andrew andrew simmons witnessed one life-saving event. >> reporter: this baby only 3.5 months old is clinging on to life. his heart has been stopped. a machine takes over. the doctor leads what has become known as the chernobyl heart team. he says most if not all of his cases relate to the 1986 nuclear accident. >> this baby was so big and so strange defect. very high probability can be related to chernobyl disaster. >> reporter: after all of this intense surgery, the tiny heart is beating again, and there's now every chance this baby will survive. half an hour later and the mood is positive. >> blood pressure is 96 over 52. he has a good heart rate. so we're happy. >> reporter: within an hour the surgeon who carried out the operation leads her patient to intensive care. the doctor earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded, poorly equipped health service. she reassures the baby's mother. you can touch him, she says. everything is okay. touch him. he'll feel you. >> translator: a very big thanks to those who did the operation. they have golden hands. >> reporter: they may have golden hands, but most of the funding for training and equipment has come from overseas. a charity in ireland has been at the forefront of the effort. foreign surgeons are also flown in for more complex operations. but ukraine's government is making more budget cuts. >> we may start to lose kids just simply you know, we'll not -- we'll not be able to provide surgeries. life-saving surgeries. [ crying [ >> reporter: has this baby waits in line for the next operation, the reality is without more funding, the life-saving work will be reduced or even come to an end. >>> legendary cricket comment at iter has died. >> reporter: to australians. he was the sound of summer. the voice of cricket. >> isn't that one of the most brilliant things you have seen. those two are going to find out if they are still there. yep, he has just checked? [ laughter ] >> reporter: his come come -- commentary accompanied hundreds of matches. in his day, richie mostly won. he played 63 times in his country, took more than 200 test wickets, and stored more than 2,000 runs. as captain he never lost a series. >> first innings total of 242, not very good. >> reporter: but it was after he retired from playing the game after hanging up his hat that he went from sports star to legend as the king of cricket comment commentator commentators. >> i think it was a disgraceful performance. >> it has been a privilege to go into everyone's living room throughout that time. >> reporter: ben behind the microphone was for a long time essential for the game. >> richie has been the voice of cricket. there have been very few australians who have not passed a summer in the presence of richie. >> i don'ting think we'll be able to be released. i have always seen him as the godfather of cricket. >> reporter: his long illness with skin cancer when he went public he implored young players to wear cream and a cap. but it was a car crash two years ago that ended his media career. >> hi there, what a difference this makes. >> reporter: richie will be remembered as a great cricketer, and an even greater commentator. the ambassador for the game who had the golden tone. >> there was a very nice and very memorable moment. >> andrewmas al jazeera, sydney. >>> quite a legacy there. you can always visit our website as well for all of the latest on the stories we have covered. that is aljazeera.com. >> go! go! go! >> severe storms tear through three states causing major destruction. communities picking up the pieces today. >>> president obama speaks with raul castro ahead of the summit. >>> and new questions over a police shooting in south carolina. dash cam video shows what happened in the moments before a

andrew simmons, al jazeera ukraine. >> and his second impact, andrew simmonsing travels to the separatist city of donetsk. >> reporter: i'll be going underground to find out why young children are still enduring deplorable conditions even when there's a ceasefire in place. >> the turkish football league has been suspended for a week. the attack happened on saturday, as the league leaders were traveling to the airport near the northern city of trebson. the bus driver was taken to hospital for treatment. club officials have described it as an act of terrorism and say they won't play another game until the attacker is found. >>> two australians on death row for drug smuggling have lost their appeal against drug smuggling. convicted in 2006 for being behind a plot to smug smuggle heroin. they face death by firing squad. >>> 20 casualties were in the northern bogref district. >>> afghan taliban have published a surprised biography of mulla omar, who hasn't been seen in public since 2001. regularly in touch with the taliban. described as charismatic and tranquil. favorite weapon as a grenade la

. >> al jazeera's andrew simmons is outside the teaching hospital in the capital of kathmandu, and he joins us live now. andrew tell us what you've been seeing today. >> reporter: well the situation here is really critical. it has to be said. there are hundreds inside this hospital, the main cases are trauma head injuries in particular and right now as you can see behind these people most of them are walking wounded but some are simply waiting to get inside for treatment. it's so bad many people in this city prefer to be outside right now because they're worried about further earthquakes. here though they're outside simply because there is no room left in this hospital. the drug supplies are at a critical level, but i spoke to a doctor a short time ago and they say they're managing but they're short of water. there's enough food but they're short of water. of course, the power situation is diabolical entirely reliant on generators and with that shortage it's a critical situation. >> is any aid actually arriving yet, andrew? >> reporter: yes. i came through the international airport five six hours ago now, and

andrew simmons, al jazeera, nepal. >>> now the families of two australia men who face execution in indonesia made what could be the final visit and the mother said he and andrewmyuran sukumaran will be shot after midnight and those two and eight hours had 72 hours of death by firing squad over the weekend, indonesia authorities say there is no possibility of any further appeals, and all ten convicted on drug charges. indonesia president tells al jazeera the executions are needed to send a strong message and we explain from jakarta. >> reporter: mercy poured in from the u.n. and ureuropean union and france and philippines and indonesia and have fallen on deafs at the palace and the president has said he doesn't want to discuss the executions anymore and during an exclusive interview with al jazeera a few weeks ago he emotionally explained why he thinks drug traffickers have to die. >> translator: what is the impact of the drugs they distribute 4.5 million people have to be rehabilitated because of drug abuse. we want to wipe out drugs completely. don't just look at the fate of those who sell drugs, the fate of victims must also be considered. >> reporter: the

andrew and several other prominent men be struck from court records. in a among we'll talk to alan dershowitz who's been named in the carry. keir simmons has more. >> prince andrew has been informed of the decision. the american woman at the center of all this had claimed she was sexually trafficked to high-profile individuals, including prominent american politicians, even world leaders, claim struck out by the court following a three-month legal fight. the scandal surrounding prince andrew appeared unshaken in public caused deep concern in the royal family. now the lurid details have been struck from the record by a florida judge. this american woman called jane doe number 3 in court alleged she had sex with andrew when she was 17 and that she is was paid $15,000 by a former friend of andrew registered sex offenders sex offender. the case is against the u.s. government over a plea deal reached in 2008. the factual details regarding with whom and where the jane doughs engaged in sexual activities are immaterial to the case. >> prince andrew will be hugely relieved about this. there was crisis meeting after crisis meeting about it. they wanted to make sure he got his viewpoint out there. >> buckingham palace issued three denials and in january the prince made his own statement. >> i wish to reiterate and to reaffirm the statements which have already been made on my behalf by buckingham palace. >> he refused to answer questions. >> the woman at the center of it says -- >>