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a year or 2 younger thanks to a new law. we're in northern australia to see how scientists are using ancient knowledge to save the great barrier reef. and counting down to the world cup cold of finals, leon al missy looks to in dutch dreams as argentina gear up for big test against the netherlands. ah, it's just passed $1300.00 g m t 7. i am in san antonio, texas, who bets where american basketball stop brittany criner has arrived after being released from a russian prison. it was part of an exchange that saw convicted arms delivered to boot, also freed from us prison. just days before russia invited ukraine in february, griner was detained at an airport for having less than a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage. she was sentenced to 9 years in prison for

drug smuggling. wicked to boot has sift 12 years of a 25 year prison tim for conspiring to kill americans. he's accused of selling arms to ball lords and rogue governments, and is known as the merchant of death, or u. s. officials have also pledged to bring home former moraine and corporate security executive pool. well, and he's been detained in russia for 4 years on espionage charges. his family and the u. s. government say a baseless petty cal heine begins out coverage and with this w. n. b, a basketball star, britney grinders, 10 months, long ordeal, and she is back on us soil. she didn't speak to the media, moved to a military hospital for evaluation, and to be reunited with her wife. and parent greiner was arrested in a russian airport in february after authorities found trace amounts of cannabis oil in her luggage. she was sentenced to 9 years in prison. but after months of

negotiation, she headed home on thursday. in exchange for the u. s. releasing the tories russian armed dealer, victor boot. this video reportedly shows when it happened, the very tall griner recognizable. she walks away and a man who appears to be boots walking in the other direction. on the tarmac in the united arab emirates, written state media release, this video of grider making the journey from russia. the relief visible on her face was president joe biden announced the news in a tweet showing himself grinder's wife and the vice president and secretary of state, speaking to the basketball star as she made her way on the long journey home. after months being unjustly detained in russia. hell, no, nor on tolerable circumstances. brittany will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones and, and she should have been there all along. the, the americans exchanged her for victor boot nicknamed the merchant of death. he was halfway through a 25 year prison sentence,

for conspiring to kill american export in anti aircraft missiles and providing support to a terrorist organization. and that is one of the reasons biden is facing some criticism of the swap. we traded a basketball player for a known terrorist, a criminal. another concern that this could get other americans arrested overseas. but most of the complaints are that greiner is coming home alone. the u. s. fail to win freedom for former marine. paul whalen, convicted of espionage in 2020, and sentenced to 16 years in a russian prison. president biden says they'll continue negotiating for his release . greiner had written a letter to president biden, where she worried should be forgotten to day, making it clear that wasn't the case. she's home, patty, gal, hain, l 0. washington will speak to ali hush him in moscow and just a moment, the fist go to our white house correspondent kimberly hel kits. kimberly,

there's been some criticism over prison by the not getting pul, we'll an out of russia as well. what's the full out? been like from the steel it is no question that the president is under increasing scrutiny for the fact that there is still an american that has been left behind. but the president, in the white house, for its part, pointing to the russian authorities for treating this case differently than brittany grinders. you'll remember that at the time that brittany was arrested back in february, it was around the same time that russia invaded ukraine. and that many believe that the reason that she was detained in den held in been sentence ultimately so harshly had a lot to do with the sort of intertwining of that conflict. whereas in the case of pol whalen, he has been detained now for some 4 plus years. and these charges are of espionage which some would argue,

are much more serious than finding trace amounts of cannabis oil in one's luggage. so you can see why this is being treated differently between the 2 governments. still the white house saying that they don't see this differently. they see this as to americans who have been unjustly charged and justly treated. and that is why they are continuing to work with the russian authorities to bring the americans home or rather to bring paul whale at home. now for the part of the other american, brittany greiner, we should point out that she arrived home about 3 hours ago to her wife her parents who were on the tarmac in san antonio. we do know she is now getting a full medical exam, and we also know that her hometown of houston, in the same state of texas, is draped and red white blue in the city hall there to welcome her home when she ultimately makes her way to her hometown. kimberly how could thank you very much for that update. eli hush him has more now from moscow and as soon boot has just

arrived to beckon russia. what's been the reaction there's this being touted as a wind was on and clearly the washer media is dealing with that. this swap as a symbolic swap at yes, they're dealing with it as a, as a when, especially with the hopeless case us. some journalists describe a tear in moscow or for a victor, a boot, whereas he was convicted and he was imprisoned for centers for 25 years, and then getting him in such a swap. so many of them are described this as, as symbolic, and even himself for victor booked. i did an exclusive interview with the russian or international broadcast, sir. and he explained that the situation of his imprisonment also, he linked between the $199.00 keys collapse of the soviet union. and today's

standoff between russia and the west are also aside from that, there was other russian officials commenting on this sir, a swap or the russian, or criminal and spokesperson miss. gov was saying that this won't have any kind of impact on relations between russia and the united states. however, it's clear that there is a channel. there are channels several channels that are already are in place between the 2 countries. despite the fact, there are a fighting in direct your exchanging bullet simba directly. but the fact that to nuclear powers like russia and the united states still having channels to talk to negotiate a prison swaps or are kind of a shooting to, to, to some people. now, what's left for the russians is that they want the arrest of a bit. there is one more, a russian, a personnel or

a national who is imprisoned in germany. and some newspapers were saying that this is the next step, getting this guy back to, to, to, to russia. whereas also the united states is looking forward to a, get a ball way outside russia as soon as possible. ok, thanks so much holly, that's early hush, him and moscow for us, which at once is a defense expert, an author of global security watch. russia. he says boot is thought to have ties to the russian military. he also was very skilled and you know, he would be, he seemed to be more effective than most of the army smirks on the deliver anything anywhere for a price. and so i could see why the russians his connections would want him back. the russian wouldn't want him to tell the americans any secrets beyond what they might have already acquired. he is

certainly going to be a great public and value. i'm sure we'll see him shawn off in the russian media and various other activities. and he still may be useful for the russian common jokingly, early last month, just in i've come vice president for procurement for the wagner group, which we know is halfway involved and mercenary activity in the middle east. north africa were us democrats clinging onto their franchise control of the senate. after a sitting senator announced plans to leave the party, arizona senator kristen cinema has decided to register as an independent. she says she no longer wishes to participate in the bi partisan structure of the us government. it comes at a delicate moment for the democrats who lost control of the house of representatives in the mid term election. she had her tansy joins us live from washington dc. and can you explain a little bit more about why she decided to leave the democratic party?

she says that she never fit into a party box. he says he didn't want to go into work each day and have to blindly follow the leaders instructions. he wants to think for herself. she's talking a lot about bipartisanship, even if she is against the bipartisan structure that you said. and then in the editorial that she wrote for the result in a newspaper announcing her move, which is published a couple of hours ago. she points out in arizona, the number of people registering is independence, often out places those registered with either national party. and i think that's probably closer to the reasons why she's made this move. she has infuriated progressives in the democratic party over the last couple of years, constantly standing in the way of major parts of the agenda, for example, raising corporate taxes and taxes on wall street. she's been slowing down, renegotiating prescription drug prices. meanwhile, she's taken lots of money from wall street and big,

big pharma. so she was very likely to face a progressive challenger for the democratic nomination in arizona. if she ran and she hasn't said that she's running in 2024, but so that this position. so well to avoid a potential primary challenge or from the left if she does run, run in 2024 so, so that seems to be a key, a key part of this, of this equation for her. okay, we're just looking at the next 2 years. what does this mean for the democrats in the senate? right, so just yeah, just as the democrats are celebrating, finally, having a 5149 majority in the senate following the georgia. busy sense run off, this happens bus actually all the indications out that not much is going to change in the, in the interview that she gave. she said she expected to retain her committee assignments that would suggest that the truck schumer would still be willing to give her those committees assignments the democratic leader in the center. that would be very unlikely he would do that if she caucus now with the republicans just

in the last few minutes, a christian cinema spokesperson said this to the washington post, she intends to maintain the committee assignments from the democratic majority. all of this suggests she will continue to caucus with the democratic party. we should remember that already. the democrats rely on to independence for the 50 seats majority, but the sound is of vermont angus king of remains. this would be in a 3rd independent who we would, we would expect now, given all the statements would also be caucusing with the democrats look for all the talk about independence. she has voted with biden the bite legislative agenda. 93 percent of the time. so we will have to see what changes she just tends to tend to use. she's very skilled at using a leverage in a 5050 senate to try and stop progressive change. so be interesting to see how the next couple of years plays out. thanks very much that she have returns for us in washington dc.

the getting down to the wire at the cut football will come as the 1st quarter final matches get underway later today. the border between cutter and saudi arabia has seen a large influx after a decision to remove the higher card requirement for nationals of golf countries. fans without tickets are allowed into the host nation to enjoy all the football action. a for more on the fan excitements about friday's games. it's go live to katya lopez, haughty on who's at soup book. if in doha and i mentioned the sick is going to be even busier than normal this afternoon. oh yeah. yeah. i had to describe the mood here by now would be an ongoing party, a celebration. survive as great. here is just ha, ha, a march of cheers, a parade out different fans showing off their costumes and celebrating their team to match later on this afternoon. now we know that the fans are heading to the

brazil, brazil and croatia game are for the most part heading now to the match. but all eyes are now on argentina and the netherlands. and we have here some bands that are very lively and also address one press. they mentioned that they are more popular than george clooney. oh, i'm sorry, i said, but it sure feels like that. it's almost embarrassing, but yeah, so my, we sent me very popular with our orange dresses and it's all part of the excitement of the match later it is because it's really friends and it's building up the attention already. so i'm, we, honestly, we feel a little bit like superstars. right. and we're not the superstars. there'll be on the feel tonight. got a, you know, argentina is a great team. ah, there superpower, as messy. and you said something very interesting about matthew, that messy is one element and you guys have several. tell me about that. we got a lot of good players, smithy is excellent, but our contina is messy. and the dutch guys are one team we playing together. we

got tactics and we got i will louise on golf and louis for gall is a father for the place. so he, everybody is listening to him. yeah. so it's the best coach in the world. and with louis louis from gall, we're going to get it. we're gonna be new world champions. i actually spotted you guys about 3040 minutes ago. every 2 steps you take, people stop, you people want to take pictures with you. and we actually talked about you guys in a way being a victim of your own fashion success if so what's next? now we got, we got to address us now. otherwise we don't get our tax due back to the hotel. we want to go to the, to defend mount, where everybody is waiting, and then we marching all the dutch guys who are in a car right now in dough. we march together with one big bus, one, orange, and we watched. busy walk to the stadium,

way way you guys definitely have done attraction and left, but i'll leave. what is your prediction for later on tonight? i think the teams are going to play with a lot of care. so i think i will not be many goals. so my guess would be one to know for the netherlands. there you go. the fancier leaving some room for a surprise and unpredictability, which has both of them. definitely been factors. i'm this world tough. thank you so much. that's kind of a hoodie on for us down at sick like if but jim and ash unpaid estimate. we'll have more anal special world comp coverage that's coming up in around 10 minutes time from now. but there is plenty more ahead on the news, al, including ah, and get in lima, supporters of full, a president, pedro castillo demand, his release out. he was impeached and detained on charges of attempting a code. and we look at gender based violence and synagogue. after

a female in p is hit and parliament ah, demonstrate isn't peru have fault with police? after the arrest of impeach president pedro castillo, the former leaders support as in lima, demanding his release. kasteel was detained and removed from power on wednesday, after attempting to shut congress and ruled by decree. he is now facing changes of rebellion and conspiracy. a peruse, new president in apollo day was swollen shortly after castillo's removal. marianna sensuous reports from the capital marching for their former labor supporters, a fatal casteel gathered outside the prison. what has been held from the heart of the capital city to the south of the country supporter say they want him freed it, his latest political classes and who didn't wednesday when castillo 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. at cassius 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 a can. his lawyer has rejected the charges and says, gusty, his detention is illegal outside. angry supporters blamed the new precedent enough on what the forecast the years down for. yes, that's a man's, 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. on one of these bills, 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 truce, but refused to rule out the possibility of early elections. just take a al moon 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 the country audience. opinion pull, say 87 percent of peruvians want fresh elections. frustrated by years of political turmoil must deduce former leaders. i been investigating it for some form of energy corruption castillo is being held at the same prison as former precedent albert to, for him already been okay. he. 2 and i went, the whole he body is serving a 25 year sentence for human rights. have you. they are the only karma, break it into pay. do closed congress. you legally, you never lot of the once 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 peruvians, they will not be forgotten. adiana sanchez helped us. he dont leave happy to at least one person is dead after a fire at a shopping center in russia. it happened in the northern outskirts of moscow at miguel kim key mall russian medius. i was caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment. fire safety rules were also reportedly not followed. meanwhile, in istanbul of 5, our account at a hotel located on the grounds of a former palace. plumes of black smoke rose from the 4th floor of the structure along the phosphorus. every one was evacuated from the hotel and there have been no reports of injuries. a funeral has been held for palestinian t nyja who was killed in an israeli right on thursday. 17 year old. dear ramallah and 4 others were killed by israeli forces in 2 different rides in the occupied

west bank. this has been the deadliest year for palestinian since 2006 over 217, have been killed by israeli forces including al jazeera journalist. sure in our clay. and cynical gender based violence is in the spotlight after a recent bruland parliament in which a female mp was slapped and kicked by another politician. the fight broke out fall a global activism campaign to end violence against women was under y. nicholas hawk has more from docker. 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 lincoln. i told them this is how she started it. i understand they impede that, he too he insulted his religious leader, that i disapprove of what happened. deborah 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 took on my bang it 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 unconscious, hitting her so hard that 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 sulking love laska. 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 close is relative new, but the violet but did nothing to stop it. according to the un, one in 3 women, world wide experience sexual or domestic violence. yes, this is the, i said less of a scale and the rising number cases is linked to fear of denouncing such accents as

to the level of negligence and normalization of domestic violence. and it is certainly the case in the household and beyond. and i lou glad boone to lead the brawl in parliament, has parked a national conversation about the treatment of women. and it is not the only case in the public spotlight. we're outside the main court house in the car where it was mon sancho, the main opposition leader is standing 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 or south koreans will get

a year or 2 younger in january, at least on piper. the government has passed laws to scrap the countries to traditional counting systems in favor of a standard international one. this includes the tradition of counting people as one year old at birth, and adding one year every january. the 1st units can reports from sol near stay here is also met with a little bit of inks. and that's because on january 1st, one year is automatically added to everybody's age, much like it was for our ancestors. this means also for babies was they are boy, there are automatically one year old, making the korean age, often one to 2 years older than the international standard of full twirl around the sun, which is being used in legal and health matters, which are gimble. we using to national age when banking, so i often get confused. that's at the change, at least on paper,

starting in the middle of 2023 president you sonya is set to sign a bill that was nearly unanimously approved by a parliament to standardize age and south korea to align with international norms. so how do south koreans feel about getting younger next year from a, from 72 years old? now that means are we 7 to years with the change? i also think it'll be great news for people who are getting married later. people are for 40 years old, all voices. they're reflecting what was found in a september survey, 8 out of 10 people said they agree with the change. only 6 percent said keep the status quo. but given the hierarchical structure of south korea society observer say it will likely take some time before the international age. truly seems into the social structure. it's time for the way the now his everton we got some taller

weather for the world cup today. less take a look at the weather for those teams taking part in today's matches. and in argentina and brazil, it has been pretty hot lousy, close guys into central parts of south america, lifted temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celsius, one or 2 showers scattered around it will feel humid. got some showers to make the way into creation. larry, a clout here, rolling across sciatic these shows will be heavy at times and could cause some localized flooding, say something to watch out for further north. it is generally dry for the netherlands, maybe one or 2 coastal showers around the, the north sea there. but the main thing to notice is it is going to be cold temperature struggling to get above freezing for the safe in the little cooler in the doha, as we go through the next couple of days, not quite as cold as that this band of cloud here that will sink further southward . maybe a chance of one or 2 showers. i think more so as we go through into our saturday. but maybe the or shower around for friday. unlikely. but a certainly a possibility, a brisk wind coming through lifted dust and sand. certainly to watch out for as for

the match is stand for the earlier game. temperatures of around 23 celsius in education city, the late again, temperatures of around 21 degrees celsius and a willful while the chile by the end of the match. the still ahead on al jazeera, the 1st world comp core to final match kicks often just a few hours, 5 time champions. brazil will play croatia. ah, russia, one ukraine has sent shock waves across the globe with what does it mean for its neighbor, georgia, or decided not to to ross tell what a dollar because it's very much pro bratia with their country. still partially under russian occupation, an influx of russian citizens and then elite with moscow connections many georgia and see the conflict as a barometer for their future nice window for opportunity, all kinds of questions. and of course ukraine fights our fight is well ga tough

choices on a jessia ah, [000:00:00;00] with school lou.

with had i welcome along to you. well, up today, i'm geminus and he has done with the 2 riff days to football. we're turns it around like a few minutes. first up, it's brazil against croatia. players are on the way to education 50 stadium, and we will be live a just summer. and we'll also look ahead to the big while later on as leno leslie's argentina take on the netherlands, who are unbeaten in 19 games. under coach yvonne hall, chevrolet usa is head talkers this rizzo bus that's focused on the opening game of the day. 5 tom champions at brazil, piatt pro asia in the 1st of the quarter finals, but it kicks off in a little under 90 minutes. the positions will try to keep the samba going at this tournament, but if they ought to keep dancing, they'll have to beat the 2018 finalist occasions he tight was dancing with his

glasses and bills for one went against south rate and the round of 16 and he says they won't stop dancing when they school, despite criticism by some norco nixon, missouri. sandra, it's a connection with the younger generation. i'm 61 years old with players who are 2325 years old. that could almost be my grandchildren. i create a connection with them with dancing between the people i work with those who already know me a know what's going on behind the scenes and others that don't know me. i prefer to listen to the ones that know me. if i have to dunce, i will dance, kick off as fast approaching. joanna goes raska, is that education is that he stadium? so this one, so you off to showing off then the again, south korea over. so we don't sing again this evening to think well jemma, if they don't like they did again, south korea, then we might be in quite a bit of time here at education city stadium. later on, i know we're playing such beautiful football when they again,

south korea in that game, they really come into that right. and they, brazilian attack, well it's been described as terrifying by creation coaches that coach eligible, or he says, the croatia, i'm not afraid of the teams, but the alien saw this line up includes name all of it is junior senior and charlotte, charlotte now on 3 goals. he says, 2nd in the running or the goals and the tournament just to go behind front of frances killing, him buffy. i miss so much competent around this result team, not just from the funds here, but also the funds at home. one website has already been asking the funds that where should they put the best 6 well cuts when it comes to the kid. can you believe it? they're already thinking that far ahead. well, the team felt the looking ahead, but they're all playing for an alien. who's watching the game from his hospital, but in south and if they do go through the semi finals, is that counseling offsite to them facing argentina in the semi final brazil fans here and the question fans, let's have

a listen to what they have to say about well for me here and you for me to was going to be a different game, but we have some great players in i'm very confident. i think it's going to be one i think for adult child to son ne more. and we will like 100 percent grade is the best with the bed where we are always playing the best when the stop is and what about croatia, joe? we just had from some of the funds that can they spoil the policy? was they all the 2018 runs up jim and you know this tournament is being seen as last chancellor into some of the aging players like madrid, paris. 1 for him, but they do have quite a few young saws also up and coming in the team, among them in your scope of up the all he's been described as the best central defender in the world by his coach. he slight,

every single minute for the creation team and he's been solid in defense. defense isn't the problem for crecia. they have only conceded twice in this tournament and both times they come back in the game. so the, the problem, the problem to them really is that they don't have a standout strike. you remember that they had to go all the way to penalties against japan. now if it does go to penalties, the unlike the case of going penalties against brazil, that'll be relying on the go keep us dominic liver coverage. he's an interesting one. he was chosen for the 2018 ford in place in russia. now he's become a bit of a hero here because yeah, hot chicken saying in that game against japan and he's and he just said go keep a cup ever cheat jo. education. thank you for that. we'll catch up with you again. all right, so e s p in brazil's commentator conrad juliet. he joins us now. canada, thank you for your time. how did people back home feel about this brazil?

teen compared to previous years? hey, bad. thank you for having me. i would say resume. people were more call for them specially after the left game. when brazil i was saying here that brazil now has to click. if you compare with the other big genes like urgent teen france, england, brazil took a little a little bit longer to click. i mean, to have a good presentation to play well, but again, we could see the better version of this teen croatia we're the run is up in 2018. is there any fear about this team? i would, i would not say fear, but i would say respect because we're talking about i've seen that the it's that has experience. we're talking about lucas aldrich, a player that knows well,

especially junior rodrigo because they play they play together. hell mother re. so what would i would not say fear, but i would say respect, definitely it's stronger team if you compare with south korea. so in my vision, brazil is the favorite for today. it's pretty, it's pretty obviously. but brazil will have to take care because it's danger site in the other side. how exciting is a possible semi final meeting against argentina? this is funny because if you must any argentina and i've leased a lot of friends from urgent gina and also katara, they weren't to face brazil. but in brazil i think we have a different feeling about this. i'm not sure it is a little afraid because less time that we faced our gym tina in comp,

america final or jim p one a month. but as a commentator, as a journalist, i'm looking for it. i think it will be one of the greatest batches of this workup ok. camera, your commentary is famous all over the world even to an english speaking audience. right. so can you give us a preview of what your commentary is going to sound like when brazil school they 1st sold today? absolutely, portuguese, right, please. ok, so let's say the re, charlottesville will score the goal today. so i would say something like go boil if i don't want it, but i look like at the bottom of the library class, we'll, we'll give it to you in court. i can show you what the benefits that you saw the thought after i did not so go, oh, i love you. thank you so much. thank you

guys. well, i don't know how i'm supposed to follow that, but i'll try anyway, brazil. i have been criticized for dancing off to that goes again south korea. we're all in captain roy. he said the visit is actions of disrespectful, but he's then teammate jason markets effects to dis i'd disagree with him to be honest. you know, this competition is been absolutely fantastic. and you know, i go back to the welcome memories of the likes of h 2 and maybe seventy's a little bit before my time. but i've seen the footage, you know, that's how brazil played with flare. they express themselves, and they want to bring danson and somebody to this competition. why not? you know, the whales watchin and it's, it's also a celebration of coming together. and, you know, being here in this country where everyone's together and all the coaches have come together. it's been magnificent, so to see players enjoying themselves, playing with the smile on their face. listen, you can look at, you could look at as being a district disrespectful. it was the koreans, but they won't look like they were phenomenal. fit for 45 minutes enough. and if

they want to enjoy themselves and express themselves and they should be allowed to do it without criticism, so keep on doing it. they've been fantastic. and i feel brazil come back to the flare. the likes of 82 and 7 see the way the play. it's seems free. you know the movements gray that the tricks and the flicks a show. i forget you will take on the dancing. do you agree with my kids here that, that it's good for the tournaments? absolutely, it's great for the tunnel mentioned when you talk about brazil. this is like a reflection of their culture. this is who they are. you know, as people, they love to dance and express themselves, but also you have to remember that these plans have been income for weeks. so they spend a lot of time together and you know, the jelling and you know, having fun, they like to listen to music. if you go to the mix on after the games they have, you know, these, you know loud speakers with music and really to enjoy themselves. and also it's not the 1st time we're seeing people down for, to woke up. if you go back to 990 italia, you know, roger, me, la, scoring all these goes and going to the corner flag and dancing. so it's really

been part of the woke up and just generally across leagues into while you see people dancing. it's a celebration and for me, i don't see a problem with that. sure. they have been many comparisons made to the current brazil for people who about 206029882. what's your opinion on this team? it's an interesting side. this brazilian side, they're trying to write their own story. i see, you know, the camera people and the director usually like to go to the class of 2002 and just keep bringing images of for now. the delima caca revolved though all of them sitting up there watching down on the current side, but it's just to give them much evasion. but when you talk about the squad, they're writing their own story. yes, name i as a stop player, but the young guys coming up, you know, the initial retailer. so, and i think the present a new brazilian side. and i think that they're looking like type of favorites this tournament. and they still have what it takes to win brazil faster, a fee,

you know, since 2002 is i was looking like the favorites. what about opposition? correlation. you give them a chance later, you have to respect you know crusher, because absolutely no one give them a chance to go to the final in 2018, but they still made it there. they've only conceded twice, you know, in the stone. i meant it to different games. last woke up edition, they actually played 3 extra times. that's a very solid side mentally. but also physically, and they want to use that confidence going into the fixture. and they know the are the underdogs going into tonight's game. but it's going to be very difficult because they rarely school so many goals. and on the other side, the plan you guys decide that is very fluid upfront. so it should be interesting, but you can't write them off aside that a fluid upfront and the name all might be top of the packing order for brazil. but if it goes down in judge, they've got somebody else waiting in the wings. and mascot theory is not any dances,

but he has a great control as well. so can you press if considering these big feet? what do you think pizza? no comment. when you pull up skills maybe 20 years ago. while the question is, will he still be flying heis in a few hours time, we will find out when i press williams, including the bird, will be hoping to get a 6 hook up title and cover. and as always, they or chill on by fans across the globe. and in some role, the unexpected places a, some, a binge of aide report from karachi hands, drums, chance, and cheers. these high decibel streets and browns are not real or priscilla. ha, brazil's games stopped everything in karachi. lyric, the neighbourhood known football frenzy, and for its affection to name ours team is locally known as many brazil.

how did i know and the atmosphere electric buying? the match was being brazil about korea and the rear brazier and the people that enjoyed the brazilian still has returned from injury. lead for them victory. and 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 mean stadium and around tv screens in cafes. ah. 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 in the team, welcomed for his presence. but people did not forget their everyday reality. in the low income neighbourhood, almost every household as 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 audi can hold on. hold about gilbert,

the it talks it. when you talk about football in pakistan, lady is the new city which has produced international names. football is on the decline here because the state has no patronage to promote at nurture the silent boys and girls here enroll in academy. and someplace barefoot and gravel people of the are you say they take great pride that that official fee for ball is made in pakistan. and a lot for the game isn't affected by the emission never qualifying for the woke up tournament for the for soccer reprice, some of our football is playing a few farewell cup and pakistan. windsor, you've got your budget that we want to pakistani team. what you see, the way we cheer for brazil, we want to cheer for team pakistan about playing international football markets on it. but until that happens, marcusson's mini brazil will cheer for its favorite t. w. of their linelle essays. a wild cut story continues late on friday against the netherlands. so will he win 3,

or will it be more ducks delight following that quote, a final is samantha johnson. he's got a feel for australia. they walked onto the pitch against argentina, knowing that this was lena massey's, 1000 competitive game. they missed the guest. he had a point to prove that there's life in the old dog yet and they were right. i am samantha johnson. this is world cup one o one the netherlands will be watching him too closely. look, i know every one goes on about messy. so what's all the fuss about? well, in those 1000 games he's played, he's scored 789 times. that includes the piece of magic that helped argentina beat australia and remember his $35000.00. he has other gold scorer who ian alvarez idolized him when he was watching football as a child. this game against the netherlands will be messy, is $170.00. it appearance for his entreat, so yes, the netherlands will be respectful, but will they be worried currently we've on whole doesn't think so. his team picked

usa apart in the last 16 game, australia, fort argentina, to the very end macys. it scored 3 times hearing cat her, but so has the netherlands, cody tampa, and the players around him can all score to like memphis to high or daily blanche who has a history of heart problems and plays with a pace maker and denzil dumfries, whose friends loved in his face, when he said as a youngster, that he wanted to play for his country quite a team. and this promises to be quite again, ah, well, earlier we heard dutch royalty on michelle ronald bood played for the netherlands in 2 workouts and 2 european championships. and he says, although the netherlands are not playing in their traditional attacking style, their coach move on call emerge. had a wind tournament football. the build up to this show about, and you talk about augustine, a messy and holiday talk about rather than louis her girl. what is different? we talking about

a play and we talk about code to the coaches to figure that everybody looks in the media and the, the other, the media to continue to look too messy. so a iran iraq to talk about the plays, of course, in that louise got because he's not going to do it on the pitch of course. so the different is so huge, of course, in one way that took great characters and but totally different than but this game is of course is like another game because that we, if you just refute again that we played, it was not the does, does yeah, football that we normally i used to 5 in the back and my brother played at the wedding, new york up zip code but, but normally we play much more you know, we take more initiative where we are, we may create a lot of chances and this is a bit lacking and so they got a little bit criticism from holland because we like say 43 we take to get we take the nation initiative, we create 10 and that is not the case. so didn't

a bit disappointing, but the results are amazing. so that is what counts, i think idea, and i think now you get really phase of a big team and i think you can also a little more space. so i think we'll see a better does seem to be seen before in this woke up ayesha argentina's i d, maria called yvonne hall the west coach of his career. he obviously coached in manchester, united, but on how not doing about job here is you know, his not, i mean he's go 19 games unbeaten since he took the job this time around. it's a very young squad, but look at them going to the quarter finals and they have a chance to actually make it to the semifinals. and just generally speaking, i think it was a very difficult time, you know, between the maria and lupe and how a lot has changed in both their lives. but you have to give credit to. even holly comes into this tournament with the side that not so many people give a chance and there he is. fighting for a place in the last for this woke up and he's done

a great job with these young players. it's took a little a little bit about argentina. how do they go about beating the team? do you think it's going to be interesting because when you look at how urgent in i've been playing in this tournament, especially in the 1st half, it's not been very easy for them. but if they can just get out of the blocks running and make sure that they start well gained confidence instead of finding themselves under a lot of pressure in the 2nd half, then don't have a chance at this game. but of course you have the man leo, now messy. the magic man, he definitely will be a very huge difference for them tonight. but also their goal keeper. i think we saw what we could do against australia. if that goal had gone in from qual thinks could have been different, you know, but he's going to be a huge factor for them in, in between the posts on i'm afraid that's always what time for on a pizza. you're off to the mat charging to another, and so, but let you go. ok, my bill before you go watch that one. you can now get more well up content on our

website out there a dot com forward slash a little cup and a big thank you as always, to our show now summer, how much will be back at 1530 gmc, for more on fridays quarter finals back to tom, now in the newsroom. thanks very much, jim and peter. well, still a hit on al jazeera talks between the humorous and russian to kia will speak to our correspondence in istanbul,

about what's being discussed. ah hey. ah ah. ah, russian and us officials, mason, stan bull on friday. the 2 sides discuss the number of technical issues in the

relationship during the closed door talks, whistle set of joins me now from a stand bullen do we have a more idea about what was spoken about? well, as of now, we do not have that much off the details. however, it was the surprise off that day. i can't say that. so at the russian deputy for the minister said give version and i was having a russian delegation and being horse by the turkish deputy for the minister said at another in a stumble he has arrived yesterday. and today that the de meetings took place and tomorrow also he's going to be here. so simply that the basic understanding or the schedule was that the russian delegation are going to have is going to have a meeting with the turkish delegation. discuss said the to discuss the that the you the, what in ukraine, the great deal and the potential turkish ground offensive in syria and that libya, however, americans delegation as a surprise. they also have the right to have the right to stumble and today to have

the meeting between these 2 that a geisha. so this is quite important because in less than 2 months, the american and russian delegations are meeting in istanbul, that the talks between this security to services, the secret services are taken place particular in this city. so the last one was on november 14, had it did this, yea, had of ca. and also the head of russia says, secret service they have met here and they agreed to continue this talk. so today this is the 2nd one that is taking place here. and this meeting between the 2 delegations, the russian and american delegation is just coming one day off that this web deal, the sweat of that the presence swap of prisoners between the usa and russia. yet just yesterday, russia has agreed to, to release and american basketball star, and americans agreed to release a week. they're both a and a russian armed dealer. so in any way, we do not know the content of the meeting yet. however, in terms of keeping the channels communication times look at open between these 2

nuclear powers is quite important. thank you very much fissile sarah and assemble a team of 1st nations people is collaborating with scientists on a restoration project on australia's great barrier reef. the custodians of the coastline, assuring 60000 years of traditional experience in history with research is using new technologies to accelerate coral growth, sir o'clock. proponents from far north queensland hello. it's an annual natural phenomenon when millions of carls across the great barrier reef released bundles of eggs and spoon in a mass sporting event. researches capture some of those bundles and read them in a floating nursery as part of a carl regeneration project. it allows us to put those baby corals after a week of development back down where they're needed. most are neighboring reefs that are struggling. it's one of several reef restoration initiatives being child in

a collaborative program. the teams identify degraded reefs and try to kick start the recovery process. what's different about this project is that 1st nations ranges are working side by side with scientists, sharing knowledge handed down over generations. we have this generational connection with the gripe, our roof, and it's armor symbolic. so whatever happens the reef happens to ross. whatever happens, ross, absolutely 3 results will. your indigenous ranges are also working with 2 groups. cheering lessons from the ancestors through storytelling. i met so many people out there i working here in span of about i think it's nearly coming up to 6 years now since i was about 15 years old. very actually die original people i with national the guy, barry, we knew obviously the aboriginals, the families that connections the land obviously that they have and how they tell the stories. but we never knew about the thing. he climate change from psych loans

to warmer waters. driven in part by rising greenhouse gas emissions has devastated some of the 3000 coral reefs that make up the unesco world heritage site. this team is trying to buy time for the great barrier reef by combining ancient knowledge with new technology. there are at least 70 traditional owner groups along the great barrier reef. not every one of them is involved in risk management, but it's hoped over the next 10 years. these conservation projects can be scaled up to include more ganges to sir, also came to share this skill sets. it's a really unique partnership to work across different groups like this. it really hasn't been done in this way before. and i think there's an object opportunity with this project to bring it up and down the great barrier reef in this different catchment. the team has released 30000000 co lovers since the project began 3 years ago. it's a small step, but one in the right direction for a reef the united nation says is in danger. sarah clark out his era cans to popular host of the daily show has given his farewell,

says he recorded his last episode on thursday, south african committee and trivia. now it has been the face of the american tv show for 7 years. he replaced john stewart's who had brought the daily show international fame. noah took on the difficult task of making comedy of events such as coven 19 and the black lives matter movement. and grateful t o m. i remember m all, we started the show, we couldn't get enough people to full an audience and i thought was think it's good . that's how comedy is funny enough. i remember all my shows people didn't, the weren't tickets of, you know, i want the empty seats on and then i can i look at this now? i don't take it for granted ever. every seat that has ever been filled to watch something that i'm doing, i always appreciate because i know the entity that sits behind it. so thank you.

well, that is all from me, tom mccrae for this news hour, but i'll be back in just a moment with more of the day's news. of course, you can find more on our website, al jazeera dot com. ah, i mean they all ready for the 1300000 a make or break moment for synagogue happy here i can tell you that with my kill,

they got it. that they would not happen. belief is what argentinians are feeling here in central when inside and here in the center of so you could only to be given. but thinking that south korea with an opportunity for found to be creative and celebrate their team. la. oh, i mean with how does the team from a school league draw that big crowd? why just the irish flag fly holleys at the school?

she's club. what is it about celtic that has the world over here in the mall? politics and football control panel with the oppressed, i mean we're ready to work. the friends who make football one rush it is, it's open to more prisoners swaps with the us out to the exchange of basketball player brittany cried at the arms dealer. victor balance. ah, i'm told mccrae this village is here alive from dar also coming up. us send it to christian cinema leaves the democratic party, reducing its majority in the senate,

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