the supreme committee and qatar do have _ death. the supreme committee and qatar do have a _ death. the supreme committee and qatar do have a compensation fund | qatar do have a compensation fund that has given up tens of millions already to work as that of an injured or killed but certainly this death would you have heard from nasser al khater there is simply a question not wanting to be answering at this stage. question not wanting to be answering at this stage-— at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster — at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster there _ at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster there for _ at this stage. thank you very much, ollie foster there for us. _ following their loss in the last 16.. luis enrique has left his role as spain's manager. his side were beaten on penalties by morocco, in one of the shocks of the tournament the 52—year—old took charge in 2018 and guided spain to the euro 2020 semi—finals. the spanish fa has said the national team's under—21 coach, luis de la fuente, will replace him. fast bowler mark wood will replace the in

of course the concern of the supreme committee and they started talking about that.h wanted to check so he went to the strike seen. he met with workers. he found there was no electricity in the camp. it was in summer, august. he found them without food, without drinking water and four months not paid. almost 200 workers in the stadium. he went back to his superiors and send these videos. according to them, confirm the situation was not fake. he was asked by the supreme committee secretary general to deny that these people were working in the stadiums of the world cup. abdullah said we can never deny this. it is better for us to admit it, fix it, and then to say we have fixed the suation, have paid these wages to the workers. wever, they insisted on what he called apin on it and sing this has nothing to do with e supreme committee. after that, one month later, an internal investigation started against abdullah and then it was handed to the authorities. this investigation raise very serious allegations against abdullah that he was conspiring with theaudi partner qatar

of course, the supreme committee and the fee for have organized this tournament, but to many fast the face and the smile of the cutter. 2022 are the volunteers that the people behind the scenes around 20000 volunteers have helped deliver this world cup and from gay knew in has caught up with some of them ahead of the torment. the early morning school run ushers in a new day for sure. hon. twi live you afternoon. how are you? hello, thank you barbara. he worked as a security guard at one of the local schools in katara. she han came from kenya 5 years ago with the hopes of supporting his family. he recently got a call telling him he's been selected as a fifo world cup volunteer. after his shift, he makes it to the volunteer training center. much like his day job. he greets and welcomes visitors at one of the world cup venues. is once in a lifetime experience that is happening here in the door. so i, i volunteer myself to explore, to get knowledge, to socialize with people who are coming from all over. there was in another part of town, a mother picks up her children from school, a free

the supreme committee have declined to comment on this specific case but they have previously said thathas stepped down as spain boss. the 52—year—old had held the role since 2018 and had led them to the semi—finals of euro 2020. cristiano ronaldo has denied reports that he wanted to leave the portugal squad. he was dropped to the bench for the last match , but has posted on social media that the portuguese are a group too united to be broken by external forces. a nation too brave to be intimidated by any adversary. come on, portugal! angel di maria should be fit for argentina's match against netherlands tomorrow. he missed their win against australia in the last 16 with an injury. rodrigo de paul has a hamstring problem but both should be fit for the quarterfinal i'll have plenty more for you from joe hart later in the programme. another england * we will hear from. let's head back to salford. the us basketballer brittney griner has been released from jail in russia. griner had been held since feburary and was sentenced to nine years behind bars for possessing cannabis oil. her release

with deaths numbered in the thousands, qatar's supreme committee have always said that there have beener the past decade, and 37 non—work related, but there have been two we are now up to two deaths here at the tournament, security guards died at the lusail stadium a few days ago, and the supreme committee say they send their sincere condolences to their families, who fell and died. they are investigating the circumstances that led to the fall as a matter of urgency, and are saying they will give the families all outstanding money owed. fifa say they are devastated by the death of another migrant worker here at the stadium. when we come back to the al bayt stadium, we'll hear from stadium. when we come back to the al bayt stadium, we'll hearfrom one stadium. when we come back to the al bayt stadium, we'll hear from one of lionel messi's former team—mates. but let's head back to laura. we'll be back with you very shortly. even though the world cup is not quite over, domestic football restarts in scotland tomorrow. rangers resume their scottish premiership campaign against hibernian at i

qatar's supreme committee dispute the numbers and say over the last decade there have only been three the supreme committee, in the last week, was very blunt when he said, look, all people die, whether it is in their sleep or at work. human rights groups really want some answers and they will continue to push for those, as we will, but perhaps we will never know the numbers of migrant workers that died in making this tournament, a tournament that looked fantastic on tv, and that is what fifa and their sponsors are primarily concerned with, but perhaps fifa will think again before handing a tournament out to a nation that has a set of norms and values and laws that are so opposed to so many people abroad, who have come here. and we know from lgbt+ communities, those who feared coming here, and surely that cannot be right for the world game and for the beautiful game.— the beautiful game. interesting perspeetive- — the beautiful game. interesting perspective. thank _ the beautiful game. interesting perspective. thank you - the beautiful game. interesting perspective. thank you for - the

bsays it is deeply saddened by the death, but the supreme committee said they weren't working in therehowever, you know, it is strange that this is something that you want to focus on. that this is something that you want to focus on-— to focus on. when the quarterfinals beain to focus on. when the quarterfinals begin tomorrow, _ to focus on. when the quarterfinals begin tomorrow, qatar _ to focus on. when the quarterfinals begin tomorrow, qatar will - to focus on. when the quarterfinals begin tomorrow, qatar will be i begin tomorrow, qatar will be relieved to see football once again take the spotlight. england france is the last of the quarterfinals on saturday, tomorrow two matches are live on bbc one, argentina face the netherlands and before that brazil take on croatia as lydia campbell reports. adds that micronesia will be hoping to pass one of the hardest tests in world football, but to be to prevail, they will need to improve. they struggled in front of goal that is turning into with two goalless draws in the group stages and they needed penalties against japan to reach the quar

it spoke to fatima new amy, the executive director of the supreme committee for delivery, delivery and legacy on her impressions of the tournament as a whole. so 12 years of preparations, a lot of controversy going into the tournament, it came and it rent. was it a success or failure? it's has been tremendous success for us. oh that not only for us as an organizers, as well as we can see from the fans feedback. our world cup is really unique. the compact nature of it, fans can actually attend more than a match a day. the compact nature between the stadium, it's me, is even that is not internal flights. people can actually spend more time exploring the country. we have over 1000000 fans who actually came to this tournament and a lot of them, it's their 1st time to be here in the region. and for us, i think her, it helped a lot and changing the perception and the mind said that they have, especially when it comes to the middle east and the upper world. there is a lot of miss stereotype and miss a perception. so you can see me like this shift happen. it's been a world cup of 1st the 1st i

fifa says it is deeply saddened by the death but the supreme committee for qatar says the worker wasn't work, whether it's in your sleep. of course, a worker died, our condolences go to his family. however, you know, it's strange that this is something that you wanted to focus on. when the quarter finals begin tomorrow, qatar will be relieved to see football once again take the spotlight. natalie perks, bbc news, doha. mbappe, receives it beautifully. this is how killian mbappe has been warming up for the quarterfinals. with five goals under his belt already, he's the top scorer in the tournament. this man is unstoppable. at his old training ground, there's fierce argument over whether he is already the best player in the world. translation: when i saw all those goals he scored last _ sunday, ithought, wow, france will win the world cup. with him, no one can stop us. mbappe trained here from the age of six. his former trainer, still a family friend. translation: he was | already a phenomenon. he was fast, but not faster than the others, because they were bigger and stronger than him. he

and so much excitement about this because of the lionel messi factor and you feel probably the supreme committeeld be willing argentina on, if not to have lionel messi, one of the modern crates there in the final next sunday but their fans as well because they're absolutely guaranteeing a fantastic atmosphere that final no matter what over 40,000 have made the trip over from argentina. 0ne 40,000 have made the trip over from argentina. one set of fans out and qatar or morocco. what story they have been on into the semifinals against france tomorrow been hearing from both camps and is there news? we know the moroccan federation or handing of 13,000 free tickets for that match against the french at the stadium and morocco have been arising in the thousands daily. the best performing and any world cup in the whole of the region is getting behind morocco in the f given their last news conferences before the semifinal against the french and we heard from her chair, praising the coach who has onlyjust taken over and the last four or five months, taking over of federation in disarray and never coached

qatar's supreme committee says that they have a compensation fund for the families of workers that die a group of nepali organisations has written an open letter to the fifa president, gianni infantino, highlighting the "the debt, poverty and abuse" and that that "stories of stolen wages and broken dreams" are part of everyday life and that bodies return to nepal without explanation'. they have called for compensation claims to be settled over the past decade. the numbers of those that have died on stadia and world cup projects is put in the thousands by human rights groups, a number that is disputed by qatar authorities. i've spoken to the head of social and economicjustice at amnesty international, steve cockburn. when it has been an industrial accident, when somebody may default on some scaffolding or something thatis on some scaffolding or something that is visible, they are more likely to be investigated, more likely to be investigated, more likely that the family will receive some compensation, according to qatari law. the vast majority of deaths that may be work—related don't ha

the supreme committee for delivery and legacy says he fell ill in the press area and received immediatetment, which continued as he was taken to the hospital. soccer's governing body in the united states said it was heartbroken for the tragedy. earlier the co-host of wahl's football podcast offered similar praise with cnn. >> actually spent a year in argentina in the '90s in the copa america. he told me a story about how he wore american colors in buenos aries that evening and was nearly, you know, beaten up by some locals because he dared to celebrate an american victory in argentina. he loved that country and would have loved seeing them get through the semifinal today. the last the text i sent to him was an unanswered one when are we going to talk about this? yeah. it's impossible to fathom a man so young who offered, as your previous guests mentioned, so much to the footballing world, to the advancement of human rights, to noble, genuinely noble causes to have heard of his passing. >> and fifa's president is sending his thoughts to wahl's loved ones. in a statement, he said on behal

this world cup, working on the resort where saudi arabia had been staying at the ceo of the supreme committeehat death today. we are in the middle of a world cup and we have a successful world cup and this is something that you want to talk about right now? death is a natural part of life, whether it is at work or in your sleep. a worker died, our condolences go to his family. however, it's strange that this is something you want to focus on as your first question. he had quite a lot to say, he went on to say that he is very disappointed with journalists pursuing a false narrative about this whole issue of migrant worker deaths. . ~ this whole issue of migrant worker deaths. ., ~ , ., this whole issue of migrant worker deaths. . ~' , ., , this whole issue of migrant worker deaths. ., ~ , ., , . deaths. thank you very much, ollie and doha for— deaths. thank you very much, ollie and doha for us. _ deaths. thank you very much, ollie and doha for us. more _ deaths. thank you very much, ollie and doha for us. more ahead - deaths. thank you very much, ollie and doha for us. more ahead of - deaths.

abdullah ibhais was serving as the deputy communications director for qatar's supreme committee, whichorganized the world cup, when he was arrested and accused of bribery in november 2021. he was sentenced to five years in prison on what his family says are trumped-up charges after he interviewed migrant workers who'd gone on strike over months of unpaid wages, including workers building stadiums for the games. this week, ibhais' family said in an en letter that he was subjected to torture after he contributed footage to the itv documentary "qatar: state of fear." this is james lynch, co-director of human rights group fairsquare, reading from the family's letter. >> abdo spent four of those days incomplete darkness, solitary confinement after being physically assaulted by prison guards. he was in a cell with a hole in the ground for the bathroom and temperatures near freezing is the central air-conditioning was used as a torture device. amy: abdullah ibhais' family also blasted the fifa soccer federation, calling it complicit in abdullah's imprisonment. in honduras, human rights defend

fifa says it is deeply saddened by the death, but the supreme committee for qatar says the worker wasn'tthe spotlight. natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. england against france is of the last of the quarterfinals on saturday. tomorrow, two matches are live on bbc one. argentina face the netherlands and before that brazil take on croatia. lydia campbell looks ahead to all the action. they have been struggling and they needed penalties ahead ofjapan —— againstjapan to go to the quarterfinals. brazil are the most successful nation in world cup history. they have lifted the trophy five times in all, but not since 2002. this time round, they look more like a bee brazil of old, with neymar leading his team of youngsters to some dazzling displays. and it is clear the confidence is high in brazil. translation:— confidence is high in brazil. translation: ., ., ., confidence is high in brazil. translation: ., , translation: the mood in the team is excellent. translation: the mood in the team is excellent- no — translation: the mood in the team is excellent. no problems _ translation: the mood in the t

according to a spokesperson for qatar's supreme committee for delivery and legacy, wahl was reportinghen he quote, fell ill, collapse, and later died. wahl was an outspoken reporter who was briefly detained last month before a match for wearing a rainbow shirt is support of lgbtq rights. he recently wrote a critical article about the qatari government and its reaction to the death of migrant workers at the world cup. nbc's megan fitzgerald has more on wahl's deaf. >> this morning, the sports world waking up to a devastating blow. 49 year old sports writer, grant wahl, collapsing in the press box what he was covering the argentina netherlands match last night. cpr was administered for several minutes but wahl didn't make it. the qatari government saying, in part, he received immediate emergency medical treatments on site, which continued as he was transferred by ambulance to ahmaud general hospital. the day before his death, wahl, a longtime soccer writer for sports illustrated, sit on his podcast he had been feeling ill for the last two weeks. >> i took some time off myself. my body,

and so we're using the world cup in partnership with supreme committee of legacy and delivery and theirs and their sustainability committee to build an infrastructure of re fillable stations. so that people can have confidence in fillable products. and so they've already launched a movement called one tight that has been in great success in partnership with the sheeka, my asa. and so we're just trying to help support that initiative and help bring some roof fillable solutions. and how is justin bieber involved in all of that? well, justin and i co founded the company. and so what's interesting about how we started is we were a plastic single use plastic company that we were building the brand in the u. s. and during coven, we made up for pivot into a re fillable infrastructure because we started to see a lot of the damage of what plastic and sing the use. plastics are doing her round the world to our environment, into our oceans. and so we, that hard pivot has really allowed us to be able to story tell the commitment to a re fillable infrastructure that people can count on. is there a wa

supreme court. the house judiciary committee hearing comes months after the supreme court draft opinion to overturnrtion rights was leaked to the media. the reverend alleged that in 2014, justice alito lived a decision on another case to conservative advocates. this runs about two hours 45 minutes. >> [chairman bangs gavel] we'll come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. we welcome everyone to this morning's hearing on undue influence, operation higher court and politicking at scotus. before we begin, i'd like to remind members that we have established an email address and distribution list dedicated to circulating exhibits, motions, or other materials. the members might want to offer as part of today's hearing. if you'd like to submit materials, please send them to the email address that has previously been distributed through offices, and we will circulate the materials to members of staff as quickly as we can. hearing. if you would like to submit materials, please send them to the email address which has been distributed. we will

lots of reaction to the comments from the chief executive of the supreme committee.s to host this tournament 12 years ago now. all the controversies. human rights groups focused a lot on the plates of migrant workers. putting the number of migrant workers that's in the thousands. something qatar has denied. they say they're only having work—related deaths to stop and 37 non—work—related deaths among migrant workers amongst the workup infrastructure. a a0—year—old filipino man died during the world cup while he was working at the saudi arabian base. in the south of the country. he felt from a forklift truck and suffered some fatal head trauma. fifa did a statement saying they were sad and they wanted more information about it. they were he was asked byjonas for his reaction. we are in the middle of her workup. and we _ we are in the middle of her workup. and we have a successful work cup and this— and we have a successful work cup and this is— and we have a successful work cup and this is something you want to talk about— and this is something you want to talk about r

perhaps congress should make changes to itself before meddling with the supreme court. this committeeis so desperate to undermine the supreme court in this some conservative justices that it showcases a con man with a known record of deception and zero credibility. in this process, the committee is helping smear an honorable justice and a good man. these attacks must end. i would be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you mr. paoletta. mister chairman, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, mr. ranking member, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to address the ongoing ethical crisis at the supreme court. my organization, citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, is a non, non profit organization, committed to ensuring ethics and transparency in government institutions. i understand that this hearing has been called in part to discuss reverent schenck's shocking allegations of a leak and undue influence -- influences but the supreme court. however, i want to be clear about the scope of testimony today. i ha

were and that they will be waiting for the full details of that but the chief executive of the supreme committeehat you want to talk about right now? death is a natural part of life, whether it is at work or in your sleep. a worker died, our condolences go to his family. however, it's strange that this is something you want to focus on as your first question. yes, that was al—khater saying he was very, very disappointed with the line of questioning after people were asking about the migrant deaths and saying he is very disappointed with journalists here still pursuing a false narrative. lee journalists here still pursuing a false narrative.— journalists here still pursuing a false narrative. .,, ., false narrative. lee foster in doha, thank ou false narrative. lee foster in doha, thank you very _ false narrative. lee foster in doha, thank you very much _ false narrative. lee foster in doha, thank you very much indeed - false narrative. lee foster in doha, thank you very much indeed for i false narrative. lee foster in doha, | thank you very much indeed for that again. that is all the two now and

qatar's supreme court committee for delivery and legacy says he fell ill in the press area and receivedediate medical treatment, which continues as he was taken to the hospital. we still don't know the exact cause of his death, but on monday, wahl said he visited a clinic after feeling chest discomfort. he said, quote, my body finally broke down on me after three weeks of little sleep, stress, and lots of work. cnn's don riddell has more on the sudden passing of wahl as well as his health concerns ahead of the tragedy. >> reporter: what we do know is that he collapsed during the game. it was an extraordinary game, a quarterfinal match between the netherlands and argentina. he had been complaining about a tightness in his chest. he had spoken about it in his podcast. he had written about it. he had said this is not his first rodeo. he's covered eight men's world cups before, or eight including this one, and he said it's just -- you know, it's just par for the course. this is one of those things that happens. clearly he was concerned about it but not concerned enough to stop working. and,

donald trump's tax returns are handed to a democratic—led, congressional committee following last week's supremeourt ruling. south africa president president cyril ramaphosa is facing the threat after a report finds he may have breached anti—corruption laws. democrat, hakeem jeffries is elected to succeed nancy pelosi — becoming the first black american to lead a major party in the us congress. at least two people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide on a highway in southern brazil. musicians and fans pay tribute to christine mcvie, the hugely successful singer—songwriter with fleetwood mac, who's died at the age of 79. and the best thing since sliced bread — the humble french baguette is awarded unesco cultural heritage status. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a member of the buckingham palace household has resigned and apologised after she repeatedly asked a domestic abuse campaigner where she "really came from". ngozi fulani, who's black, says her conversation with lady susan hussey, during a reception hosted by the queen consort was a "viola

trump's tax returns, the former president had sued the ways and means committee to keep his tax records private. but in november, the supreme court ruled the documents could be made public. the committee say the records show that trump paid no income tax. in 2021 president has issued a statement, slamming the move. he says the democrats should have never done it. the supreme court should have never approved it, and it's going to lead to horrible things for so many people. the great usa divide will now grow far worse. the radical left democrats have weaponized everything. but remember that that's a dangerous 2 way street or my can of his life was in washington, d. c. and predictably, yes, strong reaction there from the former u. s. president. pressure on him though, continuing to mount a war. can you tell us indeed, yes. well, there are donald trump insisting that it is a 2 way street. this would appear to be a reference to the fact that republicans will take over the congress on earth next january the 3rd. and that they may conduct their own type of tax investigation. donald trump also saying in that angry statement that he

that's according to a house of representatives committee members received the documents last month after a legal battle that ended at the u. s. supreme court committee found the internal revenue service did not, or that trump for 3 of the 4 years. he was president. the u. s. supreme court is upheld a trump era border policy. there uses public health as a justification for expanding asylum seekers. the rule is known as title 42 was imposed in 2020, to control the spread of cov 19. they gave the government towel to expel thousands of on documented migrants entering the u. s. from mexico. policy had been due to expire this months leading to fears of an increase in border crossings. oh, white house correspondent, kimberly how kit is in washington dc. with more the u. s. president did weigh in on this and what he had to say essentially is that he's commenting on the fact that the supreme court is now going to have the final say on the matter. but 1st is going to have a bit of a deliberation. in other words, is going to hear oral arguments, the 1st president saying the court is not going to decide on this matter until june . that's typical

donald trump's tax returns are handed to a democratic—led, congressional committee following last week's supremere the former chinese leaderjiang zemin has died in shanghai. he was 96. he took over from deng xiaoping in the aftermath of the tiananmen square massacre in 1989. for more than a decade, he presided over china's extraordinary rise in prosperity and global influence, though it was also a period of increased religious repression, corruption and environmental degradation. steve mcdonell reports from beijing. jiang zemin will be remembered as the leader of china when his country rejoined the global community. a time of opening up and high—speed growth. he was also known as a powerbroker, economic reformer and something of an eccentric. after the bloody 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around tiananmen square, china was ostracised internationally. in the aftermath, jiang zemin was chosen as a compromise leader in the hope he'd unify hardliners and more liberal elements. he prioritised market forces, giving china the highest level of per capita growth of any major country. but political

plight of migrant workers has been raised for the last decade by human rights groups and the supreme committees, according to a statement released the supreme committee say they send their sincere condolences to his family, colleagues and friends and they are investigating as a matter of urgency and say they will make sure any monies are passed on to his family, and fifa have expressed their sadness, as they did a week or so ago after the death of another migrant worker who died after falling from a forklift at the saudi arabian base down to the south of the country, so, to migrant worker deaths on the latest coming a few nights ago at the lusail stadium and we are waiting for more details to come out as to exactly how that security worker died.— come out as to exactly how that security worker died. thank you very much for now. _ security worker died. thank you very much for now, and _ security worker died. thank you very much for now, and that _ security worker died. thank you very much for now, and that is _ security worker died. thank you very much for now, and that is pretty - much for now

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committee. the move follows a supreme court ruling last week that cleared the way for the democratic—led panel tohis returns. mr trump has argued that move is politically motivated. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, is facing the threat of impeachment after an independent panel found he may have violated his oath of office. he has been accused of having covered up a burglary at his farm nearly three years ago. mr ramaphosa denies any wrongdoing. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. we humans know that one day we will die. but as long as our end has no specific timetable attached, many of us choose to shelve the thought, avoid it. covid, which took such a grim toll in so many countries, challenged us to confront the reality of our mortality. but still, health care professionals say what they call "death literacy" is lacking. my guest is rachel clarke, a doctor who made a choice to work with the dying, and who's written about it too, from a personal and professional viewpoint. can death be life affirming? dr rachel clarke, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.

committee. the move follows a supreme court ruling last week that cleared the way for the democratic—led panel tohis returns. mr trump has argued that move is politically motivated. a landslide on a motorway in southern brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing. rescue workers in parana state said the bad weather and remote location were complicating the search effort. authorities say cars and trucks were hit by a torrent of mud. now on bbc news, click. oh, that's so cool. you're not wrong. this week — the robots are taking over. are they going to do experiments on us? no, but we are going to see what man can learn from machine. some of them are chasing tails they don't have. some are beating us at football. good skills! other games are available, including this one created for people with autism. catch it! star! and lj provides some expert commentary on a new fairground ride. lj screams. welcome to the national robotarium. i believe you came to see some robots. we. ..got. . . robots. now, this is our kind of place. just opened at heriot—watt university in edinburgh, the natio

to the house of representatives, ways and means committee members received the documents last month after a lengthy battle that ended at the u. s. supreme court. the committee found that the internal revenue service did not audit trump for 3 of the 4 years. he was president. taiwan will extend the compulsory military service from 4 months to one year. that's as it tries to counter threats from china. dozens of chinese planes crossed into ty, one's defense zone on monday, the biggest daily incursion in years. crazy. and we can only avoid war by preparing for war, and we can only stop war bite being capable of fighting a war to one needs to increase its ability to defend itself so that we can strengthen our national security and getting more international support services president has raised the military's combat readiness to its highest level. tensions between serbia and kosovo, have been escalating for weeks. serbs and northern kosovo are blocking roads in the ethnically divided city of metro. visa israeli forces have rated the home of a palestinian family in cell one and occupied east jerusalem. they also fired tear gas at residence i

osama bin javert has been talking to pharma, i'll know amy, the executive director of the supreme committee for delivery and legacy. that's the organizing committee. effectively getting her impressions of how the tournaments gone. so 12 years of preparations, a lot of controversy going into the tournament. it came and it rent. was it a success or failure? it has been tremendous success for us. oh that not only for us as an organizers, as well as we can see from the fans feedback, our world cup is really unique. the compact nature of it fans can actually attend more than a much a day. the compact nature between the stadium, it's me, is even there is no internal flyers. people can actually spend more time exploring the country. we have over 1000000 fans who actually came to this tournament and a lot of them, it's their 1st time to be here in the region. and for us, i think her, it helped a lot and changing the perception and their minds said that they have especially comes to the middle east and the out of growth. there is a lot of miss stereotype and missouri perception. so you can see me li

the committee obtained his return to late last month after a supreme court ruling. mmittee members can make the records public as part of a report to the entire house of representatives. former president trump has accused the attempt to make his tax returns public politically motivated attack. president biden participated in a town hall today to promote a new law expanding benefits from millions of veterans as foxes. madeline rivera tells us it's a topic that is near and dear to his heart. first lieutenant. young guy. 102 years old. ray president biden, kicking off his remarks in delaware with a recognition of a local world war two veteran, she said, joe don't get emotional. not that i ever get emotional at a national guard facility in newcastle, named after his late son, major joseph are beau biden to the third president. biden spoke about the benefits of the pact act. the legislation passed by congress in the summer expands benefits and services for veterans exposed to toxins. including from burn pits include method of trash disposal. the president blames bo's deat

. >> reporter: yeah, the committee's interview with ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. she told the committee she regretted texting with people in trump's white house after the election and claimed that her husband did not know that she was communicating with them. she did say that she hoped trump would challenge the election, and she talked about being there on january 6th on the mall for that rally. of course many critics have said that given her communications with people in trump's white house, justice clarence thomas should have recused himself from trump related cases. whit? >> maryalice parks with that late reporting out of washington, thank you. >>> next tonight after a disastrous holiday travel meltdown, southwest airlines appears to be back on track. the airline's ceo apologizeding and promising to reimburse frustrated passengers. and federal authorities are demanding the airline make things right. abc's alex perez back on this tonight from chicago. >> reporter: tonight, southwest airlines' operational reset appears to be working. all but a few dozen f

the committee only recently received the documents, following a three-year legal fight that ended with the supremeourt deciding last month the congress have the right to review the material. the committee said they were seeking the tax returns as part of an investigation into irs audit practices of presidents and vice presidents. up next, reaction from committee members after the vote. [indiscernible conversations] >> so, -- so regrettably, the deed is done. over our objections and opposition, democrats on the ways and means committee have unleashed a dangerous new political weapon that overturns decades of privacy protections. the era of political targeting and of congress' enemies list is back. every american taxpayer who may get on the wrong side of the majority in congress is now at risk. our worry is this will launch a dangerous new era, a new political background where politics gets more divisive, more painful and i think more disheartening. what was clear today -- i will invite my colleagues to comment, but what was clear today was public disclosure of president trump's private tax returns

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trump's tax returns, the former president had sued the ways and means committee to keep his tax records private. but in november, the supreme court ruled the documents could be made public the committee say the records show that trump paid no income tax in 2020, brazil's government is declared 3 days of morning following the death of legendary football pele. he died at the age of $82.00. he been undergoing treatment for colon cancer. pele is widely considered the greatest football of all time. we are mars ousted leader ang, same. so she has been convicted of 5 charges of corruption and military court sentenced 37 years in jail. so she was already serving a 2060 a sentence for other offenses. the kremlin says, is extremely concerned about a ukrainian anti aircraft miss. all that was shot down after flying into the air space of its ally belarus. belarus says its air defense force is shut it down. ukraine's defense ministry. he says it will investigate but hinted it to possible russian provocation ethnic serbs of remove some barricades in northern kosovo. after authorities reopened, the main crossing with serbia protested it h

weeks after a supreme court victory, a house committee says it stands plans to release six years of trumped tax filings by the end of the week. the first batch shows that the irs did not complete audits of trump during his first two years in office as required by law. trump often claimed he could not release his returns because he was under audit. >> why were they already the returns of president trump for 2 full years? were they grossly incompetent? was there something more nefarious going on? that needs to be firmly examined. >> reported more losses than gains in the last six of the seven years. paid no federal income taxes from 2015 and 2020. new fallout from the twitter fiasco. >>> tesla, the electric car company is planning a new wave of layoffs this quarter. news websites also say they plan to hear hold firing. every's concerns over his distraction with managing the social media platform he bought for $44 million back in october. now, in june, he said he would cut his salary at the workforce by 10%. let's switch gear and get to our weather. we are talking about the storms going on all

the former president had sued the ways and means committee to keep his tax records private. but in november, the supreme court ruled the documents could be made public. the committee say the records show that trump paid no income tax in 2020. well mike, hannah is alive for us at the white house of mike pressure, of course, continuing to mount on donald trump. what more can you tell us about these committee findings? well, the record shows that donald trump suffered mounting business law says throughout the 6 years that the survey is covered. in 20152016, he reported losses of more than $30000000.00 during his 1st few years and the presidency, his income appear to stabilize. but then in 2020, he reported a loss of some $4000000.00, which resulted in him paying 0 tax in 2020. but what the report also indicates is the fact that donald trump was not under orders during his 1st few years in the presidency. now this is a extremely controversial point, the i r s. traditionally conducted in order to presidential finances once a year. the rest in this case did not carry out any audit until the democrats demanded

committee. they received the documents last month after lindsey butler ended up u. s. supreme court. miss merced again. the committee found that the internal revenue service did not audit trump for 3 of the 4 years of his presidency. trump declined to release his tax filings during his presidential campaigns. the death toll from severe winter storms across north america is rising. at least 64 people have now been killed as heavy snow for continues. the half of those desks are in new york state, which is one of the worst effects there is. some neighborhoods have had up to 5 meters of snow in recent days, across the border in canada, or at least one county long lake ontario has declared a state of emergency. there's still a big backlog of passengers waiting for cancel flights to be rescheduled. i think i have has more on that from reagan national airport near washington d. c. the storm was pretty bad for all the airlines, but mostly the major carriers are saying they canceled between 0 and 2 percent of their life. not so for southwest airlines. they have cancelled 62 percent of their fl

donald trump's tax returns are handed to a democratic—led congressional committee, following last week's supremeourt ruling. mass celebrations in melbourne as australia's footballers go hello, and welcome. the prince and princess of wales are in boston, where they'll focus on their annual earthshot environmental prize, as well as meeting president biden on friday. but their arrival in the us has been overshadowed by a row over racism after one of william's godmothers left the royal household after repeatedly asking a black british woman where she was from. that happened at a reception at buckingham palace. a spokesman for the palace described the comments as unacceptable and deeply regrettable. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. buckingham palace yesterday afternoon. a reception to highlight the issue of violence against woman hosted by the queen consort. standing next to camilla was ngozi fulani. she is chief executive or sistah space and a prominent advocate for survivors of domestic abuse. also at the reception was lady susan hussey, she was a lady—in—waiting for the queen for

committee. they received the documents last month after a lengthy battle that ended the u. s. supreme court in his investigation, the committee found that the internal revenue service did not audit trump for 3 of the 4 years of his presidency. trump declined to release his tax filings during his presidential campaigns. service president has put the army on its highest alert level as tensions grow with cost of over recent shootings and blockades, serbs and northern kosovo, whose independence is not recognized by belgrade, have erected more road blocks in the ethnically divide, a town of metro visa and the barber has more serbian flags flowing in northern cost of only the border with serbia. new road blocks have just been set up here in north metro visa, crossovers, largest serv, majority town. other barricades went up weeks ago. after the arrest of an ethnic serb form, a police officer suspected of involvement in attacks on the force. on monday the head of the serbian orthodox church was refused entry into kosovo. he said he wanted to deliver a peace message for serbia, an orthodox chr

a spokesperson for the house ways and means committee confirmed the news about the release. the suprememittee access to those documents last month as part of an investigation into the former president's taxes. it was last week the committee released an initial report on its findings which said that the irs never audited trump for 3 of the 4 years of his presidency. friday's release is expected to include trump's tax returns that were filed between 2015 and 2021. coming up, san francisco's chinatown is going virtual. how a group of bay area news. >> we built a full wrap of cop. one of america's most iconic neighborhoods inside of a video game. and dolly parton taking her famrus children's book subscription west when we can expect to enjoy dolly's imagination library right here in california. but first, researchers are warning about the dangers of microplastics for babies. these stories and more when we com when they're sick, they get comfortable anywhere and spread germs everywhere. wherever they rest protection nothing kills more viruses, including the covid-19 virus, on more surfaces t