the ioc, the international olympic committee is the oldest of the old boys network. eurocentric, they think they're royalty, sometimes they are royalty, some of them are, kings and queens and princes but they all think that they are royalty. and the fact that they are not talking about the allegation of sexual assault -- by way, peng shuai's not only a great tennis player and number one ranked at one time in doubles, a three-time olympian so she is one of theirs. and the ioc just literally, i don't think they want to have controversy. they say they're working behind the scenes. i've covered them for 35 years. i don't believe it. and, as i said, they think they can do business as usual with china. the women's tennis association has shown them that's not the case. and i think when the history books look back at this time they will say the wta, what an incredible master class in humanitarian leadership, the right way to do it, to call china on its abuses and the international olympic committee is sitting there, as they always do, basically doing nothing. >> and even bef

the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has told the international olympic committee she is "safe and well" during a video call with its president, thomas bach. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician several weeks ago. 0ur china correspondent jon sudworth reports. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly sent to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. peng shuai is also reported to have held the video confidence, conference with the head of the international olympic committee in which sue says she is safe and well but once her privacy r

the international olympic committee has said its president has held a video call with the chinese tennis star, peng shuai, who disappeared earlier this month. in a statement, the ioc says that �*peng shuai thanked the ioc for its concern about her well—being. she explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time.�* the statement goes on to say that peng shuai �*prefers to spend her time with friends and family right now. nevertheless, she will continue to be involved in tennis, the sport she loves so much.�* here's our china correspondentjohn sudworth. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts and she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly meant to send and a wave, seemingly meant to send a message, all is well. but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than one of sexual assault levelled against a man a senior is the former vice premier. and previous material

well, the international olympic committee says chinese tennis star peng shuai insists she is safe and well at her home in beijing. the ioc says its president held a 30-minute video call sunday with peng who hasn't been seen publicly since accusing a former top chinese official of sexual assault early this month. many in the tennis community have expressed concern about her well-being. the ioc did not give cnn access to that video call, so for more on this, we want to bring in cnn's kristie lu stout who joins us from hong kong. good to see you, kristie. not everyone is assured of her well-being after this video chat, particularly with the beijing winter olympics weeks away. how significant is it this chat was done with the ioc and not the women's tennis association? >> reporter: rosemary, it is very significant because the ioc is not a neutral party. they have a very close relationship with beijing and a lot at stake. concerns over pengu shuai and hr welfare cast a shadow on the upcoming olympic games and whether or not governments would consider a diplomatic boycott. so the ioc had to

olympic committee. the news comes as videos showing her at a junior tennis tournament have been released by chinese state media. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has the latest. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly meant to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, which is why i think in the next few days we can expect more of these quite bizarre and suspici

in other news: the chinese tennis star peng shuai has told officials from the international olympic committee that she is �*safe and well�*. she disappeared earlier this month shortly after making sexual assault allegations against a former senior communist party official. with less than three months until beijing hosts the winter olympics, the ioc has been under pressure to allay widespread international concern about ms peng. western countries are considering diplomatic boycotts of the games on human rights grounds. the bbc�*s china correspondent, john sudworth reports. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly meant to send a message, all is well. but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than one of sexual assault levelled against a man and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. peng shuai i

olympic committee she's safe and well. belgium becomes the latest european country to be shaken by violent protests against covid restrictions. the opposition in sudan has rejected a deal between the leaders of last month's military coup and civilian politicians to reinstate the deposed prime minister abdalla hamdok. protests against the military have continued across the country, with thousands marching on the presidential palace in the capital khartoum. our africa correspondent, andrew harding reports. this is supposed to be a breakthrough moment for sudan, a time to celebrate. but it is not looking that way right now. instead, angry civilians have taken to the streets of the capital khartoum, risking their lives once again to protest. they say they have been betrayed. here is why. earlier today, sudan's generals, soldiers who seized power in the military coup last month have struck a deal. the coup leader said a new transitional government would put sudan back on the road to democracy. this man agreed. he is the prime m

the international olympic committee backs up this version of events, after a 30 minute video call with peng. the ioc said she was at home and wanted her privacy to be respted. but rights groups are not convinced. >> the international olympic committee is entering dangerous quarters. they should be extremely careful not to participate in a itewash of possible human rights violations. reporter: what the ioc did not mention is that peng has made sexual assault allegations against a politician. she claims that the now deleted social media post that she was raped year ago. the country's political machine has swept away the topic. >> what i have to tell you is that this is indeed not a diplomatic matter. as you will have noticed, she has appeared in public events recently. next question. reporter: with beijing to host the winter olympics, the ioc appears reluctant to rock the boat. but women's tennis has threatened to take tournaments away from china if peng's allegations are not properly investigated. in its latest statement, the wta said the videos do not alleviate or address their concern

the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has told the international olympic committee she is "safe and well" during a video call with its president, thomas bach. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against this senior chinese politician several weeks ago. 0ur china correspondent jon sudworth reports. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly meant to send a message, all is well. but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as the former vice premier. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. peng shuai is also reported to have held a video conference with the president of the international olympic committee saying she is safe and well but wants her privacy respected. clearly, she is als

olympic committee she's safe and well. brussels has become the latest european capital to be shaken by violent protests against covid restrictions. the opposition in sudan has rejected a deal between the leaders of last month's military coup and civilian politicians to reinstate the deposed prime minister abdalla hamdok. protests against the military have continued across the country, with thousands marching on the presidential palace in the capital khartoum. our africa correspondent, andrew harding reports. this is supposed to be a breakthrough moment for sudan, a time to celebrate. but it is not looking that way right now. instead civilians have taken to the streets of the capital khartoum, risking their lives once again to protest. they say they have been betrayed. here is why. earlier today, sedan's generals, soldiers who seized power in the military coup last month have struck a deal. the coup leader said a new transitional government would put sudan back on the road to democracy. this man agreed. he is the prime mini

olympic committee. the news comes as videos showing her at a junior tennis tournament have been released by chinese state media. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician. 0ur china correspondentjohn sudworth has the latest. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly sent to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, which is why i think in the next few days we can expect more of these quite bizarre and suspicio

olympic committee. the news comes as videos showing her at a junior tennis tournament have been released by chinese state media. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has the latest. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly sent to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, which is why i think in the next few days we can expect more of these quite bizarre and suspicious p

compare that to the international olympic committee. had one arranged video call with her and says, oh, she seems completely fine. nothing to see here. please, let's go ahead with our olympics. what do you say to the ioc? >> i think it's really shameful what they are doing. they suppress all the chinese women who suffer this kind of abuse over and over again on a consistent basis. this is shameful. and it's a selling out. i am so proud of wta and what they stand for, for the women, for the basic human rights. this is truly -- this is bigger than sports, bigger than business. this is morality issue. this is human rights issue. and i just really hope that the world will stand with peng shuai. and i really want to call her the tank woman. just like the tank man in 1989 who stand -- stood in front of tiananmen square and stood in front of all the tanks and troops. she is one woman and hero -- heroine speak out against this kind of brutal physical/emotional abuse. she need to be encouraged and be made safe. she need also made honored and i r

missing chinese tennis star peng shuai holds a video call with the president of the international olympic committee telling him she's safe and well. i will be back with you at 9pm. now on bbc news it's time for the firing line, which features the nominees and the winners of the rory peck awards for 2021. and a warning 7 this programme includes images and testimony that you may find distressing. chanting say his name! dante wright! what's his name? dante wright! chanting you have to put yourself in difficult and dangerous situations. chanting and when most people would run away, you head towards trouble. footage from remote and hostile places can be our only window into events that are shaping our world. these are some of the most powerful images of the year, all shot by freelance video journalists. sounds like you worked out that you had to do this to keep going. yeah. each year, we step behind the camera to speak to the men and women who capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our times, often under extremely difficult circumstances and great personal strain. thes

it's created a standoff between the international olympic committee and the woman's player association. the player disappeared after making sexual assault allegations against a chinese minister. the ioc minister held a video chat with her. they say the player insisted she was safe and well. she said she was gratel for the conrn, but that did little to impress the women's tennis association. they said recent videos do not alleviate concerns about her well-being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion. let's hear more from this from our tennis correspondent. reporter: the women's tennis association, who have been the most outspoken about this, in particular their chairman and chief executive, very concerned for the safety and well-being of one of his players, reassured to see a video with peng shuai over the weekend but have major concerns about which conditions she is living in and whether the very serious sexual allegations she made against a former chinese vice mayor will ever be investigated. the other two appearances over the weekend -- and they were both posted on

international olympic committee has so far been muted. i think the pressure on the olympic governing official to speak out will grow as well. this certainly adds to that pressure on the china and it is very difficult to see how this is resolved. of course, the suspicion is these appearances, videos, the evidence put out is meant of course to persuade people that she is safe and well but the more it is done so, the more the questions have grown so it does not look like those calls and criticisms are going to be diminished by any of this at all. for going to be diminished by any of this at all.— going to be diminished by any of this at all. for the moment, and q of this at all. for the moment, and 0 very _ of this at all. for the moment, and q very much. _ sophie richardson is the china director at human rights watch. i asked her what she made of the videos. we are extremely sceptical about the veracity of it and certainly would not think for a moment that it proves anything about peng shuai's safety or her well—being. it is worth point

officials at the international olympic committee say they have made contact with peng shuai who had gone missing after accusing a former chinese government official of sexual assault. there are a lot of questions still about how she is being treated. >> reporter: missing chinese tennis star peng shuai speaking out for the first time in a 30-minute video call with the president of the international olympic committee on sunday. the ioc saying peng is safe and well, adding she appeared to be relaxed. the ioc did not provide nbc news a copy of the video. it is peng's first known contact with anyone outside china since she disappeared three weeks ago after making sexual assault allegations against a former senior communist party official and comes hours after chinese state media released videos allegedly showing her at a tennis tournament this morning. she smiled for the cameras but said nothing. a similar video put out last night showing peng at a restaurant with her coach and friends. nbc news has not independently verified the footage. the ioc call doing little to ease fears. what did you

they beat folks out 0, amnesty international has warned the international olympic committee that it's entering, quote dangerous waters as concerns remain over the welfare of chinese tennis star punch. way that's after the i o. c released this photo of pung on a video call with its president thomas buck. china's foreign ministry spokesman says the player has attended recent public activities. hung hadn't been seen in public for weeks after accusing a former top official of sexual assault international olympics committee is entering dangerous waters. a they should be extremely careful not to participate in 8 me whitewash or possible shewn rice. while asians incapacity had seen various similar cases where people had no option to say what they had been told to decode b to b, d r, u c. and cringe, why is hardly convincing that dead contrie has full and genuine it. freedom of expression in liberty, security, and moment. frances, well kept warning. players in the dean's dan is reportedly not interested in replacing all a gun associa as manchester united mangia. it's understood the english cl

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the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has told the international olympic committee she is "safe and well" during a video call with its president, thomas bach. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against this senior chinese politician several weeks ago. ben rothenberg is a tennis journalist and host of the no challenges remaining' podcast. he's been following the story and joins me live now from washington. that is quite a move in terms of this saga, and the fact that thomas back, the president of the international olympic committee has been able to talk openly with peng shuai, along with the head of the athletes commission of the ioc. that must give some cause for comfort, doesn't it? it must give some cause for comfort, doesn't it? it does rive comfort, doesn't it? it does give some- _ comfort, doesn't it? it does give some. the _ comfort, doesn't it? it does give some. the key - comfort, doesn't it? it does give some. the key word i comfort, doesn't it? it does give some. the key word is| comfort, doesn't it? it does - give some.

the international olympic committee held a video call today with peng shuai, the chinese tennis star hadn't been seen in weeks though new video does appear to show the athlete at a tournament today. the post could not be independently verified. if confirmed, it would be the first time the tennis player has been seen since early november following sexual assault allegations she made against a foreman chinese vice premier. it drew concern from around the world with the women's tennis association threatening to revoke tournaments from china. the new video was insufficient to address concerns. naomi osaka and serena williams have called for an investigation into the situation saying she is praying for the family. novak djokovic had this to say, currently number one in the world. >> the whole community, tennis community needs to back her up and her family and make sure that she's safe and sound. because if you would have have tournaments on the chinese soil without resolving this situation, it would be a little bit strange. >> reporter: business people and athletes alike have had similar

the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has told the international olympic committee she is "safe and well" during a video call with its president, thomas bach. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician several weeks ago. our china correspondent jon sudworth reports. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly sent to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, peng shuai is also reported to have held the video confidence, conference with the head of the international olympic committee the g

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olympic committee. peng, an olympian, officially disappeared from public view nearly three bikes ago after accusing one of china's most powerful leaders of sexual assault. cnn's sports correspondent and anchor patrick snell joining us now with more on this. patrick. what more do we know about this video call? >> yeah. hi, fred. this video indeed highly significant because it centers on the international olympic committee president thomas bach holding a phone call with the three-time olympian. let's just remind everybody, she's also a two-time grand slam doubles champ. a huge sports start in her homestand. i can't stress that new. also important to stress here that beijing, which hosted the 2008 summer games will what, in just a matter of weeks now, fred, be hosting the winter games in early february of next year. i want to get to a statement this day, sunday, from the ioc which reads, quote, at the beginning of the 30-minute call peng shuai thanking the ioc for its concern about her well-being. she expl

and that it's time for the top sponsors to urge the international olympic committee to adopt human rights. it's time for them to disclose their own supply chains in china, particularly any products that have the 5 rings of the olympics. and it's also time for the, for the sponsors to speak out about the worsening climate for human rights and press freedom and how this is going to negatively affect the games that they are literally paying for. beijing olympic organizes have confined to foreign leisure. lisa tested positive the coven 19 ahead. of the lease rolled. com, which is also acting as a test events. neither showed symptoms and both are allowed to train. bomb by hats when moss and even mules and 9 for me to one head to brazil this week with championship need a max 1st stop in aiming for his 3rd when in a row off the vic trees and texas and mexico. the red bull driver is 19 points ahead of louis hamilton and closing in on his 1st ever drive his championship. hamilton only has 4 races left to turn things around any fees to claim a records. 8th world title law firm here they, they were

and save up to $750 dollars on select appliances at lowe's. >>> the international olympic committee says chinese tennis star peng shuai insists that she is safe and well and at her home in beijing. the ioc says its president held a 30-minute video call on sunday with peng, who hasn't been seen publicly since accusing a former top chinese official of sexual assault earlier this month. many in the tennis community have expressed concern about her well-being. the ioc did not give cnn access to that video call. for more on all of this, let's bring in cnn's kristie lu stout in hong kong, who has been following this from the very start. actually before we go on, i just want to say that we've been monitoring china's signal of cnn's broadcast, and you can see there on your screen, color bars. they have cut our signal, our broadcast within china, and that kind of says everything, you know, doesn't it? >> reporter: yeah, that is a reminder, what you see on the screen, of the internet and media censorship regime in china. since we started reporting on this story last week, cnn has continued to be b

olympic committee. she had this conversation, it was a video call with the president, right. so her and they spoke for about half an hour would, would they have done any what spend the nature of that contact with the authorities in china? would they have done any due diligence or verification work on this before speaking to, to sort of ensure that part of some fabricated exercise. i don't know the details. i mean, it was posted on the face website, and as i said before, you know, the chinese government has done this many times before. to course people to appear in video to say whatever the government wants them to say. so, i mean, the, the ios, the actually, you know, made sure that this was in the course, i don't know, and i don't think so given the president, what happened to other people before without, i suppose, speculating too much. but let say, based on the evidence that we have of the way in which activists and other public figures might have been detained or treated in china for speaking out in

but as yet to head back from most of them, the international olympic committee says it's only focus is sports and not on the policies of the host country. not despite holding on observe a seat at the united nations. china denies accusations of genocide against millions of muslim weakens. amongst other allegations. human rights watch has encouraged, as it said, basically the time for quiet diplomacy is over and that it's time for the top sponsors to urge the international olympic committee to adopt human rights. it's time for them to disclose their own supply chains in china, particularly any products that have the 5 rings of the olympics. and it's also time for the, for the sponsors to speak out about the worse than in climate for human rights and press freedom and how this is going to negatively affect the games that they are literally paying for. beijing olympic organizers have confirmed to foreign lose athletes have tested positive for coven 19 ahead of the lose world cup, which is also acting as a test events. neither showed symptoms and both were allowed to train, but they had to

the international olympic committee now says it can't be presumed transgender athletes of a competitive advantage over biological women. it's all part of a review by the i o c into its guidelines, which also suggest trans women should no longer have to lower their testosterone levels to be able to compete. ortiz dunney armstrong's got or that the i o. c has lowered the bah, according to new inclusive framework for fairness and non discrimination. the standard for trench and a female athletes wanting to compete amongst women is well just saying so, no athlete should be excluded from competing based on an and verified alleged or perceived. and fear competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and or transgender status. this means no more quote unnecessary medical treatment. for example, lowering testosterone levels. no presumption of inherent advantages over biological women and restrictions will only be imposed based on painstaking with search. that's a huge change from the previous requirements. initially, this was sex reassignment surgery and hormone therapy.

in the last few minutes, the president of the international olympics committee, thomas bach, put out a statement where he said he was on a 30-minute phone call with peng shuai and he seems, from the readout from the ioc, to basically accept the line that chinese state media has been putting out over the last couple of days, which is that everything is fine and that there's nothing to see here. i want to read you a little bit of this statement. it says, peng shuai thanks the ioc for its concern about her wellbeing. she explains that she is safe and well, living at her home in beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time. now, there's a couple of things to note here, alex. the ioc president was not alone on this call with peng shuai. also on the line was the vice president of the chinese olympic committee. so viewers at home can make their own minds up about how free or not peng shuai may feel to speak given that there is a senior chinese official on the line. it's also important to note there is no mention of the sexual assault allegations that peng shuai made ag

there is less than 100 days until the winter olympics. >> reporter: the international olympic committee trying to calm the controversy, and ioc statement seems to support the chinese government narrative that the three-time olympian is safe and well, despite growing concern for her freedom. the ioc handing out this single image sunday of a 30-minute video call between peng, ioc president thomas bach and two officials. the ioc not giving access to the video asking to respect her privacy. an ioc official on the call said i was relieved to see peng sh b buy was doing fine. some suggest their concern is not peng but profits. the ioc statement fails to mention peng's explosive allegations three weeks ago that one of communist leaders sexually assaulted her. unlike the ioc, the women's tennis association prepared to pull hundreds of millions of dollars in business out of china demanding direct communication with peng, unmonitored, sun censored. the wta selling cnn this video does not change our call for a full, fair, and transparent investigation without censorship. >> the history books look

there is less than 100 days until the winter olympics. >> reporter: the international olympic committee trying to calm the controversy, and ioc statement seems to support the chinese government narrative that the three-time olympian is safe and well, despite growing concern for her freedom. the ioc handing out this single image sunday of a 30-minute video call between peng, ioc president thomas bach and two officials. the ioc not giving access to the video asking to respect her privacy. an ioc official on the call said i was relieved to see peng sh buy was doing fine. some suggest their concern is not peng but profits. the ioc statement fails to mention peng's explosive allegations three weeks ago that one of communist leaders sexually assaulted her. unlike the ioc, the women's tennis association prepared to pull hundreds of millions of dollars in business out of china demanding direct communication with peng, unmonitored, sun censored. the wta telling cnn this video does not change our call for a full, fair, and transparent investigation without censorship. >> the history books look ba

however, peng shuai says in this video call with the international olympic committee president that she is safe and well but she still wants to have her privacy respected. let's see whether that satisfies the tennis officials who have been so worried. labour has accused the government of �*comprehensively failing' to deal with people using small boats to cross the channel to the uk. nearly 25,000 people have arrived so far this year, almost three times the total number of migrants in 2020. yesterday the prime minister announced a cabinet office review into ways of stemming the flow of men, women and children making the crossing. but the shadow home secretary, nick thomas symonds, says the government is failing to deal with the situation... there are thousands of lives being risked in the english channel on a day—to—day basis, i'm afraid, and the home secretary's incompetence on this matter is dangerous. what would i be doing as home secretary? well, i would be firstly getting an effective deal with the french authorities. the issue with priti patel is that she's more interested in

the bbc has received a statement from the international olympic committee about sunday's phone call. it says that peng shuai thanked the ioc for its concern about her well—being. she explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time.�* stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lewis hamilton closes in on max verstappen in the race for the fi drivers title with a win at the inaugural qatar grand prix. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster of the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it is a funny old world". angela merkel became germany's first woman chancellor, _ easily securing - the security she needed. attempts to fly the hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local c

olympic committee — and has asked for privacy. it follows international concern over her wherabouts after she went missing — following sexual assault allegations against a chinese official. the rac has issued a warning over soaring petrol prices as drivers face tough choices in managing their budgets. the motoring organisation has said the record prices at the pumps are hitting families at a time when pressures on finances are already high. rod dennis is from the rac and he told me more about the costs involved. the average price is found about £1 47 at the moment and £150 for diesel and what we are saying here at the rac is if we look at what is happening in the wholesale market, this is the price which retailers buy fuel in for, and there has been some dramatic drops in the last few days what we're saying to retailers especially the biggest ones is they really should be cutting petrol prices now. the price that drivers are paying on average at the moment simply isn'tjustified on the basis of what retailers are spending thems

olympic committee having a video call with player. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist rachel shabi and the chief political correspondent for the daily mail, harriet line. hello again to both of you. let me just take the viewers through some of our front just take the viewers through some of ourfront pages. the metro says the prime minister is accused of losing the plot in a rambling speech to the cbi. the is lead story is scientists urging people to take a covid test before shopping for christmas and other high—risk settings. the telegraph has a warning by lord frost, who says britain cannot carry on as it did before brexit and must cut taxes and reduce regulation. the ft sastoe biden is choosing continuity in picking jay powell to chair the federal reserve. the daily mail says the parole board is facing a major shake—up. it follows the release of child killer colin pitchfork in september, and he was then recalled to prison last week. and the times

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the international olympic committee chief says he held a 30 minute video call on sunday with a chinese tennis star where she assured him she is safe. he said she told him she wanted her privacy respected. she disappeared from public view earlier this month after alleging sexual assault by a former chinese vice premier. the u.k. has added two chinese covid vaccines for those approved for travel to the country. it is opening up travel for millions. those who have received the vaccines will now be treated as fully vaccinated at the border. that is your global news 24 hours a day on air and on a bloomberg quicktake, powered by one 700 journalists in more than 120 countries. coming up, u.s. intelligence set to show russian plans for a potential ukraine invasion. we get the details on that bloomberg scoop next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back, this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." bloomberg sources say the u.s. shared intelligence with european allies that shows a buildup of russian troops and artillery that look ready to, or are prepared for a rapid, large-scale push into ukraine.

the international olympic committee said it held a 30 minute video call with her yesterday saying see-- she seemed relaxed and asked for her privacy to be respected. i spoke with marshall black berm yesterday. she joined me on sunday morning futures. >> we have to realize that the chinese communist party, they are much more aggressive than what the russians and communists were when we go back through the cold war era. the chinese communist party has no value for life. if you are not going to tow the line, then they are going to disappear you and this is why we think it's unsafe for our athletes to go to the olympics in beijing. this is something that seems to be happening more regularly, so why would the us olympic committee send our athletes into this type of environment? maria: and it to be clear, we don't know the validity of these pictures. we don't know if she was coerced. peng shuai disappeared after she accused the vice premier, former vice premier of the chinese communist party of the sexual abuse it. she did so on her twitter account in china and when she did so, the post was

what's also unfortunate is the international olympic committee and their role in all of this. experts have accused them of harmful lead disturbing in active member location of chinese propaganda. the international olympic committee said they should be extremely careful not to participate in any whitewash of a possible violation of human rights. >> athletes have called them can complacent. the ioc has drawn the ire of a lot of athletes in different context. it's not surprising they would be acting not neutrally. one example is the terrible nasser sexual assault against gymnasts. they sued the ioc is welcome also incidences of russian doping. the ioc is essentially a figurehead. when push comes to shove they do not have the best interests of athletes in mind. keep in mind what funds support the ioc. china and particulars quite a large one. i think it's important as well for viewers to understand that this is a pattern we keep seeing from china. anyone who dares and up against the chinese government in whatever capacity gets disappeared. this is a recurring issue. it's why we can

the international olympic committee chief says he held a 30 minute video call sunday with chinese tennis star peng shuai and she assured him she is waste -- is safe. peng disappeared from public view earlier this month after alleging sexual assault by a former chinese minister. photos and videos released by chinese media over the weekend felt -- failed to quell worries about her well-being. natural welfare. -- or welfare. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi: ahead, we hear from the y lg bully on an future ceo -- gold and bully on -- bullion -- y lg bullion future ceo. haidi: the bank of korea and the reserve bank of new zealand certain to raise interest rates again. let's bring in kateri not. -- katrina. look at where the policy right stands now and what the market is preparing for going into the end of 2021. the market price is at 1.5 hikes. is there a strong reason for them to go harder? katrina: there is a bank of new zealand hike. there were .75% -- 0.75%. given the economic environment we are living in due to covid, i think it is prudent to go with 25 basis points or higher.

according to the international olympic committee, they hosted this 30 minute video chat she said she is doing well, living at home in beijing, she wants her privacy to be respected. she was speaking with the ioc president and there is a chinese sports official. the ioc did not give a copy of the video to cnn. all we have is a statement and all we have is the photograph in which we could see peng shuai in this video chat flashing a smile. it was on november 2nd, almost three weeks ago when she made that explosive accusation alleging that a former top chinese communist party official had sexually assaulted her. she made this in a lengthy post on the -- her verified page on the chinese social media platform. within half an hour it was taken down. she has been under blanket censor ship since then. there is no discussion inside mainland china or state-run media about those allegations. that is what prompted that as well as the viral hashtag where is peng shuai. proof of life footage of p peng shuai out in beijing including this video where she is purportedly at a popular government restau

china responds to the controversy surrounding tennis star peng shuai — as the international olympic committee dismisses criticism of their involvement as "complete nonsense". and we hear from record 12—time world women's champion reanne evans ahead of her uk snooker championship debut. also coming up in the programme... she's got more than 60,000 fans on tiktok — but we find out how england rugby's first deaf female rugby player is inspiring a new generation on the pitch. 0bviously obviously there is no chance i'm going to hear anything. fine obviously there is no chance i'm going to hear anything.- obviously there is no chance i'm going to hear anything. one of our mouse is called _ going to hear anything. one of our mouse is called cheetah _ going to hear anything. one of our mouse is called cheetah so - going to hear anything. one of our mouse is called cheetah so they i going to hear anything. one of our| mouse is called cheetah so they go like this, like a claw. hello and welcome to tonight's programme. now, with much of the talk over the past few days around who's at the wheel at o

olympic committee. adding she appeared to be relaxed. the ioc did not share a copy of the video. it is her first known contact after she disappeared three weeks ago after she made a statement of sexual assault allegations. she smiled for the cameras but said nothing similar video showed her at a restaurant with her coach and friends. nbc has not verified the footage. the ioc call doing little to ease fears >> what do you make of the call. >> i thinkto do whatever they can to make this go away unlike the women's tennis association which threatened to pull out of china all together relations between the ioc and china especially sensitive with the start of the winter games just weeks away. >> their statement really sounded like something that would be issued by the chinese government >> the out cry coming from the white house, and the biggest stars in tennis. why with few convincing answers, the ball very much in china's court. >>> let's turn now to your thanksgiving week weather with janessa webb good mor

we're the international olympic committee. watch this. oh, this is a full screen quote. >> martha: what would you say to him and what he should do about this? >> first of all, the chinese communist doesn't have excellent, friendship. they're a brutal dictatorship and engage in censorship and threaten freedoms and they don't respect human rights and hide the truth. why are we speaking right now, there's a genocide happening. millions of people in concentration camps which i speak to many of them in america. you know, they're getting tortured and getting gang raped every day. you think about putting olympic games in a country like this, it's unacceptable. it's a shame that international olympic committee are doing this, but i feel like we should definitely stand up to these organizations and push to move the games somewhere else. >> martha: the tennis association is getting some praise for really pushing back on this issue. they're probably the first people that have done that after you. but the nba has a terrible record of this. so what is

and now, the international olympic committee says peng insists she is safe and well in beijing. the ioc says its president and several other officials held a 30-minute video call with peng on sunday to check up on her, amid growing concerns about her welfare. the ioc did not give cnn access to that video call so for more on this, we want to bring in cnn's kristie lu stout in hong kong. good to see you, christi. so, not everyone feels assured of peng shuai particularly with the beijing olympics just weeks away. how significant is it this chat was done with the ioc and not the tennis association? >> the ioc has a very close relationship with beijing and concern over peng shuai, her safety, and her welfare has cast a shadow on the beijing olympic winter games, now just two and a half months away. and with talk of possible diplomatic boycotts, um, this was something that they needed to address and they did address it with this in this highly-choreographed and stage-managed response. a form of a video chat. according to the ioc, they say that thomas bach -- the president of the ioc -

olympic committee saying that she appears to be safe and well following a video call between the ioc president, thomas bach, and the tennis star on sunday. the 35—year—old disappeared from the public eye for almost three weeks after she made sexual assault allegations against a senior chinese minister. amnesty international has criticised the ioc for their involvement. they should be extremely careful not to participate in any whitewash of possible human rights violations. in the past, we have seen various similar cases where people had no option but to say what they had been told to. the ioc and peng shuai is hardly conviction that peng shuai has full and genuine freedom of expression, liberty, security. yorkshire county cricket club have announced 36 people have contacted a whistle—blowing hotline in its first week.. in its first week. the hotline opened last monday to encourage victims of discrimination at the club to come forward. it followed the claims of racism levelled at yorkshire by former player azeem rafiq. an independent panel has also been set up by the county to r

olympic committee having a video call with the player. in a moment, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers, but first, some breaking news coming to us in the past few minutes. mps have backed government plans to reform social care in england. the ayes to the right, 272. the noes to the left, 246. mps approved the plans by 272 to 246, which will see the basic plan for someone�*s personal care caped at £86,000 over a person's lifetime. the late changes to the reform drew uproar from the opposition and upset some conservative mps. what does all this mean? let's get more on this from our political correspondent, helen catt. hi, helen. iwonder hi, helen. i wonder if you could lay out for us what actually took place in the comments tonight and what it means going forward. this in the comments tonight and what it means going forward.— in the comments tonight and what it means going forward. this was a vote on a specific — means going forward. this was a vote on a specific new— means going forward. this was a vote