duped by dishonest recruitment agents into going to oman. georgina was promised a lucrativejob in dubai, but instead she found herself in the omani capital, muscat. translation: i was not allowed to rest. - i was waking up at 3am and going to bed at 1am. the most difficult thing that made me desperate to escape was the boss forcing me to have sex with him. it was so painful because i had no way to say no. he threatened me and said if i shouted he would shoot me. i got badly injured because it wasn t only him. he would bring friends and they would pay him after. in oman alone, there are an estimated 300,000 domestic workers, most of them from africa or asia. ekaterina runs an ngo which supports migrant workers in the gulf. we identify them as victims of trafficking or forced labour or other forms of exploitation. so we negotiate with their employer for them to be released. the laws that are in place prohibit a domestic worker to leave the employer. she cannot change jobs and s
years, i want to be able to see him suffering. there s also a hearing where the government indicated its intent to pursue the death penalty. many, many family members were in the hearing. the defendant was not. many family members saying they will be in court every day to watch this process play out. the next court date is february 2nd. back to you. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we re just two days away now from the iowa caucuses, which will give us our first result in the 2024 presidential election cycle. blizzard conditions are wreaking havoc on the campaign trail, and wind chills are dropping to a bone-chilling 45 degrees below zero. much of iowa is now under a blizzard warning. that is putting a major chill on what is typically a fiery final blitz for campaigns. candidates are scaling back in-person events across the hawkeye state, even as they try to lure those still undecided voters. cnn s jeff zeleny, christine ho
good morning. it is saturday, january 13th. and amara has a 6:00 a.m. alarm set on her phone. time to wake up, victor and amara. thank you so much for being with us. blizzards tore through iowa overnight, dropping snow and temperatures. take a look at this. authorities are warning those conditions are life threatening if you are stranded outside. but it s not stopping presidential candidates from the last-minute push to wu caucus goers ahead of monday. some had to pivot to telerallies. gop candidates ron desantis, nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy are hosting in-person events today. former president trump, leading the pack, is hosting a virtual rally, will that convince people to brave the cold and snow to participate? and more importantly turn out and vote on monday? let s get to cnn s eva mckend who is in iowa, braving the bitter weather right now. how are you doing? how is it feeling out there? reporter: i m doing okay. it is cold, but i have to say, iowans, they ha
a very warm welcome. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn news room, a new poll shows donald trump with a massive lead in the iowa caucuses as candidates battle not just each other, but dangerous winter weather ahead of monday s polling. plus, it s been 100 days of war in gaza. and israel s prime minister says there will be no stopping the bombardment until it meets its goals. taiwan has a new president- elect. the country grapples with the impact of the voting. okay, so we are less than 48 hours before the first nomination contest of the u.s. presidential race. the iowa republican caucuses. and a just released poll shows donald trump holds an iron grip on the gop. the final des moines register poll of likely republican caucus goers chose trump supporters at 28%. nikki haley is at 20%. and ron allen at 16%. iowa is coping now with a vicious s winter storm that has forced candidates to cancel events during this critical final weekend. now amid the concerns, thehe storm will affe
hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m michael holmes, appreciate your company. coming up on cnn newsroom, final push to the iowa caucuses, a new poll, the state deals with historic winter weather. huge crowds gather in tel aviv calling for the release of the hostages, how israel is marking 100 days since hamas launched its deadly raid and the global protests against the military operation in gaza that has followed. and a historic win in taiwan, details plus a live report from beijing to see how china is reacting. we begin this hour with brutal winter weather pummelling much of the u.s. iowa is the center, the state patrol has received calls for 86 crashes in under ten hours on saturday. iowa is set to hold a republican caucuses monday amid an arctic blast that has campaigns concerned about turnout. the high temperature in much of the state that day is forecast to be minus 2 degrees fahrenheit, that s minus 16 celsius. elsewhere,