and, you know, you see signs like that, that s just an incredible rescue and a wonderful moment, but these are things that are much more reminiscent of a natural disaster like an earthquake, not a man made disaster what this war really s kim. absolutely. all right. appreciate the updates. barbie nadeau in rome. all right. time for a break. when we come back, have a look. you saw somebody die in front of you. yeah, somebody collapsed and died and i think that s because of the conditions. they faced brutal conditions to bring the world cup to life and many are still seeking justice. we will have details on the new call to compensate qatar s migrant workers coming up. stay with us.
but my new doctor recommended salonpas. without another pill upsetting my stomach, i get powerful, effective and safe relief. salonpas. it s good medicine. well, as the war grinds on in ukraine the country is gearing up for the holiday season, but the festivities will be subdued. in the capital kyiv a scaled back artificial christmas tree was set up in the central square. the residents welcomed it and said it was a symbol of their courage. as the world cup winds down in qatar russian attacks haven t
dau is tracking events from rome. putin s visit there, what was behind that, do you think? reporter: as we understand it he has been canvassing his commanders looking for proposals on how to go forward in the coming months, whether that s a way to end the war or win the war, it s hard to understand. of course, right now the focus is on infrastructure which has been incredibly crippling to ukraine as they try to repair some of these plants that have been bombed, but, you know, asking the commanders to be involved in what happens going forward obviously makes them complicit in all that s going on on a much more intimate level, i guess, kim. so you mentioned the war on infrastructure. bring us up to speed on the power and water situation right now in ukraine. reporter: well, we understand a 6 million people have been put back online in rms it of electricity, but water is still a problem. president volodymyr zelenskyy
border cities waiting to exercise their right to seek asylum. but this reality is simply not insurmountable for the u.s. government. the federal government knows exactly how to process people humanely, efficiently and in large numbers. in fact, it did exactly that with ukrainians fleeing war who came to our border in large numbers earlier this year. the u.s. took in more than 100,000 ukrainian refugees in five months including over 20,000 people who were welcomed along the land border in the month of april alone. there is no reason why once title 42 lifts, if and when it lifts, the u.s. can t do the same for haitians, venezuelans, central americans, it s just a question of whether the administration and the federal government is willing to exercise the political will needed to do that. yeah, i mean, that s certainly a question, but, i mean, you say that they have the
not to mention keeping players and parents safe. did you hear the explosions? yes, of course, we all wake up. reporter: wednesday s russian drone strike on kyiv scattered wreckage all over their football training center. when ukrainian air defense shot the drones down. ukraines it s about the brave people. reporter: bravery on and off the battlefield. 11-year-old igor from kyiv says his dream is to be on the national team and go to the world cup. this may not be the world cup, but for these families it s a fight for the future of ukrainian football, a fight for the future of ukraine. this is my moreland, says 11-year-old pavlo, he is in dnipro, this year s tournament champions. as for the war, every ukrainian here agrees, they re playing for the winning team. will ripley, cnn, kyiv, ukraine. that s a great story.