wrecking ball can joe biden fix america find out i'm. to the point. is the name 60 minutes on t w. and on demand. language courses. video and audio. anytime anywhere. w. media center. this is due to the news africa coming up on the program struggling to deal with the problem demick south africa is falling the 2nd we will cope with 19 infections hospitals are bearing the brunt some even having to set up tents outside to care for patients also coming up the u.n. says the fighting unit you just see grider region has caused a humanitarian crisis where food and water i shot some glass and. what

less than a 100 left in the wild these mountain blues in kenya are close to extinction but conservationists are doing all they can to prevent that. maybe michael jr you're welcome to the program in south africa take over 1000 mutation is wrecking havoc hospitals on symmetries struggle to cope with the 2nd crew in a wave in recent weeks john is very that dead like never before the number of d.d.t. infections that's on hospital admissions has almost doubled when compared to the 1st wave i want a hospital in south africa's capital pretoria has been pushed to the extreme. reports. steve biko academic course is

a specialized institution that langley's on the complicated medical cases it's patients are usually could call cases of food by other hospitals and so it is not normally expected to fill up however naden has placed it to the name it and the lick of space means some patients have to be treated outside as that number has doubled that has can't be packing a lot into a full fledged case one to one with medical procedures carry on just as there would be in sight once they see the back on the bed inside the building some patients at take it in one others other faiths to other health is just since hospital authorities say putting patients in tents is a decision that was not taken lightly his name not. to mine you can find nothing to do save lives i think you keep saying it is you that can do i

think this thing can stops you from eating these things otherwise be done across the country experiencing the same pressure and no inquisitive the number of beds. the government is also activating field hospitals set up during the steps to wave that up and increase in the $1000.00 infections and hospitalization as authorities by surprise this surge came march 1st dissipated and it became worse than we actually knew she had expected the number of those dying from 19 has also doubled across the country putting immense pressure on an attack as decision to go. is very critical. when you walk out of your courtship of bodies to find a lot of 45 some experts believe there are still tough. a head shot be

demanded of this it officer does from johns pick hooves citizens to brace for the west since that in the is known about the new variant the current wave of infections occasions are good the 2nd rave probably is going to be more severe than for. a number of people to think through the number of people. because really if the number of people that might die from corporate 91 the 1st day of the facts is expected to arrive at the end of this month maybe we get to see 10 to one 0 my i could not. aid agencies are raising concerns about that diane humanitarian situation that has resulted from the conflict in ethiopia steve groene region there are reports that civilians are dying from a lack of healthcare services while survivors face food and water shortages thousands of died and more than 300000 people have fled their homes since the war began in

november 2020 let's talk more about this with chris senior extend our relations officer with the u.n. it's in ethiopia hello chris welcome to the program now i understand you just arrived from. tell us more about the situation on the ground. where it's a dire situation people there not only refugees but we actually signed between the northern part of. the refugees. declared that they had no food still has no clean water but at least they were not in the center of the comet in the northern part we still have no access so we can't really say we can't can see with our own eyes what's going on there but all the reports we are receiving from refugees and promote people very. it's it's a bit disturbing hearing that you do not have access to actually help the people in

need but for what you know what help do the people who need it to survive. well the 1st thing is of course food and clean water and we were able to distribute it with our very important partners the world food program sued for that to southern kansas for something and thousands of your future east but they are still at least 20000 refugees in the north and they have no food and no access to any help and we have even heard that they are eating tree bark out of desperation. all i don't even know what response to give to that and when you say you don't have access to actually give supports what van is the government doing why is the government blocking aid 1st of all and even what i'm doing. well the government is our partner and superman country so what are we doing here we need truth of the

government of course it's for us always too slow always too little this is how rich agency is. agency the government and sales need time to to get approval of something. but we hope it's getting better and at least we have them out 2 of the 4 cams fixes but of course we want to have access to all refugees because they are really in a dire situation in definitely help so considering how dire the situation is how long can this go for for those that are suffering can do go without enough food and enough portable water. well we hope that we can provide for the 2 southern camps food in the states maybe maybe even today or tomorrow so the current workers on the way and also since they are new to the

stations from the from the from the conflict we also think that the infrastructure is good enough to provide clean water very soon for the 2 other camps but again this year we really have to distinguish nearly 27 of the 2 northern cams so the situation around the city of. this is very desperate and we just have no idea when we will have access to the ritchies when we can finally go. 20 seconds do you are you confident that there's light at the end of the tunnel. otherwise i would be wrong in this job but yes there is light at the end of the tunnel because it's getting better every day but it's of course to snow and for the refugees every day every hour counts ok chris moyles a senior external relations officer with the u.n. it's syria and it's many thanks for your insights.

let's now take a look at some of our stories making headlines across the continent ugandan opposition leader robert struggle and popularly called the wine has filed a petition to the country's high court as well as econ playing to to the un protesting his de facto house arrest security forces have confined the chugh larning to his residence in the capital kampala since friday after uganda selections which he lost to the long 7 presidents where 70. the un is calling for emergency humanitarian aid to help more than a 1000000 people in south in madagascar who are suffering the west drought in a decade as a 2 asian has been made whereas fight over 1000 pandemic and their results in lockdowns which i've driven up unemployment. and now requires travelers from brazil and portugal to undergo monday cheek over 1000 testing when i arrive at one of the airports this is in response to

a new variant of the corona virus from sunday flights from 2 nations on south africa will be suspended until the infection rates under control. to kenya now where an animal that was once found in abundance is teetering on the brink of extinction now this behind me is the mountain bengal and i say yes of decline of the hands of humans there are fewer than 100 left in the wild but all hope is not lost conservationists are taking the unusual step of bringing booze back from zoos to try to build in new wild of elation. they are gentle but so so elusive picking their way through the undergrowth mountain bongos with their white stripes and spiral horns their forest antelopes found in the wild only

in kenya and even here there are a rare sight. the fascination with that species led people to hunt it. and to kill for lead to a normal capture and treat we can we cap and with them not one was being co-opted from here and being treated to zoos particularly in the united states. beyond being hunted and captured for their horns bushmeat or prized coat the mountain bongos grazing grounds have been every day in recent decades taken over further by humans and their livestock that's why with less than $100.00 mountain bongos left in the wild specialized breeding efforts have come to the rescue like using bongos brought back to kenya from zoos in the united states. and it's working. in the last 5 years we had more than 70 business so our population is healthy and

he's the future for kenya to be able to release some of the more in the wild as it is defining the national strategy that national strategy also defines the need to have places to really wild the mountain bongos that are bred and reared here new conservancy has helped but kenya like so many countries in africa and the world has far to go to ensure the recovery of one of its prize animal species. just like the mountain bungle this is where we jump out of the show from all of our stories schools or d.w. dot com slash africa all you can check out our facebook twitter pages we leave you with these pictures from ethiopia city of gone where thousands this week come and read said jesus' baptism in the river jordan mark and the orthodox christian holiday and for the also known. the next time the but.

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amanda gorman is dealing with her fame and later on arts and culture. inspired by the night singer songwriter. her most of us are. just out of university. number one and number 2 on amazon and the us that was right after she brought many to tears with her poem. at the president. and by the way one of those bestsellers isn't even out yet. a poet steps up to the microphone and the whole world listens is amanda gorman was the star of the and argue that stealing the show from the politicians and pop

luminaries who came before her through the sheer power of her words being american is more than a pride we inherit it's the past we step into and how we repair it. the 22 year old told reporters that her inauguration poem have been influenced by the violent scenes at the capitol on wednesday january 6th. i wanted it to be a message of hope in unity and i think that wednesday for me really just underscore how much that was needed but to not turn a blind eye to the cracks that really needs. her work deals with racism feminism and repression she sees her poetry as activism but on this day hope center stage for there was always liked if only were brave enough to see it if only were brave enough to be a. this was

a big day not only for the new president joe biden but also for amanda gorman. the young poet from los angeles touched hearts at a moment when many in the u.s. are yearning for healing and unity. amanda gorman and overnight sensation i'm joined by my colleague adrian kennedy for more indian what do we know about her well she she's not completely unknown she was of course the youth the youth poet nori it's in 27 saying when that program started the very 1st one that was quite an achievement to win that national competition held at the library of congress was still a teenager over the last year or so she has also written stirring poems on various occasions thanksgiving independence day and as a response to the black lives matter protests poems that were broadcast on the major networks morning show but of course the research contribution to the

inauguration of joe biden that's now catapulted her into the public consciousness that's why you mentioned her 2 books going to the top of the box charts. twitter account went from $50000.00 followers before the inauguration to more than a 1000000 in less than 24 hours so a whole new level of fame wow and of course she's $22.00 so her instagram blew up as well here she is reacting. really. not. followers and even any and haven't done. so much love. support coming via masochist. very excited i think it's actually more than 2000000 now goldman also posted pictures of her mother who is of course referenced in the poem with the line a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by

a single mother she showed her mom giving up on the heels. story of a very very human and here's her with the clintons hillary clinton later tweeted about the young poets stated desire to run for president in 2036 saying i can't wait well an amazing day for gore a man who clearly has a lot of charisma her poem very big hill we climb also demands attention with listen in to another key moment. we are striving to forge or union with purpose to compose a country committed to all cultures colors characters in conditions of man and so we lift our gaze it's not what stands between us but what stands before us we close the divide because we know to put our 1st we must 1st put our

differences aside we lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another we seek harm it's quite a performance and what really struck me is how she stressed that america is this unfinished project yes and democracy is an unfinished project another law and while democracy can be periodically delayed it can never be permanently defeated so this idea this philosopher's idea of a democracy that has to be constantly reforged. also had echoes of langston hughes his poem that america be america again goldman said she also studied martin luther king before writing a poem i think that shines through and she was wearing a cape. ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet which is not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few others too there were

a lot of maims for example of left leaning senator bernie sanders who was democratic presidential candidate is very popular progressive he made an interesting fashion statement with his mittens people had a lot of fun with that and lady gaga was also a subject of conversation about her dress and whether she was channeling the hunger games mocking. with the giant. but also plenty of praise for her impressive take on star spangled banner. amazing that amanda gorman even managed to put lady gaga in the shadow. of the thanks so much thank you now to another young woman making headlines 17 year old disney star olivia rudd rigo her debut song driver's license hit us charts at number one this month and it just keeps breaking records.

grigory go now holds records for most requested song in a day on alexa and most streamed song in a week on spotify fueled by the songs popularity on take tuck. an art installation of pink seesaws stretching across the us mexico border has won a prize from london's design museum a temporary installation back in 2019 briefly allowed families on both sides of the border to play together the prize for its creators came as new u.s. president joe biden halted construction on the hotly debated barrier wall started by his predecessor donald trump. and china is marking the upcoming one year anniversary of the lockdown with a huge propaganda exhibition celebrating the city's triumph over the coronavirus

the people's republic has been working hard to control the narrative around the anniversary it wants to portray the pandemics epicenter as a city reborn. well even if you don't know very name honest obo you may have heard her music on t.v. series including grey's anatomy lovesick and dark the danish musician writes her tender melancholic pop song as a lark usually at night. when night falls in berlin on us or both starts getting created. in. the danish musician wrote most of her latest album myopia at night she walked the empty streets of her adopted home of berlin in search of inspiration.

i think i like the night because things. are in their way turned. into up with it so. it's also a time when you're alone with your own thoughts you can't run away from. sort of the moment of truth and a way. 'd out us all will compose his her songs by herself in her studio. the 39 year old often works in complete isolation just honest oboe a piano and the solitude of the night. can't get this feeling then too i left all alone and everybody's forgotten about here so in

a way it can feel completely left alone in a way and i think i like that for making music. she often starts with an improvised melody. and i wrote that and i thought oh my god that sounds like a story like somebody. telling a story like this. i'm constructing a story around a melody and and then there was a song from that and the system have jumping with it jumping into the pool. oh there we have. the artist has released 4 studio albums since 2010 she hasn't turned up any charts but she has gained

a worldwide following with her delicate often melancholy songs they've been strained millions of times. combines classical instruments like the cello and piano with digital effects in her compositions sometimes her pitched voice is barely recognizable ringback. for live appearances she arranges her nocturnal solo sessions as concert pieces to be performed with several other musicians here she rehearsals for a tour that was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic ready. we have been playing with the people. and they. and you have like. the p.a.

. in here think. it's. something tangible. live or recorded day or night around us or bell transports listeners into a world of eerily dreamy sounds. or happy you could join us for this edition of arts and culture we'd also love to hear from you on facebook and twitter see there.

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starts feb 11th on t w. this is d w news why but from berlin tonight a new u.s. president and a completely new agenda for america and the world president joe biden kicked off his 1st full day in office with a prayer service before moving on to priority number one the coronavirus pandemic he's due to give a briefing on his national strategy to combat the virus.