we as a sales law focusing pretty well, we had managed to play in some international games, but then when it came, the extreme was closed. and it's the only i think in the country there is no channel that covers world news like we do. we revisit places the state i'll just really invest in that. and that's a privilege. as a journalist, lou election day in nigeria, voters are heading to the polls to decide whole be the next president of africa's most populous nation. ah, monro madison. this is our 0 lie from doha. also coming up as ukraine begins a 2nd year under the shadow of war. the you and the u. s. level new sanctions

against russia. families torn apart by earthquakes, into kia and syria, were going to tell you about the challenge of reuniting last babies with their loved ones. and we'll report from the philippines were cheaper in ports and rising transport costs are forcing farmers to dump their produce. ah, we're going to begin in nigeria, we're voting underway in what seen as the most unpredictable presidential race since the end of military rule. more than 93000000 people are registered to vote for a new president as well as members of the national assembly. nigerians are saying they hope their next leader will improve the economy and, and years of worsening violence. 18 presidential candidates are in the contest, but only 3 are seen as having a realistic chance of winning the elected leader is going to be sworn into office

on may. the 29th, if no one winds outright, a 2nd drowned will be held between the 2 front runners. but whoever wins they're going to face big challenges. nigerian said they're worried about the rising cost of living, unemployment, and threats from armed groups. nearly 40 percent of them are under 34 years old, so the votes being called the election of young people. we've got a team of correspondence covering the elections. how to tulsa is life from no go south eastern nigeria. we're going to begin our coverage with all the ages. he's live for us in lagos, i'm and for the 1st time, also no candidate is a sitting president, and none of them is from the military. exactly, but all of them have been in especially the frontrunners of all been in politics over the last 2324 years since you're restricted to democracy in 1009. tonight, check, for example, the ruling party candidate for language and it was all based in make our state it

was governor of the state for 8 years and he's running for president for the 4th time. and then you have the biggest opposition party in the country. the pdp, which of course was the biggest political party before 2015 when the, when, when the government, when the party was actually in power from 1900 to 2015 when they defeated it and took up a can for, for the past, yes, now you have the youngest of them who we speak will be, who is of course presidential right and make the last election in train in 2019, but also broke away from the parties that met him running make to the presidential candidate in the last election to join a party that is on the which basically doesn't court on interstate government or even members of parliament to be one of the 3 contenders in this election for

example. now, all of them have in one way or the other. i've been in the political circle in nigeria, at least for the, for 8 years now. the wires form of vice president that you probably has been there as vice president, and this is the 6 attempt at the presidency. now, all of these people, like i said, have been in politics before, and the hopes and aspirations of not just look to see a young person running for office. although that our agent can do this, but this not the 3 leading one hour, but that is another for the horse, which is right. you will talk was a former senator of my governor and also for my defense minister who is in candle. i brought him up because why is coming from and why is making some waves is critical because how no state, for example, is the 2nd most popular state in the country. and it has the 2nd largest number of votes in this country. his role in that state could easily divide the votes among the establish parties and even the new commerce like peter or b. so it's

a tight place, it's an unpredictable race. nobody can say exactly who is going to win at the moment, but i lots of people are expecting this will go into iraq. however, it's not certain it will be, but the election commission is print perry. so i run off in case this election goes into run off simply because the last few weeks or few months would seem how the political scene or political calculations have been changing almost every day. however, what remains to be seen is what happens today. the politicians of launched their campaign in several locations and across the country for the last few weeks. but of course, the decision risk with a lot of what we're seeing here today is we're setting up a falling boot right across the country and voting by the way. us been deleted several centers. we don't know exactly what's the reason for that, but just the reports may getting across many states in this guy. yeah, i'm, and thank you very much. it's obvious that things are beginning to get busy where

you are and i go somebody just talking to me. i guess thank you very much indeed. we're going to cross over to harder much hasa who's in, in new go. people, as we were mentioned before, how do we are very concerned about the level of violence that there has been not just around the selection but there is in nigeria generally turned out is going to be very important deciding who gets to run in the country and security is a major concern for people here in the south east and in some other parts of the country. one thing to, to watch out for is to see how many people actually turn out to vote. the public, many putting stations, have it open. good and people are frustrated and one of them doctor, non date, she'd ne'er do. doctor, thank you very much for talking to us. do you have to go to the hospital to see your patients? yes, you haven't voted yet. how do you feel about that? i'm not happy because i should that be much woke up by now, but i took my psychological on me why i excited my franchise. so i've thought woochie,

i'll have to get to the hospital so that he himself countless of that route. what's coming here, mark? i see that this, well not a run by just for do home. why do you think it's taking so long? on a chicago to sleep, but i'll be watching this will units for the past if he's a want to q ok show this kind of to has happened before. so i don't know but maybe to go. so for i come i receive almost like lucy. yeah. on wednesday here in a new a man was reading for senator was shot and killed by an armed groups. when you heard that, or what did you think and are you concerned about security generally? nigeria them which kind of thing. so worrisome, but like most use us, you'll have result resolved recall much from on a slice our franchise. that's why what so that can be able to big the bus to change will be any for sure. that's where we're, we're so forth us icama despite everything that's happening. so was very, we're so live in worse one doctor,

an addiction every thank you very much for talking to us. the police blame the violence here in the se on, on the groups. many youth who say the frustrated by poverty and unemployment in this particular region. some of them say they feel mazda lives by the federal government in a boucher. some of them even calling should break away from nigeria form their own independent state. the police say they are trying to maintain law and order all across the country. it was the key thing to watch out for as many people would set out to vote, given the fact that pulls up opened late and there's insecurity in some parts of the country. town of montage and you go out of thank you. ah, the war in ukraine has entered its 2nd year and the european union has announced our new run of sanctions against russia, but use as it wants to limit the kremlin ability to fund the war. and the blocking is militarily from accessing its technology in spare parts. the united states has

also introduced new sanctions and fitting a 200 percent tariff on russian r. u minium washington is coordinating its efforts with other g 7 countries. we crane's president says he plans to meet chinese leadership in ping to discuss a piece proposal tabled by beijing. china released its plan for peace between russia and ukraine on friday. that followed talks between top chinese diplomats, one ye, and president vladimir putin. regime is calling for an end to western sanctions on russia. ukraine. the says, the proposal is a positive sign. the leader of russia's wagner, mercenary group, says it's taken full control of another village. on the outskirts of the eastern city of bok moved the village of back. he ran to the lies just outside the front line city, where there's been intense fighting after nearly a year of war. here's the current situation on the ground to russia, controls much of the territory east of neutral river, but

a ukrainian counted offensive in the autumn reclaimed swath of land and the north and the south, including the city of castle. now the fighting is concentrated on buck mote. that's seen as vital for ukraine and trying to retake that on bass region in, in a soup on in. hm is a political advisor at the center of foreign affairs in russia. and she explains why she thinks the tide is turning in rushes favor. we'll see more escalation this month and the next spring. and this is importantly because also i know very well from my colleagues in russia and from some people. busy white glove student government. busy at the beginning we expected it to will not take more than 3 or. busy 4 weeks, but we see now that it's exactly one year after the beginning of the

crisis. so in my opinion, the end, the beginning are asha, made some mistakes and that may be most of these mistakes related to some assessment from our special services or russian army wasn't welcome. busy by ukrainians, but now this situation is quite stable. there is problems and i think that now the situation is much more better from ration point of view. still hadn't al jazeera simians of digging through, rather with their bare hands to retrieve the bodies of loved ones. lost devastating earthquakes. ah,

hello, the weather's looking a little lively across central parts of the mediterranean. now we got this mass of cloud, just blossoming across the western med, moving over to ward italy is where the guy down hill is here as we go on through the next couple days. so increasing cloud where to whether it will turn wintry to coastal pass off. if lee, already wintry across modem, air is keen, northly wind coming down up towards the northwest where this fight, i try high pressure in charge. i will stay. i generally settled up a little on the chevy side, across a good part of islands and the british isles. we all got to see cabbage in london right celsius. a similar temperature too. for a paris that cool wind back come to the cross match of northern europe. as you can see, no police there. fading some snow there in 2 eastern parts of chair, b, 3, powdered the baltic states pushing across into that western side of russia with wave right for the south. but the risk 30 some snow in there, and it will try to increasingly wintery as we go through the next few days as a wet weather coming into central parts of the mediterranean, sliding across it,

lead time to snow around the generic house. we are going to see it ready cooling off, across much of the continent as we go on through the next couple of day said very unsettled to central parts of the med nor the pulse of africa. well, the out area, america. so anyway, with county state controlled information, a facial recognition technology. how does the narrative improve public opinion? no wonder how ethan generally can. we flaming the video spread like wildfire? they do not do any grade the listening post. dissect the media. we don't cover the news. we cover the way the news is covered. ah

ah, we want to go to 0 reminder, our top story is this. our voting is underway and what's being described as nigeria is most predictable presidential and parliamentary elections in years. more than 93000000 people are registered to vote for the new president, as well as members of the national assembly. the u and the u. s. have imposed new sanctions on russia for its war in ukraine. the measures ink to prevent the kremlin and having enough money for its military. i'm getting access to the latest technology bushes wagner. mastery group says it's taken another village in ukraine as it in circles, backwards. belk of allies just outside the front lines. city were intense fighting is taking place. while rushes invasions turned the focus on its billionaires,

those with close links to president putin and the kremlin, have been hit with sweeping international sanctions. their property and their assets have been frozen and seized. the british capital london was once regarded as a favorite playground of the russian elite. all breland looks of what they're doing now. brushes post soviet millionaires, the white stucco mansions of london's bell grave. you were an irresistible magnet, a wash with russian money. districts like mayfair, bell, gravy and knights bridge earned the nickname, london, grat, your house, the exclusive prime real estate agents of london. mayfair road that boom brokering billions in property deals. but in the past year, international sanctions had brought an end to all that. all doors have come down in terms of russians, very difficult to work with russians because neither banks nor lawyers came to work with them. some agents went work with them, but it doesn't really matter. could have been very few of any rushed inquiries over

the last 8 or 10 months. the invasion of ukraine, sparky scramble for the exit, realizing that sanctions were imminent and inevitable. the only gods race to off load the assets, get rid of their football clubs and sale. they're mostly got out of the reach of the sanctioning authorities. london grad had become a hostile environment for russia. money. the shutters came down in europe and the united states. law enforcement has been vigorously seizing billions in russian linked assets. while new disclosure laws are revealing the true shift of thousands of anonymous on shore, holding companies the anti corruption group, the o. c. c, r p has compiled a russian asset tracker meticulously listing the yachts, the mansions, and the private jets of many of the best known rationalists. the group says sanctions have meant these billionaires and i was struggling to find lawyers and finances willing to work for them. but these are resorts, whole people is they,

they do have these already got their bible keep with it includes, you know, multiple cities in sheeps or passports, dummy companies, lots of proxies or lots of digital assets. sometimes a lot of our thought. and even if we look at, if europe, for instance, the u. k, or a switzerland or, or other countries where the preferred for only by bodyguards for a long time, we see that the action against these oligarchs is in beverly touching the surface. places like dubai. and turkey remain neutral and not imposing sanctions. this $250000000.00 super yacht linked to the sanctioned oligarch, andre scotch was just one of those spotted in dubai harbor eclipse. and sa lorris. 2 of rome and brown riches yachts are off to kia a year on from the russian invasion of ukraine. at least $2000000000.00 of assets have been frozen in the u. k alone. but although london is now off limits the sheer scale of the oligarchy. wealth means that man mountain,

no more than an inconvenience. pull, brennan, i'll just 0. they'll grave. you. united states is accepted more than 2000 ukrainian refugees during the past year. many have traveled to new york city that's hosting the largest ukranian population in the country. get all those on who spoke to one couple from odessa casa, they had no plans to be in america. but here they are on a recent day in new york's washington square park. carrillo dog chick, a 26 year old dancer and his girlfriend. i saw men over a 24 year old up and coming journalist. now, did you know current the in trevor mushroom life was good back in odessa. here she is reporting about tourism. they had big dreams together, leaving ukraine wasn't. one of them will stay, i will prosper for on board though i loved my work. i had a perfect life. i never wanted to come to america. i never had the american dream.

i had everything in ukraine. then russia began its full scale invasion. and after quickly seizing hair san set their sights on cruel, and isolate hometown of odessa. one moment we started to receive news that russian soldiers were raping ukrainian women and kids. those troops could arrive where i lived any day. that was the scariest, had panic attacks, but that's what i knew. i had to leave today. she left almost immediately after the invasion began. he stayed behind but was unable to join the military due to a back injury. so he followed i saw out later same by saying father sam for the after nearly 9 months apart, they are reunited in new york. where he is trying to earn money, sent back home to support his mom. there only contact with family is on daily video call. both reno and i. so are trying to make the best of life here in new york city

. but both want to return home to ukraine. i have somewhat differing finance on if for when that will lead would be possible. i hope we will celebrate victory. hope is going to be soon. and then after that for sure, one to go back cl family and i wanted to see my mom. i went to see my grim, which is because that the show i don't want to live isn't refugee. i want to be home helping my own country and my own people. a young couple who left everything back home except each other. the gabriel is on auto jazz, eda new york. ah, in the death toll from devastating ask links into kia and syria has now passed 50000 rescuers in northern the severe continue to dig through the rubble of

buildings destroyed 2 weeks ago, aid has been slow to reach the region and opposition. how there is many families are still searching for the bodies of missing relatives. when the earthquakes separated many children from their parents, social service staff and took care. so many families have been reunited, but more than 100 babies remain identified. and under the care of the state, send them costello reports from the turkish capital ankara. people here called a baby, a survivor pulled from under rubble. knife was brought to the childcare complex from atlanta just a week ago. like all these babies. earthquakes that had 10 cities in south asked him to care. on february 6 separated nave from his parents until they are reunited with their families. they are cared for by child development officers. let me try to give them we may not be their mothers,

but we are doing our best and self confidence and contact is very important for children under the age of 2. they've already been through a lot. i'm just trying to ease their loneliness social services, say 1353 children out of nearly 1900. have been reunited with their families. but 106 haven't yet been identified. by entering children's national id numbers on minute threw up page families are able to search for the last children. since there is quakes happened, there has been a huge demand amongst turkey citizens to either adopt these babies or foster other than children who been orphaned. but official say they will be staying under government protection. some all these babies have no names other than what the nurses call them. the space girls name tax says 7 days old. i live in an older pool while we learn whether or not these children have families in the hospital. then in

line with child protection laws, we keep them safe here after obtaining the necessary permits. then we for any clue that may come from their city. we have no room for uncertainty. there is no way someone can come in and just claim a child on the counselor while we were filming. we weren't told a men claiming to be knives. father was undergoing a dna test overseen by public prosecutors orphans who survived. the earthquakes have also been transferred to this complex in and cut out some have already started going to school in this new city, trying to pick up as best as they can from where they left off. scene anchor solo al jazeera on cra. what would you know by a hush yamaha bar, his income on mulash into a care? it was the epicenter or one of the earthquakes. it suffered a lot of damage hush him not only has the area itself been suffered as i see extensive damage. know that or what is about health problems. apparently, people that are being warned about drinking the tap water they are, he is, can health concerns here. a rav were standing in the se,

in the center of god, a man. but i said when the areas there were, are hardly head by the 7.8, magnitude earthquake. as you can see behind me, the emergency teams are starting to clear the rubble. and this is going to create more problems in the future. because the ad now is thick that houston says about the task since released by the earthquake from industrial slides, from chemical components, particularly construction materials and yard to this, the concerns about her health issues. the government has said they has started distributing 2000000 masks to the local population that has been affected by the earthquake. also, the health minister has asked the population of color my malice, not to a drink from their tap water here in this city. and this is going to be another problem because it means that the emergency agency, the i fad, has to provide bottled water, most of the time for the people,

for as long as it takes until this whole situation is clear. dr dos are very much concerned about the thousands of people who have been brought to make shift or camps for the time being. uh, they said this could be a breeding ground for many health problems. in the near future, the authorities are saying that they're doing all it takes to be able to contain those answers. and the relying pre must also on the international help from the engineers to be able to contain the situation here in government ballast, but also across all the areas that were hit by the earthquake on the off the shocks they, they the scale of the pin number of people who have actually lost their homes, a is very, very difficult to get one's head around even it. at this stage, the government is promising to deliver hundreds of thousands of newly built homes within a year. but there are questions about whether or not that's possible, erasing many questions all and then if,

if i say this is going to be an ambitious plan by the government, the government said they don't have thought to lay down the foundations of the construction by march and they always thought delivering homes by next year. just let me give you an idea about what is happening. particular god am i must look at this whole area, entire area that was completely destroyed. but during the earthquake, the government is saying that it is adamant about the near to provide grip built houses along the lines over the years. seismic design code to the people so that those houses are going to be safer if it can see behind me here in front of me, this building people are starting now to recover their belongings. and they are moving to safer, relatively safer areas to the north of their time by they say very mean pretty much concerned because they don't know whether this is going to be a safe place to live in the future with or there are, are promises by the government, the best time the buildings are going to be robust,

stronger, and earthquake, resist of the guy saying that it will rebelled. every single house that was destroyed in an, in, in, and takia in government, madison, all the areas there were, are there were, there were affected by the expert seismologists and geologists, i think that it was, is not safe to build now and that it was, it would be better to wait for one year for all the aftershocks to ebb away before the government comes together. and that is not just about a time frame time frame is not really important. as far as those experts are concerned, they say it's better to wait for the ground to stabilize and, and then with think of the whole rebuilding and urbanatto zation plan. but the government is saying, and present adeline in particular, is saying that he will definitely deliver on the promises he made of the people that by one year, from now, most of the people will be able to return to safer, solidly built houses in all those areas. that were affected by the earthquake. how

shamarka bar are talking to us from cameras. hassan, thank you. with at least 3 people have died as a major winter storm ranges across the united states. more than 2 meters of snow is forecast for parts of california. los angeles got his 1st blizzard warning in 30 years. the storms knocked out power to nearly a 1000000 homes and businesses, and its also forced the closure of major roads and the cancellation of hundreds of flights. farmers in the philippines, se cheaper imports and rising transportation costs of forcing them to dump the produce. but as barnaby low reports from norcross saw in northern philippines, one group has come together on social media to prevent that. as at alice by india for it in and repugnant, came close to throwing away cali flowers. he's grown since october. i was i'll do the floor. it's are safe to eat. the leaves are infested by white flies. in ferdinand says, business men aren't likely to buy them young man interval lampa lucy,

the blunt in this condition, philip and just want to give up on them. because bessie hates, her costly will just end up losing money. but ferdinand found help a facebook group of about 30000 members and growing is sending rescue trucks to farmers who have difficulty selling their produce. an idea that started when ease and andy estrada saw tons of vegetables rotting away during pandemic locked outs. over all, there's a lot of distribution gaps. ah, farmers bringing them to know more care, the buyers are not there at that moment. and so there's really a lot of disconnect on the system. and even if the buyers are there did don't be the right brace. ferdinand says the same is happening with onions. prices rose to as high as $12.00, a kilo in december, but would imports. now, flooding markets, they've dropped. the cost of growing his and harvested audience is way above their market value. it might have been on but i've been, i'm back on graders would see they have that in the storage. so they can only by

low about if you want to sell, he'll just have to sell low burden and would have face to same problem. what is called the flowers, if it wasn't for the estrada's and their non profit group, rural rising, coming to the rescue and buying them at a fair price. one of the reasons vegetables and other farm products have become so expensive is because they're past from one traders, so another before they reach markets. well, these vegetables are going straight to manila, and many have been pre ordered through facebook at below retail prices. one truck, 3 tons of cali flowers in a few 100 kilograms of onions. small amounts, but these so called vegetable rescuer, said they're making a difference. one farmer and one community at a time. barney below al jazeera, he lockwitzer northern philippines. ah.