let's go to cnn's jomana karadsheh. jomana, what is the reaction inside iran to this loss?markable scenes that we've been seeing, celebrations. people are celebrating their own team losing. we've seen video trickling out from different cities, including the capital, tehran, where people are chanting and cheering. you've also got a lot of video coming in from different cities across the kurdish region. one of the parts of the country that have borne the brunt of the crackdown by the regime. people out on the streets dancing, honking their horns, even fireworks in the hometown of mahsa amini. one young kurdish man i spoke to today said he is happy because he said this is the government losing to the people. he said a team against a nation isn't a national team. while there aren't iranians that will tell you it's unfair to the players who've been under immense pressure, as we reported, they have faced threats by the regime to them and their family. there are a lot of iranians, john, who felt that this was an opportunity for this team, the nation's team, to have taken a stance,

now to cnn's jomana karadsheh. cnn is reporting that the families of iran's soccer team have been threatened by the regime. what more of you learned about that? >> really disturbing infond this is reporting from our colleague, sam kiley, who spoke with a who is involved in the security of the world cup. and this source has been also monitoring the activities of iran security agencies. that are operating during the world cup. and as john mentioned earlier, during the open match, in their game against england. the iranian team did not sing the national anthem. a lot of people took this as a show of support for the protests back home. so, what this sources telling cnn's that after that happened, the team had a meeting with members of the revolutionary guard. who essentially, a intimidated and threatened the team telling them that they will quote behave. they'll sing the national anthem that they won't take part in any protests against the government. or their families back in iran, will face torture and violence. what

cnn's jomana karadsheh has more.of the video is graphic and disturbing to watch. >> hundreds poured into the streets of -- , united in their grief and anger. a martyr for kurdistan, the crowd chants. they chant for 16-year-old protester, -- , one of the youngest lives lost in a week of carnage across iran's kurdish region. at his burial, his father tells mourners, i dedicated my son to kurdistan. every funeral brings more anger, more defiance from the minority long oppressed by the ruthless republic. iran's minority, including the kurds, have borne the brunt of an unforgiving crackdown. [sound of gunfire] kurdish cities and towns turned into war zones. the regime sent in troops and heavy weapons to suppress an uprising that has been growing stronger by the day. >> the entire region has become very militarized. this is quiet a planned operation against the kurds. they very deliberately and indiscriminately are killing the kurds in every city of kurdistan. [sound of gunfire] >> video after video emerged monday, capturi

jomana karadsheh, cnn, london.ere in the united states, we will continue election coverage, but for international viewers world sport is up next. welcome back, 15 minutes before the top of the hour, and the money tops and in turn on with millions of dollars to be spent in georgia senate runoff election. democrats plan to spend $7 million campaigning for senator ralph raphael warnock. another $2 million came from the senate minority leader's super pac. tuesday wednesday rather both men hit the campaign trail. >> i came really to ask you one question. are you ready to do this one more time? i did warn you all that we might be spending thanksgiving together. and here we are. >> you get a guy he, hung around and got into this runoff, and he think that he's in a way. and we need to prove him wrong let him get out of that office. >> for the very latest here's the report from canton georgia. >> thursday was the start of what will no doubt be a for weeks raphael warnock and her chihuahua. herschel walker kicked off his cam

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jomana karadsheh is tracking developments and sports analyst christine brennan. don, sometimes a game is more than just a game. this feels like one of those moments. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely right, ana. yes, so many swirling narratives and it feels as though they've all collided here on this night in qatar. a huge crowd here expected for the game that's going to be kicking off in just under an hour's time. many of them already inside the stadium and the atmosphere outside is intense and not in the way that i would usually experience at a soccer match where it's one set of supporters against the other. it's the factions within the iranian crowd that is so fascinating and really speaks to the pressures that these people are under. for example, i'm sure you heard about the situation with the iranian flag. this is the official iranian flag with the emblem of the islam inrepublic on it and this was the emblem that the united states soccer federation controversially removed briefly during one of their social media posts which enraged the iranian government and the

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thanks so much, jomana karadsheh.> dozen os of female activists came out in support of the protests in iran. take a look. they shaved their heads or cut off their hair to show solidarity for women's rights. iran, of course, has been rocked by demonstrations while in ply custody. >>> former president khan called off a meeting. this is his first meeting since he was attacked. he's been pushing for protests since his ouflter in march. he called off the violence. here he is. >> translator: i have decided not to go to islamabad because i know there will be destruction and the loss will be to our country. instead of causing loss to our country, creating havoc, it's better that we get out of this corrupt system. >> the interior minister and senior intelligence official were behind a plot to kill him. government and military officials have denied the accusation. >>> still ahead, jubilation in argentina. the country keeps its world cup hopes alive after a heroic performance from lionel messi. we'll show you the top moments fro

. >> jomana karadsheh, thanks for your reporting. >>> we want to pivot to ukraine now where millionsare without power after russian strikes caused an unprecedented blackout across the country. in kyiv doctors were forced to perform surgery via flashlight. this was taken during heart surgery on a child. imagine that with flashlights. southwest of kyiv some 3,000 minors have been rescued after the power outages left them trapped underground and on the battlefield today russia and ukraine carrying out a prisoner exchange, 100 soldiers in total. in some cases, though, there was no negotiating. cnn's sam kiley takes us to the liberated city of kherson where resistance fighters have shown no mercy and no remorse. >> reporter: archie killed twice while still a teenager. >> you find the guy. he stops to pee, so having a pee then what did you do? >> voom. >> oh, god. i got a chill. >> reporter: he says he left his victim to bleed in the pitch dark. archie struck again moments later, another drunk russian soldier. another throat cut. he acted alone but now he was one of kherson's resistance fi