450 businesses operating in the old city. now there are just 50, built at, he's always been the heart of nazareth. now a growing group of residence wants to get it beating again. when they come back, because the city still have very much oh, this is al jazeera ah, hello i mariam nemiah's, a welcome to the news our life from london coming up in the next 60 minutes. russia sends tanks rolling through, but a ruse holding military drills as fears grow that it will invade ukraine west. indeed, as call it a dangerous moment for europe. a new power struggle bruise in libya.

parliament appoints a new prime minister hours after the currently to survive an assassination attempt . suicide bombing in somalia capital kills at least 6 people. all the country struggles to solve a political crisis in sports brooklyn. that's dar, james houghton isms way to the philadelphia 76. as part of the block cluster, dale and russian figure skater, camilla valley ava is back on the ice at the beijing winter olympics. amid reports, the 15 year old has tested positive for a band substance. ah, hello and welcome to the news, our tens of thousands of russian and better russian troops have begun. 10 days of major joint military drills. nato estimate 30000 russian soldiers have been sent to bearers lodges deployment to the ex soviet state since the cold war. the kremlin

says they'll return to that permanent bases in russia once the exercises finish. western pow's, fer it could be used as an opportunity to attack ukraine. algae, there is debt ross and reports now from the better russian capital. minsk, russia flexing its military muscle, just 50 kilometers from the bellow. roshan border with ukraine. 4 weeks troops in arising, even from russia as far east. 10000 kilometers away. it is clear that is as far bigger and previous military exercises. my russian officials have not disclosed the number of soldiers involved. nato speaks of 30000. if you consider that an invasion of a large territory like ukraine is in, quote, his interest to has a chance to attack from the south from marine and his own crime. your forces from the east, from russian soil and from the north in

a joint action of russia. it's ally bellows. so. ready really, terribly speaking, it couldn't be any better. ah, but it's released by russian ministry of defense show tanks and metal launchers being used in the drills and military chance india from the bell of ocean border which are great. it is less than a 2 hour drive to the capital key of western leaders. worry if this is a serious drill or a ploy for a real attack. for the next 10 days, the world's eyes will be on the largest russian contingent on baller. ocean soil indicates a possible 2nd front for vladimir, put a new makes use of the isolated and international weak position of his prodigy. alexander lucas shanker lucas shanghai came under, sanctioned from the west. after you was accused of election thought and a violent crack down on the opposition, while the bell, a russian leader has always trusty, independent of bellows and refrained from condoning,

put into military actions in crimea and eastern ukraine. yes. now turn to to russian leader for help. good. it's a book, mass mutual dose, you poor military forces have always left bellows after the end of an exercise right now with a more participants and the rhetoric is aggressive. i think location because attitude is caused by his annoyance with the waste was in the front. it doesn't recognize him as a legitimate leader. he believes russian talks will eventually leave us at a drills finish on february 20 until then speculation about the real purpose of this, joe, or force will likely continue. steadfast al jazeera, immense. meanwhile, the u. k. prime minister is described the war games as europe's most dangerous moment. forest johnson as hell talks with nato lead against dalton bug spots have been going to play mac matic efforts, said diffused tensions with ukraine. but little progress was made by sending the case funds secretary to moscow, where liz trust was accused of grandstanding and refusing to listen to russian

counterpart, sergey laugh rav dasa jabari reports. now from moscow. british foreign secretary on her 1st official visit to moscow. this trust followed diplomatic protocol by laying a wreath at the tomb of unknown soldiers close to the kremlin. a grey and cold days started the foreign secretary's trip, but it was an even colder reaction from her russian counterpart, sir gay lover. all he knew, following their near to our session behind closed doors, little jewell and tim stool. i'm disillusioned about the fact that our conversation is like between a mutual and a deaf person. demands to remove russian troops for russian territory kept coming up during only go. she ation. it is regrettable. as far as the ologies ultimatums and threats, this is a dead and st and yield nothing. unfortunately, some of our western colleagues have been carried away with this and their public statement. suppose i cannot call this diplomacy, study laughter. i've made

a clear that the british are not listening to russia's concerns. fundamentally a warn ukraine would be disastrous for the russian and ukrainian people and for european security. and together, nato has made it clear that any incursion into ukraine would have massive consequences and carry severe costs. the british efforts to reduce tensions continued in the belgian capital, where prime minister boris johnson met nato secretary general. yet, sultan berk, both presenting a united front against what they say is russian aggression. this is probably the most dangerous moment. i would say them in the course of the next few days in what is the hub biggest security crisis that europe has facebook for decades and we've got to get it right. and i think that the combination of oh, sanctions, and oh, military resolve. test diplomacy is a, what is in order from brussels to warsaw. in the same day,

boris johnson visited the polish capital to reiterate britain's resolve to protect nato allies. another 250 british soldiers are due to arrive in poland soon, making it home to the largest overseas deployment by britain's armed forces. a fact moscow says is further evidence of nato's eastward expansion. this trust came here hoping to get some reassurances from her russian counterparts. but it seems her visit may have caused more damage to the fragile relationship between london and moscow. the british defense secretary is due in russia on friday, no doubt hoping for a better outcome door such a bari al jazeera moscow, which is a 2 hour drive from ben, a rose ukrainians in the capital k of a watching rushes drills closely. many civilians have started learning, self defense and gone. sales are on the rise. natasha bought reports on this now from key f. ukraine's front line may

be far from the shooting range in the capital, kiev, but is never, far from the mind of leonid or stout. save a veteran of the conflict in the east of the country where ukrainian forces are fighting russian back separatists. he fears russia could attack once again, because he doesn't trust vladimir putin. he can do whatever he was as to the president by the say that it's a boy was a nuclear weapon was all france and i agree with him 100 percent. his like a little dictator unit says people must learn to protect themselves. the owner of this gun store says that more and more people are coming in to buy a weapon. worried by the situation. the sales have gone up by 30 to 40 percent in the last 2 months. in another part of the city, a placement converted into a bomb shelter. one of thousands in case that has been reopened in case the worst

happens. it was built during the cold war by the russians who have now become the enemy to a full scale invasion would lead to a 3rd world war in the center of europe. it wouldn't be only ukraine involved, but all the other countries, anxiety here over russia's military build up on ukraine's border is being exacerbated by moscow's latest move, military exercises in belarus. less than 200 kilometers from here. but not every one is worried. for many daily life is a bigger concern than the kremlin. i think the russian villa, russia, the most who liked doing this exercise is for the world to have a dialogue with russian mostly like not, not to make it work because they're not interested that only emotional phosphate which they're capable of attacking. they want to attack. but would they dare with they really do us more nearly 8 years of conflict to ukraine's east of cost a long shadow. but most hope that the ongoing diplomatic efforts will put

a di escalation in sight. the latest crisis. natasha butler al jazeera, kia ukraine is saying, the presence of russian war ships off at southern coast is part of a hybrid war, and makes navigation impossible. rusher is staging naval drills in the black sea at the same time as old ground drills in bed roost. but ukraine is accused russia trying to obstruct its train routes by setting up the fact o blockades is its southern court. well, this is important because the black sea, this region really plays a significant role in global food security. the u. n says more than 20 percent of world grain exports in more than 30 percent of wage comes from the region. ukraine's and 95 percent of its grain through the black sea in 2020, more than 50 percent of its weak exports went to countries in the med least off of 11 ends and 43 percent of libby as weekend ports come from ukraine. and egypt also

relies heavily on this route. you denise, our life from london, much more land for you on the ground. fighting for the right to wear had jobs in class religious tension. play out in india's colleges. also looking at bumper to bumper problems on the u. s canadian for do i, truck drivers are wrapping up that protests against corona virus vaccine mandate. 21 years old and already a double olympic champion will show you how chloe came, defended her title in beijing. ah, now there is a new power struggle is brewing in libya. replacement has been named for the in term prime minister just out after he survived an assassination attempt form. inter

minister fatty sugar was chosen by the parliament based in the east of the country . but there is no sign that currently to me, debatable will step aside, is car was shot at in tripoli early on thursday. feared having to named leaders could deepen existing divisions between rival factions as they tried to attempt some kind of reconciliation. malik trina has more from tripoli and today's session and eastern levine, the city of to brook or the parliament said unit of miss lee approved that he was other as the new p. m. now fed to bizarre, seen by many here in western libya as, as little as western libya, a strong man. or he, when he was fort when he was the minister of interior, he took a strong stance against malicious. or that brought him into the sort of the limelight. he got you, general support from people, especially the international community. they thought that he could help us stabilize the police force and the security apparatus,

especially in western libya. or in terms of balance of power or the current prime minister abdul hamid baber has for the most part, been able, unable a, to extend his control in eastern libya, eastern libya as controlled by the warlord khalifa, huffstutter, who in 2019 lost military offensive to take the capital, he was unsuccessful, turned back to western libya and has a huge a power base there a bit. he pushes her and the and kelly for have to her of thought to come to an agreement. in fact, just a little while ago actually for half the spokesman amazon miss marty, are said that they support the parliament's decision to name that he was either as a new prime minister. will this be a smooth transition? while the hammer waiver says he's not handing over power to this new prime minister, so we're gonna have to wait and see what happens in the next days and months ahead

. united nation says it seen the reports have a rival prime minister, but for now it will not recognize his authority. at dramatic editor james phase asked, you, inspector general spokesman about the political crisis is at b when special adviser on libya. stephanie williams is closely following the situation. i were positions that i still don't think very clearly yesterday remains on change, but we're, she's on the ground trying to gather more details and try to keep the process of trust. so you still recognize if your position remains on change, you recognize interest prime minister as the prime minister? is that correct? yes, the short answer is yes. saudi arabia is one that it will bomb who the sites and yemen capitol is told civilians to evacuate areas used for military purposes. 12 people were reportedly engine by falling debris it about international apple. when a drone was intercepted by ad defenses,

coalition says it's inexcusable that who is the rebels? deliberately targeted a civilian airport out we've been following development very closely where at least 6 people have died after suicide bomber attacks in many bus carrying election officials in somalia. this happened in the capital market tissue. the group out, bob says that it's behind the assault, the bombing hit a road near the presidential palace. there have been several attacks in mogadishu recently as rival political factions struggle to hold elections, algae there is malcolm web is following the story from nairobi. the eye witnesses said the attacker run towards the convoy and the police who were riding on the back of a pickup as part of the convoy shot shot at him. and he wasn't able to reach the convoy that he detonated the device. the people that were killed the bystanders at the roadside, it's a fairly busy area. it was not far from the market. the group found bob has said it was responsible for the attack about said last year that it was opposed to the

election process and threatened to disrupt it. we were 1st meant to happen over a year ago. and a couple years ago, there was a plan that for the 1st time in decade, tamale would have a one person one vote election, but that didn't get off the ground. and so instead it's reverted to the previous system. by which klan representative select mtv and m. p intern select will vote on the president, but it's still repeatedly over the last 14 months. we saw fighting on the streets of mogadishu a year ago between the armed opposition and security forces following substantial pressure applied a month ago from the u. s. and the u. k. who provide military support to the somali government. the process has redeemed the theories of ongoing meetings happening in various provinces across the country. a lot of horse trading going on behind the scenes of clam delegates try to reach a consensus on who they will appoint as m p to represent them. and people who are

close to the process say that almost certainly very large amounts of cash will be changing hands as part of this process. and at the age group, save the children is saying that somalia, on top of all this is experiencing its worst drought in a decade in november, the charity found 60 percent of households had at least one person who lost their source of income. mostly due to the death of livestock and more than a 3rd of families, including at least one person is going without food for more than a 24 hour period. says 4600000. some eyes will face crisis to emergency level food shortages until may, and the u. n. has only been able to raise 2 percent of its a target. so gentlemen, out by skype is stake, yal hanson professor and international relations. an author of the book, hornet, style, and rift fault lines of the african jihad. so many challenges facing the country. and of course, people who are now being affected by drought and food supplies. can i 1st ask you

about the security situation in the country? are we seeing an escalation in recent attacks in mogadishu and elsewhere in the country? or is this just a, a continuation of what we've been seeing for the last few years over the last week you'd have the few people been an increase. we seem 3 bomba parks know the from plants, old side or from where the issue are relatively stable. but we also see that the hot or hotel to above are richer than they used to be a lead sir. a financial surplus organization look are able to infiltrate the government. institutions operate far behind enemy lines. tell us more about why it has been so difficult to permanently dislodge al chabad. i think it's partly because sir,

the security solutions that has been created in somalia hasn't catered enough for the local security needs. that means that the chicago has been able to pressure the local population to pay them. or if you want to use that word texas. so they manage to tax quite large segment off, so don't small. they are maybe even more efficient than the transitional government . so you have a police that are not able to provide security for the ordinary somalia and also for the business community. and them, they are vulnerable to pressure from the show up, and that generates a lot of in come to the show by when they tax a lot of businesses. so it's basically some of the institutions here who hasn't really function for the average. so while it is there any kind of discussion around the electoral process and what's likely to happen with that when we see elections have long been delayed, that there's no way they can be held in the kind environment. well that it is kind

of ongoing and they supposed to finish the 25th of february. it's a clown based selection process. but the, the year federally institutions and the regional states, nevertheless, have some kind of pressure at times on the process. so there's a lot of constant station of the process itself. there's a lot of accusations about her and she thing about a new pressure applied on my plan, elders are wrong. and there's a lot of tension between the sitting president and the members of the opposition, including 2 or 3 regional states. how as this process continues is a that the electoral process is a long and drawn out. and it's kind of continuing till at least february, if not beyond how is that going to affect al chabad behavior? i don't think it will affect her also books be he really all her team that can

happen when you start to us. this process draws all the conflict level between the various oppositional forces and the sitting president will actually increase and that will create the possibilities for the ship. well, they come are criticized. there's heaping president her for all this thing here. her period. and they can draw advantage of conflict between her are lice against the previously fought against them. what are the weighted between them so, so it's a kind of opportunity for the shape of additionally, the show bob can actually focus on or try to modules the see thing, press them sir. alliance and close relationship with the if you go who hasn't been really very popular in the somali context, thank you very much. say yell a hanson for johnny's presser. international relations. thank you for having voters in india's most popular state would have per dash adding to the polls for

local elections. more than a 150000000 people are eligible to vote, making it a key test for premonition or under modi's popularity. modi's bartold, janitor party, or b, j. p. one the last day election in 2017 is hoping another victory will help him in national elections in 2024. with the b j. v is image has been hurt by strong opposition to farming reforms. have now been abandoned, as well as the high rate of unemployment and the government's handling of the pandemic. meanwhile, in southern india, schools remain closed across the state of connecticut in an effort to reduce tensions over a ban on women's, her job. muslim students and parents say they're being discriminated against after several schools denied entry to girls wearing her job last week. protest on tuesday, we met with counter demonstrations by hindu to support the ban. talk percent of people in the state. a muslim local government is ruled by modi's hindu nationalist

party, which has been accused of fostering discrimination of poverty. metal is in monday in the state of cannot to chron, explains how the dispute could affect state elections who are outside the college and mondell. what a woman wearing a book called was heckled by a group of hindu students. that video has gone viral and has come to define the control bassy in the state of cannot. now forty's, including the state government, have back the stand of the students, saying that religious the tire, including the headscarf, violate the dress code in education institutions in the state. remo data model, the good or modify the not making any effort with children's well being. instead, they're ruining them. i'm ashamed of what's happening in our state. now the high court, which is hearing the matter, has all schools and colleges like this one, to re open from monday and has all the request of the students to not insist on wearing religious attire till the court delivers a definitive judgment on the matter. political landice point out that this would

arise ation between in muslims in canada, could impact state elections, especially in order for the age where in 2017, the b j. p came to power on the back of the hindu vote. and this point out that this time around the issue over here could not those waters to once again bought a long really just like in the us, inflation is hit its highest level in 40 years. the consumer price index rose by $7.00 and a half percent over the past year. energy costs, or the biggest jump up by 27 percent. president joe biden says full cost or inflation will ease though by the end of the year. why did your castro joins us live now from washington? and heidi, i have to say, this is something that we're seeing in many countries not east here in the u. k, with people having to pay more for basic goods, including food and electricity. how is the rise in the cost of living affecting

americans? shamira i'm here in the us. it's the fact that this is the biggest and fastest price increase that many people have ever seen in their lifetimes and 40 years. and americans are seeing it in every sector of the economy. in particular, electric bills are 27 percent over the past year. there's also price increases, of course, in gasoline, in rent, in clothing and medical care costs, and a stroll down any grocery. i'll makes it more than visible that prices are going up, particularly as a last month and makes good seeing the biggest price increases. and as we are seeing inflation rise in the us, you're also seeing polling numbers for president joe biden plummeting with just 40 percent of americans now approving of his performance in the oval office that's despite president biden's vows to bring inflation under control. i'm going to work like to don't bring gas prices down,

which i'm going to work in to make sure that we keep strengthening supply change to bring the cost of energy and everything else with goods and come to america down by helping them point 247 by changing a whole range of things that you know, what's happened with coven cobra has cost significant increase in prices in the supply chain. and how much on ease or concern is that within biden's democratic party, the, this is going to going to be punished by voters for this? yeah, that is the over shadowing concern among democrats. you know, the federal reserve is expected in the next month to raise a raise interest rates that could help the situation. economists are also expecting prices to drop on their own as those cobit related supply chain issues, hopefully resolve, but certainly it as democrats who are taking the brunt of the criticism at this

point with republicans attacking democrats for having passed that nearly 2 trillion dollar rescue package that is now being blamed for having overheated the economy. now whether or not that is true is still debatable, but what certain is that as the mid term elections come up in this fall, which will determine whether democrats retain their majorities in congress? this rising inflation rate will become a major, a political liability. mariam, thank you very much from washington dc. hydrogen cancer posting on that story. now here the head of london police force is stepping down after a series of scandals and questions over judgments crested. dick says the city's mayor left her no choice after withdrawing his confidence that she'll stay on for a short time to ensure stability. pressure on her is grown after an initial decision not to investigate lockdown parties of the prime minister's office along with reports of racism. and force and a merger of

a woman by serving officer it is al, jazeera ly, from london. much more still ahead. will be speaking to the prize winning author who flag uganda. a human rights shortly deteriorating. press for a battered nation after pandemic earthquakes. and a super typhoon, the philippines, terrorism industry, slowly returns and in sport, to the best goals of the season. and by the same match, shall you, the other 1 may twenties out. ah, there is still surprised me quite warm weather in europe. it's down here to clean remainder, has been bitten into by yet again, more cold weather is always coming in from the north. it has to in the last few

weeks, maybe no big surprise next storm systems on its way in the last one that's bringing the low temperature, this one here, but it hasn't yet reached rumania, hasn't reached the black sea, hasn't res bulgaria. attempt to still hear about to 10 degrees above average. everyone else back to normal. and once the front gone through the few snow or sleep chairs, the sunshine is back out. so by saturday it's windy up. admittedly, the snow warnings are mine, f. a noise is norway. we expect me to snow here it still winter. rain disappointingly dismal weather that southwesterly over england. for example, most a dog near his baggage. the sunshine on the tail end. a few showers in italy, back to the south of france. there are no more but 2 lofty sunday, pretty knowles to tell the attempt is done in bucharest by this time on saturday. and the wind is no longer that strong. in egypt, the hum, natalie still blogs. the dusty seasonal winds through most nov after it takes the dust off to the azores islands, whether it's been seen as a very orange glow in the morning and the evening when madagascar it is to any,

as it is, you know that ah, i own it to different worlds, but creatively and philosophically aligned, al jazeera world explores the surprisingly between the egyptian islamic scholar mohammed abdul and russian novelist, leo tolstoy, and the french dejection surrealists all 3 breton and jewels, and 9 leech really thinkers and surrealists on al jazeera. the latest news, as it breaks after the killing of 2 isolator is why the united states over the last 3 years, many at post the war, their fear group will see that as a challenge with detailed coverage opposition to the mine runs strong signs against

it. like this point are found across the community from around the world. very hard to get a sense of public opinion inside me. i'm up with the military arresting people for their political beliefs. lou ah, welcome back to main stories now, thousands of russian and better russian troops have started 10 days of military drills as tensions grow of russia's presence on its border with ukraine. u. k prime minister warns h. europe's most dangerous moment. fatty bishop has been named his replacement for libya's interim prime minister abdul hamid the bay. but just aus after he

survived an assassination attempt, there's no sign he'll step aside. and at least 6 people died when a suicide bomber attacked and many boss carrying election officials in the somali capital market issue, the arm group. i'll sure bob says it was behind the assault. well, some news from c, dawn protest as there had been marching to denounce october's military coup and political detentions. ah, they've attempted to take new routes to get to the presidential palace, but have been met by t a gas and the security forces around 80. people have been killed, has demonstrates his face a cracked down on to sentence the cou. a say they'll keep demanding democracy. now the award winning orfa cock, when's out or care up by shy joe, who fled uganda on wednesday, says he was tortured whilst in custody. but plans to return to his country at some point, his claim of miss treatment is the latest example of

a deterioration in human rights. and you can derive the past year in the lead up to the january 2021 presidential election security forces, arbitrarily arrested and beat opposition supporters and journalists and kill protest as the internet was also shot down. popular thing, a ton presidential candidate bobby wind was put on the house. so as shortly after voting in the election, he was again placed on the house arrest as he was about to campaign in december by election. in august, uganda authorities stop the activities of $54.00 civil society groups including human rights and election monitoring organisations. well cleanser care busha joins us now. can i start by asking you what happened when you were arrested in december? in december? no other by the year,

which isn't just of the president's and his immediate to do was taken to the court where it was was bitten, was bitten with blood, un buttons put them much pips they used to pluck flesh from my thighs. why did they my lift that done? you and all my was full of them at the ledge rations and all my leg and i am right now. nothing flag was uncle fletcher's. they really big to me. i almost died. then they denied me medication to call my passport. they refused me from flying out to get medication from europe, from us, a decided to run out of the country to think person

and i know that you were detained twice before for the work that you have done when these individuals broke into your home. did they, were you able to identify anyone? was it clear which particular agency they were from the 1st time i said all the details of been arrested by the middle to deal with a list 2 parties and we have yes. and we have seen images of your wounds and injuries, and i know it's caused a great deal of shock and sadness,

not least in your own country while, while you are in detention did. did they speak to you or was there much communication more than i was in addition or 2 weeks? that is 14 days subjecting me to doing interrogation twice, twice. i met his son. that was a new governor commander land forces. then when i was arrested again from prison after being given bail, they took me directed to him and he gave me the last question that i should never write again about my daughter. i should never show anyone my cause, but if i ever do that he would kill me and kill my family and my friends.

yeah, he tried to tell me about the rate again. i told him that let me 1st get my medication shall talk later. you must be concerned about friends, family, colleagues, back home. yes, i'm quite content. have they been contacted or they been affected in any way by this particularly now that you have left the country? yes, my immediate family, they was sacred. worried about them. so they're worried about me. yeah. can i ask about the effect this has had on your health now? have you presumably you've had access to medical care of been depending on antibiotics 1st aid. but they believe in that.

i've been looked at by waiting for me and i believe that i'll be fine. i'm ok. i will have to return to my country and this time around are not in the into the country already in the airport. so you will definitely return and you will continue writing it out to return to my country. if you did few people in power, they never asked of me from staying in my own country. they can never make me up in my own country. so i have to go back to gun and fist them. the eas delegation to gander is issued this statement about significant rise and torture, arbitrary arrests and disappearances in the country. and then the u. s. is also cited. what they describe is credible accounts of force disappearances and torture

by security forces. do you feel as though the international community understands the nature of the situation inside uganda? i think they do understand if they didn't understand they wouldn't be issuing that meant or they wouldn't be issuing sanctions like in this summer that it or he says, although i believe that they are to getting more fish and living go to the shops. you know, i would work on these sanctions, i can only establishment is encapsulated to 70 encapsulated. his are these other people that was a mean these other people who are benefiting in such bob or is this this bumper, isn't it, is they are advantage. that is our, they keep power. so they will be a new is

a if the issue in god sanctions against some of he says they should not leave odms of him and his son. because his on he's up to that. i mean just the right thing. you got and i thank you very much back when that a kid up lasha joining us hundreds of people stuck at the border between mexican us will be allowed to move northwards . that is part of the plan to move away from detention centers. they'll be on the night time car. he's in the city of houston and baltimore, president joe biden has promised order forms. but critics say he's failed to deliver bernal's reports from los angeles. this ricardo, in 2020. as the coven 19 pandemic, raged migrants in u. s. government detention facilities in california protested and went to court

over dangerous conditions. in a final settlement reached late last month, the federal immigration enforcement agency, ice, and private for profit prison corporations agreed to safety protections for detainees, including coven, vaccinations and limits on detainee populations, unsanitary conditions and indifferent guards at a rural county jail under contract with ice were experienced by immigration detainee and asylum seeker jo mejilla, there was feces and i year. ready in and i was just bad situation is really hard for us to get clean supplies. we'd see some of the guards would come in and they'd be sick and have a cold the next, you know, they offer to 3 weeks and we come to find out that some of the guards were actually obeyed. and they weren't taking any precautions to help us out or keep us safe. ah, the american civil liberties union, one ruling that freed hundreds of detainees wall awaiting asylum hearings. we filed

the lawsuit because it was clear from the outset that when coven began to spread ice and g o group, it's private for profit contractor. we're putting people at great risk out of serious harm and death. geo group is contracted by ice to hold detainees. it runs more than $100.00 prisons processing centers and other facilities. last year, president joe biden issued an order facing out contracts between the justice department and private for profit prisons, but that order didn't cover immigrant detainees. we've been deeply disappointed by how things have played out throughout his campaign bite and promised to end the use of for profit detention by the federal government, including for undocumented grants. and us would have a huge impact on the ice detention system, of course, because are nearly 80 percent of people who are in ice detention or in facilities that are privately operated. as large numbers of migrants are expected at the us

mexico border in the coming months, the by the administration informed congress this week it will use a home curfew program as an alternative to incarceration now awaiting an asylum. hearing me here cannot forget how he was treated in detention. you know, just treated worse than animals. you know, people treat their pets way better than what we were being treated. nearly $21000.00 migrants are currently locked up in ice and privately run. prisons. rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, 3 magical plants in the united states had been forced to cut or stop production as a direct result of protest by canadian truck as against clothing restrictions. a group of drivers is blocking the ambassador bridge in detroit, which carries a quarter of all the trade between canada and the u. s. car plants and by ford. general nice isn't toyota. as struggling to get parts? canadian prime minister just intruder is refusing to back down. you can't, and

a pandemic with blockades. you can and a plan damage by decreeing it you can even ended by legislation. you need to ended with science, you need. oh, john hendern has more now from one of the main border crossings in the u. s. that bridge we're talking about. it's close. that's the basset or bridge in detroit. i am at the nearest crossing to that it connects port huron with sarnia on the canadian side. and that bridge you see behind me is the blue water bridge. and on that bridge, you can see that the trucks are moving, but at a snail's pace. and they've been waiting anywhere between an hour and a half to 3 hours over the course of the day to get across that bridge because it really wasn't made to handle that kind of traffic. and there could be more problems like this because earlier on thursday,

protesters also closed the bridge connecting manitoba in canada with north dakota. so the there are now 3 crossings that have been effected. the one in manitoba and the ambassador bridge almost entirely closed this one open, but going at a snail's pace. so that affected the economy all on both sides here. well, it's similar conway of trucks and other motorists in europe has been banned from entering the capitals of france and belgium drive is protesting. vaccine positive reached the north west coast after setting off from the south of france on wednesday. and now on the road to paris, despite the police bond with the aim of going on to brussels drivers who ignore the band in front face fines of around $5000.00 while brussels police of setup checkpoints. hong kong surge in new cases is still accelerating with almost a 1000 new infections over the last 24 hour period total's increased tenfold since the start of the month. despite the aggressive isolation policy,

medical expert said a few tens of thousands of david cases by the end of march with on vaccinated elderly people, a major concern. and then japan's biggest wave of new cases is showing signs it might be about to peak. government is still extending its restriction for 3 weeks to ease the pressure on hospital. and again, there is particular concern over the elderly are also plans to increase the vaccination program with most japanese. people still to receive that booster shots after almost 2 years. the philippines is again to open to foreign tourists. the government is looking to kickstart terrorism, which is a key source of income, almost completely lost because of covered jamil, alan dog and reports from ball. despite being devastated by a powerful earthquake in 2013, these century old churches remained a top tourist destination until the pandemic broke out the months long locked down and the closing of international borders to visitors,

devastating the tourism industry here for months, leading thousands unemployed. just as the the science province was slowly recovering. last year type would write, destroyed many parts in december. oh, cool upon. oh, works on a tourist both says the lack of visitors was just too much. but of them was a yoga bug. young, it was like you were happy the other day and the next day of your said, but of because you might have had a job the next day. he will know how could they be my expenses will. so when we started the, what a thing again more, even though we only had blue cross commerce with her and logan, we were alerted the back. you know, people say visiting by hall is anonymous with seeing the entire country, the province. it's rich with bio diversity and seep in history. this is why it's long been called the heart of the philippine islands, the tourism in the she accounts for nearly 12 percent of g d p. so the government's position to re open the country to international travelers. again,

escovedo cases decreased significantly, is giving men here a renewed sense of hope and purpose. the impact is so bossy because you're talking about the drivers, the poor thurs, the tour of the resource, we're looking at a great multiplier effect. and that also reverberates to agriculture that reverberates the fisheries. because all own that influx of visitors contributes to a volume of need earthquakes, a super typhoon and the pandemic. the litany of tragedies may seem unbearable. ah, but the roman catholic church has always served as a moral and spiritual con, pass for communities here. and so in times of hardship, the faithful say prayers to god and know that somehow there will be a better way jamal alan dog and al jazeera behold,

province central philippines. the usa of california is suing ca, manufacture, tesla for racial discrimination. it says a plant just outside san francisco is racially segregated, hundreds of black employee se the company operates with pay disparities racial slurs and hostile working environment. in october, a coat awarded a former black contractor at the plant $137000000.00 off to similar accusations. also bad news for teslas cars with it, issuing a recall for more than half a 1000000 vehicles in the us regulate to say there's an issue with a sound function as let let's press trans. here a car is coming is the company's 10th recall. now in 4 months and the 2nd this week the french research and for ologist who discovered the h i. v virus has died at the age of 89 live. and yeah, one a nobel prize in 2008 for what i didn't find the human immunodeficiency virus,

which causes aids. he went on to receive multiple other awards, including frances highest decoration, the legion of honor, on 10 years, but controlled in 2020. i think he believe curve, it was created in a chinese lab slat for you on the program winning in winning colvin style and beijing. this american figures gauges performance is on the way in sports. ah.

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sport now with gemma. thank you, marianne. we start with the m b. i n a block, buster dale has seen brooklyn's dad, james houghton traded to philadelphia, and that's agreed to send the 10 time host or to the 76 is in exchange for unwanted young. and ben simmons plus 2 other players and a couple of 1st round draft picks, harden only spent 13 months at brooklyn, hoping to win his 1st and be a championship alongside a fellow superstars at kevin durrant. and kyra, having live live, reduce the gap on manchester city. to 9 points at the top of the premier league. i'm so i took care of business that i'm filled against lester portuguese for diego, georgia school, either side of half time in the to no victory. no pool can reduce the deficit deficit amount city even further. if they win that game in hand, off know, went into that game with rules, looking to that 1st went and pick matches and they took a 1st hopefully 3 defend gabrielle. that had gap romaneli sense often a bizarre sequence. you pushed down your potency and then committed

a 2nd fell on another class straight after i was given to yellow cards in quick succession, fell off know held on to victory. the news, the teenage russian figure skater, camilla valley ava has returned to training at the page in winter. and in the mid reports she's tested positive for a banned substance. the 15 year old on monday became the 1st woman to complete a quote junk and picks helping the russians when gold in the team vent that the medal ceremony has been delayed over what the international olympic committee is calling a legal issue. russian media is reporting that she tested positive for the drug, trying the testing back in december, which is typically used to treat angina valley. eva didn't answer questions after practice. and the i say they can't comment and rational and pick officials on giving away anything either source. there'll be official information from our

official source when it's made available. until there's official information, we won't say anything. there's nothing to say. there has been one confirmed anti dating violation of the game. the rain in alpine sca wholesale chem jackie has been at provisionally suspended following an out of competition test. on, on monday he tested positive for an anabolic steroid which is banned by the wild anti doping agency champs. vicki was the only male athlete representing around in beijing after the action from the games, and nathan chan, one gold of the united states, and the men's figure skating ah, performing to the music of out and john at 10 f as they landed for quadruple jumps in the free skate that followed up his wild record performance in the short program a few days ago, which had given him a huge lead. the 22 year old secured gold, 4 years after missing out on a metal impugn check. i mean, truly i never imagined i'd be able to make it as far as my career and be able to go

to to olympics. and then of course, having the opportunity that i had to day and it really means the world i. so of course, on how to take a little more time to process process everything. and he wasn't the early american celebrating goad. chloe kim defended her title in the women's half pipe. she'd already done enough to win before have final jump. kim is a double olympic champion and she's still only 21 years old. is been a memorable olympics and always a cross country scared to raise a you hug. she won the 1st gold of the games in the 15 coleman to raise on saturday, and is now claimed a 2nd gold in the 10 k classic races while winning by less than half a 2nd. and japanese dominance in lose continue taking golden for events at the games. victory in the team really completed the clean sweep. having already on the men's women's and doubles competitions, germany have $1.11 regional metals and 12 events over the last 3 winters.

and that's help them be out in front to the metal table. they have 6 goals with no way just behind. they have 5 and it's austria, usa netherlands, and sweden following with 4 goats the head of major league baseball as optimistic a deal to and the lockout can be done in time to avoid a delay to the start of the regular season despite the ongoing situation and we'll be commission that manfred, as the schedule for spring training, remains unchanged with pitches and catches due to report. next week, owners locked out the plan more than 2 months ago after the agreement, which lays out the rules of employment and financial structure of the game expired . the 2 sides, the g to continue negotiations on saturday. i am an optimist, and i believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular schedule. i see missing james as a disastrous outcome for the, for this industry. and we're committed to making an agreement in an effort to avoid a couple of sensational goals from australia is an now 1st up,

a cracking volley from mcarthur se former australian international told me, oh, with a great strike that from outside the penalty area. and if you thought that was good, how about this from craig name, who equalized with a coffee and 18 nights minute? definitely whether you buy this one. people have no talk about that if the match ended real and the opening event of the big wave torrent nazare. portugal once again delivered some stuff and conditions. it was a surprise to see a couple of brazilians that claim it tough on us. because tanka, when the mens my egg gavera took out the woman's event. now sarah is considered the coliseum of big waves, big, great pictures that, that soil sport from me and i was back to mary, i'm in london. lovely jammah. thank you very much. without wraps up the news out, but i'll be back in i would much more of the day's news around up the top stories coming up very shortly. but

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