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final rally isn't pitches. on the eve of us, mid term elections, new polling suggest the republicans could win both the house and senate aah! omni bucket, this is al jazeera life from london, also coming up and cries for help in italy, migrant strapped in limbo as authorities refused to allow them to come ashore. we are on a highway to climate tell without foot steel. on the accelerator, climate change waits for no one. you and chief towns, the cop 27 summit. we're losing the fight against a warming world that it's lives out for hong kong, famous neon signs. we meet the campaign is fighting to keep the city's iconic glow alive. ah,

in navy united states with democrats and republicans and making last ditch appeals on their final day of campaigning before tuesdays crucial midterm elections. the vote could up and jo biden's presidency with poll suggesting a republican comeback. the democrats face losing control of both the house of representatives and the senate, which biden says, will make for a difficult 2 years left on his term. the balance of power is expected to come down to key battleground states, georgia, pennsylvania, arizona, nevada, michigan, and wisconsin. let's go live to i white house correspondent, kimberly how can for more of this and kimberly joe biden. not that long ago warned that sir, american democracy is on the line and this year's mid terms. it is, of course, almost 2 years since the storming of the capital. what does the president mean by all this? what the president meant is that he really felt that this was a pivotal issue and that americans needed to come out and force that if they did not vote. 1 and that they did not vote to kind of save american democracy that

republicans would come in and they would radically change the way the voting looked in america. and that the policies would reflect that moving forward. and this is something that not only the president believes, but many democratic candidates believe, but the polls seem to indicate that that is not an argument that has resonated with the american voters already. we know 41000000 early ballots have been cast and the issue that seems to be the top priority for americans. male female young old seems to be the economy and where their point seem to be scored in terms of the party that can handle the economy best seems to be the republican, 77 percent of americans. according to washington post poll seemed to favor republicans for handling that issue. the other big issue, the inflation at a 40 year high. and that is something also that american say that they want republicans to solve. and that is why a republican seem to be now in the double digits in terms of edging out democrats

for capturing not just the house of representatives, but potentially the senate as well. say, democrats, kimberly, facing, potentially an uphill struggle when it comes to the economy. but now of course, a very prominent mind, well, the world's richest money lebowski has got involved in the debates as well. what you've been saying? yeah, that's right. ellen must come one of the world's wealthiest worth billions and billions of dollars has swayed in on this election and is giving his opinion on how the american voters should cast their ballot if they haven't already. and what he's saying is that to the into pined independent minded voters, shared power curves the worst excesses of both parties. therefore, i recommend voting for a republican congress, given that the presidency is democratic. what he's talking about is sort of a check and balance on power. the legislative branch is the congress. the executive branch is the white house behind me. currently,

both of those are controlled by the democratic party. what he's suggesting is there will be a democratic president for the next 2 years. so let's have a check on that power and have a republican congress. what that would mean for joe biden, though, is the end of his legislative agenda, would mean policies like expanding the social safety net. it would mean a tackling climate change and other bold initiatives that he's put forward really would come to an end instead with a republican controlled congress. if you would see priorities like tackling of the inflation. something that voters have said that they see as a priority, but also will. they also have identified as top issues are rising crime in cities like los angeles, san francisco, chicago, washington, dc, and even new york. and also what they see is a problem of illegal immigration on the southern border of the united states and mexico. all right, for now. kimberly, how could life the white house? many thanks. will factors in georgia,

the key state in this is mid terms. describe the major issues that are influencing their vote. i already voted in it economy, security, national security, those types of things. well, i think inflation is probably 1st and foremost for me are women's rights. i was right there. i'm not too concerned about gun control, not to concerned about the 2nd amendment 1st. second over all human rights are really important algebra t rights, abortion rights, women's rights and others are probably the most important to me. equality, equality is equality period like it has to be equal months. every bad. and you can join us for special coverage of the u. s. bid terms that said 20 want g m t on monday here on out to xerox. ah, and other news as a stand off between italian officials and

a rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees. ah. people on board a vessel operated by doctors without borders or waiting for permission to descend, park, and cataneo the boat carrying $572.00 passengers. dr. earlier on monday, but authorities only allowed minus families and people with health issues to leave the ship will. caroline will a man is a project coordinator with doctors without borders. she's on board, their rescue ship the geo barons and explains the situation they are facing at the port of cataneo. what happened is that the tell you how north east came on board and they did a very pretty help take off all the people on board. and following the miners and children were allowed to do some bark, the women were allowed to disembark. and the people who were judged by the health authorities to be in a health needs were allowed to disembark. this week, 215 people on board, one of them who then urgently had to be medically evacuated only

a few hours later. so it is entirely unclear to us what is now expected of us. we have come the search and rescue operations international maritime law. it's extremely clear that a search and rescue operation and when survivors of that rescue operation, all this embark in a place of safety. what is happening right now is entirely unacceptable and legal. and we will stay here and fight for the remaining 214 people to this embarked as they very much have the right to do. we were informed yesterday evening by some of the keys that they consider that the search and rescue case is closed. which of course, we can only say that that is incorrect. and as far as we are concerned, these are cation, it's halfway, and it's not finished until everybody has left the ship. at the moment, we are creating a lot of health issues on board. so despite the fact that this medical assessment was made, of course, the people who remain on board are extremely anxious. they are extremely exhausted

. we are dealing the effect we are dealing with having to restrain people from jumping into water. people have jobs in the water as well. so we are making an urgent, urgent case that beyond the effective people's rights to this embark, there is also a medical urgency to get them all off. because we will not be able to manage the situation with the people. we have the team we have on board with the medication we have on board the ship. it's not a hospital, it's not designed to take care of people for such an extended period of time. and another rescue ship arrived in italy on saturday, humanity one was allowed to dock and catania, but now has been ordered to leave the sicilian port. it's captain refuses to go until every one on board is allowed to leave and is threatening to go to court. so for a 144 people, including miners and people with health conditions have been let off the ship. dozens of single men were refused permission or another to rescue ships in the area

. the rise above which is german run is here. it's overcrowded with 93 people on board, a boat that's only 25 meters long. the ocean viking is anchored nearby. it's operated by the european charity eso asked meta to ronnie and is carrying $234.00 migrants. neither ship has received a response to repeated request to dock. tony burley is in catania. he says this the 1st stand by the new italian prime minister, georgia maloney who promised to crack down on migrants. no one's budging an inch on this matter at the moment, the zer, this pride and pressure at stake, and i think the pride is from the italian government. this is very much a political decision that was basic. born out of the prime minister, miss maloney about wanting to have a hard crackdown on migration and this is probably the end result of that. they're making a stand on this. it seems unfair to many people, especially humanitarian organizations who are helping these people when they're

talking about the terrible harrowing trauma they've been going through in order to get to this point. and then the terrible disappointment and not being able to disembark and start a new life and, and be processed here. it's very difficult. i mean, the desperation is shown not so long ago, 3 people from the here grants. at 3, margaret threw themselves into the water, tried to escape that way. they were caught and brought back by the italian police, but it shows the amount of desperation and that's only building and i think the tension also. but at the moment, the captain who ship, they're saying they're not budging. the government has not said anything about what they're going to do now. but this is probably plain to the supporters who voted for this bologna, because this is exactly what they wanted. they see this as an invasion. they see this as basically the humanity organizations actually being the enemy. so this is plague. so the difficulty is now how do we move on what's going to go? but 1st, who's going to blink? very difficult to say at the moment. the un secretary general has warned the world

is losing the fight against climate change. addressing the cop $27.00 summit and shemelle shake antonia terrorist describe climate change as the defining issue of our age. and that the crises of today's, such as ukraine and the cost of living crisis can't be used as excuse to put climate action on the back burner. the clock is ticking, we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing greenhouse gas emissions. keep growing global temperatures. keep rising and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate scales. you reversible, we are on a highway to climate tell without foot still on the accelerators. well that comp $27.00 more than $25.00 countries have agreed to hold each other accountable and a pledge to and deforestation by 2030, announcing billions of dollars to finance their efforts. the group includes japan,

pakistan, and the united kingdom, but doesn't include brazil or the democratic republic of congo, both home to vast areas of under threat forests. some indigenous leaders have renewed calls for deforestation funding promised at the glasgow summit last year. yes yes he has been with us which. busy which other domestic, i'm here on a day to day basis. it is the indigenous communities who experience it. and in my case, it's very bad. i mean, it is no early climate change. it is a change in structure which is affecting indigenous towns. in this case, we're talking of constant rain, which last year during the pandemic, flooded the amazon placement with all the rivers. them amazon basin overflowed. on the other hand, you have droughts. so these are things that we experiencing every day here. still to come on out. here am be prepared for persistent blackouts. ukraine's president wants people of more russian attacks on and as she facilities in the philippines cools, for just this off to a journalist is murdered. a top prison official is charged over his death.

ah hello the weather shit remained la, she quite crossed central parts of here for the time being high, pressure is in charge. he has still a few live he shout. dad was at a to sort of the medicine trying to but these will gradually pushed away further eastwards and weaken as we go through the next couple of days. these can getting a little more lively up towards a north west though, where we have another rough de varies of low pressure. well, fronts bringing some blustery conditions in across so much of ireland into northern ireland, scotland wales, england basically thinks of pretty wet weather as well for a time, and that will all sink its way further. south was so much of france. teddy increased the wet spain of portugal, seeing some of that wet weather as we go on into the middle part of the weeks that you go some live conditions coming back 3, but a little rid of high pressure,

just quieting things down, up towards the northwest by this day's notice some rary heavy rain though. central and eastern parts of france, some snow over the outs. central pass, not too bad logic tribes thesis bells of afternoon sunshine. still a few showers cross at east side of mediterranean. good though, quite across northern parts of africa. not too bad here. a little bit of a blustery wind into the northeast. they're just coming in across sir egypt. but more cloud rolling through here. not bad into west africa. now. still a few showers just scraping the coast, but making that way, but the south ah, jumping to the stream where no topic is off the table. i don't think that anybody should be borne to privilege to the president of the day. we are the subjects of the royal family, so that one person's opinion. but what's yours? amplify your voice. the judicial system in mexico is incredibly weak. it is not just harassing, where a global audience becomes

a global community. the scariest part of this moment in my country is this place for a more weapon. the stream on out jazeera ah, blue ah, under the top stories here, and i'll just say, well, there's a standoff between italian officials and a rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees. people on board a vessel operated by doctors without borders. a waiting for permission to disembark in catania, but only miners, families, and people with health issues have been allowed to get help us democrats and republicans are making last ditch appeals on the final day of campaigning for tuesdays crucial midterm elections. the vote. couldn't jo biden's presidency would

poll suggesting a republican, come back? the democrats faced losing control of both the house of representatives at the senate of ocean is expected to be a major issue on voters minds. after the u. s. supreme court struck down the landmark roe vs wade rolling back in june, most of portions and now banned and at least 13 states. with about half of all states expected to enact bands or restrictions heidi ger. castro reports from grand rapids in michigan. this will be the 1st nationwide election since the u. s. supreme court ruled that the federal government no longer has to protect abortions, and that has made abortions a major issue. and here in michigan, it is directly on the ballot. should the state now step in to protect abortions? michigan voters have been asked to decide yes or no. and these canvassers who are from various abortion rights groups are knocking on doors to convince people to vote yes. in the abortion referendum. if the referendum fails,

michigan could join the to does it in some states that have band or are moving to ban abortions? a 90 year old michigan law banning abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest is on the verge of making a comeback. here. anti abortion groups. hope that does happen, but these pro abortion canvassers say that would criminalize even miscarriage care . now why is michigan's such a big deal? well, this is a swing state. voters here are about evenly divided politically similar to the rest of the country. so how michigan voters feel about abortion can be viewed as a litmus test for the entire country. the council of europe has held its 1st meeting of a group designed to promote human rights, the rule of law and democracy within belarus, representatives of the bellows, opposition and civil society groups met members of the council of europe and strasburg. the councils committee of ministers suspended relation to bela russian leda alexander lucas shenker,

was for atlanta to get off. sco is leader of the belgian democratic movement. she ran against alexander lucas. anchor in the fraudulent presidential election of 2020 before being forced to flee the country and made a crackdown on the opposition. svetlana has been the 1st beating of the contact group and joins us now. live from strasburg. welcome to the program. first of all, what you hope your team will achieve, given that valerie is not a member of the council of europe and what is in it for the council. so here please say community or mission, who shall various, one day conscious will be developed or mission conscious to be able to government. and you should say that the only contra you're not possible here. and now the correct mistake i would say europe has high and complex revealed

after so long, she will have a moral reality. but i hope it happened very soon. and my credit bill was interest europe and the only member it will make the 5 and reliable. and i know that question because it's just such a piece on project and mental so that they are your, disappears to be also an attempt to legitimize a government in waiting that could potentially, of course, be led by yourself. ah, the have to be trying to build the new bill. this is based on the low on,

on looking at the moment to the very useful for how is it possible at the moment for civil society, groups of 4 members of the opposition like yourself to be able to work together to work together given that as like you, you were an exile. many are unable to return to bella. bruce, how is it even possible to coalesce around a unifying idea? i know people are united around the idea of 5 and more christiano come into each of it by the vision. so we, we understand that we want the and the better. why do you think now is the time to do this? how's the war and ukraine strengthened or weakened alexander, look

a shame because grip on power embellish. why is now the time to expand your voice beyond bella, races, borders? ah, you know, we understand that the whole attention of the whole, who use organ ukrainian. but we have to understand that and ukraine. why now? and if the what 3 wouldn't have thought of it, and there will be no doubt. and the world in the sense that we can help with paying more attention to our friend increase function from the machine. and over the course of the trade by the restriction, told to recall the with,

from russia and i went, the patients are very different than the crane. while regime gave coverage on a personal note for atlanta bellies. recently launched legal proceedings against you among the long list of charges, and i have them here participating in mass riots, conspiring to see power, founding extremist organizations. all of this, of course, while your husband remains in jail back in belarus, how is it possible to continue doing what you're doing? it is going to go because i feel i myself and people have bills to be responsible for those who are 5 down the line. those people are senior and we have to buy or be released. we applied for the freedom country by me,

and i will be great to get off until the achieve financial taken off scott, leader of the promotion democratic movement. speaking to his live in strasburg. many thanks. 5 key ukrainian companies have been nationalize for war time. state needs, the companies include a top engine maker and an energy company is the 1st time the government is used martial law, which was introduced when russia invaded ukraine in february for such a move, present below them. as lensky said, it was needed to ensure military requirements were met, ukraine's president. his warning of more russian attacks on energy facilities followed me as lensky says, people should be prepared for persistent blackouts across the country. are aforesaid reports from key if the people across ukraine learning to cope with the situation. but daily life is getting harder. the a provinces, the o blasts, to the west, to the north, to the east. or there are 7 in total that are being hit by this,

this major shortage in power. i'm and with the temperatures only going one way there in single figures during daytime. and it's getting colder by the day, by the week. it is getting more and more difficult in terms of, of what the messaging is. they are talking at least in terms of contingency planning about the possibility of pretty major evacuations. and they're not saying that that is definite or even necessarily likely. but the fact that they are at least talking about it does suggest they are worried about it potentially getting worse. our daily life isn't a sort of totally struck by power cuts. it's not as of heat, whole towns will neighborhoods are out for hours all in one piece. they are cycling these blackouts as much as they can for a few hours between different neighborhoods, even different streets. but just to give you one example, we were to a family wedding on saturday, a small party inside an apartment building and there was no power there. they just

got on with it. and there is that sense of just getting on with it. a pretty positive public message or being put out there of stoicism and defiance. and also some of that messaging coming from the government today as well, are welcoming in new anti air missiles systems to defend the country from these very systematic attacks on the energy system. they're saying that has come in, there's also some talk in the defense intelligence system about russia potentially losing a lot of its cruise missiles are not having a huge amount left in the locker to carry on these attacks for too much longer at all. prisons official in the philippines has been charged with the murder of a journalist percival. my boss are also known as percy lap. it was shot and killed near his home in manila on october. the 3rd he being a vocal critic of the bureau of corrections. chief gerald bunting and other officials accusing them of corruption. montague of allegedly pressured oppression

imprisoned the gang leaders to hire a government to kill him a butter. barnaby. lo has more from manila or by philippine standards, the investigation into the killing of broadcast during the person on the bus out better known of 1st. the lobby has been with the lawyers of the bossa family, say that they are satisfied with the pays the banner and the result of the investigation. march 18th, just over 2 weeks after the killing mentoring job confessing. he was one of the gunmen, and he also claimed that the order came directly from the national deliberate prison or the national penitentiary no hours after his confession, an inmate who believed to be one of the middle men in the transactions, died in prison, and a thought of the revealed that there was no lee, but the 2nd independence odyssey revealed that he died of a 6. and that's likely there was a plastic bag that was put over his head and that he died of suffocation. and that

led 40 to a full scale investigation is the criminal activities inside the national deliberate prison. and that led to dismiss that the bathroom line of the killing both kristie my boss, us as well as the middleman inside the national believe in prison is the suspended chief of the corrections bureau gerald one bug. now they said that this is due to the pallet of the circumstances as well. 2 as motive because my bus has been critical of general general. a bunch of course denies these accusations. hong kong was once ablaze with neon signs in the 19 seventies and estimated 80000 of them lit up the territory. but now only a few 100 left and community groups of pushing to preserve hong kong famous glow with jessica washington. now reports i'm calling is known as one of the world's brightest cities. a reputation earned due to the glow of its distinct neon life.

somewhat crafted by this man, would she hi. he learned the trade. as a teenager case, i was hom, diebold, the eighty's and ninety's or the golden age for me on lights when the economy was prosperous. and when i started working as a new m sign maker, i foresaw that they would vanish one day. mo, flower can blossom for a 100 years. good times cannot last for ever. got some community groups estimate. there were about 80000 neon signs around hong kong in the 19 seventy's. to day it's estimated only a few 100 on left. the government is removing old and oversized science. it considers a threat to the public. around the city community groups have set up displays like this showcasing some of the old me on science that have been taken down in the hope that this part of hong kong identity won't be forgotten. some volunteers have been storing old me on signs and learning to repair them to they have and do it like

different kinds of like weather conditions in the streets for decades. 20 or 30 years easily. of course, they look like rough around the edges, but they are not rubbish. me like by studying them very closely or broadly, you could actually tell lots of stories about hong kong city and hong kong people. academic brian coke has been recording neon signs since 2016. you could tell that a lot of the on line has been disappearing. we've twice with the mark austin, leon. i was there. but the day after they disappear, you know, one tried to document it's our culture, our regional culture will be disappearing to the few noon sign. make his left many are now focusing on smaller products or installations for art exhibitions. i'm sorry, i will try my best to make good neon signs. so people believe they deserve to be.