Elections. And sporting chinas biggest swimming star defends his behavior during a random drugs test sanjana gives evidence during a public hearing where he were speaking banned from the sport for up to 8 years. In just under one hour the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine will appear before the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trumps conduct moravia van of it was dismissed from her role in kiev earlier this year after what she says was a campaign to discredit her by donald trump and his posts noir Rudy Giuliani so who is the real your benefits and why is the testimony so important well shes a career diplomat who had served as ambassador to kyrgyzstan and mania before posting in may donald trump removed her. After what she says. Weeks of negative a campaign to discredit her shes expected to give evidence about the circumstances also her dismissal and what democrats say were efforts by transpersonal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to get ukraine to investigate the president s political opponents lets go to our correspondent heidi show castro shes joining us live from capitol hill where shes already testified privately so we have a good idea of what miss you benefits will have to say heidi. Thats right and not only that but she was mentioned in this phone call between the President Trump and president of ukraine Volodymyr Zelinsky trump has called you on of each quote bad news and the story behind how she drew the ire of President Trump leading up to what democrats say are these allegations of corruption or bribery level that the president that backdrop is really what democrats are trying to sell to the u. S. Public as the former ambassador of the radio bon of it she will tell her story before Television Screens in the coming hours and you mentioned she has already given her closed door testimony so we have an idea of what shell likely say again and the picture she has painted previously is that there were 2 competing forces within ukraine while she was still ambassador there was members of the Outgoing Administration in ukraine who she had been very tough on in her fight against corruption and then she said that she was happy to see that the lewinsky had been elected in a landslide election and she found a lot of promise in him in cleaning up that corruption and she says that President Trumps private attorney Rudy Giuliani have for months been already speaking with elements of the outgoing Ukrainian Administration talking about what she says are lies against her she says those elements of the outgoing ukrainian ministration wanted to get rid of her in the 1st place because she had been so tough on them that they were corrupt and then they have that added motivation of wanting to demonstrate that they still have clout that they could possibly even aid the ousting of a u. S. Ambassador and thus demonstrate their they could still serve in the new Incoming Administration and so on of which is testifying that giuliani then took that information what she calls lies things about her like. She was against trump that she had said to people to ignore trump because he would be impeached she said that that never happened that she never had anything like nonprosecution list what she was also accused of but giuliani took those accusations back to president trop and apparently that did work to convince trump to have your vonage fired she says that in april she received a phone call from her superiors at the state department which came after she was her hurt her tenure in kiev was and she had been invited texts to stay there until 2020 so this call was really unexpected to her and in it she was told to quote get on the next plane home back to d. C. And that is how her ambassadorship which had been lauded by many career professionals as being effective as being a diligent career servant of the Foreign Service that is how it ended and that is the backdrop again elizabeth that. Is expected to share today. Thank you very much for the finale that as we will of course be going back to who once the 2nd day of public hearings begin thank you heidi but we are going to move on to other news for now to iraq where grand ayatollah sistani has condemned attacks on Peaceful Protesters and says none of their demands have been met the rocky Human Rights Commission meanwhile says at least 325. 00 people have been killed since protests began last month iraqs government has taken some measures to address grievances but many protesters want the political system of a hold in baghdad they have been confrontations between police and protesters but lets go to our correspondent natasha good name whos joining us live from baghdad to tell us whats been happening there today natasha. I was you can see its friday and the crowds are 1 growing as is typical on a friday as you mentioned that the most prominent islamic cleric in iraq Ali Al Sistani made a Statement Today encouraging protesters telling them that you know if this if this government doesnt realize that iraq will never be the same after protests and theyre not hearing and seeing whats going on in the country he also said that if this new election law fills d to achieve real change it simply will not be excepted by the protesters and finally he says a failure to fulfill the demands of protesters so far raises serious doubts about those in power to achieve reform the government would say that it has drafted a new election law its now in the cabinet and needs to be reviewed by the parliament it has mentioned this week a series of arrests of current and former government officials on government corruption related offenses and it released a few days ago more than 1600 protesters who had been detained clearly the government is attempting to diffuse some of the protesters anger. There remains a large divide between the protesters and the government they say that since 2003 they have been hearing quote empty promises from the government and their quality of life of only continue to deteriorate and they simply do not believe that this current government will enact the change that they have been on the streets for more than a month requesting now Prime Minister out a lot of them he has said that these are deep rooted issues it takes time to resolve them he also says hes only been in power for a year and he needs time to address that he also said that he would resign but there is no one in place to succeed him i spoke to a former member of parliament this week who resigned in a show of solidarity with the protesters he says that yes mad he is a symbol but a very important one to the protesters and that is why he believes if he step down it would send a clear message that their demands are being heard and he says that the government if it thinks that it can ride this out and that the protesters momentum will wait and they will simply go home he says theyre making a gross miscalculation and were seeing this kind of result among even people who have been attacked and are injure. The tech drivers of Tahrir Square have attained a kind of hero status turning their motorized rickshaws into ambulances on 3 wheels theyve also been transporting food and medical supplies to protesters who are free now they say this work is putting them at risk. But how could i add to that i was told there were injuries to took took so once we arrived there the a to riot police targeted us burned my took took a rest me. Youre seeing the wounds on his legs stood in front of his burned out talk talk this week to show the results of what he says are targeted attacks again. Its drivers to show the young men here are more important than the took took i dont care about it i sacrificed it for the people heider Abdul Hussein says 4 men asked for a ride and then tried to kill him when he wouldnt hand over his vehicle he lost his talk tuck source of an income that supports his family but thats the least of his concerns. As the doctors told me if i dont have medicine the world moves on i dont have money for medicine we cannot get it. Despite the attacks talk trucks still race through the square honking for protesters to get out of the way drivers refuse to accept money ighly heidi says someone threw a bottle of cocktail on top of the tuck tuck he rents he had other protesters managed to put out the fire before it was destroyed. Im worried about the took took more than myself because i dont own it when it was damaged i cried its not mine. Though they have to be pushed to admit it the tuc took drivers of Tucker Square have been losing money now even knowing theyre being targeted those who still have a functioning talk talk to tell us as long as there are protesters who need them theyll continue to drive. So the talk show how will you know unlike the talk to drop ins responding to the defense ministries or mogs about the violence and protests when they have been the victims. Theres been a lot of disbelief and of course ongoing anger here i think i mean Rights Commission says more than 325 people have been killed more than 15000. These antigovernment protests on october. Injuries and weve seen the photos weve talked to people who have from these tear gas canisters its a really big thing in the square Embassy International released a report saying that they documented the deaths of. 5 people in baghdad who were who died as a result of a military grade tear gas grenades being thrown in their skulls and the government says initially responded to the report saying that it had investigated and that these would be banned and no longer use them as a defense minister is saying that the Iraqi Government did not purchase these types of tear gas canisters he did not elaborate as to how they got into the country he simply said quote criminal days are killing a protester. Thank you for that for now that is the time she can name the nation live in the iraqi capital thank you. Now hong kong has confirmed its economy has dipped into its 1st recession and a decade and the government is blaming it on the increasing nevan untanned take on the protests and the escalating trade war between the us and china students blocked parts of the city for a 5th day a large rally was held in the citys Business District theyre calling on the government to commit to hold the local elections on november 24th one area correspondent drop mcbride headed out onto the streets where many of the protesters have been gathering this week is ending as it began with yet another unprecedented demonstration right here in the heart of hong kong this is the Central District hundreds of people have turned out marching around had a street among them are obviously many of the protesters whove been involved in these months of increasingly violent protesters clad in black but they are being joined by people who are clearly so Office Workers using their lunch hour to don the mosque or join this protest as they do they are holding up the how you calling for the 5 to months that they have told for since the very start of this movement which is not in that polling of people to fight for freedom and to stand for the long haul the whole world must know the situation all phone call right now is obvious like an emergency we need help from everywhere we are now standing with hong kong and fighting against the home front government which is rubbish and sucks this is one of a number of these flash mob style demonstrations taking place this friday around hong kong that it comes as there has been severe disruption to transport networks a continuing standoff between students on a number of campuses with riot police just outside as hong kong braces for another weekend of protest. We have plenty more ahead on the news hour including why some in south korea questioning its 7 decade military alliance with the us refugees at 2 major camps in bosnia struggle with overcrowding is down. And in sports Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic trimix 1st meeting at the number one. Now refugee journalist has arrived in new zealand off to 6 years and popular new guinea the shot he was held in a prison camp on man a silent and while theyre heroes and Award Winning book and made a film on his smartphone Andrew Thomas reports from sydney. This there he says is finally freedom after 6 years detained in Papua New Guinea for trying to seek asylum in australia the iranian journalist is in a country that has welcomed him i think its in the 1st time that i feel at them happy but i thought well you know i think it is. More one. Who johnny fled iran in 2013 he got to meet the needs here and from there took a boat to australia as Christmas Island but australia to the refugees had a new policy of sending them to prison camps on remote Pacific Islands which was held on man a silent in Papua New Guinea conditions where poor some fellow detainees were murdered killed themselves or died through inadequate medical care but from behind high fences to chant he worked as a campaigner and as a journalist he became a spokesman for the refugees. He gave many interviews including this one on talk to al jazeera he also wrote a book which won many awards and used his mobile phone to shoot clips for what became a successful Film Australia and Papua New Guinea have been quietly reducing the number of refugees in Papua New Guinea some have been brought to australia for medical treatment and state some have been resettled in the United States under a refugee swap deal agreed with barack obama before he left the presidency others have been taken in by European Countries or canada everyone are innocent. And what there was a young government really. Bad. Acts of war too chummy officially in new zealand temporarily for a book there but he says he has no intention of returning to pop when you can a 100 thomas aljazeera sitting. Well conditions at my when camps in Bosnia Herzegovina being described as unlivable the town of health is struggling to deal with rising numbers of refugees and migrants thousands stuck near the border with inhuman but croatia residents want the Central Government to relocate the Asylum Seekers mohamad has more near boston is northwest city of the hunch local Authorities Say makeshift camps like this hours breaking point with temperatures dropping people here are living in worsening conditions theres no electricity and not enough food or water inside tents its freezing and many are forced to make fires to keep warm there are not personally please no toilets no place for sleeping its a very bad situation because its very cold the camps were set up in june after local residents protested against migrants being relocated from the city center so police bring your rivals here but now the camps are overflowing. We live like animals its a problem its raining every day theres a management problem here over the past few years this area has seen thousands of arriving from asia africa and the middle east seeking a better life in europe but their presence is raising security concerns and e. U. Officials fear a humanitarian crisis the e. U. Migration Commission Says the camp is close to mine fields laid during the bosnian war in the 1990 s. It does not fulfill the minimal requirements for. Conditions there. Not the finances. Will be provided for 8. Local Authorities Say they will restrict access to the camps if the Central Government doesnt do more to reader kate migrants but aid organizations warn that could have dire consequences as if were going to force people to be for 7 to say doors that is going to lead to a lot of the ages so they will need to survive in their early Start Student food they will not have access to healthcare business interest they have access to health care so we make sure that their health is ok but there is there will dessicated and they also dont pose a health risk for the local population with no solution in sight people here say their future is uncertain and with winter approaching they can only think of survival really mohammed al jazeera. Now they have been israeli air strikes in gaza and rockets fired towards israel on thursday night less than 24 hours after a cease fire was agreed Israeli Forces and as lama jihad fighters exchanged the cross border fire the violence began on tuesday after the israeli army assassinated a Senior Leader of the Islamic Jihad in gaza 34 palestinians have since been killed harry force that has moved from gaza this is just one of 3 deep craters at the site here in central gaza 3 separate structures that were destroyed in the israeli airstrike overnight wednesday into thursday in one of the things that strikes you when you walk around here is that the scattered debris is material like this flimsy pieces of zinc metal pieces of wood a few bits of concrete blocks that were used as bathrooms these were very simple homes for 2 separate families families of 2 brothers now one of those brothers was killed 2 women killed 5 children the other brother taken to hospital with serious injuries israel initially named the man killed as russ be say