♪ host: this is al jazeera. ♪ host: hello, welcome to the newshour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes a spiraling humanitarian crisis now complicated by a diplomatic one. the united nations warns ethiopia it has no legal right to expel seven u.n. officials. on capitol hill a presidential

intervention, joe biden arrives to heal already divisions over his infrastructure bill. the former georgian president is detained just hours after arriving back in the country. and a possle covid game changer, the new drug treatment that plans to -- hospitalizations and death. death is about to be fired as barcelona's coach is probably true. he claims the club has shown them a lack of respect by making stories about his future -- leaking stories about his future. ♪ host: hello and a very warm welcome to the newshour. the u.n. secretary general as told ethiopia's prime minister it does not accept his decision to expel seven senior personnel. the foreign ministry claims

officials are being expelled for meddling in the internal affairs of the country. the u.n. says it could affect to military operations that help more than 5 million people in that tea great. the explosions came after the a chief said a defective blockade in the region meant there was likely a famine, and a diplomatic editor brings us more on this story from the united nations. reporter: for now of the human not withdrawing the seven high-level members of its staff, but the government of ethiopia saying they should be expelled from the country. the u.n. secretary general picked up the phone to the ethiopian prime minister, and the u.n. says it does not accept the principle the staff are not persona non-grotto. >> it is the long-standing position not to accept the doctrine with respect to united states -- united nations

officials. this applies from one state to another state. it is contrary to obligations under the charter of the united nations. reporter: the ethiopian foreign ministry has tumbled down issuing a new statement giving more details of what it says is the meddling by the seven staff in internal affairs. it also says a discussion of the issue by the un security council would be a blatant violation of its national sovereignty, but that discussion has taken place, a closed session of the security council under the presidency of kenya, a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions ethiopia no risks becoming a pariah state -- now risks becoming a pariah state. >> is not considering questions about a pariah state or what the

responsibility of government is. we are considering all statements, including communications of the foreign ministry, and we are continuing to actively be informed and trying to be responsive. we have every hope that it will work in a positive direction. reporter: what is the next step? i am told ireland is circulating the draft in a statement toward security council members, all of them must agree before it is issued. host: david bell county is a stock leader for united international. it has also worked for ngo's in multiple regions. he joins me via skype. even before the expulsion or attempted expulsion of these u.n. humanitarian workers, access to tigray and delivery of

lifesaving aid was heavily restricted. how much food and medicine has been able to reach the region? >> thank you for having me. since the blockade came into effect on 26 june, at less than 10% of necessary supplies have reached the region. aid agencies have since exhausted all of the supplies repositioned, leaving the vast majority of the operation suspended until more supplies are allowed in. the civilian population, mainly comprised of women, children, and the elderly report the situation is a slow and painful march toward starvation. host: can you tell us more about the situation there, and how devastating it is for families? we have these incredible figures, millions of people in need of food aid, hundreds of thousands facing famine, family struggling to put food on the

table. what contact have you had with people inside about how this affected -- this is affecting their lives? >> since the blockade came into effect communications into and out of tigray have been cut. it is hard to hear from them themselves. that is one of the aspects of the blockade. through my contacts and those of refugees international we know the situation is becoming increasingly dire. the absence of food aid, nutrition supplies, medical supplies, and fuel means that the situation every day gets worse. the absence of banking facilities mean they cannot access their savings in banks to buy or supply for their

families. at the absence of commerce means they cannot share or purchase items in the market. these dynamics make for a particularly serious situation growing worse by the day. host: if it does not change soon, how serious: the loss of life be? what sort of scale are we talking about? >> the interim authorities were speaking about famine related deaths months ago. the information that produced the result of 350,000 people in famine conditions of the fourth of june for the united nations and resulted in an absence of food aid and medical supplies and support can only produce a

far worse situation today. the united states noted that 900,000 were facing famine conditions at the end of june, but the blackout creates a context where we do not have accurate numbers to measure off these things in real time. host: beyond the work of the united nations, how have aid agencies and other ngos that are restricted or prevented from reaching the region? how was the government obstructing their work? >> the bureaucratic requirements to work in ethiopia are particularly difficult for ngo's and aid agencies. there are a lot of bureaucratic obstacles to be able to get into the country, visas and the like. to improve through interventions earlier this year, but there is

restrictive road access and limited amounts of air travel. for aid agencies there is a damocles sword above their heads . do not speak out means that they have to accept the conditions that are occurring on the ground, which is brutal, and i understand why operational agencies have maintained a certain amount of distance from efforts. that being said, the situation in ethiopia is growing more dire by the day, and we do need to have people and organizations such as refugees international to draw attention to the famine and the unnecessary amount of death occurring as a result of it. host: we speak about the need for their to be lifesaving

supplies into the tigray region, food, fuel, it medicine but how significant is the communications blackout if you do not have information about what is happening to communities in tigray, our aid agencies and united nations able to draw up contingency plans to prepare for what could be a crisis on a massive scale? >> absolutely, there is an ability to draw up crisis plans and response plans, but without relief assistance they are just plans. host: david, thank you for joining us from refugee international shedding more light on the situation in the northern region of tigray. president joe biden as traveled to capitol hill to meet with his democratic party in an attempt to save his economic agenda.

democrats threatened biden's plans with progressive members trying to block a $1 trillion if a surgical is a larger social and climate change bill is not agreed to. rosiland jordan joins us live from washington. what did biden achieve? is he going to be able to break the block? >> essentially, the president had a packed room according to one of the house of representatives members in that meeting. they have a slope majority in the house of representatives, so it is important to have unity if they went to get both of these bills passed. the progressive wing, which note -- which numbers nearly 100

members of the house say they do not want to vote for the infrastructure bill, a key part of joe biden's agenda unless they know that they are going to be able to get passage of this much larger bill that spends money not just on the environment but on social programs, including education, childcare, and other efforts to improve the members of the middle class in this country. there is not going to be a vote on the infrastructure bill, about $1.2 trillion. that vote will not be happening on friday night according to most representatives on capitol hill. in fact, we did hear very briefly from the u.s. president telling reporters that it could take another six minutes, it could take six days, it could take six weeks, but legislation would be passed. it looks as if for the moment there is simply more negotiating going on.

this also of course involves a couple conservative members of senate democrats in the process, but for now the talking goes on, and these 2 key parts of joe biden's legislative agenda have yet to be passed. host: thank you very much. residents in a small colombian town say an influx of haitian migrants is pushing them out of housing. migrants are trying to catch boats on their way to the north to u.s. it will start a weeklong journey through the jungle to panama. the government there says at least 46,000 migrants have crossed the jungle this year. our correspondent joins us live. haitian migrants have been to a long and dangerous journey. tell us about what awaits them when they get to columbia?

how are they getting by? reporter: by the latest count 22,000 haitians are in this town, doubling the amount of people who regularly live here. many have been stuck here for weeks. we spoke to people finally getting on the boats to cross the gulf and continue their journey. they are finally getting onto the boat 45 days after arriving in. most of them are staying in hotels, rooms and apartments that are being rented at a very high price. many of them are running out of money as they wait. those who cannot pay and up

pitching tents or sleeping on that's on the beach waiting to get one of those tickets. the new thing out is that colombian authorities are openly trying to dissuade them from continuing their journey, trying to push them to go back from where they came, which in most cases is usually brazil or today -- chile. these are haitians that have settled in other countries in south america, and out due to restrictions they have decided to move north to the united states. many are obviously very worried with what is happening, what lies ahead when they have to cross the jungle, but also the fact they now have heard that the u.s. is supporting them and mexico is considering doing so, so some of them are going to

continue to try and push forward and they say they will stay here for as long as it takes to be able to continue their journey north. host: thank you very much. the newshour live from london, still ahead of the program, living on less than $100 a month, a recurring story from the streets of lebanon where 80% of people now live in poverty. we are leading a review of -- someone is leading a review of world football, but not everyone is happy about it. ♪ georgia's former president as been detained just hours after arrival back in the country for the first time in years. he posted a video and facebook saying he wanted to support the opposition in saturday's election. he left to drive -- georgia in

2013 when his second term ended. he was sentenced to prison for abuse of power, a charge he says was politically motivated. our correspondent has more. reporter: he was detained here, having somehow escaped the authorities since posting that video early this morning from batumi. he made it there and said he faced likely arrest. we had a statement from the prime minister saying that arrest operation had been carried out. we know ca -- see a smiling person being taken into prison. that just counts an extraordinary day in georgian

politics. he has made this appearance on the people of municipal and mayoral elections, which the opposition considers important, because they hope the georgia public will vote decisively against the georgian dream government. finally after all of these years to return and shake up the georgian scene. host: a coordinator for lebanon says nearly eight and every 10 people are now living in poverty. with the economy in turmoil the state is failing to provide even the most basic services. our correspondent reports now from the capital of beirut. reporter: inflation and a currency in freefall have made life tough. people have sunk into poverty since the economy began to collapse 2 years ago. the united nations says nearly 80% are now poor, 3 million

people. >> my monthly salary is now worth $70. it is not enough to buy food for 4 days. the government has been promising to give us cash assistance, but it never happened. reporter: the humanitarian community stepped in to provide vital support in a country made nearly bankrupted by decades of corruption and mismanagement. united nations statistics tell the story of growing hardships, like one million people in urgent need of aid, including food. >> for the first time ever in the history of lebanon you have 36% of extreme poverty. it is really something that never happened. reporter: it is not only lebanese who have been affected. the living conditions of 850,000 syrians registered as refugees are rapidly deteriorating. a year ago just over half lived

in extreme poverty. now it is nine out of 10. nearly 50% do not have enough food. 30% of children have never gone to school. almost 30,000 work. levels of property are high in palestinian refugee camps and 400,000 migrant workers mainly from asian and african countries are stranded here without work, nor the means to return home. many parents cannot afford to send their children to school, and growing numbers of people are unable to afford health care. starvation is now a reality for thousands, and malnutrition is increasing among children. the international community accuses lebanon's political class of failing to act in defending what members say is bankrupt economic system. it lebanon's authorities are bypassed when assistance is provided and they say they will continue until state institutions are reformed. >> most of the support we are

willing to provide is also going to be married to the population. reporter: many say this help is not a long-term answer, and emergency aid is not the economic recovery plan lebanon needs. that will depend on its leaders letting go of the system they have benefited from for so long. host: the world health organization is facing calls to act after a report outlining the scale of sex abuse carried out in the middle of an ebola epidemic. 20 of more than 80 eight workers involved were working for the health agency. it comes after an investigation last year found eight workers from several agencies exchanged jobs were sex. the u.s. and other key donors say they need to take action on this.

meanwhile, a global scheme designed to ensure fair access to covid vaccine says it will begin targeting countries with the lowest levels of coverage. since january covax has allocated doses according to population size. starting next month it will send 75 million doses 249 of the lease combinations. california has become the first u.s. state to make it compulsory for schoolchildren to be vaccinated against covid-19. governor gavin newsom says that the move could go into effect as early as january. the mandate is pending approval for the u.s. -- from the u.s. food and drug administration. the fda approved vaccines were students over the age of 16 in august. an experimental oral covid-19 drug as shows -- has shown again can have hospitalization and death for patients at risk of severe disease. the phase three trial was so successful that external monitors: an early end to the

stage. merck is seeking emergency use authorization as soon as possible. the trial tracked adults with mild to moderate covid because -- will because of health problems were considered at high risk of disease. half of them were given a five day course of the bill and half were given a placebo. 14% who took the placebo or hospital as compared to 7% who took the drug treatment. there were no deaths during the trial -- an infectious disease doctor joins me now from ontario. what could this mean? >> one of the big parts of the covid-19 pandemic has been health care utilization among

patients who get covid-19 and need a hospital bed or critical care bed. the ability to mitigate that with an oral molecule is game changing. as we learn to live with the pandemic, our ability to make health care systems function while keeping this predominantly inpatient needs is important. it will make sure those vulnerable members of society, those who do not have access to a vaccine or may not be vaccinated have a way to mitigate so that -- some of the serious convocations of covid-19. host: does it make testing and detection all the more significant? it has to be taken early on before the infection progresses and reaches the lungs, is that right? >> absolutely, the achilles heel

of antiviral therapies, covid-19, influenza, the virus that causes chickenpox is it that they have to be given early when the virus is replicating, not late when much of the damage is done. you need to get people tested. under five days of symptom onset getting tested and getting the drugs saw benefits. it does make that ability to get tested, whether it be through a typical pcr testing, rapid testing, but identification of patients at risk and the ability to access therapy for those patients, so it does change the paradigm in terms of dealing with this in the long term. host: speaking about the importance of their access to vaccinations and fair distribution around the world,

how expensive is this drug going to be? >> the original quotes are around $700 for the five day course. you can think about the moderna advisor vaccines around $40, it is way more effective to be vaccinating people than to give this drug as an alternative, but health care utilization is not a benign cost. those people who are at risk, unvaccinated, those who have a high risk of vaccine failure due to medical conditions, it becomes cost-effective to consider this in those patients. those people at the highest risk of hospitalization may still want that cost-effective and if it, and as merck skills this up there are more generics and the ability to scale down the cost of this drug. host: they are trying to get

early authorization from the fda . it is not clear if they will be granted that, although there is a lot of positivity and optimism with the results of this late stage trial. how soon before doctors can actually start prescribing this? >> the fda takes about 2 to 4 weeks for therapies. it may take longer if the trials of not been released. unfortunately right now we only have a press release and we do not know if there is anything that needs to be dealt with from a regulator standpoint. the united states is at one of its highest points in the pandemic, so there is an urgency to consider knowing a significant amount of the population may not get vaccinated. the system is looking for any way to mitigate serious convocations. host: thank you very much for

speaking with us. still ahead on the program, a generation of children wasting away, rising costs, violence leaves northern nigeria's children starving. restoring the colorado river delta, and in support we hear from tom brady the superstar quarterback prepares to make his big return to new england. ♪ meteorologist: you are tuned into your weather update for europe and africa. pressure just south of iceland, when these are close together the wind will be more intense. we go to a closer look, here is

that disturbed weather, we will get doused with rain throughout the united kingdom, northwestern france and that eventually moves into the low countries in scandinavia. let's see what we can expect, 20 millimeters of rain and gusts 70 plus kilometers per hour. temperatures where they should be for this time of year. temperatures on the rise across the balkans. over the next three days, shoot up to 27 degrees, 10 degrees above where you should be. a brisk wind through the black sea through istanbul along with the scattering showers. wind here about 45 kilometers per hour. northern parts of portugal into spain and across africa, we have got our storms through the gulf of guinea. that is your update. until next time, take care.

♪ >> cuts are, -- qatar, one of the fastest growing nations of the world. it needs to develop its ports to become a key middle eastern hub for traders. three key areas of development, fulfilling the promise of connecting the world. qatar's gateway to world trade. >> angela merkel's legacy, a german economy that is the envy of the world but unprepared for the digital age. it is apple abusing its monopoly ? ♪ >> holding the powerful do we

count as we examine the u.s.'s role in the world on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ host: welcome back, a look at main stories. the united nations has told ethiopia it does not accept the expulsion of several senior personnel. it comes after the a chief says it was likely a famine in the tigray region. georgia's former president has been detained just hours after arriving back in the country for the first time in years. he was wanted on abuse of power charges. u.s. politicians are no closer to agreement on raising the debt

ceiling before the nation was missing payments. a deal to keep funding the government was only agreed to with hours to spare. we go to nigeria where the president says his administration has done or to put his country back on track than any other in more than 2 decades but the economy continues to struggle. the situation is leading to a sharp rise in food prices. in 2020 of the nigerian economy shrank by at 1.8%, the deepest decline since 1983. the covid-19 pandemic and low oil prices drove the economic slowdown. inflation hit a quad four year high of february, and the world bank expects inflation will be 16.5% in 2021. nigerian accounts for about half of west africa's population with 202 million people, and it has one of the largest youth populations, around 40% of nigerians, 83 million people

living below the poverty line. the world bank estimates price shocks push 7 million additional nigerians into poverty last year. a rise of nearly 10%. clinics and hospitals and northern nigeria are struggling to cope with high numbers of severely malnourished children. al jazeera's correspondent reports food shortages worsened as violence from armed groups intensifies. >> they are preparing to leave the hospital after treatment for nutrition and infections. they have been here for 2 weeks. >> my baby was in very bad shape when he was admitted. his daily therapy includes medicine and nutrition supplements. reporter: doctors at this facility with support from unicef are barely coping with a high number of children seeking help. >> we see between 15 and 20

patients daily. occasionally we do get out of that space. we ask them to go to another facility, or if we can give them any medication [indiscernible] reporter: as they prepared to leave six mothers holding their six children went outside. each is helping their child will take up the next available bed space. as well as treating children the hospital also treats and feeds mothers to boost their immune systems. what is happening here is repeated in many hospitals. >> doctors hope it will decline but there are no guarantees.

reporter: boko haram lunch and insurgency 12 years ago. at one point more than 80% of farms were abandoned because of attacks by fighters. millions of people were forced to depend on eight. >> there are levels of donor fatigue certainly. there are so many crises, and unfortunately the crises we are seeing are increasing day by day, location by location. there is donor fatigue. we cannot afford for that to continue. reporter: on the ground aid workers are struggling. >> [indiscernible] there are a number of children we cannot reach. reporter: without adequate

resources it is hard for aid workers to know of any children need help, but when the cost of food going up it is clear the number of those going hungry can only be rising. host: thousands of students have filled the streets of milan to push action on climate change. global leaders are meeting at the city to hammer out plans ahead of the u.s. summit next month and glasgow. protesters think it is mostly hot air. reporter: enough talk, it is time for action, the clear message from thousands of protesters. they are gathering before the united nations ahead of the main conference. >> ministers from all over the world have gathered here to discuss the climate crisis, and they are pretending that they up

solutions to the climate crisis and they are taking sufficient action, but we see through their lives and we see through their blah and we are tired of it. reporter: students in the thousands demonstrating this part of the friday's for a future global protest movement that thunberg helped lunch. the crowd was -- launch. the crowd was larger than usual. thousands filled the streets in anger and frustration. they want a solution. >> we want them to know we are here. we want this to change now. >> it is important for us, because alone we cannot do anything. we can do everything if we want to, so we came here. >> it is important to give

pressure, to let us be heard. >> this happened a day after a climate conference in milan when hundreds of activists propose strategies to tackle the climate crisis. at the end of the conference many delegates expressed cautious optimism that leaders would follow through on promises to act swiftly and boldly. the mood on the street is different, many young activists says trust between them and world leaders is broken, and it likely will not be rebuilt until a major climate solution plan is put in place and soon. host: qatar is preparing to hold its first legislative elections. saturday voters will choose 30 members of the council. the body dates back to 1972 but until now it was fully appointed

by -- the amir will retain veto power. correspondent reports from doha. reporter: you cannot miss all of the new buildings and infrastructure projects, but the development is not limited to urban modernization. qatar is marking a major milestone, its first ever legislative elections. candidates vying for a place in the legislative body have been campaigning for 2 weeks. election posters and banners are on display on almost every major world across the country. until now the council has been mainly a consultant if body made up of 45 members appointed by the country's ruler but that is changing. on saturday companies will elect 30 members, which will have the

power to develop state budgets. 2/3 of the council will be elected. he is one of those vying for a seat, the former diplomat she was me around his home district and recalls the major transformation it gone through since it's dependence on pearl diving. he tells me upcoming elections will be important in shaping qatar's identity. >> is a unique system not unlike -- like at western democracy and not like the dictatorship in some countries in the region. we are trying to develop our own way and deliver it to the people . >> qatar has long been

considered one of the region's leaders when it comes to women empowerment. this is another opportunity to further that. she is one of about 30 women candidates whose name will be on the ballot paper whose -- who stands a strong chance of winning. >> i have decided to share the responsibility that leadership has an legislation and serving the people and addressing the legislation that matters to citizens, especially women. reporter: the excitement is limited to those contesting seats. and for those over 18 this will be the first time they have been able to vote in legislative election. >> i will vote for a female candidate. i am extremely happy we are participating in the process. women's participation, we should

support each other. reporter: it will not simply be out to serve the people, but for many of these new legislators it will be how to navigate this major new adjustment to the country's system of governance as qatar continues to push to become a symbol of reform in the region. host: our guest joins me from doha. what could this mean for institutional, political life in qatar? >> i think it is a major achievement. elected officials will contribute to the power of citizens, engaged citizens in the political process. it is a chance to participate in policy making at least at some level, which is i think is a

milestone for a country like qatar. host: how would you put this in the geopolitical context of the region? but in -- bahrain, oman, other countries that have similar consultant if bodies? >> saudi arabia is the remaining country with an elective counsel. i think it is interesting to mention that qatar has been following other states in the region. i think it is a big step for cut down -- -- qatar.

i think it could be a model to follow for other states, also the way in which districts are defined are more related to the qatari society. i think it is a model that can be utilized by other countries in the region. host: what about its decision-making abilities in the area of policy formulation, for example foreign policy, defense, security? >> it is not clear in drafting legislation in the budget. it is not clear what it will be

in foreign policy and security. if we focus on the short campaign the candidates were able to do, most of the topics they were discussing her internal, discussions about citizens and environmental issues, but not many decisions related to foreign policy. it is not clear if this is still under the hands of the amir. most of the members will not have the experience of participating in this layer of policymaking.

most have no experience in a legislative council. host: thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. host: the united states and mexico are working together to bring life back to the desert. water is being diverted to resort wetlands and forest along the colorado river delta. reporter: the colorado river delta in the baja california desert, for decades waterless as been it's defining characteristic until a groundbreaking agreement between the united states and mexico was sound -- signed allowing water to flow back into the delta. >> it is important to mention this is unique in the world, in which 2 countries decide to transfer volumes of water from one country to the other exclusively for the benefit of the environment. reporter: the results are what

happened when water was returned to the region speak for themselves. a scientist says since conservation efforts begin hundreds of acres of forest and wetlands have been restored. >> is a long process. for the last 10 years we have registered and changed from 50 bird species in the delta and 10 years after we have more than 300 and 60 bird species from the river all the way to the estuary . we have registered more than 162 bird species. reporter: there is footage suggesting wildcats are thriving, along with other endangered's be, which had disappeared when water levels were critical. the viability of this renewed habitat ultimately depends on a commitment from u.s. and mexican partners to meet the demand for

water. environmentalists admit there were simply not enough water for the colorado river to flow freely, but restoration projects like printing trees and maintaining wetlands are delivering positive results for ecosystems. the reason why the delta dried up dates back to another agreement signed in 1984. back then the u.s. and mexico establish how much water each country would receive from the river and for what purpose, not leaving a drop for the environment. gabriella says that while it was public policy that led to the loss of the flowing river it can also be public policy that brings it back to life. >> this place was a project that started as a dream. i cannot imagine a flowing river , out here ecosystems and i cannot imagine the river meeting with the ocean once again. reporter: from may to october of

this year more than 43 billion cubic meters of water flow into the colorado river, ensuring delta continued health of this natural environment. host: at least 2000 petrol stations in britain still without fuel. tanker drivers will start delivering petrol across the country for monday. there was a plan to entice foreign drivers with special visas and pay rises. the deal is not tempting enough. reporter: a trucker's life is tough says this polish driver. he has crisscrossed the continent for six years. they are the driving force of european supply chains working long, lonely hours away from their families. >> i have uncles who have driven for 25 years, a big brother who is been driving for more than 15

years, and now my younger sister has got a driving license and drives in the netherlands and she has already had enough. >> the critical shortage of drivers has left the continent crisis, with u.k. hardest hit. covid-19 put a stop to new driver training, and post brexit immigration rules have backfired. the british government plan was to issue temporary visas were 5004 instructors have been scoffed at by european drivers unwilling to help the u.k. out of a crisis seemingly of its own making. >> this is not an attractive proposition for our drivers. the on the issue of a the job needs to be stable and secure. if a driver as an employment contract with a permanent employer why would they quit everything and go to the u.k. for two aboard three months just to help with the british sort out their christmas?

reporter: this is the ongoing consequence of a shortage of around 100,000 drivers. elsewhere there are long queues of flyweight -- irate drivers and there are concerns about essential supplies reaching pharmacies. the government insists the situation ends -- is improving although the army remains on standby. another crisis looms, a shortage of butchers. the farming industry has warned that hundreds of thousands of pigs have to be cut within weeks . this is an interconnected crisis where brexit and covid have collided, spreading chaos and everything from food to fuel. host: time now for this report.

reporter: ronald says rumors he is about to be fired as barcelona's coach is probably true. he claims the club has shown him a lack of respect. the team has just lost its second championship game. they are trying to rebuild following the departure and at a time of the club is more than $1 billion in debt. >> i was not told about anything. i just found out this morning. i was not told anything. things stayed the same but i know what is going on. i have our eyes and ears and i know that many things are being late, so there must be some truth in it, but i say it again, i have not been told anything.

reporter: -- since first and second in the table. the teams meet on sunday. he has been quick to talk up rivals qualities -- rival's qualities. >> he put me at another level to think about it, to prove myself, what i have to do to be a better manager with our teams. that is why i'm interested in this business. reporter: the top women's leak in the united states as canceled its upcoming round of games ahead of allegations of misconduct by its head coach. he has become the third coach

from the national women's soccer league to be fired for misconduct since august. in a statement it said -- the leak said it was right to give some space to reflect. -- says he can only achieve his ambitions of football development if there are more regular world cup's -- cups. they are leading a review into the way football is organized. hosting a cup every 2 years instead of 4 is one option. >> no one should be a loser in this. everyone should be better off at the end of the day. there was no reason in changing

if the world of football and everyone inside is not better off, and we are well aware of the different challenges. reporter: we have been talking to the head of the global players union, e is concerned the player welfare is being overlooked. >> we will not agree to any substantial change in the calendar until the health of players is being taken care of. that is the agreement we have with fifa, there needs to be real negotiations and we expect those to be honored. the proposal is being presented to us for the first time about a week ago. we will have to recognize everything from dashed to the cultural impact of the game. ultimately the current players are the ones who will play at, and we need to get their views. the way it started was quite

unfortunate in the sense of it going to the media first, going to individual conversations with certain people first before it stakeholders are properly introduced to the process. we had one meeting in which fifa presented to west -- west there thinking -- to us what they were thinking. there are ideas on the table, which we welcome. there is a proposal to institute a month-long break in the summer , which is something we have been watching for a long time. it is something you need to seriously consider based upon the impact of travel, the number of games they play consecutively , etc. there could be upside for the

football, so these things are positive. reporter: tom brady is preparing to return to new england as a tampa bay player for the first time. brady spent 2 decades with the patriots, winning the six bull six times -- the super bowl six times. patriots did not make the playoffs, brady had already thrown 10 touchdown passes this season. >> i have nothing but incredible emotions toward difficult experiences that i have had, that was the one that was the longest, and i have a lot of great friends there. they know exactly how i'm feeling once i am up there. reporter: dr. miriam -- back to miriam. host: that wraps up the newshour but i will be back with the bulletin, including the latest

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