frontline work risking their lives to treat the stage and very the day i want to 0. the revealing eco friendly solution to combat threat to our planet on al jazeera, ah, fire slows efforts to find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in florida. it was flagged is having structural problems 3 years ago. ah, hello, i'm sorry, i'm noisy in london, you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. johnson and johnson to pay $230000000.00 to resolve claims that help fuel and opioid epidemic in new york state. a more contagious delta,

very drives cove. it infections and deaths to new highs in indonesia and russia. sponsor to eat, locked down in sidney. all those of us who make these rules have gone to stick by them, and that's why i've got to resign. persons health minister quit softer and making to breaking social distance in guidance by kissing and hugging a colleague. ah, welcome to the program. we begin in the us state of florida where a fire has hampered to search for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed on thursday. as hopes fade of finding any one else alive, it has emerged that concerns were 1st raised about was building years ago. no survivors have been found since the early hours of friday morning. and so far, only 4 people actually confirmed dead. but $159.00 people are still unaccounted for,

so it is likely that the death toll will rise and will probably rise significantly . a large section of the tower in the beach front community of south side came down early on thursday morning, while people were sleep. a newly released report shows an engineer found evidence of major structural damage 3 years ago. were facing very incredible difficulties with this fire. the fire has been going on for a while. it's a very deep fire. it's extremely difficult to locate the source of the fire. and so they've been working around the clock. these fire rescue teams, these brave men and women under, under the rubble to fix this problem so they can get on. but it is a hampering our search efforts. why did jo, castro is live at the scene and joined us? now obviously we were saying that 4 people have been confirmed dad,

but many others are unaccounted for. what are you hearing from the, what are you hearing from people there? officials there about the likely to finding any more survivors by perhaps the most frustrating news is that there was no much not much news. in the latest update coming from the rescue workers, the number of the people on accounted remains at 159, which hasn't moved in more than 24 hours. no signs of life, according to the fire chief in the last 24 hours or so as the rescue crew continue to try to tunnel through and dig through this mountain of debris. and part of this lack of progress, if you will. i is due to the fire that is burning somewhere deeply buried under the rubble. and the frustration for the rescue workers is you can't access that area.

in fact, they're not even certain where it is or what is on fire. and it's causing smoke that has made the rescue even more dangerous. in fact, that had to be pause. the search and rescue had to be pause. sure, for a short while, while firefighters dug a trench to contain that fire and allow rescue workers to search the other areas of this collapsed building, but indeed, as the time tick mariam, the reality is setting in that the likelihood of finding more survivors here is growing more slim by the hour and the search and rescue teams continuing their work, even though they're being hampered by, by that fire. what about this engineering report that was issued in 2006, 2018. so 3 years ago, a warning of a structural damage or vulnerabilities within the building. any more details on that well, we know this was

a report commissioned by the management of the building. and the structural engineer found in his report, quote, major structural damage to this building, in particular, the steel concrete support system that apparently gave out on thursday when the building collapsed. now, the reasons for that is still unclear. this report documents you know, the, the where on this building, which was 40 years old and stood here at the side of the ocean battered by hurricane by the constant salty air and the breeze. but the engineer also said that this building had a major error in construction. in that, in the basement level, near the parking garage, the water wasn't allowed to properly drain. and that led to some of the corrosion and the where on this building and very sadly, 3 years ago was when this report was conducted. and it was only now that the plan

of repairs was about to be implemented. that's according to the buildings management attorney. well, that repair never got to take place because tragedy struck before any of that could be remedied. now it's still too early, it's already say to, to draw conclusions and say that was the cause of this collapse. it's still remains a deep mystery. other theories are that there could have been a sink hole that opened up, or it could be the rising sea level, or most likely, all of these factors combined. but certainly the final definitive answers to these pressing questions likely won't come from months time, as the current in immediate priority for authorities is to continue with this search and rescue effort. thank you very much. from south side my on me hydro castro ah us from surgical company,

johnson johnson says it will stop selling it's opioid painkillers across the united states. this is part of a $230000000.00 settlement made with the state of new york attorney general leticia . james said the company's painkillers have contributed a serious opioid epidemic. johnson johnson didn't admit liability or any wrong doing, but the sacrament removes the company from a jury trial, starting this coming week in which several big opioid makers are the defendants. well, u. s. government has declared the opioid crisis. a public health emergency doctors began to prescribe opioid painkillers at greater rates in the 19 ninety's in the mistaken belief that they were not addictive by 2018 around 10000000 americans were misusing the medication. and more than 800000, we using heroin, many of them addicts who tend to elicit drugs when they could like no longer get the prescriptions

the us department of house has more than a 130 americans die every day from opioid related overdose. this is 48000 to each year. so let's get more from my camera. he is in washington d. c. as we are saying, mike johnson and johnson in, in reaching this settlement avoids going to state trial. but how are they alleged to have contributed to this prescription painkillers epidemic in the country? well, johnson and johnson, despite this agreement, insist that they will not accept any blame in the matter. they says well that they stop transporting or producing opiates or ploy some 5 years ago. but in the agreement that they've signed with the new york attorney general, they do pledge that they will not distribute or manufacture any more periods. but certainly, johnson and johnson in this particular case,

had now pulled themselves out of what was going to be a massive trial within the next few days. they were one of the companies that was facing a jury trial brought by the new york state with regard to producing and distributing opioids. but now that johnson and johnson has reached this agreement. but the new york state is removed itself from that trial and remove to tell from the risk stop any a war that may be given in a jury trial, which is always a gamble, according to most legal experts. but i'm stressed as well as that. there are some 3000 similar cases under way throughout the united states. and the fact that johnson and johnson had settled in new york state may not necessarily mean that the other actions against it will come to an end and sent it to disease control. and prevention might estimated the opioid overdose. it have kills 500000 americans over the course of 2 decades. how, what effect has this had on communities and,

and indeed, addicts in the country. well, the cdc says as well that the figure may be in excess of that 500000. and so obviously it's had a major impact on communities throughout the united states. you mentioned that the problem really began in the late ninety's with an over prescription of oil. however, it has gradually impacted on every single community throughout this country. those figures of those affected absolutely startling. and throughout recent years, there have been attempts to try and control the spread of appeal. lloyd's. the linkage for example, between the use of opioids and then the use of hot drugs such as heroine clearly established by health experts. so this now the case we are seeing in new york is in effect a combination of years of efforts by health experts and by state governments to try and get this plague under control and play it is. but there's another important

issue with regard to this new york case, and that is that it will be watched very closely throughout the united states, but also internationally where obviously the similar problem exists. so the case taking place in new york absolutely critical to the ongoing battle against the spread of the substances. thank you very much from washington, mike, hannah. now the highly contagious delta, very 1st detected in india, is driving up covey cases in countries around the world. indonesia registered a record 21000 cases on saturday, while russia reported 619 covey. deaf switches actually its highest number this year, even pushed, australia's biggest city sidney to order a 2 week lockdown shot at ballast now, reports at a hospital on the outskirts of jakarta, people infected with coven 19 seek treatment, and the car park. this week has been indonesia worst since the pandemic began. it

is recorded more than 100000 cases for the 1st time filling up dozens of hospitals . for the capacity of the tree, tens is 30 portable beds. but the number of people who come here to us for medical treatment is really high. we contradict them the capital jakarta is worst, his last week recorded more than 130 deaths every day. indonesia has recorded 50 success from fatalities since the pandemic began. that's the highest number and south east asia and the 4th worst per capita, globally. as adult variance spreads, indonesia is not the only country facing a health emergency. russia recorded 619 cove dates on saturday, its highest so far this year. the buffet in the last week, the number of patients increased by one 5th compared to the numbers we had before the day at the world. health organization says the delta variance has been

identified in 85 countries and spreading rapidly in unvaccinated populations. it tech rate is higher, in fact, more people, it can spread faster. and we are seeing that now in at resort and in w, nothing and most trailer in the, in the u. k. and i think we'll see it now increasingly in europe. and indeed, also in the, in the america, a strange experience that this week it was covered free. now it has dozens of cases, millions of people in and around sydney have been ordered into a 2 week lockdown. me once down the board upset. it's just complete goes till again. we should bryce out still more cases with bonding that all household context. unfortunately, getting the bars transmits ability is at least double what pre previous very and have bang. so we do need to price out bills for potentially larger number of cases in the following days. the people in spain, their freedom, has been more than

a year and the making. on saturday, the government dropped in order to win masks out towards a 3rd of the population is now fully vaccinated and infections of falling into order. i feel safe at the end of the day, i think we need to return to our past normal life. as soon as possible, this is a step forward, but many kept the mass gone. weary of dropping the guard against a virus still ravaging many nations. charlotte bellis out 0. and watching out their life from london. much more still ahead on the program. turkeys president launches construction of the shipping canal, cussing is tumble that you've called his crazy project. and been in, you know, lay to rest in the philippines with many praising the form of president decency, and dignity. ah,

hello, nice a few are storms that were in central areas of europe have now marched further to the east. so let's truck them out together. this is impacting central areas of ukraine through bella, ru st. just starting to spill into russia. we've also got a disturbance hanging out over the bay of biscuit, and this is pretty much gonna stall out for the next few days. so rounds of wet weather for areas of france, northern areas of spain, and through the southeast of england. and look what it does. so the temperature is london 20 to paris $21.00. but you know where we have high temperatures, his toward the southeast, around the mediterranean, on cyprus nicko thea, 39 degrees and on talia. we have a great stretch of weather ahead, clear conditions, an abundance of sunshine, and we'll lock our temperature in around 40, which is while above the average of 32. we're also talking about heat for bacon in

the heat for parts of tunis. you're 42 right over to egypt at 41, a lot of heat here. but let's talk about where we can find the weather and as usually the case, we look toward the west. so round the gulf of guinea, we do have some heavy pockets of rain, particularly for southern areas of gonna rate in to the ivory coast. i'd be john a high of 27 degrees on sunday. the overflowing with passion, but desperately under resort charged national football team has never qualified for the africa of nations or the wildcat al jazeera world asks, what will it take for the squad to find success? will the team be forever sidelined? chad's football: dri on al jazeera. oh

the me welcome back. look at the main stories now. hope of fading a finding any survivors in the rubble of a building that collapse nam, miami on thursday with a fire hampering the search efforts. and it's also now i merged an engineer raise concerns about the structural damage to the building. 3 years ago, u. s. pharmaceutical company, johnson and johnson says it will stop selling its opioid pain killers across the united states. this is part of the $220000000.00 settlement made with the state of new york. and i, li, contagious delta, very 1st detected in india,

is driving up because of cases around the world. indonesia now registered a record 21000 cases on saturday, and australia's biggest city sidney has ordered a 2 week lockdown and all the stories are falling person's health secretary, mat hancock has resigned a day off to being called breaking social distancing rules. he admitted breaching the guidelines after a picture of him kissing and hugging a colleague was published by newspaper the images reportedly taken on may. the 6 when household mixing was banned in the u. k. he'd already been under heavy criticism for his handling of the pandemic. the u. k. recorded its highest number of new cove in 1900 infections in february on saturday. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that's why i've got to resign. i want to thank people for that incredible

sacrifices and what they've done. everybody working in the chess across social, everyone involved in the, in the vaccine program. and frankly, everybody in this country who has risen to the challenges that we've seen over this past 18 months of his heiress po. brandon is following the story, joins me live now. paul, i've been mounting pressure on mat hancock, but how did he go from clinging to his job to now resignation? but it was somewhat jason, my hancock, which we saw in that video resignation letter that he also wrote and left to the prime minister. of course, as is customary in which he said the last thing i would want is for my private life to distract attention from a single minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis. i want to reiterate my apology for breaking the guidance and apologize to my family and loved ones for putting them through this. incidentally, that's the 1st time he's apologize to his family. it's been a lot of focus on the fact that this was about the social distancing guidelines

that apparently had been broken. it wasn't law, it was guidelines and very little attention had been paid to the betrayal of the fact of the married they partners in this both mat hancock and the woman in question of both married both have children with other people of course and. and so there was little focus on that, but that has now come to a bad because what happened was support abdur way for us. johnson had initially taken math hancock's apology at face value and said the matter was closed, but back bench mph, we're getting it in the neck from that constituents this weekend and the pressure was building. so the back bench and piece of the conservative party was and it's not good enough. somebody has to happen. and that hancock bowed to the pressure. it comes with a sensitive time. are in the middle of a pandemic, a surgeon cases from this new delta variance. how are they going to limit the disruption and the people? well, they move quickly to a point my hancock successor. i had a feeling, it might be an idea of how, who's currently the vaccines minister part of the health department,

and therefore perhaps a natural fit to step up to the, to the top job within the department. in fact, they've gone with such a job. it who is a former chancellor, former home secretary, he doesn't have a massive track record in health. hasn't worked in the health department before as far as i'm aware. but he has go cabinets experience. he is used to sitting around the cabinet table on that basis. he would have had knowledge of decision making processes. he certainly did run the departments to department's actually before 2 big departments. so from that point of view, he'll know how to run a department even if he doesn't know the niceties of the health beat. so that's he will be brought up to speed quickly by his civil 7th. so you would hope the disruption would be minimal. all right, thank you paul. very much. or in all the news or following thousands of anti locked down in climate change, protest is of marched across london, demonstrates has gathered outside downing street, the official residence of appointment, subarus johnson. they also reportedly through tennis balls at the houses of parliament, 12 people were arrested in 3 parts,

the capital on friday. police confiscated items related to the protest in rights. while there's been some fighting in ramallah during the a 3rd day of protest over the death of a prominent critic of the palestinian authority, the is not by not died in the custody of palestinian authority forces on thursday. his family says he was dragged from his home and beat and he had intended to run in the council parliamentary elections this year, protested the demanding the resignation of palestinian authority president with the boss the u. s. says if you have his embattled tid, gray region is facing the world's worst hunger crisis in a decade. the us agency for international development estimates that up to 900000 people are experiencing farm and conditions. government in our trained troops launched offensive against regional leaders into gray last november. ongoing fighting is disrupted humanitarian assets on the ground.

now to afghan, asked on security forces a battling a taliban offensive in the north of the country? just days on the group captured the main crossing with 2 g. hist on more than $5000.00 families have been forced to flee the city of condos with taliban fighters surrounding it off the days of fighting families, taking refuge in a school and say, of course he's a provided no aid. there is growing concern now of a resurgence by the group is most foreign troops all preparing to leave the country a seas more than 30 african districts and just the past month alone. then we moved to florida that are still under we still haven't received any help here today, it was surveying some families, but after a few minutes they left the area in question mark, many women and children were killed. that was fighting

a rocket landed for of my family members were displaced from cannibal district due to fighting or iraq popular levels asian forces and alliance of ship paramilitary groups, backed by iran of held a mass rally to mark vest 7th anniversary event in the province northeast of baghdad had been blocked from taking place in the capital by the rocky government. it comes a month after a prominent piano fleet was arrested and then released by government forces. and ron com is in the rocky capital baghdad explains why the event was so controversial . while they're running today for a show of force now who all the pyramid has an interesting question? in 2014, there were no grated under facts while by tele alley is historically the highest shit, religious authority in iraq. they were a militia, a paramilitary force designed to fight ice, although very successful along with the iraqi, federal police in the iraqi army,

in that fight against i saw. and they still in parts of iraq undertaking that mission. this was supposed to be the anniversary and they wanted to come out. i want to make a very big show, but it was incredibly controversial. the prime minister of iraq was cut me didn't want them in baghdad, which is where they wanted to make this parade in the international zone. you might know that better as the green zone because he thought that would be a display of iranian power within iraq itself. now the, a lot of these paramilitary groups are backed by iran. and in fact, from the pictures we've seen of the parade today, there's been a lot of iranian maid weaponry on display with the military groups, including the parent that your groups are saying that now they shifting that wolf, i strategies to drones. so we've been seeing a lot of iranian made drones on display as well. so this was incredibly

controversial display of power. now some news from turkey, the president ship type ottawa is officially launched a controversial $15000000000.00 canal project. west of it's done bull. it stumble canal will link the black sea to the north with the sea of mama to the south on the route to the mediterranean, 45 kilometer waterways designed to take the pressure off the crowded boss for a straight, which runs through the middle of a sample oh, don't push the button on the start of construction 10 years after. what was that 1st? after you 1st suggested, it was called is crazy projects, turkeys banks were reluctant to put up the financing for it, so instead is borrowed money from china is also concerned that the canal might breach and 85 year old treaty restricting the passage of warships through the phosphorus, gimme a ton of you good enough, let him as it alleviating shipping traffic, reducing weight 2 times outside the pos for us, and resolving navigation issues

a whole among this project claims. or of course, it will also mean our country playing a more active role in global commerce and other strategic factors. philippines, as late arrested 15th president, banana kena. the 61 year old son of political icons died on thursday of renal disease. his successor, rodrigo de territory, has declared 10 days of national morning. general allan doug reports from manila. i miss your funeral, quite different from the usual grand ceremonies, often given to former heads of state. ah, the seizes of those taking parts here are covered. do to prove in 1900 restriction were nurse were not allowed to get close. but the burial of the ashes of the 15th president of the philippines went ahead in tick decides. and solomon service president ben ignore keener died at the age of 61, a life cut short, many se,

but one that was also dedicated to the surface of other bits was the man whose family has been at the forefront of politics in the philippines for almost 4 decades, his parents are widely regarded as champions of democracy who fought for freedom and justice during the martial rule of former president ferdinand mart. cuz when his mother died, aquino was propelled into the presidency, members and many regard the period under his leadership as one of decency and dignity. we are fortunate had a precedent in body or highest aspirations. but the passion remaining, you know, your death has my show message for all of us. this death

comes in the wake of a new era, even as your claims or the last few years of his life. after he stepped down from office in 2016 president, the quino withdrew from the public. i endured his illness in private and remained silent despite repeated verbal attacks against him and his opposition party by president reagan to 30. and the supporters. people here tell us his funeral was a simple fitting farewell to our once reluctant presidents who soon came into his own and serve his country well. his ashes buried, not that the heroes said that she were former, had the seat, are usually brought, but alongside his parents, as he wished president beneath, knocking to live simply without much fanfare. and many filipinos are yearning kind of leadership once again. oh, janelle allen, dog and 0 manila quick update on development and me and my police arrested several

protest. it's participating in anti military flash mobs in the city of young gone, chanting crowds through fled, lit torches, and carried banners as part of ongoing protests against that risk who demonstrated have been staging a flash mob before quickly dispersing to evade a vine. and to avoid a violent crack down on descent according to human rights groups, at least 881 people have been killed by security forces since the takeover and more than 6000 people have been arrested. ah, put look at the main stories this now a fire has happened, but the search for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed in the us day of florida on thursday, as hopes fade of finding any one else alive. it has now also much that concerns will 1st raised about this.