Hello. Im kimberly how good this is al jazeera live from de. Also coming up the west African Leaders activate a stand by military force which could be set to co hit new share. But they say theyll also try more diplomacy. China is government is accused of allowing homes and businesses to be flooded in have a province to prevent damage in the capital. And russia prepares to launch its 1st moon mission since 1976 headed for the lunar south pole. The. We begin with breaking news. 5 us citizens are, has been moved from an iranian prison to house arrest as part of the deal between the us and ron. They include are ones longer serving american prisoner see a maximize the he was charged in 2015 for having relations with a hostile state. Is the initial part of an agreement involving the eventual release of billions of dollars of a ronnie and funds frozen in south korea. Divorce of jabari joins us on skype with the latest from the a, ronnie and capital t, ron and doors. So tell us a little bit about the latest situation there as well. Kimberly, as far as we understand, based on statements issued by the Foreign Ministry and various local media outlets, your recording sources within the establishment and Security Apparatus says these 5 us citizens have been transferred to the hotel in the capital to iran, from admin prison. Earlier on thursday evening, and thats where they are under uh, 24 hour security uh surveillance until they will, they are released and leave the country now, how long that will take some approximate between 4 to 6 weeks, but its not clear at the moment and what is the main Sticking Point and the reason that they havent actually left their own for the United States is that iran has secured guarantees from the United States that the funds that they are waiting for will be released to us with spent and then from the switzerland the funds will be transferred to protects national bank. And one step fund is in tar 6000000000. 00. Then iran will have access to it. And of course they wont have access to the direct cash. They will be able to use that money to per just certain goods that they need and side the country. And that is when these 5 americans will be making their way home. We have heard from the Deputy Foreign minister of the buffer economy, who said in a tweet just a short while ago that the process of releasing billions of dollars are for reading assets, weekly, seized by the United States for several years, has commenced. So strong has received the guarantees of washingtons commitments and the release of several reigns who were recently detained in america is in this context. So we also understand there, there are uh for iranians that will be released as well when the funds have been transferred and the exchange to, to take place. For now, this has been seeing as its a, its a can stop in iran, us relations. Not only because these talks have been ongoing for 2 yours, but this is the 1st significant step that weve seen. The rating officials take in releasing these us citizens that have been in a evan prison for many, many years, but also the mediating role that a katara, oman, and switzerland have played, has been very significant as well. They have been a numerous trips made by rainy and officials to those countries to continue as these discussions, of course, theyre not done yet. Right. A lot can happen and change within the next few weeks. All right door, so dry. Were going to leave it there door search right into ron for us. Okay, were going to cross now to rosalind jordan. She is live in washington, d. C. For us with another aspect of the story. Rosalind, what is the United States saying about this . Well, obviously the us is welcoming what it considers a major step forward in securing the release of people with whom they consider wrong, fully detained inside a run. But they are not celebrating just yet. We heard just a short while ago from antony, blinking the secretary of state holding a press conference. We will continue to enforce all of our sanctions. We will continue to push back resolutely against iran, stabilizing activities in the region and beyond, including now supplying russian with drones, 1st, for regression against ukraine. And none of these efforts take away from, from that these are entirely separate tracks. We focused on getting, getting our people home, but we continue to take strong action against rons other activities that we had so many other countries for family objectives and ross, what more is known about these prisoners . Well, we know the names of 3 of the 5 people who have been transferred to a hotel somewhere in a row, into hon, where they are being kept under armed guard. We know of more taba, as we know of, and much shocking, and perhaps the best known in this country is c. My num ozzie he has been held on s being all his charges out, have been the other for hes been in prison. However, for 8 years, people may recall that in recent months, his father bought here and the mazda, who was also detained by a ronnie and officials and accused of spying, was let go on humanitarian uh parole because of his uh, worsening health condition. Uh, but this is what we know uh the Us State Department does indicate that it has had contact with all 5 americans and that they are relieved to be out of, of, in prison. But officials are cautioning not just that state, but over at the white house as well, that this still could be up ended. And so negotiations continue. And they want to be very, very precise and how they handle the coming weeks of talks in direct talk with the iranian government about this prisoner swap, which is almost almost complete. All right, indeed, thank you so much there. Rosalind jordan reporting live for us from washington. Okay, were going to stay with this story. Were going to cross now to new york. Were christian salumi standing by for us at the United Nations headquarters in new york. Kristen via ronnie admission to the United Nations has also been speaking. We understand what has the message been there as well around submission to the United Nations has confirmed that a Prisoner Exchange has been agreed upon. They havent said too much more, but we can tell you that this is a rare point of agreement between or ron and the United States since the United States pulled out of the j. C. P. O, a nuclear deal back in 2018 under then president donald trump, that deal had been agreed upon by the permanent 5 members of the Security Council in germany and the european union. It was designed to constrain or ron, from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But also it was supposed to lead to a ron losing international sanctions, which ive so heard its economy under President Joe Biden. The United States has continued to accuse a rod of bad deeds like attacking ships and boarding ships in the persian gulf. The United States has promised to send more troops to that area. This, of course, is where 20 percent of Global Oil Supplies travel through the United States has also choose a ron of supplying drones to russia to use in the war against ukraine. All of this adding to tensions with the country, even as President Joe Biden has said that he does want to return the United States and a ron to that nuclear deal. So this is being seen this latest agreement, this prisoner swap as a bright spot, and a point of hope in the hopes that it will lead to more agreements between these 2 countries down the road. All right, christmas allow me reporting for us live there in new york. Thank you. The attorney to share the west african block if it was, has activated a stand by military force after holding an emergency meeting to discuss the who in the share. But leaders emphasize the diplomacy is the preferred way to restore the civilian government. They condemned the detention of president mohammed wazoo who was asked to 2 weeks ago. Ive met its race, has more now from the bush. For original block fighting for relevance. Its a moment of decision for a cause and good by any just quality display, just as the group is now beating the drums of war, it is activated. Its done by force, direct the committee of the chief of defense stuff to activate the aqua gun by force with all its elements immediately order the deployment of the equity stand by force to restore constitutional order. In the republic of news, you know, i did as president , which is the organization is urging a united front. And we dont know why as we do it for us. Echo stand by force made up of the military, police and civilians. Number between 30026000, depending on the crisis, it was deployed to the gun being 2017. When former president j a jeremy lost the election and refused to hand over its loss, deployment was to stabilize, getting to be solves political crisis. Echoes is back quite started 2 weeks ago. The threat of force and diplomacy, menissi resolving to just political crisis thats important to the survival of the regional book. And its one that ones going to say failure to resolve the situation. Misspelled danger, not only to west africa, but the entire continent. The announcement of a train to one member cabinet by new just doing to maybe the final blow to resolving the cross as peacefully. The coordinators have turned away all mission send by echoes to negotiate and to the crisis. Ivory coast less than what to is a bulk of critic on the cool that a good at keeping president as long as that hostage i best. And you can see that this is a total of this us, and we cannot let this continue. We have to act eco says its committed to diplomacy to resolve the crisis. But if we should say time is running out ourselves involved in mediation efforts to in the crisis says its just cool. Need is when concessions to begin talks diploma. Seating grounds to the june to go farther, we can do organization, i mean, college particular cool waters in the region. How many degrees i would use, either of which i will use president ial by then has declared wild fires in hawaii, a major disaster. That designation means more funds can be handed out for the recovery efforts. At least 36 people have been killed on the island of malley. Miguel miguel has sent us this report from malley. I made that sobering and staggering death toll, which now stands at 36. 00. We know upwards of 4000 people. At one point were evacuated from this wildfire. Hundreds of people are at the shelter behind me here in now we its, im clear when anyone will be able to return home. Those images of this while fires. There are now 3 separate wildfires burning across this area are just dramatic. It shows how quickly the scope of this fire really exploded, official se entire neighborhoods are decimated, upwards of 300 homes and businesses have been destroy. Busy wide and Officials Say that number will likely climb later on today at 1st live officials stay. Theyll also be able to scour the bern zone, hoping to find more of the missing. And of course, theyre looking for survivors. But its quite possible that the death toll which again stands at 36, could continue to rise. Officials say these while fires were fanned by incredibly strong winds upwards of 80 miles per hour. The weather is getting better, but Officials Say theyre going to have a long firefight on their hands in the days ahead. The People Living inside as northern, have a province have criticize the governments response to type boondocks, sorry, in july saying their homes and businesses were deliberately flooded in order to prevent damage and the capital which is in the neighboring province. Katrina, you reports now from july show in northern china. Its been nearly 2 weeks since type look, sewer east west through north and china. But its like its the remains the roads of to, to a covered and stick sludge as a furniture, belongings, and merchandise jungle wren estimates. He lost stone with 1000000. 00 when his Electronics Factory was flooded. Something he says could have been prevented. No one gave with an Early Warning letter in the factory in the evening before the front of life. If you have given more information, you could have easily moved these items, the 2nd floor and save them this area board brunt of the storm doors to hit the region in the living memory. Provincial rain caused a nearby river to overflow, but the situation worse and when authorities decided to use the city as a flood storage area diverting water away from neighboring badging. Most of the capital was spared the People Living here say they paid the price. The government should pay us some compensation because it wasnt just a natural, the mazda. It was also my main. The government puts the cost of the damage at more than 2000000000. 00. But the full scale of the disaster is still being assessed. As is the final death toll driving to to, to you find the same scene repeated debris and vehicles covered in mud. People trying to clean up, salvaging what say can. And the strong smell of sewage in the city leaders say theyre focusing on clean up operations, disinfection and disease control. The government says it could take up to a year to restore repair and build but those living here say they may never fully recover. What this is, katrina, you all to 0, total china. Sorry for a short break, but still had analysis era. The doors president promises to get elections back on track after the assassination of one of the main candidates. Stay with us, the as hello there. Its a pretty clear picture across australia at the moment. If you look at the satellite images barely a cloud in the sky across the northern area. So lots of fine dry and sunny weather to be found here, just a few showers, keeping into the north territory and coastal areas of queens and now its a lot west. Down in the south, we had a cold front sweep across southern areas of western australia. Theyll be more in the way of sunshine in path on saturday into sunday that rain edging its way into the southeast corner. Its going to not the temperature down in her box has mania to the early teens, but sydney still seems to sunshine at 21 degrees. Celsius and temperatures are going to be picking up in new zealand over the weekend. Weve had one weather system pulled away from the north island. Well have one starting to edge into the south of the south island friday into such a day. Its going to have a wintry edge and drop some snow on the mountains, but elsewhere are largely settled. Story. Christ church coming up to 15 degrees celsius. By the time we get to sunday and a 0 to southeast asia, its been a very dry, dry season for indonesia, but were seeing more in way of rain start to come back into the picture. Certainly for places like borneo and some heavier rain for the philippines on friday of the, for 30 years friends here. We dont Nuclear Tests in the pacific, exposing locals as such workers to high levels of radiation. 11 east investigate the ongoing for a lot of Nuclear Tests in french polynesia, the pacifics forgotten nuclear victims. No just 0. The knowledge is with the the welcome back. Youre watching algebra 0 or one of our top stories at this hour. 5 us students citizens have been moved from an iranian prison to house arrest, including a rons longest serving american prisoner. Its the initial part of a deal involving the eventual release of billions of dollars of iranian funds, frozen, held in south korea. The west african block, known as eco, was activated a stand by military force after an emergency summit to discuss the queue and to share. But leaders emphasize diplomacy is the preferred way to restore the civilian government. Us President Joe Biden has declared wildfires in hawaii. A major disaster that allows more funds to aid recovery efforts. At least 36 people have been killed on the island of maui. Or russias 1st Lunar Mission in nearly 50 years is scheduled to take off in just about one hours time. The mission was originally a joint project with the European Space agency. The agency broke ties with moscow after it began its military operation and ukraine. Last february. And since then, russia has strengthened this space cooperation with china. Well, so far, only the United States, russia, as well as china, has managed to land the space across successfully on the moon all through government sponsored programs. Moscows last letter mission was in august of 1976 when rush it was part of the soviet union. But now theres more competition. India has sent an unmanned space probe to the moon last month to carry out chemical analysis of the lunar self. Pull the united arab emirates, which opened it space agency 8 years ago, plans to send a probus early as november. And to us companies, astra bostic, as well as another company, known as intuitive machines, also are scheduled to attempt to move landings later this year. Well, we are going to go to Daniel Hawkins, who joins us live for more on this. And daniel wanted to talk to you a little bit about this. What does this mean for russia in terms of a prestige . And i mean, is this as significant in terms of uh, prestige project . I think its safe to say prestige has always been very close to links to the topic called Space ResearchSpace Exploration has always been the luxury of the most developed, wealthy states global superpowers. And ever since the 1st 30 days of that space race between the us, the soviet union, 2 competing on the use of communism capitalism. It has been very much and so all the national prestige. Who can prove that technology . The science, the brain power is best and its cheap, low scientific for us. And the space rent quotes, i think for most scope this mission is particularly important becau