know the potentially damaging issue that has come to the hands from generations, from generation that do yell at me shop. ah, american basketball player brittany grinder is heading home after she was released by russia and a prisoner swap for an honesty that ah, terry johnston. this is all just there a lot from. so house coming up anger in lima. support is a former president petro castillo, demand, his release after he was impeached and detained on charges of attempting

a qu. we visit a so called warm bank set up across the u. k, to take the edge off the cost of living crisis and counting down to the well cup quarter finals be no messy and looks to end dutch dreams as argentina care up for big tests against the netherlands. ah, american basketball star, brittany griner is expected to land in the us shortly after being released from a russian prison greiner, who had been detained since february, was free as part of a prisoner swap. a white house correspondent, kimberly. how could reports? president biden announced the news in a tweet, releasing a photo of himself, vice president comma la harris and brittany grinders wife sharelle, speaking to the basketball star. as she flew back to the united states, he said,

he's on a plane. she's on her way home. after once been unjustly detained and russia grant was arrested in february at moscow airport for drug possession and smuggling after authority found trace amounts of cannabis oil in her luggage. she was convicted in august and sentence to 9 years of hard labor in a rush and penal colony us officials, led by the president condemned her sentence as disproportionately harsh for months . the u. s. has been negotiating with russian diplomats to release her was happy. you fly back home to the, to the never mind. there was a little bit fine. she endured mistreatment showed attitude a show trial and russia with characteristic grid. the white house won't say what suddenly changed only that this week brought a breakthrough on thursday. grider was sent to the u. a. he is part of

a prisoner slot for russian army dealer, victor boot referred to by some as the merchant of death. he's been serving 12 of a 25 year sentence in the u. s. federal prison for conspiring to kill american, acquiring and exporting anti aircraft missiles and providing material support to a terrorist organization. before his arrest, who had built a business, allegedly supplying weapons to support wars and uprisings around the world, from africa to afghanistan. at the white house grinders wife expressed relief, her ordeal was finally coming to an end. 20 all have been. i'm so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life. and so today i'm just standing here . i'm overwhelmed with the emotions, but the most important emotion that i have right now is just sincere gratitude. but

biden still faces questions about american poll wayland left behind, and currently serving a 16 year sentence in russia and espionage charges. his family says he's innocent, sadly, per totally illegitimate reasons. russia is treating paul's case differently than brittany's. and while we have not yet succeeded securing paul henry's, we are not giving up. still, there's fear about president biden's decision to swap a convicted arms dealer for an american convicted of drug possession. their fear as it could encourage further hostage taking and send a global message about the price. the white house is willing to pay for american lives. kimberly hell can al jazeera, the white house motion arms dealer victor booth has landed in moscow off to being freed bother us. he was greeted by his mother and wife for you to says he wasn't told he was being released ahead of time. remark viejo is

a former chief of international operations for the us drug enforcement administration. he says the swap for griner was fair. victor booth was a russian arms dealer that operated for many, many years, selling weapons to terrorists organizations around the world. and da, conducted a sting operation where they used to come potential sources to penetrate victor boots organization and they ost as fork members your, the arm revolutionary forces of columbia. they told them that they wanted to buy weapons to be used against americans in american aircraft that were operating in columbia. the exchange, as far as i'm concerned, is a when we have to stop the noise. you know, i've seen a lot of individuals that also come from the bay and they talk about bite and

because they don't like bite it. but they completely ignore that. trump pad, $5000.00 hello bon released and then met with their leader at camp david. when it comes to victor, bow, you know, he is ye operate with us in the shadows is no longer going to be able to do that. there's going to be numerous intelligence services around the world that are going to be monitoring his movement. i don't think that this is going to cause a situation where more us citizens are taken into custody and foreign countries. they just have to make sure that they don't do anything that goes against the last. however, minor they baby demonstrators in peru have fought with police soft the arrest of impeached president pedro castillo. the formerly, the supporters in lima, demanding his release. castillo was detained and removed from how on wednesday,

after attempting to shot to congress and ruled by decree, is now facing charges of rebellion and conspiracy. bruce you presently, not when the warranty was sworn in shortly after custio's removal. ariano sanchez reports from the capital. marching for the former leader, supporters of felucca still gathered outside the prison was being held from the heart of the capital city to the south of the country supporter say they won him freed it was latest political crisis in on wednesday when cathy was impeached by congress when he left the presidential palace, the order to arrest him had already been issued, he was on his way to the mexican embassy to seek asylum. augustus own escorts were instructed to detain him at gunpoint. he was flown to this prison on the outskirts of the capitol,

where he'll stay for at least the next 7 days as an investigation into allegations of rebellion and conspiracy gets underway. a v 8. his lawyer has rejected the charges and says, casting his detention is illegal outside. angry supporters blamed the new precedent enough on what the forecast the years down for a few minutes. don't miss it as yet until a month ago, she was saying that if diana say she castillo, there would go with him. now she takes over the presidency and says she doesn't agree with the crew to tom bon, what? a bass beetle 6th precedent in 5 years and the 1st woman to lead the nation on her 1st full day in office. she appealed for a political truth, but refused to rule out the possibility of early elections. garcia k. as soon as was, some voices are calling to have early elections and that is democratically respectable . i think that after the assumption of the presidency, it's time for a beat of i reorientation of what else to be done with

a country audience. 7 opinion pull, say 87 percent of peruvians want fresh elections, frustrated by years of political turmoil must have been used. former leaders, i been investigated for some form of a legit corruption. castillo is being held at the same prison as former president and better for him already been. 2 kathy and i read the whole he mardi is serving a 25 year center for human rights. i believe they are the only 2 former president of hayden who closed congress illegally. he never learned the wants to bring an end to the political feuding which has paralyzed the country for years. as she chooses those who will be in her cabinet. she wants to show poor peruvians. they will not be forgotten by diana sanchez tells us he that lee might be to a landmark legislation protecting that same sex marriage has been passed in the u. s. a vote in the house of representatives saw 39 republicans joined democrats to

support the bill. the respect for marriages act will act to support a 2015 that supreme court ruling. it requires federal government and states to recognize gay marriages as long as they were legal in the states they were performed. ah, now the football well cup is back in action on friday as the 1st cause a final match is get on the way later croatia are up against to 5 time champions. brazil at 15 g empty. and at 19 g m t. the 2010 runners up the netherlands for face argentina, lino messes emotional woke up story continues after 2 on the winning the last 16 against australia. his team now face an opponent with high hopes of ending message final run at this tournament. and the richardson reports from the ha, whether he likes it or not, a little messy is the focus, the most camera lenses. when argentina hit the training ground,

competing at his last world cup. 35 year old, messy is closing in on his 1st global title. that tens of thousands of fans have traveled to cancel from argentina, hoping to witness one of the games all time greats. kathy's international korea with football is biggest price financials, i'm with ford is again casey. we see the effort that everyone has made to come here and be part of the games and also the people enjoying it from argentina. i know the all of aren't tina would like to be here, but that isn't possible. the unity that we have enjoyed for a while is very beautiful at every much. it's incredible how they are living each game and transmitting so much passion and energy. i thank them because it's incredible. the netherlands t no face in the quarter finals, certainly enjoyed the new account when against the usa. at the last world, cup of parents in 2014 dutch fun came to an end with defeats against george and

sina. in the last 4, we know that you are 3 games away from glory. you could be 3 games away from glory . and we are in this position right now. we wanna show we want to perform and get, leave it all on the page, and hopefully get success. and this is opportunity. touch coach louis van haul is another rallying point for the players. he returns the job for a 3rd time last year, the 71 year old, guiding the team through world qualification, while also being treated the prostate cancer. she's a very good guys where you can speak to a normal and i think everyone is good for with him. and i think also because his will be the last one wants to fight for women duelfer argentina stands hoping it will be their team. it can bring the netherlands 19 game unbeaten run to an end, and he richardson al jazeera. meanwhile,

brazil fans are hopeful their team could claim its 6th woke up titling cattle, watching closely as one neighbourhood in the pakistani city of karachi, known as many brazil sullivan. javert has more hands, drums chances, and cheers. these high decibel streets and grounds are not for you. are priscilla her result games stopped everything in karachi near the neighbourhood known football frenzy and for its affection to name our steam is locally known as many brazil id right now and the atmosphere electric buying. the match was being brazil, about korea and the rear brazil fled. and the people already enjoyed. the brazilian still has returned from injury. net has to do for them victory. the crowd erupted every time he passed the ball. ah,

although the games happened late at night, but that doesn't stop thousands together at the main stadium and around tv screens in cafes. during the day, they paint the streets and place more flags on every corner. the provincial chief sat among the crowd to show support for the people who team welcomed for his presence, but people did not forget their everyday reality. in the low income neighbourhood, almost every household is a victim of either drug abuse or gang related violence. locals, hearsay, the government can do more to provide opportunities and prospects for youth. the id can hold on, hold evolve. health is talks it, when you talk about football in pakistan, lady is the no city which has produced international names. football is on the decline here because the state has no patronage to promote at nurture this talent. boys and girls here enroll in academy and someplace barefoot of gravel,

people. they are easy. they take great pride that the official fee for ball is made in pakistan. and a lot for the game isn't affected by the nation. never qualifying for a woke up tournament for what i'm here for soccer we price some of us football is playing the fee so well. cup and pakistan. winston young. god damn deposit that we want to pakistani team what you see the way we cheer for brazil. we want to cheer for team pakistan about lang, international football macedonian. but until that happens by cassandra mini brazil will cheer for its favorite t. darby of their a moron. sons, excitement about friday's games that speak to katya as her young who's act suit, walketh in doha. so we're got a lot to look forward to that i yeah, definitely going to be a busy day and to fill out the crowds and to feel out of the situation, the vibe here and know how the soup walker is always a good place to go. as you mentioned earlier, 8 teams are lab,

so definitely the stakes are high and teams know it and fans know it, especially because with brazil playing croatia, martin's he against the netherlands. these are teams that in a way have their national identity tied to football. so it's a match quite in more ways than one. it's more than just a mass. now we have some fancy who will be going to the game later on against brazil. brazil, of course, is one of the favorite spot. these fans here say they are ready to put up a fight for this is definitely a tough team by you guys say you're ready. we are. busy the real respect, but i was with, oh smart, we her 3rd release. yeah. and i see there's a lot of proud here from prey, a lot of people ready to root on their team. yeah. about what you guys have to do as far as making it to the next round. it's a tough see, everybody must the little or her with 100 percent and view my so that will be talking pray just

a little electric. now you also mentioned that the fact that a huge group is here speak to the man. oh, on your to you. a lot of check your these here. a lot of corporations. they know brazil of the top team, but they say they may be, can out numbered them as far as chairs a right now, all these fans are also leaving some room for unpredictability because as we've seen these last few days, ah, when it comes to surprises, the world cup has definitely had more than a chair, so we'll keep our monitoring here the situation. the silk shall amr celebration, come into play from but teresa, brazil, argentina, and the netherlands with lead time was the head hair on al jazeera. we look at gender based, bothers and center goal after female and peace in parliament and the community

putting together through adversity. take a look at the dragon birches of cotton. ah hey there. good to see the rain is piling in for a huge suassa of portugal and spain and see this batch of rain here around the strait of gibraltar. i think on either side we could see some flooding, not just the rain, but we're also dealing with blustery conditions. speaking about those winds as we hit toward the northwest, we got this broad northerly wind. that's a cold wind. so we painted on the colors dark of the blue, the lower the temperature here, london waking up friday morning to minus to scout, to watch out for some icey surfaces. you'll bounce back to 3 degrees, weather alerts and play for some snow over the scottish highlands as well. there is snow for the alpine region. we got this rain funnelling up across northern italy,

top end of the adrian see could see about a 100 millimeters here. this about a months or 2 months worth of rain within a short period of time. gotta keep the risk of showers in the forecast for is stumble on friday with the high of 15 degrees and away we go to africa, shower streaming across morocco, that western side of algeria. here's our har, matt. and when we can trace it, lifting the sand and dust mauritania, that western side of algeria, and to noisy as while, and some big downpours for not only zambia, but zimbabwe, and that eastern side of south africa on friday. that truck date, thanks for stopping by. ah, in with them

now was the time to be direct. there is a growing realization that rights can be taken away in this country to cut through the rhetoric. how can we resist this narrative and hall dangers and demand the truth? join me, mark them on hill for up front. what out there? ah ah, watching out as a reminder about top stores the south american basketball star, brittany griner is expected to land in the us shortly after being released from a russian prison. griner was freed and the prisoner swap in exchange for convicted arms dealer. victor boot police in peru have fought with supporters of impeach to president petro castillo. he was detained and removed from power. wednesday,

author attempting to shop congress and group by decree in senegal, agenda based violence is in the spotlight off to recent rule in parliament in which a female and pay was slapped and kicked by another politician. a fight broke out while the global activism campaign to end violence against women was on the way. because hawk has more from duck on, a routine parliamentary session descends into violence. a member of parliament slaps and kicks one of his colleagues. the woman was pregnant and has since miscarried, even so some politicians say she deserved the beating. nothing about me said somebody started it. i understand the m p that hit her. she insulted his religious eda. i disapprove of what happened. charges have been laid against the offending m

p, but despite robust new laws to protect women and girls in senegal, research shows 68 percent of women victims of such crimes. never speak out it upon my bank 19 years to summon up the courage to bring an end to her marriage and the daily blows that came with living with her husband. he would beat her on conscious hitting her so hard, so he damaged the nerves at the base of her skull, leaving her blind in the right eye. and bang eventually left him and approached the police. but he continues to threaten her, found a matter of a girl. it's painful, it really hurts that he is still free. after everything he has done, he continues to harass me and goes looking for me. but i want to live my life. her closest relatives knew about the violence, but did nothing to stop it according to the un. when in 3 women worldwide experienced sexual or domestic violence. yes, you see, i said look, that's the rising number of cases is linked to fear of denouncing such accent. so

to the level of negligence and normalization of domestic violence, it is certainly the case in the household and beyond. lead to lead to brawl in parliament has parked a national conversation about the treatment of women. and it's not the only case in the public spotlight. we're outside the main court house in the car where we spend sancho the main on position leader, extending trial for rape. look at the headlines. it says she is finally ready. the moment she has been waiting for this one. the sweet and beautiful duel. there is an undertone of sexism where the owners is on the women to prove her innocence, rather than on the man. few women are willing to come forward. many of those who do are still afraid, but defiant, rebuilding their lives. one step at a time. nicholas hawk al jazeera de carr, hundreds of protest as in sudan have call them and military leaders to step aside.

police fired tear gas sat, the crowd who marched in the capital. khartoum on thursday. the testers won the leaders of last year's miniature takeover to be tried in court or also angry about him. agreement signed with sedans, main pro democracy group. earlier this week there's been a kara outbreak and a make shift camp outside go man, eastern democratic republic of congo. in the past 2 weeks, more than 250 patients have been admitted to a local treatment center. doctors without borders says the disease is spreading because of a lack of shelter and sanitation. thousands of displaced people are living in the areas conger. these soldiers fight against m. 23 rebels. people in portugal that capital have been urged to stain doors after heavy rain caused severe flooding. at least one person has died. cars were submerged into summit road tunnels and the metro line shut down in this been now temperatures in parts of the you k have dropped below freezing at

a time and energy prices are on the rise. charities and community groups are responding with the creation of so called warm banks. are there spaces where people can go to avoid the cold if they can't afford to heat their homes? they bark or travel to oxfordshire, volunteers are helping vulnerable people. rural england, on the coldest day of the year. so far picture perfect villages. but for some increasingly rustic living standards think mary's church is opening its doors every week during winter, for those seeking warmth, comfort, and company, and i'm certain times everybody's affected. we had it so easy to nay. you know, you've turned the tap has been hot water. i'm have money to pay a bill soon and he turn heating on. there's only been very, very lucky in this country. very lucky and the lowest rate, how others? now, we need the how across the country,

thousands of public buildings are being turned into so called warm banks, where people can go to heat up for free, especially if they can't afford the soaring cost of energy bills, which have doubled its down to charities, businesses a community groups to step in, i made a worsening cost of living crisis. this is an affluent part of the country. chocolate box, england for this crisis is affecting a broader spectrum of people than ever before. everyone is getting poorer, every one's wages are being squeezed, and every was casa going up. for those people who've been just about managing money couldn't be any tighter. and now, increasingly, poverty is embedded within communities. form banks operate on the same principle as food banks like this volunteer joe payton is packing surface goods destined for people who can't afford to feed themselves all their families who is seen. i guess the last month is we're seeing people that are working or

people who've been on benefits, but they've coped and now they've got to stages that there's nothing left. there's nothing left me to put on the matter. i comp heating on because i hadn't got any money left this week. you can is the only g 7 country with a smaller economy. the before the pandemic, and inflation is at its highest and 40 years. the pandemic and worn ukraine are undeniably a fault, but breaks it in recent political mismanagement of stifle hopes, of a fast economic recovery. the result, more people relying on the kindness of strangers to meet their basic needs. the park al jazeera oxfordshire, northern dragon, boating his nation to chinese water sport that day spent more than 1400 years. it has gained popularity in recent times. what started as a tenant person, boating cattle. now growing to a community of hundreds of members, including a team for cancer survivors. so our high right joins us now live from a guitar. so what's been happening there?

sorry well, i apologize if i'm squinting, but the sun is really strong today. they say it was a windsor of the walls. carpet certainly is not winter right now. we all had dragon boat saying is a chinese traditional our sports. it's been around for more than a 1000 years and the community is huge. it started with one boat, 11 and domingo and now they have $5200.00. you can see them both be filipino because driving both indians, very famous and i competition. and i just want to show you here. one of the chinese traditions is this from that you, this drum beats while they're having the race so that people can find their puzzles in the water with this b. and you've also got the traditional dragon vitamin heads, which is always full competitions. now this team name is here today all and i heard

about buffalo b a competition, which is a 200 meter competition. i'm here with me next to your one of the team members for on. yes or no. can you tell me more about my school is incredibly popular, and catchall is quite key to showcase and not to the war, to support the existing commuting dragon. boating, especially for the walls cup. can you tell me why, you know? yes, sarah dragon, boating here in got tara here in the car, is a big boost to all those people leaving it. brewster, just when you say sports, it's all about being fast and being strong, but in driving boat, it's not the most important factor. the most important being in driving what this does synchronization. so just imagine this on the boat, there are 20 paddlers paddling all at the scene, but exactly at the same moment. pulling the water, making the boat move out,

seem real, seem power. it's so fast. it's so fun to watch that you would see all the people becoming like a machine and that's the thing. the 200 meter is going to happen quickly. darrell had to find very quickly that i had so i synchronization 2 milli seconds. well, not one of those sports if you all visit to connect me by and say, oh i this is alex is here. and these are the top stories now are american basketball star brittany grinders expected to land in the us shortly after being released from our russian prison. she was exchanged for honesty, the vic to boot.