myself, that white people fought to go into canada and sing a song like that in the other people's way. is that in the minute you get way down, you stop what you're doing and maybe one studio be on square feet on out there. on a recent february day in central park in new york city, you'd never have guessed it was right smack in the middle of winter. look around, people are dressed like it's spring or summer. wait, hold on. where is the snow ever seen new york in february like this? never a new reality, perhaps with new yorkers, 1st enjoying the warm weather, but now beginning to ask themselves, will it ever snow this year? because this isn't normal, they probably don't even need to be wearing this jacket right now because it's mid february and it's supposed to be cold. but it's not ah,

another day of protests in georgia or against government plans to introduce a foreign agents look demonstrate to say to be used for science critics. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is are, they are alive from go also coming. funerals are held in the occupied westbank for 6 palestinians killed in israeli rains. confrontations with him, police and pakistan on support is a former prime minister in burn con, not the bag nor the ban on ronnie's in the hall. i'm calling for greece's prime minister to step down. as outrage grows from the country's dead. miss train crash, which killed ah, thousands of people are protesting outside the parliament building in the george

and capital tbilisi for a 2nd day. they are rallying against a proposed law. they say will silence critics of the government, but the government insist the new bill is needed to curb the influence of what it calls foreign ages. san diego has moved. this is women's day rally in tbilisi has a broader message for those taken part. the huge crowds that gathered in the capitol marched towards parliament chanting no to the rush. no, citing me is the government's proposed. foreign agent law will deviate georgia's path away from aligning with the european union and nato with

the controversial foreign agent. bill requires ngos and media let's receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents of face . heavy fines are backed by the governing georgian dream party. the bill passed of bust reading and parliament on tuesday. the supporters saying it will allow for transparency about foreign influence in the former soviet republic. but there were chaotic scenes and the roof fights between mpi as they debated the proposed legislation. that anger spitting out on to the streets as civil rights protest is fought with police over night. who use tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. a government says that he just sold pregnant transparency but diseases that are lawyers basically model done russian law and been russia adopting of saturdays . lation was a step towards repressing independent media and civil society. while the president

herself has said she will veto the bell. parliament has the power to override her decision. more than 60 independent media and civil society organizations have said they will not comply with the bill if signed into law. but the worry for them will be how they will be able to function given the powers, it potentially gives the government to crack down on dissent. sunny diet or how does era well, the foreign agents bill will require organizations that receive 20 percent or more of their funding from abroad to declare themselves as foreign agents. if groups fail to declare, they'll face hefty fines and possible imprisonment. the legislation similar to one passed by russia and 2012, which the kremlin has since used to target western funded n jose and media and it's ignited fears across the country of format. so bit republic is aligning more closely with moscow with the bill has deepened a rift between george and dream,

which leads the government and pro european president summit is rubbish. philly. it might also stand in the way of george's bed to on the european union with blocks foreign policy chief warning. the bill is incompatible with e values and standards. we're joining us live on skype from to please. his aunt, uncle kia, he's a journalist for real political and tom. so tell us where you are now. and what's been happening on the streets with the protests. because his surgeon justifying the parliament building just a few hours ago, that was been a place of some clashes between the 2. and the believe some of the tests are this situation right here is currently hauled, although there are still some policeman standing in front of me. but there are so i know some hundreds of protests is down, arista valley avenue. and there, there are still some slash dispatchers. going on long but and the police is still using zing. it is it,

is he gas water channels and pets. and, and tom is the mites demonstration bigger than the one last night. i mean a more people joining these protests. yes there, and i would say so i think that after seeing her how the news speed see, guess more so. yes. so carol's her house for i guess the most the most peaceful them of straight was yesterday more. george and sat turns after the streets a day and don't just a final thought. you. what are the protest has telling you, i mean, how worried are they about this proposed foreign agents bill them in it. as it seems right. ready now, the vast majority of the dog and probably as lengths these bill with her, with the possible. oh,

with the candidates in this play, the 8th, each latency that georgia may gets from the european union opinion. it is something that matters very much of the dorian public, and now the public has seen that public has felt that this is some something that may become a major or major obstacle starting to move to the cereal, fin half. and that is, earl, have been so harsh, right? unconquered. okay. we have to leave it there. thank you very much indeed for that update and on. thank you. we'll go live now to mike hannah, who joins us live from washington, d. c. mike. so us officials say that closely watching developments in georgia, what more they been saying? yes, very much so they say they deeply concerned about the potential for violence within ga. first of all, the state department spokesman magnet price made clear that the right to protest is

a universal one. at the same time, he called on both protesters and the government and to keep the proceedings non violent to maintain a peaceful atmosphere as these protests continue, that's the spokesman declined to directly criticize the georgian government. but at the same time, he made very clear the u. s. position on these controversial new draft laws. this is what ned price had to say. we're, as we said consistently in recent days, deeply troubled by the recently introduced draft for an agent laws which is actually made law, would stigmatize in silence independent voices and citizens of georgia who are dedicated to building a better future within their own communities. parliament's advancing of these kremlin inspired drap laws is incompatible with the people of george's clear desire for european integration and its democratic development. the state department

spokesman also made clear that the us views this current conflict between people and government as part of a why did dissonance between what the people want and what the government once this is very much a reflection of what the us sees as a government not necessarily following the wishes of the people, and this is something that came close to direct criticism of the georgia government itself, or my kind of life is there in washington dc. mike, thank you. the, the russian mass. me say they've taken control of the eastern part of back. moot of the battle for the ukrainian city grinds on. it's not strategically significant, but has gained symbolic importance of both sides. bernard smith report, there is a much left of back not to fight for,

but ukraine and russia continue to throw soldiers and materiel into one of the bloodiest battles of the war in ukraine. the head of russia's wagner mercenary group, says his forces have taken control of the eastern part of the city. but there is lineage you were gonna get a very live you was originally just bought more, the sure for was good. ye, ye welcome would go baldness to knock williams about guns royal. she was gonna see just as we could, we discussed in a video released on wednesday. if gainey push again, is shown talking to wagner mercenaries who are complaining, they're running out of ammunition. magnified as had been leading the russian campaign to seat back mart. michigan has accused russia's defense minister, sir guy, chicago of treason, the withholding supplies of munitions to his fighters. munitions are in short, supply to for ukraine's forces. you defense ministers have been meeting to discuss a plan for the member states to pull resources to buy ammunition. nato secretary

general says back what may fall to russia in the coming days? this does sir, or not, sir, necessarily, reflect any are turning point of the war on them and her and the, it just highlights that we should not under estimate a russia. ah, we must continue to provide support to ukraine. ah, the whole thing. ukraine's military release, the video of a commander visiting troops in back mart, alexander c, ascii, tells the men there in the hottest spot. blackmore is of little strategic value for both ukrainian military and wagner. mercenaries have said that using this battle to deplete and divert the addresses resources from elsewhere along the front line. bernard smith, al jazeera mean all the united nations chief and ukraine's president of call for an

extension of the crucial black c grain export deal at a meeting in the capital peeve at on a garage is visiting ukrainian capital land has stressed the importance of the agreement for global food security, the deal was initially broken by the un and 30 year and is due to be renewed later this month if no party objects. the bless you should see the green la lawyers, some of the explorer 20000000 dos of grain from ukrainian bottles. it contributed to launching the glow. cost of fools are good to go with people. why? oh, what is law? but equally into developing walls. hundreds of people have been out on the streets and the occupied westbank for the funeral of 6 palestinians were killed by his writing forces. the palestinian presidency spokespersons called his writing right and all out war. and many palestinians are calling on their leaders to the more to protect them. neither abraham reports the division between palestine. 2

political factions laid out in the streets of nablus on wednesday. ah, the palestinian authority security forces attacked mourners in the funeral procession of a high math gunmen philistine official, say some participants violated arrangements that were agreed before the funeral. but many here believe that palestinian authority does not want him asked to have a strong presence in the occupied westmeyer mistress. and the judge not only is his railey army worried about the fight as uniting palestinians who have personal interests. so worried about the unity. janine being coffee relations before he was killed gunman, i've been fatter who she was taking refuge in jeanene, a hub for the armed resistance to his rails occupation. here in jeanine at different fixture. not only do palestinians fight side by side, but government provide support to one another even when they belong to different

palestinian factions and come from different city fighters tele, just either the internal palestinian division only serves to benefit israel to put on him and the leaderships. far away from the palestinian struggle for a long time, the palestinian authority wants to curb the resistance. and we're against that. the as that amy is one of 6 palestinians is ready for his killed during the day in june on tuesday. he was a member of the palestinian security forces before he took up arms enjoined other fighters and jean engleside walketh in law. colors now is the time for us to take up arms. the young people have much more awareness and they say we have to resist and we can't stay silent against these really aggression what you thought for palestinians. it's been a cycle of grief, anger, and mourning united in pain. and now they see the fight. need that by him. i'll just eda the occupied westbank. pakistan's, former prime minister,

emron carne has criticized a government decision to ban public gatherings which forced him to call of an election rally. there were confrontations between his supporters and the police ahead of cons. planned election rally in the hall. one person was killed in violence and dozens of his pakistan creek in sub party were arrested just hours before the event or authorities imposed a ban on all demonstrations for a week. the biggest concern right now for my political party is a to protect be because our, there's a severe that there's a serious threat to my life. the question is, how do i get been and yet have a secure enough environment. question is, how do i go to these gods? i made 3 go to bear answers and unfortunately there was just no protection there. oh, that's why we were broached. gordon said, look, there must be some police protection. tens of thousands of people have been

rallying in china is capital santiago, they're marking international women's day by demanding the government and shrines, abortion rights, and gender equality in the new constitution. on wednesday, the chilean government announced a series of measures aimed at improving woman's life. let's cross to our latin america editor, elsie newman, who was at the demonstrations nicea so just how much support had these marches had in santiago and what a woman calling for them. hey, it's been a mass mass demonstration, one of the largest i think i've ever seen in that saying a lot in this country where for international women's day, usually hundreds of thousands of women and children, even babies this time turned out with their mothers. but there has just been an incident. i don't know if you could. you probably can't see it right behind me, but i could see that water cannon trucks of the riot police throwing water and trying to break up a group of violent people that just interrupted into this what was otherwise a peaceful and very joyous march. they started throwing glass bottles, sticks,

beat several of the protectors or the women marchers who tried to stop them. it became very violent. one of them got caught just a few minutes ago by the marchers who him and, and a teams. and it's being cleared up, there weren't many of them, but they, as i said, they were very, very violent. and it's the kind of thing that happened to often hear, despite the calls for a peaceful march, mainly by women. they're very few men here. those who are armed with glass bottles and sticks and stones were mainly young men. but anyhow, it seems to have ended. and that's why you see very few people behind me right now . but there are tens of thousands in front of me, and at this stage they must be marching past the presidential palace to demand abortion rights, to demand gender parity, and especially an end to fem aside and abuse by men. this is it's a long list. we've heard it all for years and years, but chilion women are becoming more and more emboldened from all age groups and

from all social levels, economic levels in this country. that's certainly what we've been seeing here today . yeah. let's see. i'm just bringing for these marches. the rules are taking place in other south american countries. yes, there has been one and where no site is such probably still going on right now. the . the main thing there was again to jonah against them aside. i'm sorry, they've been, i think something like $28.00 women killed amongst a more or less one per day, which is still a huge amount. and they are protesting that nothing really has been done to stop at the same thing in mexico, all over latin america. latin america, as we all know, has, is considered as sort of a fertile territory for male chauvinism. it always has, and despite the fact that women are becoming more and more embolden are fighting for and demanding their rights, it still goes on. i'm going to send you my life in santiago to see up. thank you.

all right, last marco to come here and how does air, including we're in malaysia as people try to recover from the latest flooding in the south of the country. and just republicans wrap up a special hearing on the origins of covered 90 mana ah winter has not finished with north america. and it's the pacific coast that still sees these winter storms, barreling down there. not so much full of snow as equally full of rain at the moment is the picture on thursday. so really from the canadian border right down through california, you see more of the same but slightly different. now at the same time, when the storm, this bringing stir across the mid west to the south of is going to generate these big thunderstorms once while they're gonna keep moving. sassy, the southern states to snow,

keep going across the great lakes towards the northeast of the us. but this went to storm, keeps going south and spreading in lands. the rockies has been 5 meters of stone someplace in the rockies as a huge amount. and there's more to come at a cost significant rain for san francisco and los angeles. rather a quater picturing contrast, wrapped most caribbean. let a bit of cool breeze was a generation of big chows, i think, for places like cuba. but rico and of course, further south and south america, we've seen some pretty big showers recently, thunderstorms flooding potential, still there in ecuador, western colombian, and central parts. bolivia and also brazil. but then across the border and it's still warm particular so in ocean tina ah, in the pool, why no, the light is what puts to new extinction. now the army in joseph community groups

that brought them back from the bridge or 11 east investigates on al jazeera we understand the differences and similarities of culture across the world. so no matter what lucy algebra will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. how does in europe, lou ah, welcome back. okay, we might about top stories here at this hour. thousands of people are protesting in the george m capital tbilisi for a 2nd day. they are running against a proposed law. they say, well silence critics of the government. the government says it's needed to stop the influence of what it calls foreign ages. russian mercenaries say they've taken

control of the eastern part of back moved as the battle for the ukrainian city grimes on nato. secular general says it may fall to russia in the coming days, but ukrainian defenders say they will not retreat. and tens of thousands of people are rallying in chiles. capital santiago, marketing international women's day. morning. the government include portion rights and gender equality in the new constitution. protests on the streets of athens turned violent on wednesday. as public sector unions demonstrated against the government, the trend collision that kill eppie's $57.00 people last month was the immediate cause. but with an election looming, they are broader grievances in greece. john, so hopeless reports from athens. ah greek use, no strangers to show downs with police had reason to be angry. it was mainly young people going back to university who were killed on february 28th. when a passenger train collided with a freight train,

the government blamed it on human error, and it's the young who grew up in a recession after the post, 2008 global financial crisis. the new democracy conservatives came to power in 2019 promising prosperity. but the coven 19 pandemic, and now high inflation because of the ukraine war, have largely sunk their agenda for there's a lot of job insecurity. someone my age doesn't earn enough to pay their way and live with dignity. there isn't much opportunity. it's a general situation. and people of all generations are disillusioned with what they see as a failing state. greece purchased automated warning systems for its railway in 2014, but still hasn't installed them everywhere or trained every one to use them. say i put a bid, there should have been monitoring off the train on the control board where is visible for 5.5 kilometers. after left the station. if that had happened to the action would have been avoided because it would have been clear that the train was

on the wrong track. rail workers unions admit there was human error, but blame that on greece is 8 grueling years of government spending cuts and a botched privatization of rail operations. let us get of it. this is the government says if the safety systems were in place, we wouldn't have happy's death. yes. but why didn't we have them all these years? because we had personnel, we had station masters and technical support. we had maintenance, we hadn't left the company on a skeleton staff lacking at the limit of its ability. maybe in other countries, privatization works very well. but here it hasn't. various political opportunism here. public sector unions with grievances against the government or writing on this train accident text said dissatisfaction in this largely left swing opposition generated protest. however, mary's true nationwide discontent as well because the government and the state had seemed indifferent and dysfunctional and with an election and fewer than 5 months

from now, the prime minister and his entourage are nervous about how far this reaction will remedy. the government says it'll nearly double its budget to 80000000 dollars this year to improve the rail network quickly. higher, more stuff, and install automated tracking signaling at emergency breaking throughout the system. but it's too late for those young people killed hair, and it leaves many wondering why it took this long for politicians to act. jobs are awful. us al jazeera athens, emergency teams of rescued. 3 people trapped in a landslide in indonesia. torrential rain triggered mud slides in the remote in a tuner region, killing at least 11 people, dozens more still missing. flood waters in the southernmost state in malaysia continued to rise. more than 41000 people remain at relief centers. unable to return, as their homes are still waterlogged flies, 3 reports, and the hardest hit district of battery part when more than 30000 people,

had been affected. unseasonably heavy rains lashed your whole state last week and the impact is still being felt that we added on. we're gonna, we're gonna miss watkin racing. on monday, a monday the labor overflowed with spanks and water just kept coming into the house and a made the decision to leap. it was too risky. he's going back to check on his home and belongings, but isn't too hopeful, they'll be much to salvage. and any others are doing the same. wagner, though it's bad, really bad. watch up to my knees. how can we go back home? but there's no way. there's also no way to tell when flood waters will completely dry out. many people here say this is one of the worst floods they've experienced, far more severe than the one in 2006. yet there are some who are still reluctant to leave their homes, even though they've been advised flood waters could continue to rise. fire department personnel have been ferrying people to safety. the area is inundated,

partly because authorities recently released water from a nearby damp and water levels in rivers are still high. some people from nearby villages are pitching in to help this food truck organized by a group of friends, visits affected areas to dish up meals to any one who need to slow either bananas, ramsey, madonna, vicki, the globe. what i have helped out during the flood before, so i know how tiring and hungry can get, especially for aid workers. so now i tried to help you, but it's also out of a sense of solidarity to focus. fallen tears will be needed for the coming days and weeks. a local official has already said. the state will need help with post flood cleanup as soon as waters receive whenever that may be. florence lee, but to perhaps jo, horse, date, malaysia. a special panel formed by us house republicans has wrapped up its 1st hearing into the origins of coven 19 the anger. the committee is to investigate.

the virus came from the 1st sitting up and days before the 3rd anniversary of the world health organization. declaring corona fire was a global bank. mimic well then, several 1000000 people died around the world. castro's more from washington dc. there is circumstantial evidence that the coven 19 virus came from a lab, but no smoking gun. and there is circumstantial evidence that the virus came from nature, but also no smoking gun. that is where the u. s. congressional committee looking into cove. its origins is stuck and wednesdays hearing here on capitol hill did not change that. but there was a consensus that if there are answers to be found, they will be found in china. the chinese government has been criticized for blocking world held organization investigators from the group hung virology institute, where chinese researchers were testing corona, viruses on humanise mice. but u. s. researchers say there has been no evidence that the will hon lab possessed

a precursor virus that changed into covey 19. and then if that the nature theory were to be proven true, it would be essential to find the animals that pass the virus on to humans. the chinese government says it has tested more than a 100000 animals without finding the viral genome and that any potentially infected animals may have been destroyed in the outbreaks. early days, the former director of the us centers for disease control and prevention said there may no longer be a smoking gun to be found. i don't think that answer is gonna come from the scientific community. i think the answer is going to come from the intelligence community. china is not fully cooperated, and we do think that's a key critical gap that would help us to understand what exactly happened. the last voice you just heard was that in april haynes, the u. s. director of national intelligence, the intelligence community remains split on cobra 19th origins with the energy department and the f. b. i concluding a came from a lab and for other

u. s. intelligence agencies concluding it came from nature. none of those conclusions were drawn with high confidence. the world health organization has terminated the contract of one of its sina employees of a bullying claims. the cash cosign, who was the western pacific regional director, had been accused of racist abusive and authoritarian behavior by staff. he denies the allegations which the double h o says it investigated? japanese, doctor kas, i was in charge of a region covering almost $2000000000.00 people across $37.00 territories. now the launch of the world, 1st 3, the printed rocket has been cooled off at the last minute. a rocket designed by relativity space was attempting to break new ground in space exploration. early the launch process teams at cape canaveral, begun troubleshooting a problem with the rockets, liquid oxygen temperature $110.00 foot rockets take up was put on hold. the issue couldn't be resolved before the end of the 3 up long window. oh.