welcome to bbc news. i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the worst drought somalia has seen in a0 years: the stark warning from the united nations, as a starving child is admitted for treatment every minute. you for treatment every minute. get a good idea here ( quickly you get a good idea here of how quickly this crisis is starting to accelerate with three, even 400 people now arriving at this small camp now every day now. more than a thousand towns and villages across ukraine are left without power after russia's latest bombardment targets power plants. president biden promises a national law on abortion rights, if democrats keep control of congress in the mid—term elections.

i will sign a law codifying roe injanuary. together, let's remember who we are. we are the united states of america, there is nothing beyond our capacity. netflix reverses a drop in customer numbers as a stream of new programmes helps it sign—up almost 2.5 million new households. and, as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the head of the un children's agency, unicef, has warned that the drought

currently gripping somalia could lead to the deaths of young people on a scale not seen for 50 years. climate change and conflict have contributed to severe food shortages across the horn of africa. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, reports from the border town of dolow where people walk for days to come in search of life—saving help. we're heading out into somalia's drought lands, with an armed escort on the lookout for islamist militants, but all we encounter are dying villages. a solitary camel, too weak to stand, marks the entrance to a place called kaharai. a 56—year—old farmer, ibrahim, takes us to see what's become of his goats. the last of his herd now dead from hunger. did you ever imagine your life would end up like this?

"never," he says, "but when there's no rain, there's no future for this "kind of life." and it's notjust the animals that are dying. which is why most villages are emptying fast. small convoys like this one setting off in search of food and water. after a long trek, these families have reached the outskirts of a border town called dolow. nine days, they have been walking for the last nine days. the local authorities have organised tea for the new arrivals. and someone else registers them on a list that is growing by the hour. you get a good idea here of how quickly this crisis is starting to accelerate, with 300 or even 400 people arriving at this one small camp every day now.

and the international aid effort lagging far behind. there's been a lot of lethargy, actually, help hasn't been coming. i guess the international community's also looking at other areas where you know there is a lot of other things going on in the world. distracted? absolutely, they have been distracted with a lot of other things going on everywhere. some aid is reaching some parts of somalia. so, you all have these mobile phones now? these women are getting cash from the united nations, sent directly to their phones. a handy system in a country where a long—running conflict makes humanitarian access so difficult. but it's not enough. right now the world is providing less than half of what's needed to save hundreds of thousands of lives. i mean, i think we are in a completely unprecedented situation here. so we describe the situation here as completely historic in terms of the combination of climatic and conflict effects in the context of something

that is so severe, so protracted, it needs a significantly different level of response. that means a massive push now to save somalia from another famine and a much longer struggle to help it cope with the accelerating ravages of climate change. andrew harding, dolow, somalia. unicef spokesman james elderjoins me now from dolow in somalia. thank you for being with us. just explain what unicef is doing to try to help? the two bi est doing to try to help? the two biggest things _ doing to try to help? the two biggest things there, - biggest things there, nutrition, nutrition, water, water, and in the last few months we have reached 500,000 people with water and when you see a child so malnourished you see a child so malnourished you see the women go for days and weeks and it is often unclean water, it is disease or diarrhoea and that will kill that little boy or girl. so

clearwater and this one clea rwater and this one deferred. clearwater and this one deferred. this highly nutritious paced and we have treated about 300,000 children this year but these numbers just have to keep growing because as you just saw there, the numbers of children, mums and babies coming into the place across the country and to places where we cannot reach because of accessibility, these numbers keep growing. i because of accessibility, these numbers keep growing.- numbers keep growing. i was auoin to numbers keep growing. i was going to ask— numbers keep growing. i was going to ask about _ numbers keep growing. i was going to ask about that, - numbers keep growing. i was going to ask about that, the l going to ask about that, the challenges your team is based on the ground. how difficult is it for them to reach the people who need their help most? i mean, as he saw there, hundreds of people have been arriving today, again in dolow with nothing, and they tell you stories of the livestock and livelihoods they had. good, rural lives, and it is gone, there is no safety net for them anymore so they come to places like this, and, yes, there is support that unicef gives on the front line but in other areas, children are dying on

the way. that insurgency you talk about about out about makes it difficult to reach areas and now we are doing find and treat, we have mobile teams that unit self sends out to try and find the children before they get to an absolutely desperate stage, before they need hospitalisation, before their mothers bury them on the way. those mobile teams are critical but, again, there are insurgents and it is a very difficult place to operate across the country. this is a crisis unlike the famine of 2011, which is starting to spread across somalia. looking back to that _ spread across somalia. looking back to that famine _ spread across somalia. looking back to that famine of - spread across somalia. looking back to that famine of 2011, - back to that famine of 2011, what lessons are there from that and have they been applied this time around you try to avoid any unnecessary loss of life? ., ., ., ~ ~ life? yeah, look, ithink several— life? yeah, look, ithink several lessons - life? yeah, look, ithink several lessons and - life? yeah, look, i think. several lessons and some life? yeah, look, i think- several lessons and some have replied and some not. the biggest lesson we keep yelling about in trying to respond to is that a famine has not been

declared yet even though people are living in those sorts of conditions. the declaration of famine in 2011, by the time that happened, more than 100,000 people had died, tens of thousands of children had died. that is why we are trying to move like this for months and months but money needs to come and come early because supply chains take time. so, those lessons are being applied and money is filtering in now and money is filtering in now and the uk government and us government have commissioned and the money is coming but the level of the crisis is still outstripping the supply. that is a key one as your correspondence there, climate. that was not a big message of 2011 but there is no doubt, beyond rising food prices because of the invasion of russia of ukraine and what that is done to fuel and food, we have to look at the impact the climate crisis is having and look at the excesses that have gone on in the west and how they are being paid for by the worlds poorest children. james,

thank ou worlds poorest children. james, thank you for— worlds poorest children. james, thank you for highlighting - thank you for highlighting that. we have to leave it there. james elder, the spokesperson for unicef, thank you. now the latest on russia's bombardment of ukraine and the impact on civilians. there are now more than 1,000 towns and villages across the country without power. president zelensky says 30% of ukraine's power stations had been destroyed in the past eight days. tom brada reports. russian airstrikes continue to bombard ukraine's energy grid. and millions now face the prospect of a freezing winter with not enough power to keep warm. translation: , , translation: it is scary. i don't know— translation: it is scary. i don't know how _ translation: it is scary. i don't know how to - translation: it is scary. | j don't know how to prepare. translation: it is scary. | - don't know how to prepare. we don't know how to prepare. we do not have an autonomous generator in the building. it seems like we will be sitting without light, and in the cold. in kyiv, recent attacks mean there are already blackouts and there are already blackouts and the water supply is faltering

also. ~ the water supply is faltering also. . the water supply is faltering alsor . . . the water supply is faltering also. ~ . ., ., ,. ., ., also. we calculate a scenario in the next — also. we calculate a scenario in the next winter _ also. we calculate a scenario in the next winter but - also. we calculate a scenario in the next winter but we - also. we calculate a scenario j in the next winter but we see the russians are trying to destroy the critical infrastructure and they want the people to freeze in the winter. i5 the people to freeze in the winter. , ., the people to freeze in the winter. , . ., ., the people to freeze in the winter. , . . ., , . winter. is a familiar picture across much _ winter. is a familiar picture across much of— winter. is a familiar picture across much of ukraine. i winter. is a familiar picture across much of ukraine. al across much of ukraine. a series of defeats on the battlefield mean russia has a new objective away from the front lines, the devastation of ukraine's electricity supply. one of the chief architects of the strategy is this man, a general. nicknamed general armageddon, the kremlin hopes he contain russian fortunes around but in his first televised interview since being appointed to the top commander in ukraine, he seemed to offer a rare acknowledgement of russian difficulties. translation: russian difficulties. tuna/mom- russian difficulties. translation: , ., ., translation: the situation in the area of— translation: the situation in the area of the _ translation: the situation in the area of the special- the area of the special military operation can be described as tense. the enemy

is not abandoning attempts to attack russian troop positions. one area where ukrainian troops are bearing down is the southern city of crowthorne, occupied since february. civilians are evacuating with fears that it will become the new frontline. it is a far back that moscow is using to justify its current tactics. —— kherson. civilians in our critical infrastructure are now squarely in the firing lines as russia attempts to maximise chaos and re—establish footing in the war. in other news, the british prime minister, liz truss, has been trying to bolster support for her leadership by meeting mps to try and get them on side. downing street insists that her full focus is on the challenges facing the country. she is likely to face difficult questions in parliament on wednesday.

the florida county devastated by hurricane ian last month has seen a surge in cases of flesh—eating bacteria illnesses and deaths. lee county recorded 29 illnesses and 4 deaths owing to the bacteria after the storm made landfall. vibrio vulnificus infections can be caused after bacteria enters the body through open cuts. the bacteria lives in warm brackish water, like standing floodwaters. it's three weeks to go until the us midterm elections and the war in ukraine is one of many issues in the minds of voters at stake is which party will control congress. democrats are hoping that abortion will be a major issue for voters, after the supreme court overturned the national right to have one. president biden has called for abortion rights to be codified in us law. let's cross to los angeles and speak to the bbc�*s peter bowes. traditionally it is the economy that will sway voters and how likely will it be that democrats can shift focus and debate in the midterms to the of abortion?—

of abortion? the president is certainly trying _ of abortion? the president is certainly trying to _ of abortion? the president is certainly trying to shift - of abortion? the president is certainly trying to shift the i certainly trying to shift the interest of voters onto those issues where he feels as if he has an advantage and certainly opinion polls since the supreme court acted several months ago would suggest that most people believe in the right of a woman to have an abortion, if she chooses. the challenge for the president and the democrats is to get the attention shifted away from the problems that most people are facing, and thatis most people are facing, and that is the cost of living prices, rising inflation, you only have to drive down a high street in california in los angeles and look at the petrol prices and realise that those are the issues that most people are the issues that most people are struggling with, can they pay rent, meet mortgage at the end of the month? as you indicate, those traditionally are the issues that people will vote on at any election and especially in a mid—term election. the governing party, the party that holds the white house, the democrats, in this case, are likely to lose seats

in congress and the same would apply to republicans. this is a big challenge forjoe biden and that is why clearly he is speaking out now, some three weeks before the election. this is blatant electioneering but he wants to try to focus on those people around the country, especially younger people and especially women, from different political persuasions. the republicans and independents as well he may well be sympathetic with his views on the views of the democrats on abortion. 0k, peter, thank _ democrats on abortion. 0k, peter, thank you _ democrats on abortion. ok, peter, thank you indeed for the overview. we can now speak to jennifer kerns who's a republican strategist and host on the all—american radio network. what you make of this pledge by president biden that if the democrats retain control of congress, he will pass a national law codify in the right to an abortion? well, i thinkjoe — right to an abortion? well, i thinkjoe biden _ right to an abortion? well, i thinkjoe biden is _

right to an abortion? well, i thinkjoe biden is hitting - right to an abortion? well, i j thinkjoe biden is hitting the panic button 21 days out from tonight on what will be, i think, sealing his fate. i don't think now that the democrats are going to win the elections. you look at this new poll out today and not by a conservative outfit by the new york times that says independent women are now flocking to the gop in droves. in fact there was a 23 point swing towards the republican party. what this tells me is that the white house and president biden have a bit of a ten year, maybe they are a bit tone deaf, they are not quite understanding the struggles that the american people are going through right now, the price of gas, the price of inflation, the price of groceries, all those kitchen table issues that are critically important to the mid—term elections. i think becausejoe biden kind when thoseissues becausejoe biden kind when those issues now, the economy certainly didn't pull up before now, and that is still on the forefront of american �*s minds, i think biden now is betting it all, he is putting his chips all, he is putting his chips all in on abortion in the hopes

that his very far left base will turn out and save him in the mid—term elections, i think the mid—term elections, i think the result of the election... it's notjust the abortion issue, though. he is making overtures to those who are feeling the cost of living crisis with the student loans debt forgiveness scheme, which will be, what, $20,000 per borrower potentially being written off? that is an economic offer, it is not solely focused on abortion, is it? ., ., ., ., , it? right, and a lot of people saw the student _ it? right, and a lot of people saw the student loan - it? right, and a lot of people saw the student loan debt. saw the student loan debt forgiveness is sort of a bribe and you could also look at this as, is this sort of a bribe to women? hey, boat to us and we will codify abortion. well, guess what, the democrats control the white house, the us house and the us senate, they could call a session right now back into session and vote to codify abortion rights. why do they have to dangle these carrots in front of people and say, vote for me. the truth of the matter is american women

are proving that they care about more than one issue, they care about more than just one body part, they care about a range of issues from the fact that the democrats and they feel unsafe on the streets... jennifer, you say as a bribe, but political parties stand on a ticket and make ledgers, that's what politics is about, isn't it? it's not a bribe, it's a manifesto.- isn't it? it's not a bribe, it's a manifesto. look, he's makin: it's a manifesto. look, he's making this _ it's a manifesto. look, he's making this statement - it's a manifesto. look, he's making this statement on | it's a manifesto. look, he's- making this statement on behalf of his party. he is not even on the ballot and hear is saying, hey, if you vote for our party, we will do this after the election. why can't they do it now? in fact, why didn't they do it earlier in the session? they've been in session this year, they could have done it then, but it'sjust year, they could have done it then, but it's just that the democrats other dreamers, they do all these election promises to the votes.— to the votes. you made the oint to the votes. you made the point at _ to the votes. you made the point at a — to the votes. you made the point at a moment - to the votes. you made the point at a moment ago. - to the votes. you made the point at a moment ago. i i to the votes. you made the i point at a moment ago. i want to act very briefly to the point you made about the polls and an indication of a swing, is that any different to what we would normally see in mid

terms? the party in power, traditionally, the midterms go against them, it's part of the ebb and flow of politics, isn't it? it would be the same if the republicans were in power, no? i agree, this is part of the checks and balances of the american system however i thought democrats thought they had a shoo—in, they thought they had this in the bag when the supreme court overturned roe, i think they were banking on the abortion issue, coasting into the election and they clearly made a serious miscalculation.- clearly made a serious miscalculation. ., , , . ., miscalculation. 0k, appreciate ou miscalculation. 0k, appreciate you being _ miscalculation. 0k, appreciate you being brief, _ miscalculation. 0k, appreciate you being brief, we _ miscalculation. 0k, appreciate you being brief, we got - miscalculation. 0k, appreciate you being brief, we got a i miscalculation. 0k, appreciate you being brief, we got a lot . you being brief, we got a lot in the programme to cover, jennifer kerns, republican strategist and talk show host, thank you. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: netflix reverses a drop in customer numbers as a stream of new programmes helps it sign up almost 2.5 million new households. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades — the former dictator

in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korea, it lights up a biblical famine now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, - it is actually cheaper— to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is bbc news,

the latest headlines: the united nations issues a stark warning that somaila is facing the worst drought in 40 years — with aid camps admitting a starving child every minute. more than a thousand towns and villages across ukraine are left without power after russia's latest bombardment targets power plants. netflix says it has stopped losing customers due to competition and pressures from the rising cost of living. the streamer gained 2.4 million subscribers worldwide between july and september. lets go to the bay area now where we can speak now to jeremy owens. he's the tech editor at market watch. good news then i suppose for net mix. the question is, is this a trend that they can sustain, do you think? they seem to _ sustain, do you think? they seem to think— sustain, do you think? they seem to think so. _ sustain, do you think? they seem to think so. they i seem to think so. they predicted 4.5 million new subscribers in the fourth

quarter, the ceo afterwards said thank god for the end of shrinking they've instituted all these new terms and programmes to turn this around so they seem to think they are good for the rest of this year and that the new ad— supported tear and password sharing crackdowns they are instituting will help going to 2023 and keep momentum going. 50 going to 2023 and keep momentum oiiin _ , going. so the field is increasingly - going. so the field is i increasingly competitive, going. so the field is _ increasingly competitive, there are new players entering the market all the time fighting for those subscribers. with the cost of living pressures people are facing, is there a danger, do you think that actually maybe some of those other smaller entrance to the market will be the ones thatjust don't survive? will be the ones that 'ust don't survive?i will be the ones that 'ust don't survive? ~' , ., don't survive? oh, i think you can pretty _ don't survive? oh, i think you can pretty much _ don't survive? oh, i think you can pretty much guarantee i don't survive? oh, i think you i can pretty much guarantee that is going to happen. you just can't sustain this money. if you think, as a consumer, how many streaming services are you going to subscribe to and i go to churn through them enough to get different ones to keep them alive? it's very unlikely we

will end up with just a plethora of streaming services. now, there are some deep pockets in this. i don't see nbc dropping peacock, i don't see disney, disney is doing great with its efforts, so i think there will be some of these smaller ones that kinda fall off and eventually had a wall. obviously i don't think that will happen with netflix, that will happen with netflix, thatis that will happen with netflix, that is the first one, that is the biggest one right now along with disney and its offerings but yes, you are going to see eventually, as the streaming market matures, you will see some of these not make it. there is one thing in particular, a move they are going to make which is introducing the lower—priced but with ads option. do you think people will accept paying and seeing ads or does it have to be either/or? if you see ads, you expected forfree. we've been paying for and seeing ads as a people for a long time, right? it's not something new. and the ability to pay much less is going to definitely bring people in and

i think that is something that streaming is going to bring in more. we're going to see more services which charge a for no ads. we've seen it with news coverage and newspapers which will charge you a higher subscription fee if you don't want to see advertisements. i think that is likely to be the effect of this, it becomes much more standard to see —— pay a lower price if you want to see ads in a higher price if you don't. , , , ads in a higher price if you don't, , , ., ~ ads in a higher price if you don't, , , ., ,, i. don't. jeremy owens, thank you very much- _ the bbc is 100 years old today. it started in 1922 as the british broadcasting company — with just four employees and a promise that there would be no news broadcasts before 7pm. a lot has changed since then. our media editor amol rajan reports. 2lo, marconi house, london, calling. a century ago this country did a curious thing. it set up a company that would use wireless communication to engage the public. and so the bbc was born. put the statement in.

get everything off. hang on, 10 seconds. over that century, it has faced few bigger tests than the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. do we have the go? yeah. we can go, chris. let's do it. yeah. a few moments ago, buckingham palace l announced the death of - her majesty queen elizabeth ii. bbc is interrupting normal programmes. for 100 years now, the bbc has been a mirror to the nation. from the announcement of war... this country is at war with germany. ..reflecting every aspect of our lives, from sporting glory... they think it's all over. it is now. it's four. ..to the birth of local radio... we've had the postmaster general to open the station. the lord mayor of leicester... after hours of shooting... gunfire. ..and facing a line of troops, the crowd is still here. ..and the unfolding

of world history. i'm going to give you i a damn good thrashing! the corporation has created countless smaller cultural institutions, from shows across genres such as comedy... laughter. dr who theme. ..and programmes in drama... dr who theme. there is more.. ..to national treasures. ..meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance. along the way, the bbc has made a habit of annoying prime ministers... thank you for what the bbc, if they are true to their usual form, will tonight describe as a hostile reception. laughter. ..and been responsible for some appalling scandals. throughout its century, technological innovation has powered the bbc, from the birth of collective eavesdropping, known as radio,

to alexandra palace here in north london where the first public television transmissions were made, new technologies allow the bbc to reach ever bigger audiences but today's new technologies — the internet, smartphones, social media — have weakened the bbc�*s grip on our culture, and, together with political pressure, threaten its future. hello again. yesterday, once the early morning mist and fog patches had cleared out of the way, most parts of the uk had plenty of sunshine but there were some big contrasts in the temperatures from north to south. across england and wales, very mild weather. in parts of sussex, temperatures as high as 20 degrees but even though we had sunshine across the north of the uk and scotland, here, it was much cooler, with temperatures in shetland just reaching 10 degrees. the reason, well we had this cooler air mass underneath this area of high pressure and that will be slipping eastwards over the next few days and this area of low pressure to our south—west really is going to dominate and will be very slow—moving so we will transition to even more unsettled weather conditions, really, and that transition is taking

place right now. we are seeing outbreaks of rain arrive with strengthening winds and look at this, towards the start of wednesday morning, the end of the night, we're looking at temperatures of 16 degrees in plymouth and those temperatures are higher than they should be during the middle of the afternoon, let alone at the end of the night. through the west of wednesday, these bands of rain are going to erratically work their way northwards and a little bit further eastwards as we go through the day. i suspect parts of east anglia, north—east england and scotland will stay dry but there will be more cloud around, a few bright or sunny spells and a windier kind of day, gusts running into 30s of miles per hour but still very mild, 15—19 for england and wales, those temperatures a bit below average for scotland and northern ireland. for thursday, another band of rain comes up and this one is going to be heavier, perhaps with some numbers are funded as it swings across all of the country. just tending to clear, the skies brighten up there could be certain hefty showers arriving late in the day from further south. temperatures are still mild,

16—19 for england and wales, temperatures rising a bit and northern ireland but still close to average really in scotland. on friday, the low pressure is still firmly in charge. there will be plenty of showers around, potentially merging to give some lengthier spells of rain towards parts of wales, western england and northern ireland, closest to that centre of low pressure but it's mild again, temperatures are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central belt. that low pressure, though, is stuck with us through the weekend, so it's a case of further rain or showers, but it does stay on the mild side. that's your latest, bye—bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the united nations has issued a stark warning that somalia is facing the worst drought in 40 years. aid camps have been admiting a starving child every minute, often from families who have spents days walking in search of life—saving help. climate change and conflict have both contributed to the severe food shortages. the authorities in ukraine say the latest russian air strikes have left more than 1,000 towns and villages without power. president zelensky criticised moscow's widespread use of iranian—made drones in the current spate of attacks, and said the situation was now critical, with water supplies also affected. president biden has promised that the first bill he will sign into law next year

if the democrats retain control