an official say it is not a sustainable solution. good terrorist called on lebanon's leaders to put the lebanese people 1st and promote good governance. and while they have again promised transparency, there's still no economic recovery plan. 2 years into the latest crisis, a crisis made worst, my last year's exclusion at the report that leveled neighborhoods and destroyed lives at livelihoods. gutierrez peters respects to the more than $200.00 victims and called for an impartial and transparent investigation. but like political reform, it's another message that is likely to go unheard. center for their elders. eda, beirut, just and quickness from yemen aside and coalition said it carried out air strikes on the airport in humans capital coalition. it says the strikes were aimed at military targets and at the airport at been used to launch cross border attacks short time earlier and warned all civilians and aid workers to evacuate. santa is

under whose he rabble, control, and egyptian quarter sentence, prominent activists, a law abdel for tar to 5 years in prison. he was tried on charges of spreading fake news after being detained in september of 2019, until fatah was leaving activist in the 2011 revolution, but toppled former president ha single barrak. a blogger and lawyer also tried on the same charges were sentenced to 4 years. international concern is mounting for the preservation of the nascar. less than a rat in afghanistan, town man garden is under pressure to protect countries as tight monuments as widespread condemnation. when they destroyed and bon young, but her stature, 2 decades of gun mcbride reports from coppel, known as afghanistan's cultural capital. nothing symbolizes the countries rich heritage more than the western city of merit and at its heart. the grand bosque,

it's exquisite tiling is preserved by the ongoing efforts of its own workshop of craftsmen. but they maintain a world class wonder that like the countries other historical treasures is largely unknown to the outside world. because of decades of conflict before before the 30 here where there are so many historical places of beauty that are untouched. the country is only known for war, younger and its culture and heritage and not recognized with your other lovers. but the improving security situation offers the tantalizing future prospect of tourists once more. for now, herod's oldest monument, it's citadel fortress, gets few visitors by the 1st taurus today, out of the numbers by guards and guns, many times over. it was restored recently by the previous government but the world famous minarets near by, especially those leading,

precariously are badly in need of help of more immediate concern to experts such as ha, my you are maddie is the plight of the so called minarette of jam. in a remote neighbouring province that he has just visited until recently inaccessible and now neglected because of the conflict. it's been badly damaged by flooding, manada every year when it's loaded, the waters are going to bother the foundation break while i'm turning it on. take care of it started doing which is the distractions on minarette him and i nothing will be left corner for the taliban government. it's not just a question of having the resources to save historical sites, but also whether it has the will given its track record of preserving afghanistan's heritage, the destruction of the balmy and buddha's in 2000. and one came to represent for many the taliban intolerance of other people's beliefs. although there's

a growing sense this time is different type of vehicle material that on the market now has more experience and knows the value of heritage does that he's not just about religion. so it's a totally different this time from are just as the international community is holding the taliban to account for its future actions in so many aspects of government. add to that list, how it preserves the past. robert bride al jazeera, cobble. the middle of winter in denmark doesn't sound like the best time to go for swim that taking a death and copenhagen's. honda is the perfect tonic for some or used to be a major industrial port is now been transformed into one of the cleanest waterways in europe. management gym reports now from the danish capital. on a danish morning, this cold and grey as anxiety deepens over the surgeon covered 19 cases. you might expect to encounter a somewhat darker mood,

but for power vote. who started swimming in copenhagen's harbor during the pandemic . this is the one place where his worries get washed away, is dead like dancing. like when you go and dance, you're showing jolted heavy and it's the same when you go into the water just for 30 seconds, you get up. and it just can injection of pure happiness a few hours later in another part of denmark's capital. it's not much warmer, but that doesn't stop joseph in north gren, who's from finland? one mara, one laura. it's one of the reasons i really love living here that we have the opportunity like you don't have to go far away to be able to swim. copenhagen is one of the rare european cities with harbor water clean enough to jump into. but this wasn't always possible. pair shoes works on new developments for the harbor. he says for many years the water was too polluted to swim in. but all the efforts that went into transforming the harbor from an industrial area into a recreational one have paid off. we actually called it the,

the blue park. we have a lot of green parkson in copenhagen lot of green areas. but we also have this blue park where people can enjoy themselves. no big polluting ships here. even the transport options are more eco friendly, like this electric powered ferry. having a clean harbor is a real point of pride for copenhagen, but the work is far from over. these days the aim isn't just to make the area safer for humans, but also to protect the ecosystem that exists beneath the water. these are bio huts also known as fish hotels, dozens of steel cages that contain boxes filled with empty oyster shells, where algae and small organisms grow. the initiative is a partnership between the world wildlife fund and the city of copenhagen, vertical roles of peers as don't show a lot of complexity. and this is

a bio hats can help in these bio had had stay in. they give space for that kind of an niches where small fish can lift that a good chance and etiquette. food like the other harbor projects, an attempt to ensure locations that will comfort and in aquatic environment that can flourish. i'm a jim, jim a 0 copenhagen. how many opt primarily genes, why alpha football can continue to spy? a record number of covered cases along play is ah

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bars and now with the sports for him. thank you so much for president johnny in 15 o says holding a bi annual world council generate an extra $4000000000.00 in revenue. i had a world football hosted in online summit with member associations in jo. i'm to discuss the plan, the p and in south american confederations are against the idea. he told our sports correspondence, dandy richardson, it will result in a fair distribution of footballs, wealth. there is a gap which is, which is getting bigger and bigger. not only has club level what it is already huge, but also national team levels. it between a some continents and, and it's our responsibility to work and to make proposals on how we can not close this gap by bringing those were up down on the country. those were up, we need to make them grow even more, but we need to bring those one of them up as well. and the proposals that are now on the table i think are going into the direction we have to discuss them. we have

to debate them to consult and we'll see where we end. you wait for obviously assuring their research painting a negative outlook for them. will your proposal undermine and d valley full in york? well, i think that the reserve shot has been commissioned to 2 by 52 nielsen and to open economics. demonstrate that there is a huge upside. and the great benefit for all, including in particular of course europe. this is important because we need to encourage those who are working well and you a fine europe works well. i mean, i've been there for 6 in years, so i know that we need to college them to work even better to do even more to generate even more revenues. and this proposal is exactly going in there. that actions, i think it is a win win situation, of course, are

a few things to fine tune and the fuel. how should i say, maybe more in depth, philosophical, big discussions to have as well? at least now we can discuss also based on some facts and figures and bring the discussion to a different level. and you believe it is compatible with player welfare as well. no only is compatible with play effect welfare about it is actually positive for player one. i mean, if i don't trust our son langer and the medical team that we have in fever and network is about dead, then we have to stop here immediately. there are people who know the player welfare while it's actually them. and one of the keys of the proposal is to reduce the travels for national team players because that's what, where most of the injure, injuries of fatigues is happening. um and also to guarantee a mandatory recipe that at the end of the season. and another important element

when it comes to players is that i'm told players are competitors so, so when you are competitive, you want to play and you want to play big games to play. big match is big teams, big tournaments. so we offer them as well. somehow this opportunity, english premier league has confirmed it will go ahead with its fixture list despite them disruption being caused by co, with 19 so record 90 positive tests recorded mung players and staff in the week finishing this past sunday. 6 of the appeals, 10 matches across the weekend has to be postponed. one of the matches that when i had saw leaders, manchester city, the new council, a gun in crowds have received, is that they should to fill their fixtures. if they have 13 fit players along with a gold cheaper, this is how man city boss ornell and describe the ongoing challenges. how does the decisions taken by the lead? i see the people around the street and nobody mark nobody's social distance. so

that's why it's going to happen for later. nobody protect him, child in the family. so you tried to create a good environment for our people, our plays of stuff and back room stuff to, to realize the dangerous. he's already, he's still already here. anyway, to be left. that is days after making has come back from injury. raphael, my dad has tested positive for cove at 1920 time grand slam champion, played to andy murray and jerry on friday. now said he tested positive on his return home to spain and had experience some unpleasant moments from the illness. more than 25 percent of an h. l teams have been shot down because of a rise in corona virus cases among players. so far as total of $43.00 games have had to be postpone this season across the lee and channel and players associations they, the plan is to avoid a full on shut down, only pausing teams on a case by case basis, spread on the crown across north america has made participation in the olympics and

out on the elliptic thing, i think if that is the case in my opinion, a smart decision. i mean, i don't know who would really want to go and, you know, those circumstances, you know, especially, you know, i just put myself in that situation with the family and that's not, is there a chance that you want to run the risk of being stuck over there that alone makes it not doing enticing australia has secured a convincing when in the 2nd test of the asha series against england, england, john butler did restrict australia for 207 balls on the final day in adelaide for treading on his own. some team went on to secure a $175.00 run victory and take it to mil series lead. their attack starts in melbourne on sunday. tiger woods says, returning to competitive gulf has been a blast, but admitted playing and major tournaments is a long way off,

which was back in action for the 1st time since a career threatening car crash. in february, 15 time major winner was competing alongside his 12 year old son, charlie in the $1000000.00 pnc championship in orlando, fer finished in early this year was, was not a very to start to the year and it did look very good. but the last few weeks, the push as hard as we have the last 7 months with taking those days off into work in about 3 weeks and every day. and have this opportunity to be able to play with my son. and to have these memories for us both of us for a lifetime, it's worth all the pain. okay, and that is all your sport for now. it's now back to marin in london. all right, thank you very much. a japanese billionaire is landed back on us after almost 2 weeks in space on japan's most popular public figures. he saw melissa and detained, social media, followers,

photos and videos means national space station. and now he set his sights on the moon. i said they were poets. southeast have just gone back on us for you stuck who miles our spent 12 days in space. a practice run for when he hopes to become the 1st space tourist on ilan mosques. space x trip around the moon in 2023. the $4.00 to $60.00 took off from cover extend. number 10, his assistant and video producer years or herano through a long to documented journey. it took months of training before the flight and to space my as our updated his father was on social media. he said he was fulfilling a childhood dream that soon he get an and i didn't think i'd be able to go to space . i used to like the starry sky and heavenly bodies. i feel fortunate to have this opportunity and to finally fulfill my dream all the time. it's not known how much

it's exactly cost to reach for the stars. but it's thought to be around $50000000.00 with the u. s. company space adventures. my thought was a household name in japan, making his fortune with an online fashion company in the country known for its conformist corporate culture. the businessman stood act documenting in detail he the experiences of everyday activities on board the space station. i know when you haunting know, he has the 1st japanese civilian to go to space, so i'm very proud of him. he's courageous. and then what i think he's rich and amazing. normal people can't do that, but he became the 1st japanese to do so. i'm envious. that's my candid opinion and left off, but if you don't have millions to spend on the trip to the moon when the billionaire hope fee bless off in 2 years time, he's pledged to take 8 people with him for free. all you have to do is apply to stand a chance, sage aside bake, i'll just there as have when he's out. i'll see you in

a couple of minutes at one years. ah. mm. and a fellow jesse revolt takes a road trip across spain. spanish people love to tell you who they are and where they come from. and i am no exception. one woman's journey seeking her heritage, and i'm covering new insights into christian spans of listen, i'm origin. it's a story that seems to have been fair brush from history. in search of my groups on

al jazeera, this city of cobble has experience so much upheaval for decades, and this is another change to get used to. and one that's boss from easy about a situation and now it's not clear that all the people are just lost and confused. there are deep rooted fears about the erosion of basic rights in particular for women and girls. despite assurances from the taliban and about to return to cruel punishments for certain crimes, everybody will be safe. nobody's kid will be kidnapped again from ransom. now together, they're feeling thy way forward into their new reality. oh, they traveled thousands of campuses from time to pick berries, but do type work is written exploitation in the force of sweden went east investigates on al jazeera

ah al jazeera with oh, to grind forces withdrawal from the ethiopia is i'm hora, and to fall regions off to territorial gains by the government. ah, hello, i'm mary. i'm to mozy in london. you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program as the omicron varied surgeries across europe. germany limits gatherings.