Tens of thousands of people. Why this family is being forced to retire their trusty twowheeler after 30 years. Dad i miss you i miss you. A sombre day in new york city as one of two officers killed last weekend is about to be laid to rest. Good morning to you. Im Morgan Radford, welcome to Al Jazeera America thank you so much for joining us. The funeral for officer rafael ramos comes after an emotional wake on friday where thousands paid their respects to his heartbroken family. Courtney kealy is live with us. The funeral begins at 10 00a. M. This morning much are the crowds there already starting to gather . Good morning. There has been intense security presentations and Police Presence is strong, as some of the crowds are starting to make their way down the streets. What we do have is we expect about 25,000 Police Officers from around the country, as many as that are expected to come here, as well as president joe biden. [ singing ] reporter song and sombre reflection filled the streets in officer rafael ramoss home town. So did thousands of Police Officers from everywhere. A sea of blue lined up for five blocks outside the tabernacle church, some waiting as long as six hours online to pay their reports. [ sings ] reporter when the church was full throngs of people stood outside and watched on a monitor as ramoss family spoke. My father was man of character, a selfless man. Im forever satisfied for the sacrifices you made. My dear brother my heart aches so much now. Help me understand why god took you. Reporter mayor bill de blasio has been criticized by his handling of protests against Police Officers, came to the wake late in the even. Governor andrew cuomo was amongst others that paid respects. I am the governor of new york, first im a family man and i have kids. To see a family go through this is tough. Reporter earlier rafael ramoss flagdraped coffin was saluted. Hell be remembered as being one of the faces as you walked in saying welcome my sister, welcome my brother, god bless you. Outside security was tight. Officers kept vigil on police sit. Officer rafael ramos, and officer wenjian liu were gunned down of the the suspect targeted them basis a uniform. It follows groourry decisions not to indict officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and eric garner. The n. Y. P. D. Is vetting dozens of threats against the department. At least six have been arrested. Horrific. Its an assassination of an officer. Its unspeakable, upheard of. Given the unheard of. Given the climate of what is going on in the country, its imperative that we turn up. Same way people get roused up when the police shoot someone unarmed, it should be the same as when two unarmed people are shot down. Reporter as you can see here security is intense with helicopter flying overhead and the Police Presence going for blocks. A huge crowd is expected there was yesterday, at the wake. And theres one bright slight glimmer of good news. Both officers were posthumously promoted meaning the families will get more money with the pensions and there has been offers of scholarships for the children and both of the familys have been paid off. Dont go anywhere, we look forward to speaking to you again in the 8 oclock hour north korea is blaming the United States for shutting down its internet this week, calling president obama the chief culprit in this incident, in a statement the countrys Defense Department likened the president s action to that of a reckless monkey, saying he incited theatres to screen the interview. There has been no rehabilitation from the white house despite threats the interview did well, making over 1 million, coming from 331 theatres, far fewer locations than planned. It became a big seller on google play and youtube movies. Sony spent 44 million to make the film but takes a hit on the playstation. It is offline for now, a third day, after a hack attack. The Christmas Day distrups hit Microsofts Xbox live, which was another platform for streaming the interview. Xbox is online with minor functions not working. A Group Calling itself lizard squad claimed responsibility for the attack in Southeast Asia heavy rain caused major flooding, killing more than 30 people. More than 2,000 people have been forced from their homes. As victoria gatenby reports, rescue workers are struggling to reach affected areas in some of the worst flooding they have seen in decades. People leave their homes in a hurry as water flows in from every direction. At least five malaysian states have merged and days of rain turning roads into rivers. The government sent search and rescue teams to the most badly affected areas and set up relief centres for the victims. For some, its too little, too late, criticizing the government for being slow to respond and failing to declare a state of emergency. A hole stay has been cut short in u. S. Hes been in hawaii when the heavy rains began. In a statement he said its monsoon season in malaysia, this years rains have been heavy, and many places have been affected by the worst flooding in 40 years. Rescue workers are struggling to reach some of the affected areas. For many the biggest worry is how to avoid the spread of disease. Cases of typhoid, cholera and hepatitis occurs. The spreading of fever is likely. Doctors say children and the elderly are particularly at risk and Health Problems appear after 4 to 6 weeks. Water levels are not peaked and with heavy rain, conditions will get worse for those living out the ordeal on the ground with more heavy rain predicted. We bring in meteorologist Kevin Corriveau for more. What can they expect there in south east asia. As the package said we are in the monsoon season. Rain is expected. This is a heavy rain, i want to show you where we are talking about. This is malaysia, the southern part of thailand. Northern thailand is dry. We expect more rain and as we go into the new year we are talking about mud and land slide. Cross the United States we saw White Christmas for some people, not everyone. I want to take you hear across the mountain states, towards colorado. Look at the video that has come in across parts of aurora, where they have enjoyed the White Christmas here. Behind the snow storm we are looking at cold temperatures coming into place. Theyll get a little respite from the snow. We expect more know coming as we go into the new week. Colorado, denver, you are at 10 degrees. Going up to the north, waking up in north dalent. When you north dakota when you factor in the windchill more like five ukraine and prorussian separatist will exchange more prisoners today after hundreds were swapped. Its part of a plan to end the prorussian uprising. It came as peace talks were called off on friday. Ukraine says its suspending train and bus services, which voted to aline with russia. Visa and mastercard announced they are halting Credit Card Services in that area Kurdish Peshmerga fighters report progress in the battle with i. S. I. L. Peshmerga fighters seized roads in the area, including one running along the border. As reported, the fight to retake Northern Iraq is far from over. As night fulls on the kurdish countryside peshmerga fighters take up their positions under the cover of dark innocence i. S. I. L. A darkness, i. S. I. L. Attacks. This is probably their most important frontline in the fight against i. S. I. L. Erbil is 60km away. We continue the defending. We will defend because in erbil thats our you know, big city. We must be a family to be safe. Protecting erbil is a dangerous task. Two weeks ago ce carried out an attack using a combination of suicide bombers, they took over the ways for a few hours before the forces were carp toured. As the fighters are more intense, tactics are desperate. The peshmerga say its the ability of i. S. I. L. To strike in kurdish territory that has them worried. Some of the tents have fallen down. Body parts litter the camp. Its the first time to have the tanks with the tnt and people. They are coming to our front line. They are trying the last chance to have dash push the peshmerga back. We grove across the villages and counsel. Inhabitants displace the by the fighting. Kurdish forces made gains the weapons are old and not much match for the weapons. We need the weapons, heavily machine guns. What we use is ol. The newest one is 25 feet old. But the amu nation is good. International calls for action against i. S. I. L. Grows. The peshmerga is the most formidable opponent. They need meaningful help or i. S. I. L. Could charge across Northern Iraq in neighbouring syria, Kurdish Forces say they killed at least 40 i. S. I. L. Fighters thousands of people take to the streets in mexico seeking answers to the disappearance of 43 students. Im in india where the National Green tribunal banned all vehicles in new delhi in a bid to curb air pollution. And a hospital where the bid is not only to save lives, but energy too. Stay tuned. We were talking to a young lady saying she just wanted her voice to get out there. By the thousands, theyre sending their government a message. Ahead of em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. A special one hour look at global attacks on free press. Monday 9 00 eastern. On Al Jazeera America. A live look from queens, new york, where a funeral for fallen new York Police Officer rafael ramos is a few short hours from beginning. Rafael ramos and his partner died after being ambushed whilst sitting in his vehicle a mexican priest kidnapped days before christmas has been found dead. His body was found in guerrero state. He was shot in the head and is the second priest murdered since tept. Guerrero is the same state where 43 students went missing. Demonstrators for the students continued in mexico city. Yesterday marked three months since they disappeared. 3,000 people look at that led by parents and relatives demanded justice. The remains of on one of those students has been found. A brain dead pregnant woman in ireland has been taken off life support after doctors said chances of survival for her foetus were low. She suffered a head injury after a fall, and was declared brain dead. Doctors put her on life support against her familys wishes. They were concerned about lawsuit because irish law protects a feetize from the moment of conception. Hospitals spend 6. 5 million, leaving president obama to call Op Health Care providers to become more efficient. Diane eastabrook found one hospital in wisconsin ahead of the game. Reporter medical workers rely on Sophisticated Technology from cat scan machines to heart rate monitors, to diagnose and treat patients. They rely on something decidedly low tech to help power it all. Thats right, dairy cows. The animals produce 35,000 gallon a day. All the waste goes into the three huge digestors converting methane from the manure into electricity. It is called home inform grown energy. We said we will make this and improve the health of the community, and it will be good for gundersons finances. The hospital taps other local Power Sources like wind, son and trees. What we have is hard woodchips from southeast minnesota. They feed hundreds of chips into the boiler. The unit burns the wood creating heat and electricity. The Green Energy Programme is called envision. It feeds the energy back into the clinic. Our other projects sell the utilities on the grid. In the past six years gunder son invested 4 million in green energy projects. Energy is a small percentage of the overall budget. Less than one to keep the lights on. Are the sustain ability projects worth the investment . Gunder son thinks so. It uses a lot of power, especially in areas like the kitchen and the laundry. In 2008 it spend more than 5 million on energy, left year a million left. If we lower the cost of our organizations operations that helps the region, because it lowers the cost of care. Gunder son hopes one day it will lower the cost of bills. Coming up in the next hour we look at the evolution of wind power. 80 billion were invested in wind farms, theres a team of researchers exploring a cheaper, greener option. Brave wigs and weaves. The quest for luscious locks turns into a multi billion industry. And getting a high over low gas prices. We tell you what states are pumped over fuel less than check this out drivers in minneapolis is in a festive mood. Gas falling to 1. 09. The average price per gallon has begun to fall for 92 straight days, the longest downward streak since the data was tracked. Triple a statistics support the number. The Current National average is 2. 32. You can compare that to a year ago and see why drivers are enjoying it. Gas was 3. 26 at this time last year welcome back to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford. Thank you for spending your saturday morning. India makes a push to curb air pollution, first a look at the weather with meteorologist Kevin Corriveau. Across the United States we are looking at chilly temperatures across the west. Where we are seeing warmer temperatures, well above average for this time of year. A quick look at your forecast. Sunday, a lot of rain towards the south. It will be making its way up the eastern sea board. As we go monday weakening. Heavy snow across the mountains, and new years, a lot of people will be there. Around midnight we dont expect rain. Atlanta, the big drop. No rain. 35 degrees. New orleans it will be rainy. Los angeles, it doesnt matter, youll be inside, possibly well see snow indias capital new delhi has the most polluted air, and 10 other cities on the list are in india. Its been under International Pressure to meet environmental standards. But as our reporter reports, its struggling to find the best way to clear the air. This man loves his scooter. It has been a proud member of his family since he married anita 28 years ago. He says its never let him down. Translation i have driven around my kids on the scooter after they were born. I have taken my wife and sisterinlaw for a ride. Even my mother, when she was sick and we had to take her to the doctor, we wept on this. But indias green tribunal is forcing them to retire the twowheeler. The green tribunal banned vehicles older than 15 years, in a bid to clear the air. The city was singled out by the World Health Organisation as having the worse air quality. And a study by a university of californian scientists suggests pollution levels on the roads could be higher than reported. One of the most important pollutants for your health is particulate matter and elevated levels could lead to heart attack strokes, respiratory diseases. They have major consequences. With risk to health, authorities are under pressure to clear up the air. Threequarters of the pollution is caused by emissions. Banning cars and scooters will nottic much difference. What is needed is monitoring of emissions and tougher fines of polluting vehicles. Average age of vehicles in deli is 47 years. We dont expect many to be in the region. If we get rid of them, i dont expect it to get rid of the air quality. If authorities are serious about tackling air pollution. Authorities say they need to invest in public transport the threat of listeria has spread in caramel apples. Gl happy apple brand is recalling the caramel apples. And the bacteria has been discovered. They were distributed across western states. Two men mr sick, it is voluntarily recalling up products produced this year. The economy has taken a big hit. Theres an industry booming thats hair. The demand for extensions is keeping a group of women very, very busy. On the corner of a lagos street, the women are looking for beauty. Its a common site across nigeria and africa, a booming demand for hair pieces, braids, weaveons and wigs. It makes us look smart. Beautiful and confident. Reporter esther comes twice a month to have brains attached. The search for a goodlooking hair. Investors have been attracted by around the world. This is a large factory producing synthetic hair pieces. It makes two brands. Its deported and processed into dry hair. The industry runs into hundreds of million. By estimates, up to 6 billion. We are happy the nigerian lady had to throw it away after three, four weeks. With a growing population the prught grows on its answer. African women have been keen on glamour. The internet and globalisation exposed them to trends and better quality products. People perceive you how well they think you look. You are more respected more recorded. Everywhere want to be in. It comes in all shapes and prices. From street stalls to mauls. The closer of the hair piece looks to hair, the pricier it gets. Walking on the streets you would be hard pressed to find a woman without her hair piece. We get it. We know what to do. Its so innate. The industry agrees. Before we go we want to take you to a live image here where thousands are expected to gather for a final farewell for fallen Police Officer rafael ramos. The long list of politicians is expected to attend a newspaper for the finest. Well keep it here. Well be back, and bring you more on that funeral coming live out of queens. Youre looking live in queens new york. Where thousands are expected to gather for a time farewell to a fallen Police Officer. Two force were ambushed. Rafael ramos his funeral you are about to watch this morning. The long list of high profile politicians and Community Leader are expected to attend the funeral of one of the new york citys finest. I will not keep silent and ill take revenge for my brother ooep if i have to even