claim from his 2016 campaign. and in his first and only tv interview with western media al jazeera s gaza bureau chief wael al dahdouh tonight on his mission to keep reporting despite losing his wife, sons, daughter, and grant some two and israeli airstrike. and he s got something to say president to joe biden. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s do it. t minus 48 hours. exactly two days from now, seven pm on monday evening, iowa caucus goers will make their voices heard in the first inclination gop primary contest. they re going to do it amid possibly life-threatening blizzard conditions, with temperatures across the state expected to be up to single digit negatives, a chill the state has not expressed and at least four tickets. nevertheless, finally, after months of debate and polls and endless sometimes mindless horse race punditry, we will finally have real result on the board. we will know how the republican candidates actually stack up against one another. so this should b
she calls out every summer, the wakhi shepherdesses travel for several days from their home in the shimshal valley to pamir. they call it the quoch , which means departure . they migrate to keep the herd fed and healthy. a timeless way of life soon to be forgotten. annar is the oldest and the leader of the group. at 88, this will be her last trip. with so few still venturing these lands, the young generation steps forward to help. it s a tough three day trek up to pamir, at 16,000 feet, almost 5,000 metres above sea level. bano has been climbing these mountains for over two decades. she knows too well the threats that lie ahead. bano s son, wazir, lends a hand. he will accompany the women to the pastures. treacherous paths, rapidly changing weather, and high altitude are but a few of the challenges they face. like her fellow companions, afroze is very much aware of how times have changed. shimshal valley remained disconnected from the rest of the world until the early 20005
u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s reported missing at sea off the coast of somalia and the u.s. military strikes houthi rebels in yemen. more than two dozen targets hit over two days with help from american allies. will it stop the attacks on merchant ships in the red sea? the houthis vowing more attacks. revenge for israel s war with hamas, now approaching its 100th day. countdown to iowa. just two days until the caucuses. expected to be the coldest ever on record. the candidates forced to shuffle their schedules. how the bitter cold and snow could affect turnout. former president donald trump expecting a win and the new polling on the importance of the race for second place. rachel scott on the trail. texas governor greg abbott defending his remarks over the migrant crisis saying they re doing everything except shooting people who come across the border because the biden administration would charge them with murder. tonight the governor explains what meant as negotiations continue in
hour near the site of the sunken titanic. the lead starts right now. an under water expedition to see the wreckage of the titanic is now a race to find and save the tourists and crew members on board the vessel. the mission is ramping up to prevent a second tragedy at that site. plus, super powers meeting. antony blinken reports back progress after a high stakes talk with china. the areas of success and the one major point of lingering contention coming up. and the judge s order that restricts what donald trump can and cannot reveal about his federal indictment. but will the former president obey the judge? welcome to the lead, i m jake tapperment and we start with the world lead. a submersible that takes paying customers to see the wreckage of the titanic in the depth of the north atlantic ocean, it is missing at this hour. the u.s. coast guard said five people are on board. and now a frantic search and rescue operation is underway. coast guard units from ang lo
as inflation cools. from new york, our north america business correspondent michelle fleury sent this report. the december notes from the us central banks last meeting showed policymakers are feeling better about inflation. they agreed with investors that interest rates are at or near the peak for this cycle. they also agree it will come down this year. but they offered no clues as to how or when that will happen. to remind viewers, the federal reserve started raising rates in march 2022 to tame inflation. it did so 11 times, taking the benchmark rate to 5.5%. inflation, by the time of the last meeting, had dropped to 3.2% from a peak of 9.1%. meanwhile, new data out on wednesday showed the number ofjob openings in the united states fell to 8.79 million in november. this points to weaker demand for labour but is still well above pre covid levels. that is consistent with the fed s goal. to slow the economy without triggering a nasty recession. the feds first rate setting meeti