[000:00:00;00] ah no juicer. when ever you oh, hi. german chancellor, olaf shoulds heads to moscow a day off to russia, suggested this still hope for diplomacy in the ukraine crisis. but fearing a potential russian invasion, ukraine's president declares, wednesday will be a day of unity. ah, hello, i money inside this valves, their life from doha also coming up,

canada and forces emergency powers never used before in an effort to en protests against coven 19 vaccine roles. i'm remembering the face of american football attribute and a fellow hall of fame coach joe madam ah, the german chancellor is due to land in moscow shortly on the 2nd leg of a diplomatic mission to stump, a fade russian invasion of ukraine. while our shoals will arrive, as the kremlin and western leaders hold out, the possibility a diplomatic solution is still possible. russian president vladimir putin insist no attack is planned, even though tens of thousands of his soldiers have taken up positions on ukraine's borders. we've got to correspondence the south that vast and is in western belarus near the border with ukraine where russia has been conducting military drills a fast,

less turn to dos. jibari moscow with the german chancellor is about to arrive. so dosa, what is sholtes likely to achieve today? ah, well, according to the kremlin, there are 3 items on the agenda to be discussed said between the german chancellor and the president vladimir putin. the 1st being talking about sa issues surrounding the crisis with ukraine and trying to de escalate that situation. the 2nd will be about the security guarantees that russia's looking for from nato and the united states around nato's further expansion. and then the 3rd, they will be discussing the i gas pipeline, nor stream to that has yet to become operational course. that is an important issue for the 2 countries. this is a pipeline at project that was costa, $11000000000.00 and it was completed last timber, but it has yet to become operational due to

a regulatory restrictions placed on its by the german government. it is certainly being seen as something that has been used as a geopolitical weapon by many here and of course will be very much at the forefront of the discussions between the 2 leaders. we expect their german chancellor, olaf sholtes to take part in a wreath laying ceremony by the kremlin wall of the tomb of the unknown soldiers. and then he would be meeting with latimer putin and the 2 leaders are due to speak to the press following their meeting. i think it'll be very important to hear from the german chancellor, the tone that he had in kiev. it was certainly one of very, very much warning russia. he said that there is no justification for the military build up alongside the russian border was you prayed. so the questions he will have certain for vladimir putin will have to see what the russian leader will say. in response, but generally the feeling here has been that the russian side has not been taken into account when it comes to what they're asking for in terms of the security guarantees they're looking for,

as well as how they conduct their military drills in their own territory. so he will be certainly asking a lot of tough questions and blood reporting, of course, be reiterating this country's position. ok for now. many thanks, daughter jabari that in moscow, she'll be monitoring the situation that very closely for us. now let's speak to step vasa, who is live in breast, in weston, baller, bruce, a step rushes, foreign minister, lover of set on monday that russia is winding down some of its military drills. i mean, what can you tell us from the ground there? well i'm actually and been sca historic town 30 kilometers away from the ukranian border and a lot of people from ukraine actually living here in the bellows. and a lot of people here, half relatives on the other side of the border. and you can imagine the anxiety and concerns here about a possible war, but people are very scared to talk since the correct down by the government 2 years

ago. people are really unwilling to talk very scared to be detained. but it's very clear that the mode is very concerned, and as you say very near by here are exercises said going on. the baller ocean authorities have the informed de media that are several air defense exercise is happening today. so bombardments, exercises happening today. oh, very near to where i am, but it's very surprisingly quiet. i have to say, since yesterday we've been touring this part of the country, you would expect a lot more activity if these largest joint valerie ocean, russian drills a since the cold war since a long time are ongoing. you would expect a lot of activity and the only activity that we can actually see right now is a lot of movement off trucks on the main roads going from left to right. meanwhile, the u. s. government has urged all it citizens here in ballard to leave the country

immediately. i have to say that not a lot of foreign are still living in belarus, also since the correct down happened here. but it's only the u. s. a government so far as urging citizens to leave european the governments haven't taken that decision yet, but as i say, there's quite some concern here especially of in this border region. okay, now thank you that fasten there for us in western belarus of a german leader was in kiev on monday, reaffirming full support to ukraine's president vladimir lensky. later issued an address to the nation, giving a message of unity for the day that some have warned that russia will invade natasha butler reports from key if we have the right off to days of calling for. com and ukraine and downplaying west warnings of an imminent invasion. a change of tone from president followed, amazed lensky in an address to the nation william of thorn samson bless us. we are being threatened by a big law and

a day of military invasion has been scheduled once again. it is not for the 1st time, a war is being conducted systematically against us on all fronts. on the military front, the military contingent has increased around our borders. allison on the diplomatic front, they're trying to deprive us of the right to decide foreign policy on our own. it came after a visit by the german chancellor to ukraine, the latest western leader on a diplomatic mission to decrease tensions with russia and to 30 war europe. after more than 2 hours of talks with zalinski, schultz promised keith more german financial aid and issued a warning to moscow. is my hand kiss, the i'mma ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity on the non negotiable for germany. finally, we therefore expect russia to take their steps to de escalate the current friendship. this one was planned for germany. it is clear that further military aggression against ukraine would have serious political, economic,

and geostrategic consequences. russia shaggy soon gig. zalinski said ukraine must join nato because the country security was inseparable from europe's. my would know ali us, as for our future alliances are ambitions, you know very well that this is our wish. but apart from that, there is a war in the east. we believe that nato membership will ensure our security. zelinski was forced to clarify your crane's position on nato after cummins. earlier in the day made by ukraine's ambassador to london, the suggested that ukraine could be flexible when it comes to his ambitions to join the military alliance commentary ambassador late to retracted. we are not a member of nato right now and to reward war, we are ready for many concessions. and that's what we are doing in our conversations with rations. but it has nothing to do with nato wizard, which is in trying to get

a fusion theater. is moscow doesn't want ukraine in nato and says that the west has ignored it. security demands, but in a possible sign of hope. russia's foreign minister has advised president vladimir putin to continue with dialogue. but if your service goes out, possibilities and exhausted, of course, security talks can't continue endlessly. but at this stage, i would propose to continue and increase them. all right, a move that will be welcomed by shawl. so we'll meet the kremlin leader on tuesday in what some say could be and last chance. but diplomacy? natasha buckler, alto sera, keith. the u. s. is offering ukraine a sovereign loan guarantee of up to a $1000000000.00, meaning it will, steppin if key of comp make its debt obligations. secretary of state antony blank and says it will help stabilize ukraine's economy, which he says is straining from the tension with russia. germany's also offering

a loan of $170000000.00. meanwhile, president joe biden has again spoken on the phone with the u. k. prime minister barak johnson agreeing that the window for diplomacy is still open, or washington is taking no chances with its diplomatic staff that are based in ukraine as hottie. jo, castro reports the u. s. says decided to close its embassy in here, due to russia's military escalation on a friday and border. an invasion, as we have said, could begin at any time. should prudent decide to order it. there would be widespread human suffering. americans and ukraine had been told to leave the country, but a core group of us diplomats will remain. they'll work from the city of leave, further west from the border with russia. despite the embassies closure, the white house says it remains actively engaged in finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis. the path for diplomacy remains available. if

russia chooses to engage constructively. however, we are clear eyed about the prospects of that given the steps russia is taking on the ground in plain sight, president biden says he will not send us troops to defend ukraine in the event of an invasion. but american soldiers are standing by a cross. the border in poland, a member of the nato alliance, real lives will be at risk. ukrainian lives to be sure, but also russian lives. this. this will not be bloodless. this will not be easy. a pentagon spokesman says the us has not concluded that russia's president has decided to invade ukraine, but that an invasion could come with little or no warning. president biden spoke with the case prime minister and discussed reinforcing nato's eastern defences. and the u. s. defense secretary is now headed to belgium,

where he will meet with military allies, heidi joe castro algae 0, washington. you inspector general antonio. terrorist has steps up his engagement with both sides in the conflict and a potential sign of how concerned he is about the risks he is out there tomorrow to get to james bass. until now, the united nations has been pretty much on the side lines of this crisis. the un secretary general knows that russia is a permanent member of the un security council with veto power bought. the secretary general has now had a phone conversation with the russian foreign minister and with ukrainian foreign minister. and as issued this strong statement, you'll have no stone unturned in the search for a peaceful solution. abandoning diplomacy for confrontation is not a step over the line. it is a dive over a cliff. in short,

my appeal is these do not fail the cause of peace. the secretary general was speaking after having lunch with the security council. secretary general can conflict be avoided? i believe so. the lunch meeting was hosted in the russian mission to the united nations. russia just happens this month to be the president of the council. other ambassadors who were that were reluctant to say much about what was discussed. forget discussion. it really was recent days here in the corridors of the united nations have been very strange. you'll find some diplomats who tell you, they believe that war is imminent. they'll be an invasion within days. and yet there are others who say that i think that will be a conflict. they think that president putin, who's always use the element of surprise, is going to surprise the world this time by doing nothing. still heads on our desert parson. the philippines was still in ruins. 2 months after typhoon rise, swept across the nation and campaigning begins and what's expected to be south

korea's tightest presidential election. and ah, ah, look forward to brighter sky's the weather. sponsored my cattle airways. hello, we got some rather stormy weather coming in to many parts. if you're a po for the next couple of days, cloud and rain, sleet, and snow for many parts down towards the southeast. as where we have the best of the sunshine, not too bad too for spain and portugal, but to lots of weather front, showing up on our chart here. and we are going to see some rather lively weather pushing through over the next couple of days. so wind and rain coming in across north western parts, a low country season, heavy rain, some snow there into wes, scandinavia, from snow to just around the outs and over towards the balkans, rain, sleet, and snow which will grassy make its way over towards greece. as we go when it's wednesday,

this were our 1st name storm comes through. this is dudley. this very active area of low pressure pushes in across sir scotland. it will bring damaging winds. and so very heavy rain as well. we could see winds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour, thursday, at where to where the sweeps across sir scandinavia through the baltic states makes its way of tools at western side of russia. little here. the next systems waiting in the wings. this is their 2nd name storm of the week, and this is eunice that will push its way in her cross ireland pushing across. so northern parts of england into scotland as we go through friday, damaging winds and strong rain. oh, the weather sponsored by catera always chilling the debate they erased, of like, people from the american global story was very powerful on an online at your voice . the comment section is whitehead joint conversation. we had all protected when

everyone is protected because marketplace being matched on the sticker board. you just look at it in a very different way. said that perspective, men and men meeting each other and they don't have any solution. let me put it clear for you this dream. on al jazeera lou ah, who watching al jazeera reminds of our top stories as our the german chancellor is due to arrive in moscow on the 2nd leg of a diplomatic mission to fade russian invasion of ukraine. western leaders in the kremlin, say, a peaceful solution is still possible. insurance president vladimir zalinski is addressed the nation calling for a day of unity on wednesday. when sam have warned,

russia will invade. the u. s. is offering ukraine alone guarantee of up to a $1000000000.00, meaning it will step in if you have comp make its debt obligations. secretary of state antony blank and says it will help stabilize ukraine's economy. while away from the international diplomacy, communities living on the front line, our growing increasingly concerned child strap, it has more from bought a stiff in easton ukraine. a couple of 100 meters down. that hill is russia. now this area has remained quiet over the last 8 years of this conflict. there's been no shilling. there's been no fighting. there's been no destruction of people's homes and businesses. but that does not mean that the lives of people in this village has not been deeply affected by the conflict. they used to be able to go and visit friends and family in russia freely. they used to be able to go to the cemetery,

which is in russia. they used to be able to trade and go shopping was 3 years ago. the whole changed in 20000000 t, rolls of barbed wire, were laid along the border. it took almost 30 years after the collapse of the soviet union and a war before a boundary between the 2 states appeared. elaina, mommy, tova runs the village shop, describes life before the war as a golden time. well, that's what your longer should. we have relatives leave him there, right behind this tree. there is a village and their children used to come to school here, visited each other as friends. we married each other, spent our holidays together. and now, just as soon as close to was outside the half empty school is the statue of the historian, who wrote about the importance of unity among cossacks who populated this region for centuries. the village is quiet. antonia missouri server sits in the sun with her friends club, michelle,

them. my parents are buried in the cemetery and i can't visit their graves anymore . our friends on the other side can't come here to visit us. we miss them. everyone is full of grass and we know they think the same were far away from politics, but now our freedoms enjoys, are gone. there are many villages like this one along the crane russian border where there is no sense of hate or the endless blaming the other for the killing in these conflicts. for the longer this crisis goes on, the more concerns grow amongst people here that the community they have lived in for generations may never be the same. with canada's prime minister has invited emergency powers never used before to end protest against kevin 19 restrictions. this i called freedom convict conway began as a demonstration against vaccine mandates more than 2 weeks ago at st. span to other

cities and blocked border crossings. with the u. s. allen, fisher reports the main bridge. lincoln, canada to the u. s. is open again, police enforcing a court order ended the 60 blockade by protest. there's demanding an end to quoted restrictions. they made several arrests and set up barricades to stop it happening again. the protest hit supply chains on both sides of the border. but outside canada's parliament in ottawa, protesters are refusing to leave, even as the local government eases covered restrictions. prime minister just intruder has had enough invoking special emergency measures to confront the protectors. this is not a peaceful protest at the borders in different parts of the country. the blockades are harming our economy and endangering public safety. $988.00 emergencies act allows the federal government to insure security during national emergencies. this

has never been used. a similar move was last employed in 1970, the prime minister then to those father pierre. the scope of these measures will be time limited, geographically targeted as well as reasonable and proportioned. the so called freedom convoy protest began because canadian truckers opposed a vaccine or quarantine mandate for cross border drivers. but it soon became a rallying point for people opposing the trudeau government. and now it spawned copycat protest globally. in belgium, demonstrators, there were joined by others from france, holland, and germany, to demand a hold to cover restrictions by europe's governments. the messages leave us alone. we are peaceful, we will leave you alone. we are not accepting any japs any more. and israel, a convoy of trucks drove the main highway from tel aviv to through swim heading for

the parliament building. we all support canada and support the truckers con v that went up 2 or 2 and we do hear the same critics of accused the so called freedom called voice of having little popular support. but authorities are aware of the disruption. even small protest can cause and like canada, i know examining what actions are available to keep roads, bridges, and supply lines open. alan fisher, i'll do 0. washington on vaccinated workers about the age of 50 in italy won't have access to their workplace from tuesday. it's an extension of the government's green pass health certificate, which is required to access most public venues. employees in the private and public sector will have to show proof of vaccination against coven 19 anyone court working without it could face fines and suspension without pay.

thousands of nurses in australia's most popular state of new south wales have walked off the job for the 1st time in nearly a decade. the staging a 24 hour strike demanding better pay and more staffing during the pandemic. the nurses defy the last minute would have on the states industrial relations commission to pull off the strike, which it said could put public health in danger. star for more than $150.00 hospitals taking part. now it's been 2 months since typhoon roy devastated launch areas of the central philippines. a 10000000 people were affected by the storm with at least 2400000 still in need of help to mill adding. dugan has this report from bo whole province. one of the worst hit areas. jessie garcia thought it was an ordinary typhoon. they said they were by the sea side with their children until the water rose. like a wall. you'll thin. let me feel up when i, all of a sudden our roofs were blown only,

and we had to swim away from the current with our children, thus terrible, terrible, but of us are brave only thankfully, jesse said their house in his boat, which he once used for fishing is now this choice. this cause though vineyards in obey is one of the worst. his areas here in the province of ball survivors here tell us some of them were able to salvage a few pieces of whatever is left of their homes. but for what they say when they're not even allowed to rebuild here any more, typhoon y locally known as a death caused extensive damage in the science and them in our region. it killed at least $400.00 people and displeased millions more. government officials say the damage is comparable to super type when a young in 2013 the strongest storm on global records. according to the united nations,

more than 2000000 people are in dire need of assistance and access to food, shelter and medicine remains limited. hundreds of towns are still without power and bonnie water will on, on, sorry, hard the folk. there are hardly reese and the there are you still confronting these hardships? but of course, we need all the help we can yet considering that the 200000 people about 80000 of totally destroyed homes right now. erlinda jamal us is now homeless. her 15 square meter home was swept away by this storm surge. nothing is left. she said, and they feel grateful if they are able to eat away city. the situation here is repeated many times over. at least 4 other provinces remain in desperate need of aid. there are communities which were already really from the economic impact of the pandemic. so typhoon rice, devastation has actually scaled back recovery efforts even further. shemelle ali

doug and al jazeera ball province, central philippines, a spending some breaking news coming in from news agencies about the russia, ukraine, crisis agencies. and now reporting that some russian forces near ukraine ought returning to their bases according to the ministry, the forces are returning often. they have completed that drill. so that development just coming in now as diplomacy of course, continues into another day. we are expecting the german chancellor in moscow to day ranges at the bare and national park in argentina have managed to rescue a number of animals for fire sweeping through the area. i ologist say around $50000.00 hector's, have been burns, so fall apart, and it is an form of house will be reintroduced the wetlands once it's safe to do so,

mexico's president has suggested politics in economics all the reasons behind u. s. ban on mexican avocados. the suspension on imports was announced after you as the official reported being threatened while doing inspection work in mexico. farmers in michaud, i can state are regularly extorted and attacked by cartels and criminal gangs. but as all day emmanuel lopez abra door has downplayed the violence. i see you in the chair soon too. we are looking into the matter to understand what was the threat. the truth is that mexican, ever carriers have been exported here, but we have to chick. what happened in all of this? there's also been a lot of political interests. there is competition. they don't want mexican ever carlos to get them to the murdered states because it would take over the u. s. market because of its quality. so there are other countries interested in selling ever carters. thousands of people have honored the face and voice of american

football. they gathered at the oakland coliseum in california to pay tribute to john madden, who died at the age of $85.00 in december. it's the stadium where he 1st came to fane out there. as gabriel, alexander reports on his unique legacy that stretched across deck. well, the book starts now, one man, an icon to 3 generations of american football fans in 3 different areas, coaching, broadcasting and gaming. that man, john madden, who embodied everything football. he started as a player before his career was cut short due to injury. but older american football fans likely remember john madden when he coached the oakland raiders in the 19 seventy's, his no nonsense attitude, gaining him the loyalty of his players. a super bowl when and when he retired, the winning, his coaching nfl history, a coaching career that was kept by an induction into the pro football hall of fame

would have satisfied most people. but none john man, most middle aged football fans likely only know john madden from his 2nd act and what an act it was. after coaching, madden spent the next 3 decades in the broadcast booth as a flamboyant analyst. but you can't make yourself one dimensional with over 15 sports emmy awards. he's widely considered the greatest football analyst ever for his ability to explain the game in simple, yet entertaining terms. john madden was one of the most famous and recognizable people in all of american football. during the season would seem like he would appear everywhere. but one place you would never find, john mann was at an airport. john madden did not like to fly at all. he was claustrophobic, so he took a bus everywhere around the country and had said,

madden cruiser hole on the side of the bus. so everybody knew who was inside and he stopped all the time at small little cafes in order to eat and talked to people and learn what their life was like. he loved it. he loved getting to know people. he was the ultimate man of the people. ha longer football fans, those under 30 years old. probably only know maddened by the video game that bears his name. madden nfl. one of the most popular sports video games of all time has sold over a $130000000.00 copies and generated nearly $4000000000.00. john, earl madden, a man who stature is unmatched in a uniquely american sport. gabriel's hondo al jazeera new york. ah, i'm on inside with the headlines on al jazeera, we're just hearing that the russian defense ministry has ordered some of its troops