the building, overcome by smoke inhalation. firefighters say at least 32 people now have quote life-threatening injuries. this is a new hour of fox to live hello everyone. kirk s more than 200 firefighters responded to the scene within a matter of minutes. crews say icy conditions made it difficult to put out the flames. they were saying the fire was contained to the second and third floors but that the smoke accented to the top of the 19 story building. this tragedy comes just days after a roadhouse fire killed 15 people in philadelphia. alexis mcadams is alive in the bronx now with the very latest, alexis. this is absolute heartbreaking here but we talking to neighbors and people of the bronx apartment building behind me said they could not see in front of them because the smoke was so heavy. as new numbers coming in saying at least 19 dead and the apartment fire including several children still working to how many children at this time we are getting conflicting reports
south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusader for freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends, and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final send off for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa s brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, thank you for sharing him with the world. well, it actually is a two way street. because we shared him with the world, you sha
get wet on new year s day? south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusader for freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends, and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final send off for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa s brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, thank you for sharing him with the world. well, it actually is a two way street. because we shared him with the world, you shared
. the uk today breaking the daily covid record there and also reporting some potentially positive news. initial data showing omicron symptoms to be less severe than delta. and israel is rolling out a second booster shot. there is no end in sight to the pandemic. and former donald trump national security advisor michael flynn is suing the jan 6th committee to block or delay the subpoena for his documents. first, the latest on how covid is impacting holiday travel. tom costello at dc airport here in washington. listen, this is now crunch time. this is among the bustbusiest d. on the roads about 100 million people or so clogging interstates. so from the 101 out west to the 95 in the east, a hot more traffic. the avenuuation story today a couple headlines. first delta airlines, they are calling for the cdc to reduty the mamt of time that you should isolate if you re vaccinated and boosted and still test positive. delta is -ed they are saying they are concerned, the staffing sh
no electricity in scotland and northern england. the duchess of sussex wins her privacy case against the publisher of the mail on sunday, after it printed parts of a letter she d written to her father. uk orders millions of extra vaccine for the coming years. germany is to bar people who are not vaccinated from restaurants, cinemas and many shops. it s part and it is to vote on making vaccines monetary. 114 million more doses from pfizer and adina with the government saying its future proofs of the countries vaccination programme. there still concerns of a mixed messages on how people should behave in the run up to christmas. booster after booster, the uk has just ordered enough vaccines for repeat doses next year and in 2023 should they be needed. all are the so called mrna vaccines, from pfizer and moderna. whether they will need to retreat for the 0micron variant is still unclear. the focus right now is getting this round of boosters into arms. the prime minister had his a