of the country. since the beginning. thousands arrested in russia after taking part in nationwide marches demanding the release of opposition leader and. you're watching live from a headquarters and. also coming up. protesters in brazil call for the president to resign over his handling of the covert 1000 pandemic hospitals are overwhelmed and scientists are warning of

a possible vaccine shortage cyclon eloise sweeps into mozambique causing less damage than expected but the threat of flooding remains. a call for change into new demonstrators say they're fed up with broken promises corruption and poverty and once the government. hello thanks for joining us the u.s. and u.k. have condemned what they call harsh tactics used against anti-government demonstrators in russia tens of thousands defied freezing temperatures and police warnings to demand the release of kremlin critic. who was arrested last week he was detained after returning from germany where he was treated for a near fatal poisoning more than 3000 people were arrested including the wife sonia

gago reports. from the family eastern city. with only 6 face lisi subzero temperatures. was the start she's had denied permission for the demonstration was that it didn't stop the crowd gathering to call for the release of the man leading russia's most prominent opposition movement. in the capital moscow tens of thousands could gather it was lisa using batons on the crowds so more fierce backed by protesters as a childhood freedom alexina was was are you familiar with among those detained wife u.t.m. . apologies for the poor quality she wrote on his social media page very bad light

in the police van was as much as president vladimir putin has attempted to play down relaxing of ali's influence the arrest of one of russia's most prominent opposition leaders has only inflamed his supporters was on the law is being trampled on can an absolutely incredible man at this arrest is one of the most serious violations of human and civil rights in the russian federation but it will set a precedent that could lead to the destruction of all our civil liberties. of a glove nigger away at the with him earlier in the week novelli had released a video alleging president putin was the owner of a 1000000000 dollar property on the black sea this was denied by putin spokes person. one of only supporters corruption is a major source of my discontent and the constant crackdown on their movement is they say an attempt to silence them all to the video i was just going to i'm fed up

with keeping quiet we've been silent for too long and it's probably time to speak for my position and time to say that we have the right that we have the freedoms and that we have the desire to live in a completely different country. rather than are the only may not pose an immediate danger to president clinton's power but economic problems in the country are only going as is the discontent and some analysts believe the kremlin fears the potential of a bella roost style mass dissent in the prospect of more protests. sunny out jazeera. is a longtime ally of the executive director of his anticorruption foundation he says people are tired of years of corruption. in some cities where protesters came out it was minus 30 of course this social distancing requirements and

increase in the repression of their police questioned on over the last 2 years against the protesters well we've seen the numbers that were quite similar to the biggest protests that were happening in russia in the last 5 years people are outraged there and they've seen how it was poisoned and by state security services and went through turned to his home country he was illegally arrested in a chorus that was really a more career of justice so off course people are not happy about that and they're wildly has become the symbol of fighting this rampant corruption that is corroding russia and his latest investigation his latest media art is has really been more stuff our fault and our history because we wanted to direct him to put it to the president i'm glad that there was a big international outcry for us to with respect to poisoning of him and now with

he is unlawful detainer and. i hope that the new u.s. administration takes a more adamant stance but really. we don't snore how much it will influence the calculations in the kremlin. thousands of people have joined protests convoys across brazil calling for president to be impeached over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. they're also angry about the delayed vaccination program and the end of financial aid which has helped tens of millions of brazilians cope with the economic downturn president has long played down the severity of the importance of vaccinations demonstrations come less than a week into brazil's vaccine rollouts on saturday the 1st doses of

a shipments of oxford astra zeneca vaccines were administered in rio de janeiro brazil has the 2nd highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world after the us with more than $215000.00 let's get an update from monica she's joining us from your edition arrow so tell us about these protests monica and whether there's been any response from the president himself. well they're not very big but they are all over the country there were. you have to take into account that it's summer now so people don't really go out as much to protest but there has been a lot of talk back also the nights and why are people who said that week. brazil being the largest country in latin america has taken very long to start the vaccination program and then they we've seen those horrible scenes in my mouse

which is the gateway to the amazon and where the hospitals had simply collapsed and there was no oxygen so people weren't even dying of cold it itself they were dying of suffocation and it. idea you have is that there's no there's no national poll of what's going on there is was a recent poll where 60 percent of the brazilians said that they believed that the pandemic really was not in your control now the good news is that brazil does have a system which is good at getting back. together it has good institutions that it has that scientists the rollout begad already 500000 brazilians have been vaccinated but the fear is that it will keep going at a steady pace also the president recently just questioned the vet vaccines that.

the state regulatory agency approved so it's these mixed messages which add to a lot of confusion and at the same and make people extremely anxious. thank you so much for that update from rio de janeiro. italy is considering legal action against a vaccine maker astra zeneca after it plans to cut its supply to the european union the company has reduced its offering by 60 percent for the 1st quarter of the year production problems it's a major setback for the blocks vaccination program and last week pfizer biotech said it will delay its shipments of the vaccine for up to a month stop more from amsterdam on what the delays mean. well these delays are real setback for the 450000000 residents here in the. e.u. has a coordinated nation strategy for its 27 member states but it has been criticized for starting to late compere and the u.s.

and only. approved. and now these 2 are getting scarce in their countries like germany but also it to do spain and poland there are real delays with vaccinations and some states have already stopped altogether giving japs to its residents but the companies are really struggling at the moment is building new production facilities in germany out of places to keep up with this enormous demand and the artists. that most come to see are in the e.u. has most of their money on they have ordered millions of these vaccines and now says it has problems in its production line and 60 percent less will be delivered after the vaccine will be approved let's ask me to. senior scholar at the johns hopkins center for health security he's joining us from pittsburgh thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera dr amos so there are reports of supply shortages of course right

across various states in the u.s. what is the problem is it an issue that companies like pfizer and are just not able to manufacture a fast enough or is there anything more to it. in the united states i think we have a different problem we have a logistical problem you know we have states that have vaccines on hand but they can't get them into people's arms quick enough and this was something that we predicted because our state health departments are over overtaxed under-valued under-resourced and they really had to scale up very quickly at the same time that we have a lot of community transmission so it's not surprising that we're having issues getting vaccine and to people's arms i think it's less of a supply issue but more of making sure that these places have the resources in order to do it supply issues may crop up though as we get through this vaccination program but right now it's it's a little bit of a different problem right so what does that mean something done for that logistical issue to be fixed where your i mean let's talk about pittsburgh. so i think the

issue is is that there's just not enough predictability about when the supply of becoming so the federal government will allocate it to a state government and the state will then allocated to certain vaccination centers like a hospital and it's not necessarily something that you can it's not something that you can necessarily predict very well so you don't know how to plan how many vaccines you can give to individuals at a given time and then the other issue is that you just don't have people to put the vaccine into people's arms that there are issues with just a simple staffing that we have and we really have to change this approach in the federal government has to help the states be able to meet them where they are and be able to be able to. really augment their staffing and i think it really needs the use of federal assets like like. like the national guard and i think we're going to get there and that's all part of the biden transition plan team as it is right now that's a fact what the new president has announced so that promise by biden 100000000

vaccinations in 100 days is that. achievable. i do think it is achievable it may actually not be bold enough because we're now approaching a 1000000 back scenes per day so this was actually agreed upon or they came up with this proposal before they actually knew how well the vaccination program would start to speed up so i think we need to go faster than 1000100 days 100000001 in 100 days because the pace of the virus is sort of a race between the virus and the vaccine and the faster we can put the vaccine into people's arms the faster we will be able to end this pandemic so we have to go faster than that we really should have no speed limit what about the circulation of new variants you know you hear of the variance coming out of the u.k. variant now in the us in the south african variant as well is that going to set back any progress of that is going to be made it might actually add to the urgency to get vaccine into people's arms because the best way to keep keep these things at bay 8 is to really be able to get as many vaccines into people's arms as possible

so i do think that what world will see is hopefully an acceleration of vaccine because of these variants the variants do seem to be something that the vaccine will be effective against they're doing those studies and all of those studies look promising but again the biggest issue with the variance is stopping the spread of this virus so no new variants arise in keeping this very debate by having a highly vaccinated population right dr and thank you very much for speaking to us from pittsburgh thank you while the netherlands is now into its 1st night of a nationwide curfew to try and control surgeon coronavirus cases residents have been told to stay at home between 9 pm and 4 30 in the morning unless it's an emergency it's the country's 1st curfew since world war 2 and it will stay in place until february the new restriction as an addition to a lockdown that's been in place since mid december. it's been one year since the world's 1st coronavirus lockdown began in ruhani and life in the city is mostly back to normal since restrictions were lifted in april the city has been mostly

free of further outbreaks but residents say they're still recovering from the impacts of the pandemic and the 76 day lockdown most of the 5000 coronavirus deaths reported by china were in that region we'll take a short break on al-jazeera on coming up in a moment he was considered fair and straits iconic u.s. talk show host larry king dies weeks after testing positive for covert 1000. we are in one of the most famous museums in the world in front of our give me some of the most famous paintings in the world i'm stephanie decker in the museum in florence whether it is raising a debate among italians about the need to control us towards.

the weather pattern has changed in the us and hurts mostly when she as you might expect the real deep cold up in the canadian prayer isn't significant snow with that cold comes across the open waters mostly over water the great lakes if this snow here is to change so that rockies yeah that's some snow but this rain again coming down the california coast you don't see it too often still be i think a frequent visitor of the next week or so san francisco for crushes on sunday then rain again on tuesday so it's not just a brief visit and then as that cold air comes of course this warm feet from the gulf get the familiar picture which can produce tornadic storms which is certainly what is a lot of rain then that northern edge is the snow cone from missouri and right through iowa indiana and beyond the heavy rain not to the south washington d.c. probably well to me to get sleet or snow or rain on monday we're mixture of all 3 then goes through briefly gets cold when the sun comes out on wednesdays things

quiet down. now it's not particularly stoli anywhere around the caribbean or the gulf of mexico maybe want to have you know highlands could be sherry here and that's disappointing the dismal sky for much of nicaragua on shore breeze which is quite damp. from the american people have finally spoke in america as i see it when americans are balanced or become more dangerous the world is looking at us live next year of sadness. with the election behind us the republican party dumptruck the fuel we keep take on us politics and society that's the bottom up. play an important role. ringback.

well the again the top story is on jazeera the u.s. and u.k. have condemned what they call harsh tactics used against anti-government demonstrators in russia they're demanding the release of kremlin critic of lexan of all me who was arrested last week thousands of join protests convoys across brazil calling for president so narrow to be impeached over his handling of the current virus pandemic they're also angry about the delayed vaccination program on the end of financial aid italy is considering legal action against vaccine maker astra zeneca after it announced plans to cut its supply to the european union the company has reduced its offering by 60 percent for the 1st quarter of the year. tropical

cyclone elouise has been lashing mozambique's port city of barrow which was devastated by another powerful storm less than 2 years ago heavy rain and strong winds battered areas which had not yet fully recovered from cyclonic die at least 3000 people have been moved from the district in the east flooding in areas expected to continue for the next 72 hours as a mother has been tracking the cyclon from johannesburg and sent this up to a. in the area of prior nova embarras specifically this is an area where people live in informal settlements homes made from plastic sheeting corrugated iron it appears that hundreds of those homes have been destroyed by the psych loan and those people are now looking for shelter in places like schools where they isn't this is a really adequate provision to take care of these people to look after them a few 1000 people have been relocated to places like schools to areas that are low

lying so that people can be kept safe from the flood waters but the concern is that those flood waters are expected to continue over the next 72 hours and in areas outside of barrow like boozy which was severely impacted 2 years ago with this barely been a recovery from psycho die once again we see a 'd very difficult dangerous situation there at a point now where aid agencies where workers can't get out to this area be they can only reach boozy by boat and at this point even that seems impossible so there's a lot of concern around the capacity of the aid agencies as well as the government to help people we know that the national disaster institute has said about half a 1000000 people could be impacted whereas the international federation of recross has said that could go up to 1000000 people so so far we understand potentially devastating scenes coming out of muslim beacon a lot of concern about how and where people will be kept safe and of course aside

from the flood that they're experiencing there is a concern around the spread of disease as people don't have adequate shelter to news here is government has extended a nighttime curfew and ban gatherings until mid february it follows a week of protests against repression and corruption and property activists say about a 1000 people have been arrested since the demonstrations began on the 10th anniversary of the revolution that restore democracy china's their faces severe economic problems with a 3rd of its young people unemployed and. the veteran u.s. talk show host larry king has died in a california hospital where he was being treated for cope with 19 he was 87 years olds king had a number of health problems in recent years including diabetes and heart attacks he conducted more than 50000 interviews in a broadcast career spanning more than 6 decades or for 25 years he was the host of cnn's larry king live interviewing politicians celebrities and world leaders what

sort of relationship do you want now with the united states. larry king or not repeated in any way you're looking. at me that. you're going to look at get it well i mean the whole world we want relations arrangements on the respect relations of equals where we respected you came to power in libya 1969. long time ago do you have thoughts on who might succeed you. don't understand or somebody give power. to 77 let's go to john murray who's a t.v. host than a pop culture critic is joining us from washington d.c. thanks for your time with us on al-jazeera you call him a legend and i'm sure many people would agree with you for you what makes larry

king a legend. well drake he wasn't just the media legend but he didn't have the legendary life i mean for more than a quarter of a century larry king he held a destination on c.n.n. as the face of primetime news i mean he took a fledgling news network and help expand them and give them visibility to a global audience and we're talking kings and queens presidents and pillars of pop culture they all came to larry king when they wanted to share their story and speak to the world you know he was very matter of fact he could get a little scrappy he asked the questions that you were thinking and the sometimes he'd ask questions and you wonder what was he thinking but you know unlike a lot of media professionals who do the work and then they live quietly behind the scenes larry he became it's because the hollywood stars he sometimes interviews the tabloids and the entertainment pages they all love his life and he has multiple marriages and they cover all 8 of them and so he lived a big light he was

a kind man and he did it on his own terms and that's the legacy that you want to live when you do this type of work that larry king has done and obviously like his career spanned radio and spanned t.v. and spanned then just so how do you think you change the media landscape. well you know he created a format the matter which larry king host of this show noel was doing that you know we know that c.n.n. and other networks have tried to duplicate that formula after he retired from that network and they were never able to do it and then like a lot of people he thought he was going to retire and maybe go play golf or something but then after 2 years he decided to do it all over again in the digital platform with the reincarnation of his show larry king now which aired in syndication and on streaming platforms when he hosted so many hours on t.v. in that format during his time at c.n.n. he ended up in the guinness book of world records and so that that's a legacy in a milestone that only we can dream of very folks like us that also work in the

media space we want to just a piece of the success that he had well i know that you have met him several times you say as is there a particular moment that stands out for you are there moments that you can think of that you'd like to share with us about larry king so you know i used to love to go to new york city to do the big movie premieres of the junkets and get the early screenings of film and larry was one of those guys you always saw about how weather moving and shaking in the most popular restaurants back when he was smoking outside taking a smoke break outside what he was always a film screenings and you would go up to him and have casual conversation he looked for young media professionals and just fans in general to come up and engage with him and because you know you know you see these people on t.v. and they have a persona sometimes you're you know you wonder if they're going to live up to the expectation that you have and he was somebody who exceeded everybody's expectation he loves people he loves giving advice he loves taking photos and have a good moments with you and so that's how i remember him from my personal account

was seeing him all around new york city john murray is a pleasure having you on thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. now an italian museum normally visited by millions each year has reopened to the public but this time without the crowds the fees the galleries in florence have been closed since november due to coronavirus restrictions and with few tourists in town locals are finally getting a chance to enjoy their art and culture in a more personal way here stephanie decker. intimacy with a masterpiece getting back to chile spring all to yourself would usually be unheard of the crew in a pandemic has stopped the mass tourism that would usually fill these corridors rooms and that means florentines are coming back to visit something many had long stopped doing just or start to feel not sure why we have lived here until i was 25 years old i would come on sunday mornings as you would go have a coffee in the p.f.

of the war then you'd come for a walk around the your feet see we would walk in and out with this of course was a long time ago. consider. if we consider it part of our culture as a florentine it's our home museum you'd have to book a month in advance then you'd have to stand in long queues you don't feel like it's your home any more it makes you lose the desire to visit these are arguably some of the most famous paintings in the world this is what the chinese spring and then over there you have the iconic the birth of venus to be able to observe them pretty much alone is an extraordinary privilege and it's raising a question here among italians about the need to control mass tourism. outside florence is unrecognizably empty. temp you know that miley. in normal times this would be full you couldn't even take a picture there were so many people there was a queue here with the party that you're behind it's

a bit sad that florence needs people. for those who live here despite the hard economic times of the pen demick is caused something should change the rebels that only lunch i mean there should be a balance a bit less people i don't know how but there's a need to rethink it also for the future because it isn't beautiful for anyone not even for the tourists i feel to come to find the city sir chaotic said for you can't even take a walk. to the director of the feats he tells us that this is one of the. most sought after museums in the world with around 4 and a half 1000000 visitors each year florence together with venice about so long now where the 3 top cases of really bad over tourism. and it's not just bad for the city for the inhabitants of the city but it's actually bad for the tourists themselves i think it's really important to take advantage of this very difficult situation and really rethink how we are going to.

project our offers in the future. arts and culture many here tell us is a right for all the krona virus has forced us all to stop and here at least many hope it will result in a new better way for everyone to be able to enjoy and share these treasures of the past stephanie decker at the museum in florence well inauguration day fashion has been a major talking point following wednesday's event nothing more so than the outfit dawn by democratic senator bernie sanders his nonchalant style has become an internet sensation with his image superimposed into several iconic scenes and his handmade buttons got a lot of attention vermont teacher who made them says thousands of people have now requested a pair of their own. i mean i have about 13000 e-mails in my g.

mail account of people asking not just one pair people want lots of them and so i never could honor all those details and i'm and i think it would just grew in the beauty of it if i started christ couching people i think the means are clear yes and i love it that that a gift is just a guest right like you never know the power of your gifts and so i'm delighted. that bertie loves them and that he wore them and that they're getting some recognition. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera the u.s. and u.k. have condemned what they call harsh tactics used against anti-government demonstrators in russia they're demanding the release of kremlin critic alexina vali who was arrested last week thousands of join protests convoys across brazil calling for president joy or balsa narrowed to be impeached over his hand.