ah ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin to night, ukrainians, confront the dark and cold aftermath of a week of unprecedented russian air strikes. g of says, nearly half of the nation's power grid has been knocked offline by russian missile attacks. one and 5 ukrainians is currently without electricity. also coming up in

the program, climate change talks and egypt are deadlocked and are now going into overtime. the open question will pay for climate change damage and how much and there's no beer at the football world cup, which is 48 hours until the soccer tournament kicks off. fans are dealing with a very sobering tract. ah, america, in berlin, thanks for joining us. rushes airstrikes targeting ukraine's power grid have plunged countless people into darkness. almost half of the national power grid is now offline. millions or without power, water or heat, which winter knocking at the door. captured russian tanks covered in the winter's 1st snow. a reminder of when keith was much closer to the front lines.

but while the fighting may be further away, the war is ever present. as daily russian strikes have plunged hundreds of thousands into darkness or sea accordingly, russia continues to launch me sell strikes on ukraine. civilian critical infrastructure, waging war against the civilian population and depriving them of light water, heat, and communications will almost half of our energy system has been disabled. rather, while authorities are scrambling to repair the battery power grid as best they can . residents are preparing for more blackouts. those young were joy so much a more counting on gas. we bought firewood in the spring when it was already clear . it would be tough in winter. you know, i'm going to live with my parents and use a stow for heating, but with the political driscoll slide here to tell if it makes life more difficult . but i bought flashlights and candles,

so everything is fine. it was of i have this winter. but with russian missiles striking across ukraine for millions that winter will be cold and dark. earlier we asked maria diego ukrainian security analyst in odessa, how the power outages are affecting people there. for a lot of people, this is a total disaster. and there are a districts there where it's, every sin is dark and the situation is very hard, not only for desa but, but the nearby regions, i've been also to make alive and so on. and people are struggling. and because for many electricity is also the mean to heat their apartments because they can then you assess my heaters and without the electricity, this is not broken. and more over the pumps need electricity. turan so no electricity or many people means no, no, no heat. and,

and no water and the temperatures are getting really low now, especially when denied hours when people. lastly, that was maria of the, of a ukrainian security analyst in odessa. now we turn to the climate crisis and divisions between rich and poor nations. delegates of the cop 27 climate summit in egypt have been given one more day to break a deadlock over several issues. topping that list, a so called loss and damage fund. tell poor countries hit by climate disasters that you is backing a proposal to compensate countries. it by storms, droughts, or floods provided they make tougher emissions cuts, but divisions over over exactly who will be eligible. delegates are also waiting to see if the world's 2 biggest polluters, the u. s. a in china will sign onto the deal and c. d. w is tim shown bianca at the summit in from l. shake. told us earlier that china is unlikely to agree to

the deal on the table right now. it will be very difficult for china to agree what's on the table at the moment. and that's because china has been part of the g 77, a group of developing countries pushing for exactly this lawson damage fund in the last couple of years. and also doing this past 2 weeks and, but was actually on the table right now with me that china would switch from being a potential to put from a potential receiver of money to the side of those who pay for it a donor. and not as that is not very well seen among the chinese negotiators. let's turn on to some other stories making headlines around the world, especially the u. s. attorney general has appointed a veteran prosecutor to oversee the investigation of former president. donald trump . jack smith will lead inquiries into why trump had classified documents at his

florida state and his role in the storming of the u. s. capital spies, he was judge, has sentence convicted fraud. sir elizabeth holmes to 11 years in prison homes had duped investors in her medical start up the rentals by falsely cleaning. the company had developed a device that detected diseases from just a few drops of blood homes have been convicted of fraud. in january, protesters in iran say that they have set fire to the ancestral home of the islamic republics, found dry totally khamenei activists claim these images on social media show. the boys. dozens of demonstrators can be seen outside the building. before a flash inside anti government protest had entered their 3rd month. unrest began after the death of a young woman arrested for allegedly wearing her head scarf and correctly d. w. as i lay abraham has been hearing from women angry about restrictions on their freedom. we have altered their voices to protect their identities.

burning away years of oppression. for almost 2 months, iranian women in the country and around the world have set their head scarves ablaze in protest. they told us doing so is a rejection of the molars rule over iran. we are fighting for the freedom of choice, not against a job. i don't have his job to stays on, i dare to walk or even sit in front of the ridge police. why? my aunt, who is also an active for tester, where her job because she believes since the her job became mandatory in iran after the 1979 revolution. it's a key aspect of the islam equip public's identity. women who refused the compulsory job can be beaten, were arrested by the notorious morality police. the same police. the detained 22

year old gina massa. many for wearing her. he job improperly. she later died in custody. burning the headscarf became a way to voice rage over her death. but it is also about rejecting the compulsory her job. it runs leadership altogether and demanding equal rights. when we say that we are against demand injury, her job is equal to saying that we are against slamming republic. if a mentality of this regime is inter wound with suppressing woman, we are our father's belongings when we are not married and after marriage, we are the belongings of our husband. how is this fear? how is this humane? it's an anti slumber republicans, man, because the sonic republic wants to control the woman's body. and a very important part, as dear propaganda is about a job. bob,

this horn thing isn't just about to job this simply don't want to slow make a state. this regime. it doesn't work for us and for our country it has never worked. the regime has shown no signs of letting up and has brutally suppressed protestors. yet the when we have spoken to say, change is already here. definitely the beginning of a new era. solidarity that has built up seems to be fortifying with every day that passes women into shirts and without outskirts on the streets are becoming ubiquitous. i'm treated with respect even offered a seat when i go without a scarf and a short coat to the banker hospital by women and men alight. we are so hopeless because we could see no bright or even defined future when i saw the crowds of protesters everywhere. i found that hope again,

regardless of what happens next in the islamic republic. the iranian peoples bravery has sparked solidarity worldwide. a spirit that is unlikely to die any time . soon. lou well to badness for football fans guitar has banned the sale of beer at the world cup stadiums just 2 days before the opening match. this caps, months of tense negotiations between fever and the host country. the band could violate a multimillion dollar sponsorship deal with budweiser beer will be available in the i. p. areas the stadiums. however. while alcohol please know, major roland could tori society, many millions of football fans around the world, considered an integral part of their experience of the game. plenty of supporters had already arrived from guitar, but the time future announcement was made on friday and were surprised to hear the

last minute change in the rules. i. in argentina, it's essential that you always rubia with friends and family and moments of die. and right now, and teens are full, so i to be here at this, we're at cup and we really want to win here is normally indispensable for us. it's like a bottle of water. when you're in the middle of the desert, we definitely thought there would be a here, and i don't know what's going to happen. any regular thing else. nothing out with that. have been the civil woke up with her son, not even in the stadium there with things have been because for me, beer and football, english band redo, i mean you don't get everything you want to live. so for more than a decade, migrant workers and guitar have toil to build stadiums at a new airport and public transportation system. the country, human rights groups have long warned about the conditions endured, thereby laborers and they're demanding payouts. now there's never been

a world cup like this one, the 1st in the arab world, boasting 8 state of the art stadiums. by far the most expensive tournament in fi fi history, and the most controversial one. for years, human rights organizations have criticized the working conditions on guitars, construction sites. thousands of migrant workers suffered wage theft, paid extortionate recruitment fees, or even died under unexplained circumstances. malkin be dolly worked as the security guard and cut off for 3 years. the canyon spent a month and a doha jail, after exposing how cut off treats its migrant workers, crowns living conditions. this is a live, like say, say, dental people, one room, depending on how you know employees feeling. and oh, no one knows. i'm going to the global ovals, the ag hours a day, out on initial drawers,

overtime i would find companies will gain access all of that equals international trade unionists. deep moshef has heard such accounts when he travelled to cut out to examine the country's working and living conditions. the german acknowledges that come to us government recently introduced some more work of friendly legislation. according to sheriff us, however, many of those improvements only exist on paper katara was thus cut, our simply needs to better control the reforms. it has initiated that we need many more inspectors. we need much more drastic penalties if employers do not comply with the new lawson one and that's missing so far, lloyd that 3rd on does filled busy out cut us government admits that there are still some deficits. but it also complains that the country is being treated unfairly. we are not claiming we are perfect, but it's a journey that we will, we will, right. let's be realistic and come down rather than just jump into the wave so that

we just, let's talk about him or what we are respected. but we need to be a bit in modest about the human rights groups have led demands for fee find cut out to create a compensation fund for migrant workers. to remedy abuses during world cup preparations . but cut us government has already rejected such demands, calling them the publicity, stunt winters. finally arrived in some parts of europe and in the united states. in berlin. we had the 1st lights of snowfall on thursday night while the north west of the u. s. a major snowstorm has paralyzed parts of the state of new york. over 90 centimeters of snow was recorded. officials have issued a travel band and closed schools. winter snow storms are common in this part of the us, and some residents say that they're enjoying the 1st major snow storm of the season .

you're watching the w news, and here's a quick reminder of our top story at this hour. ukraine's prime minister says nearly half of the national power grid has been disabled by russia's latest wave of missile strikes. one in every 5 ukrainians is now without electricity. and you're up to date after the break. christie plants and will be here with d. w. business and they're looking at why workers are deserving the new hard core. twitter. i'm here until in berlin. thanks for tuning in people and trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away in order families to be crated on.