like how much money did you make for your roland deliverance? i made that with al jazeera english proud recipient of the new york festivals broadcaster of the year award for the 5th year running ah tributes flow for archbishop desmond tutu who's died at the age of 90. he's been described as a tower and global figure for peace. he has left an indelible mark the lives of millions of people who had the privilege or not knowing ah ominous of the problem. and this is l 0 live from don't ha, also coming up long lines for corrosion of ours tests in new york as cases of the

on the con variant, continue to thought surrounded by water, thousands of people, a newland, brazil, the trapped off to, to dams burst and the latest spider man movie becomes the 1st or the pandemic to smash the $1000000.00 box office milestone. ah south africa is beginning 7 days of mourning for nobel peace prize lawyer desmond tutu who's died aged 90. he rose to prominence in the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid june white minority rule, a series of events of being planned to mark his passing, including a state funeral on january 1st, gillian wolf reports from cape town. as news broke of the death of their beloved bishop desmond tutu tributes poured in from across south africa and around the world. his legacy will be his love for all people.

oh, i don't know whether have you come across his rights. his only said that god is not god of christians, god is god or people. so his main legacy is his love for all gods people. and he believes that everyone is created in the image and used to it a would beautiful image of god. and i've carry that myself personally in my own ministry. yeah, he loved people. america's former president and 1st ever black leader, brock obama called to to a mentor, friend and moral compass. pope francis expressing gratitude for his service to the gospel. and queen elizabeth, remembering his warmth and humour, the elders, a group co founded by desmond to to express their devastation. president, sir,

over, i'm opposed, calling the archbishop, a patriot, who gave meaning to the biblical saying that faith without works is dead to continuously challenge the status quo on issues like race, homosexuality, and religious doctrine. he also never stop fighting for the people of his country, which he dubbed the rainbow nation at the city saint george's cathedral known as the people's cathedral and powerful symbol of south african democracy. locals laid flowers as they bid farewell. friends, family and faith leaders flocked to his cape town home to mourn the loss of their loved one. this has been a long journey and we have all being praying that his makeup takes him because he is given as 90 years of his life. and he was at very frail in the end. and so we, as the family really made peace with the fact that we should let

we cannot expect it man was given so much is left to be there for his daughter. speaking of the hope she has for a future generation of leaders, the young people who are leading ah, the movement to save our planet in this country. the young people who was speaking out against economic injustice, the young people who are speaking out about access to education. i see i see those leaders as the country prepares to say good bye to this visionary leader and moral force. those closes to him will pay their respects in both the tribal casa and christian traditions. join wolfe al jazeera cape town, south africa, and cape town, city hall, and famous table mountain have been lit up in purple. and on a rav desmond tutu. they would remain lit until his funeral or purple is linked to the archbishop because it was the color of his clerical robes. condolence books

have also been made available across the city so that everyone can share the attributes in an address to the nation. south african president, so a rama point a call to to a man of extraordinary intellect and integrity. we have lost the person will carry the burden of leadership with compassion, with dignity, with humility, and with such good humour. we are comforted and the knowledge that he has left an indelible mark in the lives of millions of people who had the privilege and honor of knowing him. like many of his time, he was a witness to the bravest injustices and most intolerable cruelty that our country has ever witnessed. but he k prime minister boss johnson said he was

deeply saddened to hear of the archbishop's death. johnson called to, to a critical figure in the fight against apartheid and in creating a new south africa will be remembered for his spiritual leadership and irrepressible good. he of them the daughter of slain civil rights lead a martin luther king junior, bernice king said she was saddened at the death of a global sage, schumann writes leader and powerful pilgrim on earth. she went on to say that we were better because he was here and us president joe biden praised him for his moral clarity, saying we heartbroken to learn of the passing of a true servant of god and of the people. we send deepest condolences to the people of south africa who are morning this great loss patrick gas bought as president and ceo at santa, for american progress. he is also a former us ambassador to south africa, says to, to will continue to influence human rights campaigners there. it's when impacts

that i see there's, there's no doubt that he was the pioneer in restorative justice. the work that he did and the truth and reconciliation commission has been mottled and copied, and so many other places in the world. and it has advanced the cause of those who are most vulnerable in our society. so that's an important critical space to the occupy. clearly has clanging, call for justice as it relates to race, but also gender equality as well. was terribly important and some instances unique for a man of the clergy. but i also add them important for my generation of activists and those who have come after me to appreciate his ability to be critical of those that he had been in solidarity with an online ship with whenever he felt that they were being hypocritical. if he thought that they had straight away from their

core democratic principles, he did not hesitate to call out those that he had been in the trenches with tell them they had had to live up to their creed, their code, and the better angels of their nature. that kind of moral courage and clarity is rare, particularly in political spaces. his, his ability to not be compromised by privilege. so extraordinary, and continue to be aspiration to me and certain countless other activists. moving on to other news now, and hundreds of us flights have been cancelled for a 3rd day in a row airlines, so they don't have enough staff to get planes off the ground. and the surgeon clothing 19 infections does a highly transmissible on the chrome variance. meanwhile, the new york health officials have reported an increase in the number of children needing hospital treatment. half of the admissions are under 5 years old, which is too young to be vaccinated. well, let's get more on this now. we're joined by the father. she is professor of epitome, ology and medicine at columbia university,

and she's joining live from new york very good to have you with us on al jazeera, if we can start with perhaps one of the most worrying aspects of what we're seeing, and that is the increase in children being hospitalized. what do we know about the impact of the virus on children, especially of on the chrome, and how can children be kept safe during such a surgeon cases? yes, i think it turn it. indeed, it is some really alarming to see now the increasing numbers of children who are getting hospitalized with coven 19. and this is not a unexpected unfortunately, because we are experiencing a surge in numbers of cases of are all in new york city. and once you do so, then of course we will see similarly a surge amongst children. and, and as you mentioned, of course, that children under the age of 5 are not yet eligible for a vaccination. so they, to me the most vulnerable to get a call in 19 and potentially getting severe cove at 19 with necessitating sometimes

hospitalization. i think what needs to happen is, i think for particularly for parents of children at any age, for those who have their children between you know, above the age of 5, it's really critically important that they do get them vaccine needed as soon as possible. we know that these vaccines can protect children from getting severe illness with co 19. and it's imperative that we increase the coverage of uptake of vaccines amongst children who are eligible and, and those are all above the age of 5 for children who are less than 5 years of age . and there needs to be a bit more caution is certainly making sure that all the adults are around these transition vaccinated, for example, the parents and friends and family members. that this is very critically important as they remain quite vulnerable to this virus. yeah, it's really interesting to see that among the hospital admissions, even with the age group from 7 to 12,

i think it is mostly at those that are on vaccinated can. yeah. and so is there anything that health authorities can do now to convince those people who aren't vaccinated to change their mind? in many attempts, the me to convince said particular parents to get their children vaccinated. and for example, some schools are offering vaccines right on site, which i think will make it and much simpler for children to get vaccinated. and i'm hoping that with the return of their children to school next week, that there will be opportunities for them to get vaccinated right there at the schools that they will be attending. i think that would probably get us to the highest levels of coverage as quickly as possible. and meanwhile, we're seeing long lines of people waiting to get tested in new york centers running out of tests in some places. how much of

a wake up court would you say that this is too? i'm other cities and even countries to, to remain prepared. yes, i think the year on the current certainly has been another week up call a longer line of many weeks cause we've had over the past 2 years and i think it just you know, letting everybody know that our this virus is not gone cold. my dean is not behind us. we have to continue to be vigilant. we have to continue to do everything possible to get as many people vaccinated around the world as possible vaccinated now. and also to make sure that people have access to testing so that it can be quickly identified that if they are infected and they can appropriately isolate for the duration necessary to prevent transmission to others in their community. wafa and father. thank you very much for joining us. live from new york. thank you. thank you. still ahead on the bulletin lockdown school closures and the loss of

one, all new parents, we look at the emotional toll, the coven of ours is having on children. and for ruth and a tragic homecoming bodies of migrants who drowned the english channel, the buried in northern iraq. ah, ah, look forward to brutus goes through with sponsored cutoff airways. hello there. let's look to east asian will start in japan. we've had heavy snow across more than and western areas. this was the scene in western honshu and that caused disruption to travel and a number of flights had to be canceled. by the time we get to monday, we are expecting 90 centimeters to fall in some of those pre fetches. but for tokyo,

it remains rather fine and dry, though little bit chilly temperatures here below the average in that thanks to this cold air that's blowing down, knocking temperature down in the korean peninsula as well as mainland china. beijing could see further falls. by the time we get to the weekend and a lot of that cold air is blowing down to the south, bringing temperatures in hong kong below the average brings rain as well. and if we look at the 3 day, it is set to improve and we will see some more sunshine by wednesday. now as we move to south asia, well, fog and smug remain a problem in northern areas of india. we've got some severe to unhealthy levels of air pollution. there's likely to persist. we are got some warnings out for fog over the next few days, so that northwest corner and it's going to get wet. so thanks to this mass of rain pushing across from coastal areas of pakistan into central parts of india. that's your update. oh,

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the sour tributes of being paid to south africa. nobel peace prize laurie at desmond to to after his death. at 90 years old, the un secretary general antonia gutierrez, described to, to as a tower in global figure for peace staff shortages due to corona, vars have forced airlines to cancel hundreds of us flights for a 3rd day in a row. meanwhile, health officials in new york have reported an increase in the number of children being admitted to hospital at least 10000 children and provoke, have lost one or both of their parents to corona virus leaving many poor families without their bread winner. it's been described as the hidden pandemic. marianna sanchez reports from lima. when antoinette of i used lost her 34 year old husband to coven 19 last year, she had to move into a small room at her in love with her 3 children and all her belongings. now she works nearly 12 hours per day, 7 days a week,

a 16 year old saw looks after the smaller ones your they're gonna think off on i usually make $10.00 per day, but sometimes there is no work. and sometimes i only make $7.00 in a day. hardly enough for food and medicine. she says their life turned upside down . like for most poor families who have lost their bread winner to the pandemic. more than 200000 peruvians have died of corona virus. b 2 has the highest per capita death rate in the world. official government figures would the number of children who have lost one or both parents to the disease and about 10000. but the lancet medical journal says, one of every 100 miners has lost a care giver, a total of more than 99000 chill when affected locally. and i had a yeah added to the shop they already have because of the confinement they like face to face classes. they have stress and anxiety. it's a critical situation. well, in april, the government rolled out

a grants plan of nearly $50.00 for each child, but families have to apply online. and for many that has proven difficult though. her young abilene, everything is virtual 1st. they told me the information was missing, then that it had already been paid. i feel like they're lying to me by with every 3rd. the government says by june, only 3000 children were receiving the pension. children not only faced the sadness of having lost the parent most are poor and it is unlikely they will receive psychological help to overcome work for many has been a traumatic experience. and when it says the evidence will lima, constantly cry. but any of you won't, you can't out. it's been so shocking. i never imagined losing my husband. and especially shocking for my children. my daughter christ calling out for her dad, my little son cries in the sleep. colbert analysts say it is still early to understand the scope of the problem and don't, don't know if we are facing an incredible challenge that we do not seem prepared to

assume. we are a country in morning, and we are talking about a whole generation marked by the loss of their parents need su. it's yet another great challenge paused by the coven, 19 pandemic, the united nations children's agency. unicef says that while the majority of children may not get physically ill from the disease, their lives will forever be affected by the un sanchez. i'll just see that lima beetle rescue teams and northeast and brazil trying to reach people trapped by major flood waters that started to dams burst following weeks of heavy rain or swollen rivers flooded towns across the state. and by here, as alessandra ranty se reports, some residents have vito vultaggio ne brazil resorted to piloting jet skis to help flood his families, reach safer grounds. others, like this men peddled an inflatable mattress to reach his home. water flooded this and other towns across the state of by year after 2 dams collapse following weeks

of heavy rains that had already displaced thousands and sunday afternoon residents . heavy warner surveyed the damage point look good. a lot of my it's crazy by the bridge. it looks like the ocean that are waves, almost 2 meters high. we feel sad, thinking about our families. our responsibilities are debt, but you can't play with gods. well, outdoor, it is say they evacuated thousands of residents from $67.00 towns still under flash, floods, warnings. while rescuers on being is we're trying to reach trapped families, bringing basic supplies on what through. it's very sad to see our town like this. it's already said, i never seen anything like this in my life. by years governor re castro said some 400000 people have been affected by the flooding. who has it been winters lives? this, i've received a lot of videos of people putting themselves at risk,

trying to save vulnerable people, the elderly children, throwing themselves into the water, up to their necks, using floats. this strength, this unity for life will help us rebuild the unprecedented rains 6 times greater than the historic average have continued unabated since mid november. more than 4000 people are now homeless, while at least 18 of died since the start of an emergency that could continue for weeks. allison, the and p at the al jazeera. now sally led coalition and yemen is accusing what the rebels of using summer airport as a base to launch ballistic missiles, coalition spokesman to the kal, mal case had saudi arabia has been targeted by more than 400 ballistic missiles from the start of the fighting. the civil war began in september 2014, but the coalition intervening 6 months later, it attacked santa f watch earlier this week, shall i had thought it was the history dumb. these slides are clear that the hootie militia are using the santa airport. there's a civil part, but also

a military use. also on the slide, you can see the presence of the hootie militia. on the tarmac, at the top of the tarmac, he can see them preparing to launch a drone. as you can see on the upper right hand side, and you can see how it's being used from santa international airport. this confirms the militarization of santa international airport by the hudy's. now, the bodies of 16 people had been laid to rest in iraq. they were among 27 migrants who drowned the english channel last month, trying to reach the u. k. it was the worst launched is also on record in the narrow crossing between southern england and france, mac wood. that bill was report from baghdad. these people are mourning the loss of their loved ones who drowned in the english channel. last month. the bodies of the kurdish migrants arrived here at it. a bill, a poor. oh wow. ambulance is sirens rang. i crossed the city in the early hours of

sunday, as they were carried to be buried in their home towns. i crossed the kurdish region of northern iraq. women and children were among those who died. most were young people who sought a bit of a life abroad. oh anne, let eloquently thunderbird her. unfortunately, during the past 8 years, young people in kurdistan lost hope because of the financial crisis against they wanted to live in a country that respects human rights. because here, there is no respect for human wrangler. humbly, a dingy carrying the migrants capsized in the english channel. a month ago, it had sailed from the french city of calais towards brit in the international organization for migration, sad. it was the largest single loss of life in the channel since it began collecting information 7 years ago. the curtis 10 regional government says it has been liaising with french, you authorities to identify the victims,

throw fingerprints and dna. the kurdish region is widely considered a safe haven compared to other parts of conflict, scott iraq. but many people that sell whatever they own to pay smugglers to get them to the u. k. and europe. in the hope of a better life, hundreds of iraqis will repatriated from bill arose in november. they were among thousands of a few jesus talk on the border between below some poland. among those returned to iraq most will from the kurdish region. the government of kurdistan, regions as it has worn a d people not to jeopardize their lives by being exploited by people, a smugglers or the victims families say a lack of jobs, economic decline, and corruption out of forcing people to flee the country that drew i had

a jersey at all, but that somali as president, of course, the prime minister to be suspended saying he plans to open a corruption investigation against him. the 2 leaders have been accusing each other of holding up ongoing parliamentary elections. the pole was supposed to be completed by last friday, but so far, only $24.00 m. p 's have been elected out of the 275 seats being contested. the u. s. has urged a rapid conclusion to the democratic process. now political instability and violence have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in east africa as part of our series looking at recent events and the year ahead. i'll just was malcolm web takes a look at saddam somalia, and ethiopia in 2021. protest is on the streets of su, dawn's capital costumes in demanding and military rules. lane that we have demands that include in the military rule and civilian governments with competent

capabilities. that's why we're out on the streets. the transitional government was formed after protests and did the 30 year rule as oma alba, sheer in april 2019 ha. but in october through dawns army over through that transitional government dashing demonstrates his hopes of democracy only so much that the streets and do the usual freedom of changing of god is very important and symbolic. but the hard grasp of building a democratic cultural audience secure to reduce that do not believe in unity not having a dish that can do it without any not having a legislator free brave. i think that is a very long short in the conflict in neighboring ethiopia. sides have been accused of mass rapes and killings of civilians. both government troops and rebels have

made gains in recent months and then lost them again. the war started as a result of mistrust and unfortunately war actually worse and start mistrust and it crates its own grievances. but just like it started, i think even today, regardless of the shift in power balance in the butterfield from time to time, the conflict meant an effective settlement, which necessitates the political solution of unfortunately, both sides seemed to be focused on the righteousness of the cause until we shift from this meant the country is likely to remain in war. neighboring somali has been inching towards in direct elections that have been repeatedly delayed, which lead to violence in the capital market tissue in february. selection of representatives by elders is due to happen in the coming weeks, but armed opposition groups in mogadishu say the whole process is already rigged. if the manipulation bad has happened to date continues during the process than i

think you have a very significant risk of conflict already. val position has been quite opposed to what's happened and they've demanded some sort of you know, recheck on this process. but it doesn't seem like that's been heated and so if it does continue this way, then i think where we're at a very risky situation. the conflict between somalia is western backed government and the armed group al. sure. bob has dragged on. some analysts say the entire region is caught in a bigger chair. political shift, the horn of africa is in, in crisis. and the middle east and gulf countries seem to have gone to an improvised reactive way of engaging with the crises in the horn. and in all of this, we really don't see the kind of influence from the european union, the u. k. or the united states that we, we have seen in the past few decades in this part of the world. they just don't

seem to be the primary international actors any more across the region, promises of democracy has been delayed. millions of people remain displaced by conflicts malcolm web al jazeera, now superhero film, spider man, no way home, has cost the 1000000000 dollar mark of the global box office. the blockbuster was the 1st film to reach that milestone since the start of the pandemic. it's also the 2nd fastest in history to reach that mark. it's not to chinese movie the battle at lake chunk gin, which had been the wools, highest grossing film for 2021. let flick says red, nauseous is now it's most viewed movie of all time. but 364000000 viewing hours and it's 1st 28 days on the streaming platform with jasmine simpkins is a host and film critic with hip hollywood dot com. and she says, despite the pandemic, the film industry knows people are excited about going back to the cinema. you know,

i think how it's been doing very, very well behind the scenes. you know, they're coven protocols on sex. and then even on screening, having journalists come and see the films they've really, really been doing a great job of keeping people from getting the virus on making sure that people that are coming to see the films and being on sat are vaccinated. i think they knew that they had all their, you know everything, their checks and balances all and their ducks in a row rather when it came to even getting the film shots. and i think at this point, they noticed that people were going back to the box office and it was just time it was time to, to see what this film was going to do and put it in the theaters as opposed to going to our streaming platform ah hello again, almond has withdrawn him and.