steve pierce is a journalist, specializing in tennis commentary. he's been covering the australian open for more than a decade and joins us now from melbourne. a steve finally, a clear decision on this matter. what more can you tell us? it's interesting, michael, that and we just heard from the judge, they're the really it was it, was it what the way the minister frame this and the federal government frame to be now go. i think we get a bit of an insight into why this took so many days and why they really came up with what, what they obviously assume was a water tight case that will be it while they would accept a federal court sitting to see if that judicial appeal could be judicial, occasionally appeal could be heard, and they were obviously 100 percent comfort comfortable. that the court was, in fact unable, as we just heard, to really make any decision on, on whether the marital the wisdom of the decision and therefore, immigration minister seems using most personal powers is free to say that no joke of it by being here is an will in rage or enc

steve pierce has been covering this trillion open for more than a decade. he joins us now from melbourne. so as we heard the report joke, which was admitted to giving false information to his drilling government. so the question is, will he be allowed to play in these really an open that is the questionnaire, and absolutely is the question on everyone's in australia or in melbourne, specifically as well. and it's the question that alex hope, the minister of immigration and citizenship has been dealing with ever since monday, when the federal government lost that quote on a technicality around their original reason for not living in the country, which still remains on tested. another document contracting coded within 6 months of entering the strategy is a valid reason. they say it's not so this, even on those grounds, it's enough reason to think that the federal government would still cancel is the is there, and then you throw on talk. what you've just been playing around, he's the inconsistencies, and he's reporting. and also the fact that he made that mist

and for more i'm joined by steve pierce, tennis commentator with australian open radio that was outside the rod laver arena in melbourne's. hi steve. a big day in melbourne ash party hoping to become the 1st australian women. twin grand slam on home courts and 78. what are her chances? nick? good evening. chances are really good. she's the best player in the world by quite a long white game that she brings to the court to know if she could, if she's allowed to play exactly how she wants to, she should be done, you know, call daniel, call it to the really, really good player, and that's come through the drawer and hits the ball extremely hard. there is the danger that actually the, if she's not on her, i mean she lists some of the emotion and the, the pressure of this occasion get there is a child the call. and there's no doubt that this match is not a done deal, but actually policy if she can, if she can hold her composure with this 44 year white, where she's been talking up, which is all over the front of the back pages of the papers as you would imagine here, if she can maintain her c

and that was australian tennis commentator, steve pierce, speaking with us earlier. let's return now to our top story and get the very latest from emily, sherwin and moscow. and emily, just to remind our viewers what we're talking about here is these tensions over soaring energy prices escalating in cars extend. we've been having some reports now in the past hours of police using tear gas stun grenades on protesters trying to storm government offices in al mahdi, just walk us through what we've been saying. well today there are continuing protests and cars are done across the entire country. apparently thousands of people have come out in different regions of the country in the biggest city in austin, in which is the former capital. several thousands of people are on the streets and there have been reports as you say, of clashes between protesters and police police using stun grenades of protesters in several cases, actually attacking the police. and it doesn't seem that the authorities have control of the situation. they introduced yesterday a state of emergency in

or for more on this developing story, we are joined by tennis commentator, steve pierce in melbourne, state novak joke ventures, visa has been canceled a 2nd time. is this now finally, game over for a joke of it in australia? you know, i don't think so. no, i mean i think what we have to what we have to accept in this and you know, this has been a much of the story during the week. is that in many respects, yoga which is legal team will have been expecting this. i might have been hoping that it wasn't coming, but they will certainly have had a plan in place that if the minister alex decided to move and re cancel that job, which is visa that they would put in a legal challenge. that the indication that they've given leading up to this and the indication as we speak this evening is that they will push hard for an expedited court hearing and try to get a resolution to this by sunday evening because sunday evening, australia time that he's because of course he's trying to and i can start on monday, so it would be almost untenable, although the previous judges, the kelly said the tile will

and let's get the latest with tennis commentator, steve pierce in melbourne. hi steve. so novak joke of it's a visa has been cancelled again. tell us more about the immigration ministers decision soon. the immigration ministers decision which came through late afternoon on a friday afternoon in melbourne. he says that he decided on this occasion to re cancel if you like a joke, which is visa was done on health and good order grounds, which was an interesting title on the situation. especially given that the original reason the federal government didn't want josh, which in the country is never actually being tested. but nevertheless, he has chosen to cancel the visa, but that doesn't in any way. mean an immediate deportation of never jock a bitch, his lawyers of immediately challenged that decision and there's been a federal circuit court. 3 directions hearing this evening, which is heard a little bit more detail on why the minister chose to, to re canceled that these are. and one of those reasons that he guy was that there was a very rude risk of inciting. and she vacci

we can speak to tennis commentator, steve pierce, who's in melbourne for us. hi steve. so the judge has now ordered a joke of it to be released. where is he now? well, he said, we understand that he's made his way to a residence where he was supposed to stay during the strategy and i put him in a whole different world before this. this license story was written which is turned into the most extraordinary saga, or as his great rivalry on the dial called it a complete circus, leading up to the australian open. no joke, which is you just showed the pictures that we believe that was him leaving is, is lawyers offices in the city of melbourne a couple of hours ago. and it's just extraordinary to see those, the fans, the support them. but it turning nasty in a little bit violent and police force to, to use purpose bright to disperse the crowd. you just think that it's where does this go next? and much of that now using 2 different coders, which is either he goes ahead and place the strategy an open all there is a federal government intervention can't just know about what was

well, tennis journalist, steve pierce, has been following this all along and joins us now from melbourne. steve, another stunning twist in the saga. what more do we know about the grounds for the decision to cancel jacket, which is visa? yeah, well it, it is a twist, isn't it that we've been waiting for for quite a few days now, since joker beach had that 1st, when the courts more on procedural grounds, a few days ago. and it's just a, came through in the last hour that alex hope, the minister was in citizenship, has finally decided that to cancel a visa and on the basis was in the public interest to do so. i'm on health and good order grounds. the really what that means is on the basis of probably 2 factors. firstly, on the grounds that think recent infection of carbon 19 as has been represented by novick job to which the federal government never, never considered that reason to be able to come into australia, unvaccinated. and secondly, they do have a 2nd reason to cancel vsl. i don't think they would because that just on these grounds at all, that he filled out his papers incorrectly

that was steve pierce, commentator per australian open radio. now to myanmar were a military court has sentenced, ousted leader on san sir g. 2, for more years in prison, she was convicted on several charges, including possession of unlicensed walkie talkies. the conviction is just the latest chapter in a trial. the critics say is politically motivated. last month, the pro democracy leader was convicted of incitement and breaking corin of iris rules. oh me and mars deposed lead remains and attention confronted with a slew of charges that could see young, some sushi locked up for the rest of her life. the international community has denounced her jailing by me and mars military government, calling to legal campaign politically motivated to she was one seen as a beacon of human rights and a savior of me and mars democracy. thanks to her fight against the military that ruled me on more for decades. she became the country civilian leader in 2016. but her international reputation was left in tatters after the army suppress the countries were hinge mu

we can speak to tennis commentators, steve pierce, who's standing by for us in melbourne. hi steve. so tell us more about that. no, no. back to richard. visa has been cancelled again. tell us about the immigration ministers decision. while soon he saw the immigration minister finally made that decision late this afternoon in melbourne, and basically on public health and all the grounds. he moved to cancel that job, which is visa already cancel out. now really the government, the federal government starts and therefore board, they stand in order for us to start on on why never joke of it should be learning the country is never truly being tested because against the cali on monday throughout the the visa cancellation, if you like reinstated is these are on the grounds, the due process, a procedural failure by go to force, hadn't been followed. so since then, the government's been able to consider its position is taken quite a while to do so. and of course on top of that, there's been these other revelations that come out around joke, which is travel documents and how he's agent able,

i'm a joined by a tennis commentator, steve pierce in melbourne, steve, australia, so the liberal, toughest pandemic restrictions. and still joclett has been given a medical exemption on what grounds? well, that's a very good question. and one which i think about 5000000 people in melbourne would like to know the answer to because it is, it hasn't gone down particularly well as you would imagine, given some of the restrictions and locked downs and vaccination push that's been particularly the case in melbourne. the tenants, a strayer, and military government outlined 4 or 5 ways, fairly acute, what you would call acute medical conditions as to how you can get a medical exemption. and they range from anything from a bad reaction like an alexis to a kind of a nation, or having recently had major surgery or, or even maybe a mental health condition that you might react badly to, to a vaccination. but one of the key ones in there and there weren't many others, was a recent case, a positive proved case of code 19 in the last 6 months and, you know, reading through the exemptions and no one's reve

well to talk as through this story, i'm joined now by tennis commentator, steve pierce in melbourne. steve, i understand the judge has ordered jock of it to be released. has that happened yet? yes, it absolutely has. geography has been released and he's out of the immigration detention for now. that the lawyers could joke of each clearly one the die largely on a matter of procedure that bite around. whether kind of 19, having had it in the last 6 months is a valid enough raisins coming to the country or not, wasn't examined in any debt by the judge. what. what the decision hinged on was the fact that border, for so far as he's, when they detained him and initially advised him of canceling his visa. they gave him a timeline effectively where he would be able to make some phone calls, find other ways of making different presentations to australia, beautiful officials. they gave him a timeline like that in the morning on that morning. i think it's the 6th of january. as it turns out they cancelled is, these are $742.00 nearly an hour earlier than the time that they given the minutes . th

come to the steve pierce in melvin. steve talk of it is launching a court to action to overturn the deportation or do we know where he is right now? yeah, we do and get had a research. he's in a hotel in calcium, which is about to kill him up to kilometers outside of the city of melbourne. hold up there. now these, these court proceedings the talk that in the federal court, their online proceeding. so there's no, no people wandering around the streets and there's no face to face hearings being held at the moment. so initially there was an initial hearing a few hours ago, but it was adjourned by the judge on the basis that he hadn't actually seen the application yet. the job is to challenge this decision, so he's adjourned the court hearing until 6 pm tonight, melbourne time. and it's a little before 10 past 5 here. so things should get back on to why within the hour . but whether there is any sort of a decision tonight or an intern decision, it's unclear. the judge did indicate that it was possible to have a full hearing

vaccinated against coven. 19 for the latest on the story, we can go now to tennis commentator, steve pierce, who standing by in melbourne. hi steve. the judge has ordered brokovich to be released. can you bring us up to date on what is happening at the moment? so me and said, said it's, it's not really a stand off, but it's certainly an ah, a situation where we don't a 100 percent know what's going to happen next. so as you say, quite directly joke, which one that the federal circuit court battle, if you like. i'm really on a point of technicality based around the fact that beautiful officials, when they did to tie them a melvin. apple gave him a certain timeline where he could make presentations representations, contact other people to try and convince authorities why his, his fees are at that stage on the 6th of january, was okay to come in. that what happened was they actually canceled his visa about 15 minutes before that time had expired. and that was the main point that the judge throughout the case to die. and they think to blame reinstated. joking. which is these are on the grounds

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let's say go through to steve pierce. now he's a tennis commentator in melbourne. brokovich is seeking an injunction to overturn the deputation. do we know where he is right now and how that is going? well we, we understand that he's in a hotel, in an, in a city suburb of coulson which is about maybe 2 kilometers outside the city center, and therefore about 2 kilometers away from where the action of the study. and i will start in about 10 days time, on the actual legal wrangling around where he's going to be able to style. no, i don't have a sense of how exactly that's going to play out as multiple different reports. and as you can imagine, it's shrouded in a fair degree of secrecy is as is no ex general. why? depending on who you might believe it could be deported as early as this evening. or this legal challenge could go on for days if not longer. so it's a really hard one to judge exactly at the moment. certainly decided that no, that is the headlines would be an undecided right? certainly, problems the scope. morrison

meantime, those baseline restrictions to support that doll and we're going to try to connect to steve pierce, who's been covering the australian open for more than a decade. there we have you, steve. we were just trying to get your line up and running there at steve. thanks for joining us from melbourne. i know that joked edge has been drawn to play the 1st round in the australian open. tell us what does that tell us about his status? well, it really just tell assuming that and then he's got a valid phase or at the moment and he does because the federal government as much as they've been chewing and throwing and weighing out what exactly do you ever since monday when the last case went against them another joke which has been a free man. he's got to validate that he's out about in melbourne. he's practicing at rob labor raina. he's the number one seed and he's been drawn in the 1st round of the study. and i've been, as you would expect to happen because organizes can't really do anything else while he has a valid days up there. really obliged to expect that he will play as noble and they hav

let's get across to melbourne and speak with steve pierce, who has been covering the australian open for more than a decade of it. i'm guessing has never seen anything like this before. hi steve. thanks for joining us on the show again. what are we expecting to see in court today? a clay good morning. well, i mean a beautiful sunday morning and mel when the day before yesterday and i can and all eyes of the tennis world are in a court room. it is quite remarkable. and what we're going to see today is probably some quite lengthy and fleshed out arguments based around some of the theories and assertions yesterday from the minister around how jokers which is public, if you like, and quite open and positive stance on antibiotics. a nation especially around this kind of 19 how that would play out in australia were he allowed to stay now that the, the, the way the minister has a case against your coverage is really that the onus is all on your commission to prove otherwise. so one of the points of contention is that jackie, which is team says that the minister hasn't considered really the b

steve pierce is a journalist, specializing in tennis commentary. he's been covering the australian open for more than a decade and joins us now from melbourne with this breaking news. steve, the court has issued a decision. what can you tell us? michael and the 2 reasons behind the decision are still to be published and the judge is indicated that it is full reasons which they're very happy to publish when be published until tomorrow. monday, australian time, the news that everyone's been waiting on as you just said, is that the application to review the minister's decision, which has gone before the federal court and a full court. so therefore, it cannot be appealed, has gone the why of the federal government and joking, which will be deported. i'm having a brief adjournment in proceedings as we speak, but the law is benign. joclett, you've indicated that there probably won't be any further repeal, in which case you would imagine he will be on his way to the airport this very evening. it's a, it's a, it's a, just a remarkable, highly unusual, uniqu

steve pierce, thank you for your insights. thanks. hello. russia says it will dispatch what it calls peacekeeping forces into cassock stock after the country's president asked for help in controlling protests. that 10 balance precious is in the biggest city. a. marty ceased and set government buildings alliance off the days of mass demonstrations over surging fuel prices, least 8 people had been killed. night falls, and they unrest in almighty intensifies further. what began is a protest against fuel prices has quickly spiraled out of control. local media reports that several security personnel have died, while flights in and out of pharmacy have been cancelled. the president has confirmed that protest is stormed the airport earlier on wednesday. the protests originally began over the weekend in the remote oil hub of gentlemen. but after the government announced an end to price caps on fuel, the unrest quickly spread to other cities. now a nation wide state of emergency is in place. in al massey, police have been deployed to curb the

anyway, it's tennis commentator, steve pierce, speaking to us there from melbourne. thank you for that update. pleasure. now germany has joined the list of countries reporting on the kron as the dominant corona virus variant. now, accounting for more than 70 percent of all new cases. that's according to the countries disease of prevention center, the robert cock institute. with such a rapid to spread trim and health minister car lauterbach is urging those who have not yet been vaccinated to get their shots. quickly. germany saw a record number of new coven 19 cases on friday, with more than 92000 infections. experts, a measures like masks and distancing, have helped to contain the advance of oma kron but more might be required. and des, thomas sparrow is following this story for us. hi thomas. it's good to see you. so another day of a record infection numbers here in germany. tell us how the country's coping another day. so me another record of infections. in fact, the 3rd consecutive day in which germany registers are recorded infections a 7 day incidence rate also

steve pierce, their journalists to tennis commentator in melbourne. india is experiencing a rapid rise in cupboard 19 infections. as the army kron wave hits that country, new daily cases have surged, almost 250000, the highest number of infections since late may. this despite nearly 70 percent of all adults having received at least one dose of a vaccine. even though fewer patients with all micron infections are being hospitalized. this new wave has had hospital staff hard with hundreds of hospital and other frontline workers falling ill. did up the reporters in delhi, looked into what can be expected as india confronts the new variant. a new year, a massive new leave in india. after months of flu infection rates, over 19 keith numbers have shot up. the card below the band to make, has the country in its grip. the positivity rate in delhi, although it's been dest, it is at $25.00 listened. experts see the actual figure in the capital, and the country is many times higher than that. more scientists now agree that only crohn is driving this week. while many indians are anxious about the i

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steve pierce, their journalists to tennis commentator in melbourne. it's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. at least 8 people have been killed by a car bomb. in the somali capital mogadishu, so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. but the al qaeda linked elisha bob group has in the past taken responsibility for similar attacks. flooding and land slides have killed at least 24 in brazil's northeastern state of mina, j rice. the region has been hit by extensive reigns for more than 2 months. at least 17000 people have been forced to leave their home. german authorities say they've rescued 65 children from their abusers as part of a probe into a large scale sex abuse. network police in cologne, said the victims range from 3 months to 17 years in age. investigators have identified over $430.00 suspects since launching the investigation. 2 years ago. india is experiencing a rapid rise and covered 19 infections. as the army kron wave hits, the country, new daily cases have surged to almost be 250

in the 1st round, earlier i spoke to steve pierce and melbourne. he's been covering the australian open for more than a decade, and i asked him with joke of it being drawn to play the 1st round in the australian open. what does that tell us about his status? well, it really just tell me that and then he's got a valid these are at the moment and he does because the federal government as much as they've been chewing and following and whining up, what exactly do you ever since monday when the last case went against them another joke which has been a free man. he's a, he's out about in melbourne. he's practicing at rob labor right now. he's the number one seed and he's been drawn in the 1st round of the starting up. and as you would expect to happen because organizes can't really do anything else while he has with all of these up, they're really obliged to expect that he will play as noble and they have to carry on such until it is the time when the federal government decides to do something or being not to do something and exactly what that looks like

tell us commentator steve pierce, they're in melbourne. you're watching w. news still to come. delegates from russia and nato are meeting in brussels to ease growing tensions over ukraine. but are the kremlin security demands likely to be met? first, the united nations has asked the international community for $4400000000.00 to help afghanistan. it's the u. s. largest ever humanitarian appeal for any country. the appeal was issued with a dire warning. this is a stop gap, an absolutely essential stop gap measure that we are putting in front of the into our strategic. but without this being funded, there won't be a future. we need this to be done, otherwise they will, they will be outflow. there will be suffering. well, i can stand suffering is already severe. more than half the countries people are facing acute hunger in places such as bog, these province in northwestern afghanistan, years of drought have added to food shortages. and the freezing of the country's assets means people have no cash to live their daily lives. the situation is f

well i, we spoke earlier with australian tennis commentator, steve pierce, who says that with the tournament only days away organizers at to move forward and include mr. joker, which the men's top seed he's got to value these are at the moment. and he does because the federal government as much as they've been chewing and filing and weighing out what exactly do you ever since monday when the last case went against, then another job which has been a free man. he's a, he's out about in melbourne. he's practicing at rob labor right now. he's the number one seed and he's been drawn in the 1st round of these drugs. and as you would expect to happen because organizes can't really do anything else while he has with these up. they're really obliged to expect that he will play as noble and they have to carry on as such, until it is the time when the federal government decides to do something or being not to do something and exactly what that looks like. now, 100 percent knows we all expected the decision to die. but joking, which is lawyers have delivered, continuing amounts of information, represent

loopholes, if you like the medical exemptions that are available to plan stallion, tennis commentator, steve pierce, their president, a manual market has presented his agenda for francis stint at the helm. of the european union, he wants to boost the blocks roll on the world stage, but how much can he achieve? and what obstacles does he face? did of his brussels correspond. christine, meanwhile, reports i've arrived in paris to day because france has taken over the presidency of the european union until the next 6 months. the agenda for europe, if you want to call it that will be set here in paris. what's clear is that the french president emanuel micron has big ambitions for europe. he wants europe, in his own words, to be more powerful in the world. in the heart of paris, the countries most recognizable monument now wears a circle of stars to mark the e. u. presidency, france last held 13 years ago. the position gives the french more influence over the future of the european union. a more capable europe with its own army is paris is top most ambition. it's referred to as strategic autonomy. what

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pierce steve curves assessment of this little mini disaster effort, but i'm not that concerned.ow we just got got our butts kicked, but we're just having a rough patch in our season. it happens to every team every year. pretty much. um so we're a little out of sorts, and we just got to got to get back on track, and we will alright. the best team hailing from san francisco tonight. definitely not the warriors. how about the guys up on the hilltop usf? in fact, the college kids did all right tonight as they take on loyola marymount. does the dogs first half up for tomorrow with the strip seal and look at the transition. check the no. look for huge in missile ski. who will slam it. he had 13 and usf well on their way. still in the first half, putting this thing away except for a 22 to run, nasty step back three by bowyer , who had 22 lopsided usf when 97 73 guns are 15 to overall to it in conference. looking good. meanwhile randy bennett screw looking for their first conference win and they will get it. dad and pepper died second half sales up six driving dish. alex duke is from ma

steve, thanks so much. tell us commentator, stay pierce there in melbourne. sketchup on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. us present, joe biden has called for a historic change to senate rules in order to pass 2 sweeping election bills. his current is currently stalled voting reforms would expand access to polls and create national election standards. biden is seeking an exemption from the senate's super majority rule. so that democrats can override republican opposition to the reform. staying in the us for people have survived a helicopter crash in a residential area of philadelphia. authorities say the pilot managed to avoid power lines and numerous buildings before coming down outside a church pilot is said to have encountered mechanical problems during the flight authorities in eastern mexico have discovered dozens of people hiding in a cargo truck headed to the united states. police $838.00 people from central america were found in the truck after it crashed into a retaining wall on a highway. some have minor injuries and nato. russia talks kickoff to day in brussels, amid ri

steve, ft. piercence, uninformed, blatant lies giving unequal footing that seems problematic at best. steve, oak ridge, tennessee, democratic caller. how do you respond to this question? caller: a couple of things here. in the history of ukraine, catherine the great drew ukraine under the back then russian empire. vladimir putin sees that as a part of russia. you've got to remember, he is old school soviet union. another thing i don't get about this deal is, you know, russia, when the soviet union fell apart , they were bankrupt. so then europe starts buying all this gas from them and gives them the money that they need to build their military backup. that's pretty crazy if you ask me. one or two more quick points, i don't understand why ted cruz or anybody else has the right to tell germany or any other country what to do so far as their energy concerns. again, i think it is stupid for them to hook up to russia. and ted cruz? p obstructionism. if you don't do this, we are not going to do that. that's

let's talk to steve who is calling from fort pierce, florida. good morning. caller: good morning.ood to talk to you. they are saying fax that we have to consider when we -- facts that we have to consider when we talk about prison. we have free will. free will has consequences. we have to understand that. number two, criminal behavior is criminal behavior. that means there are consequences for criminal behavior. our prison system is a system that is better than any other place in the world, i tell you. would you rather be in a prison in the united states or be in a prison in some cases, situations are better than being out on the streets. drug offenses, all the drugs that are used is a reflection of society. the last point i am making is that if the progressives and liberals think they have an idea of how to reform the prisons to get the gangs out of prison, take repeat offenders, why don't they open up their houses and their own families for these prisoners. let them come into their house and rehabilitate them. host: let's go to david who is calling from atlanta, georgia. good mor

let's talk to steve who is calling from fort pierce, florida. good morning. caller: good morning.ood to talk to you. they are saying fax that we have to consider when we -- facts that we have to consider when we talk about prison. we have free will. free will has consequences. we have to understand that. number two, criminal behavior is criminal behavior. that means there are consequences for criminal behavior. our prison system is a system that is better than any other place in the world, i tell you. would you rather be in a prison in the united states or be in a prison in some cases, situations are better than being out on the streets. drug offenses, all the drugs that are used is a reflection of society. the last point i am making is that if the progressives and liberals think they have an idea of how to reform the prisons to get the gangs out of prison, take repeat offenders, why don't they open up their houses and their own families for these prisoners. let them come into their house and rehabilitate them. host: let's go to david who is calling from atlanta, georgia. good mor

stay in the country for now or see pierce has been covering the australian open for more than a decade and he joined us from melbourne for the latest on the story. hi steve. so he mentioned there that no back joke of which has given new information to the australian government. can you tell us more about this information and what it could mean for his prospects of playing in the australian open? just say me, well, i mean that the funny thing is that it was, it was information that the strong government really had already. because you know that is such a, a public figure that it wasn't really in any great doubt that he had traveled to spain and serbia in that 2 week period before he traveled to australia. and yet he's travel documents which obviously border force in the government and which will release just recently to the general public. you could clearly see where he marked that he hadn't travel. so this is more of a public exercise coming out today and trying to, trying to get on the front foot where again, he's found himself on the back. so he's, he's come clean if you like, all that, he did blame, he's agent for the mistake saying a member of his te