j. p. policy as a candidate in the general election last. ah, me still ahead on algebra in sports. find out how a pretzel helpline a gold medal e at the winter in the pick. ah ah with ah. oh, lou. a let's get some sport here. thunder. thank you very much, marlene, while a friend, skier, clermont oil has won the gold medal and the men's slum at the winter olympics. a stunning 2nd run. a sold a 24 year old move up from 5th to the 1st place. i had to finish to just outside the metals at the last. the lympics in young tongue is the 1st french scared to win . this title for 2 decades. united states had been knocked out of the men's hockey event at the top. seeds were beaten by slovakia in the quarter. final us that were seconds away from a victory before that goal. a tie the game up. but to all the luckier than that, went on to win a shootout to, to concerns over coven 19 at the us team. it came to these olympics without any of its national hockey league stars. alex hall led a one to american finish in the mens slope style. his final twisting jumper has become known as the pretzel. it w

j. p. party indicating how people may vote during the next national elections. opposition policies are trying to capitalize on the b. j. p. 's decline in popularity caused by 3 farming laws that triggered protests for more than a year. have natal sent us this report from top british we're outside of pulling station in a row high, noted with israel. people are lining up to cost their vote $1000000000.00 biggest states election. now the issue is home to more than 200000000 people and change the highest number of members to in just parliament and therefore has an outside importance in, in just political landscape. this election is widely seen as a chest, a prime minister in the reigns, remove these popularity. now this isn't a gradient state which back to b, j. b overwhelmingly. in 2017. but since then, support among farmers has dwindled. for one, many of them participated in that year long agitation against the 3 farm laws they had failed big corporations. now those laws were eventually revoked by the prime minister because of these upcoming elections. but many farmers have continued to protest

the polls in state assembly elections seen as a test for the prime minister and remote these policy, the b j. p. miss make up the stage the biggest voting block. they were heavily involved in successfully protesting against agricultural forms. last year. elizabeth cronum has more now from the city of a particular where the polling station in the city of seattle with people have been coming to cost a ballot all day. there are more than 21000000 eligible voters in punjab said is known as india red basket. and so farming is always a big issue here, but people have been telling us about other serious issues with facing rising unemployment, rising cost of living inflation while the wages remain low. so there are some other issues in punjab which a very unique to this place was depletion due to farming, organized crime in the form of mafia which control the legal sand mining, liquor, distribution and drugs. one of the biggest drug abuse problems in the country with the proliferation of heroine and opium and also a brain drain punjab has one of the biggest numbers of young people, educated skilled wor

are moved these current term and is therefore a litmus test of his popularity and the b j piece policies. now you p all that for this is not the only thing that's holding elections for other states are also going to pose this month or results for only be declared on march 10. so what are the issues that people are particularly focused on in these local elections? ah, so that would be h e, largely o and i greg and states of farm was issues is number one. now many of the farmers here had backed the b j. b in 2017 which one a landslide victory. but since then, a lot of anger and disappointment has that in many of the farmers participated in back yard long. i taishan against those 3 agriculture laws. they were eventually revoked by the prime minister because of these upcoming elections. but many have continued to protest because they say that all the demands have not been led from back to where we are. this is the western region. this is a sure go back and let the pharmacy so to say that price rise as an issue and show them is haven't paid them for financial issues for farmers is are number one still,

policy. now this is an aggregated, and many of the farmers here voted overwhelmingly for the b j p. last time, which was in 2017. but it's been a long time since then, and there has been growing anger and disappointment over economic distress. now, many of the farmers that were protesting and participating in that year along mass agitation against 3 agriculture laws, all from all to provision. in fact, even after the government void back, these laws are later last year. they continue to protest because of on mesh demand . so there has been a lot of disappointment in the b g remains popular and in fact, unless it is expected to maintain its edge was going to be important. or when the results come out is the margin of victory. now for other states are also are going to pause this month and results for all will be out on march 10th. a plan release of water from japan stricken fukushima nuclear plant is now underway . the international atomic energy agency will observe how treated radioactive water is handled and stored in tanks. china and south korea worried about the plan to release m

p. j. crowley, who's a former us assistant secretary of state and all 3 of the book read line american foreign policy and a time of fractured politics and failing states joins is from alexandria in virginia. beach crowley, welcome. so lincoln says, a road to diplomacy remains open. is it? well, it is in the sense that, you know, he's trying to thread a careful needle here by saying that putin has made a decision to invade. but there's still room to perhaps talk him out of it. right, essentially, that the russian ambassador is here, from course when my, he's been on the usa waves that criticize of us saying that so very well then for them to criticize russia for having basis outside of its own church. but the united states does is, well, he's got to point me. well, i think what, what everyone's trying to do here is not only to help push and understand that would be a cost. should he invade ukraine? but also trying to put on the table something that might be important to him. you know, the dilemma here is that he's what he's demanded, which is ukraine. make a commitment never to join nato or do you and