welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a stark warning at the opening of the un's climate summit — humanity must co—operate or perish. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives — and we are losing. and here's what those dangers look like — we have a special report from pakistan as it tries to recover from devastating flooding. the water destroying not just homes and schools, but roads and bridges. an entire landscape redrawn that could take a lot of time and money to rebuild. and in other news. on the eve of the us midterm elections,

democrats and republicans make their closing arguments to american voters. this is the scene live in the state of ohio, where former president donald trump is due to address the crowds. and bursting at the seams — we meet 72 members of the same family all living under the same roof. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in egypt, where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el—sheikh with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. hell" with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to "co—operate or perish".

last year's climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been "woefully inadequate". our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gathering to try and tackle the climate challenge — including the british prime minister rishi sunak, arriving in egypt for what are expected to be some of the most difficult discussions in the three—decade history of these climate summits. global temperatures keep rising, and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. we are on a highway to climate hell, with our foot still on the accelerator. mr sunak said acting on climate also makes economic sense. putin's abhorrent war in ukraine and rising energy prices across the world are not

a reason to go slow on climate change. they are a reason to act faster. but developing nations say they need the rich world to deliver on its promises of finance. this backdrop, the lengthy discussions at cops, - with its stalling, delayingl tactics and procrastination that have hampered - implementation and delivery, is simply cruel and unjust. it has been a year of climate—related disasters around the world. dry weather in the north african country of mauritania led to extensive fires last month. at the glasgow climate conference last year, countries agreed to raise their carbon—cutting ambitions every year. butjust 29 out of 193 have done so — and only one of them, australia, significantly

raised its game. so where does that leave us? take a look at this. this is how much emissions have been growing. they have been increasing steadily. the un says we need to cut them almost in half by 2030, so in just seven years�* time. but this is the direction the world is currently going. the un says that puts us on track for a temperature rise of almost three celsius. it would be, it says, a catastrophe for humanity. for the first time in the history of these conferences, there is a dedicated youth zone — and the young people are frustrated. nothing new has been said. this is the 27th cop of its kind, its older than i am. we are notjust here as symbols of the future, we're here as representatives of the climate crisis being lived through us. my hometown flooded in mexico when i was 13 years old,

that's why i'm an activist. we keep having to pressure them, and that is why- we are here as the young - people, applying that pressure, and we won't back down - because we believe that another world is possible, - and it is possible to make those policy changes. what do we want? climate justice! these young people worry their voice isn't being heard, however loud they are, but they hope that by being here at the conference, they will begin to influence the decisions that will shape all our futures. justin rowlatt, bbc news, egypt. as we heard injustin�*s report, one of the key issues is compensating poorer countries, and among those is pakistan, which suffered devastating floods earlier this year. more than 1,500 lives were lost and more than two million homes devastated, along with roads and bridges. around 30,000 hospitals and schools were also damaged or destroyed. the pakistan government has

put the overall cost of the floods at the equivalent of 30 billion us dollars. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from the southwestern province of balochistan. the waters came, wrecking everything in their path. the classroom block at this boys�* school stood no chance. one small mercy is that no—one was inside at the time. rohan watched as his school turned to ruin. translation: i was standing on the hill when i saw - our classroom was destroyed. we even lost our playground. claimed by a catastrophe pakistan's government says is due to climate change. another tale of devastation

at the girls�* school close by. and an early lesson in resilience. in these socially conservative districts, where many girls aren't allowed to attend school, it was already tough to get an education. 15—year—old ayesha is determined to become a doctor. translation: i miss my classroom. we had desks and we didn't have to sit on the floor. my dream is for my school to be rebuilt. brick by brick, recovery is slow. abdul qayyum collects the fragments of the home which was in his family for a century. translation: my daughter - is desperate to move back here. day and night, she asks for her bedroom. i am scared to rebuild here in case it floods again.

let alone flash floods. but this year, they arrived with force, the water destroying notjust homes and schools, but roads and bridges, an entire landscape redrawn, and it could take a lot of time and money to rebuild. a monsoon on steroids, says the un. this was the wettest august ever for these southern provinces. pakistan's only responsible for a tiny fraction of global emissions. that the west needs to compensate poorer nations like his. some countries, namely pakistan, will be more exposed, more deeply vulnerable than others living in cooler longitudes.

in my country, secretary—general, millions of people are going into winter without shelter or livelihood. millions remain homeless. already struggling through an economic crisis, a climate disaster has plunged them into further despair. the waters may have receded, but here, they still feel stranded. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, balochistan. us political leaders have been hitting the campaign trail in the final hours before crucial mid—term elections. the polls will determine who controls congress for the next two years, and they'll almost certainly set the agenda for the next presidential contest in 202a. donald trump and joe biden have both been lending their weight to their chosen candidates' rallies over the weekend, with separate rallies in the key battlegroud state of pennsylvania.

this is the scene in ohio, where former president donald trump is due to speak. in the past half hour, president biden has been speaking at a rally in maryland, in support of the democratic candidate for governor, wes moore. he told the crowd that the election is not a referendum, it's a choice of two very different visions for america. biden, who has avoided campaigning in several swing states as his approval rating continues to lag, travelled to the reliably democratic state, where the nominee is widely expected to win back the republican—held governorship. president biden urged supporters, "we've got one more night to do everything we can to win." let's speak to our north america correspondent john sudworth in philadelphia. great to get you back on the

programme. we were talking about an hour ago about what president biden might say, and you told us he would talk about democracy. he did, do you think this is enough of a vision, a message to reach american voters? �* . ~ message to reach american voters? �* ., ~ ., voters? i'm talking to you, as ou voters? i'm talking to you, as you say. _ voters? i'm talking to you, as you say. from _ voters? i'm talking to you, as you say, from pennsylvania. | voters? i'm talking to you, as| you say, from pennsylvania. it is a key race in a key battleground state. in the next few moments, are going to few moments, we are going to hearfrom dr mehmet oz, the republican candidate. we have heard from joe biden this evening, he was here in over the weekend, pennsylvania over the weekend, making some of those same points. will it be enough? you have to say at this stage, most voters will of course already know where they are going to go with their ballot. that's

probably the case here in this state, and i think those sorts of warnings now about democracy itself being in some kind of peril, if you feel that way, if you are convinced by those arguments, you will probably already have decided which way you are going to vote. nonetheless, there is a small band of undecided voters in each race, with the polls as tight as they are, they really count for something. that's why you still see the leading democrat politicians and republican politicians fighting so hard right to the bitter end. �* , . ~ so hard right to the bitter end. �* , ., ~ ., end. and 'ust talking about those end. and just talking about those leading _ end. and just talking about those leading republican i those leading republican figures, former president donald trump is due to speak in ohio at a rally there. it's widely speculated that at some point over the next few days, he has been hinting about a presidential race in 202a. are you expecting that tonight?

there are rumours, as there always are, surrounding donald trump. wejust don't always are, surrounding donald trump. we just don't know. but what it tells art is just how much is at stake in this particular election. because what happens here in the next few days could determine not just for example the make—up of the senate and therefore, deciding whetherjoe biden becomes a lame duck president for the rest of his term, but it could also decide what donald himself decides to donald trump himself decides to do in terms of reading the runes, in terms of what kind of a run he could have. that's why there is so much attention not just here in pennsylvania, of course, with similar key battleground states across the country. battleground states across the count . , , battleground states across the count ., , ., ,~' country. just remind asked, what's at — country. just remind asked, what's at stake _ country. just remind asked, what's at stake here - country. just remind asked, what's at stake here in - country. just remind asked, | what's at stake here in terms of the mid—term elections? this year taking so much more importance than in previous

cycles. importance than in previous cles. ~ ,., importance than in previous cles. ~ ., cycles. well, some of those same issues, _ cycles. well, some of those same issues, of _ cycles. well, some of those same issues, of course, - cycles. well, some of those i same issues, of course, those fault line issues notjust in sharp focus here but right across the nation. the sense of deeply polarised positions, this division in american culture and politics. right here in pennsylvania, abortion has been one of the issues on which the two candidates differ markedly. the question, the legitimacy of the 2020 election. dr mehmet oz has been raising questions about the legitimacy of that vote. his opponentjohn fetterman has been saying those sorts of conspiracies are a good reason for his supporters to come out and vote tomorrow. all of these issues at play, all telling us something about the future direction of this country, and a lot to play for, with the poll is very, very tight

indeed. poll is very, very tight indeed-— poll is very, very tight indeed. , ., ., . indeed. john, thanks so much for keeping — indeed. john, thanks so much for keeping us _ indeed. john, thanks so much for keeping us up-to-date, i indeed. john, thanks so much l for keeping us up-to-date, it's for keeping us up—to—date, it's going to be a busy of going to be a busy couple of days for you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. talk about a lot of mouths to feed — we'll introduce you to four generations of one family living under the same roof. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both. east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. i and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first i attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. _

yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who have long felt only grudgingly accepted amongst the clergy, suddenly felt welcome. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines. the un secretary general has warned that the world is losing the battle of its life over climate change — and says people must co—operate or perish. us politicians are making their final push for votes ahead of tuesday's mid—term elections, which will decide who controls the senate and the house of representatives. let's return to the top story now, and what's at stake at the cop27 climate summit.

earlier, i spoke to professor jacqueline peel is director of melbourne climate futures at university of melbourne, and she told me why developing countries are so in need of urgent financing to fix their climate damage now. the devastation that's being caused by climate change in many poorer nations is front and centre on the agenda. and part of the reason that that's the case is because we haven't seen richer nations stepping up on other commitments — to reduce emissions to levels that would keep us within safe temperature limits, and to meet the cost of finance for developing countries to be able to adapt to the impacts of climate change. so that means we'll see more of these disasters occurring, they're disproportionately impacting countries least able to deal with them, exacting very significant costs. so we're seeing at this cop27

meeting an increasing call around who will pay for those costs in the future. professor, i'd just like to get your thoughts on that. are rich countries going to cough up the cash, so to speak? just last year, they vowed to pledge something like $40 billion by 2025 per year — that hasn't happened yet as far as i can understand, and the un says we need much more. do they have the funds to do this? look, it's certainly been an issue where we don't already have the finance goals that exist being met. but what developing countries are calling for here is loss and damage, these harms from climate disasters, is a new source of threats they are facing, and they need a new fund to cover those costs. so even though the existing finance goals haven't been met, they are saying this is such

an issue that we need to have it on the agenda — and it is on the agenda at cop27, but it was actually quite difficult to get it on the agenda, and it is a redline issue for many richer nations who are concerned aboutjust how much these costs might be, and that there might be open—ended liability for compensation. it's a sort of semi—success that it's on the agenda and they're talking about it, but what outcomes should we expect? is it possible to be optimistic about what success looks like at cop27? i think that we have to have modest expectations for what could be achieved at this cop, it's a small victory that it's on the agenda. and it's on the agenda with a requirement to deliver a plan not this year, but by 202a. so we're not expecting to see decisions, for example, on targets for funding. but what we might see is progress on the mechanisms for delivery of the money, and some sort of agreement

around where the sources of funding could come from — whether that's from the developed countries, whether it's from multilateral financing agencies, private finance, or there are even increasing calls around big polluters, oil and gas companies, perhaps contributing to a loss and damage fund. so we might see some process on the how of delivery, but it's unlikely that this issue will be entirely resolved at this meeting. this is the scene in ohio where former president trump is due to speak at a rally in support oij vance, the state's republican senate

candidate. we understand his plane has landed and those steps are where we expect him at some point, to proceed down the stairway and make an address to supporters that have gathered there to see him. he's been a huge draw for republican supporters in the us mid—term elections. quite particularly noticeable, i have to say, on the campaign trail, holding something like four rallies in the last five days leading up to election day, including in iowa, florida and pennsylvania. he has also been hinting heavily that he will soon launch a 2024 comeback bid for the white house, with one or two reports suggesting he might declare very soon. we were just talking to our correspondence about that, and he rightly

pointed out there is always speculation when it comes to donald trump, but very hard to say what exactly will be the reality, if and when he does or evenif reality, if and when he does or even if he does make an announcement of that sort. there has been speculation as well that one of the reasons why there have been these rumours are swirling about a possible comeback bid in 2024 is because he is looking to draw attention to this rally. you can see there the camera zooming into the stairway. in anticipation, i imagine, of seeing donald trump walk down the stairway. just to remind you, he is not on the ballot on tuesday, but he has weighed in on almost 200 races, backing republican candidates in the senate, the house and top state offices across the united states. ohio used to be a swing state, but it has been more conservative in recent years.

you might remember, the state went to trump, donald trump i should say, in 2016 and 2020. we will leave that scene in ohio and check back in a little later. a memorial has been held in honor of victims of the precision airline flight that crashed over the weekend, killing 19 of the 43 people on board. survivors say that the pilot told the passengers he was experiencing poor visibility and bad weather just moments before the plane plunged into lake victoria in tanzania. so how close is your family? well, spare a thought for this family in india's maharashtra together under the same roof — that's four generations of the doijode family.

you've been watching newsday. stay with us. hello there. tricky weather conditions out there at the moment, but tuesday generally is an improving story. it's going to be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers for many, accompanied by some squally winds, though, still from time to time. so we've seen this massive cloud spilling in off the atlantic, and the weather front is producing some rain, some of it really quite heavy. through at quite a pace because it's driven along by gusts of winds in excess of 60—70mph. so by around 5—6am, the front will be sitting out showers to follow behind. so there will also be a little more sunshine around for tuesday. some of those showers really quite heavy with hail, with some thunder mixed

in there, as well. and they are going to push their way in from the west further inland. now, as we go through the afternoon, we're still going to see some gusty winds, widely 30—40mph, but we could still see gusts in excess of 50mph down in the southwest. it's going to be a relatively mild story, though, because the wind direction coming from the southwesterly, so temperatures above where they should be for the time of year. we're looking at highs of 11—15 celsius. now, the wind direction will change from a south—westerly to a bit more of a westerly as we go into wednesday. weather fronts waiting out in the wings, but that means a slightly fresher start to the day first thing on wednesday morning, single figures in 1—2 places. so not as mild as it has been of late. again, another day of sunny spells and blustery showers to look out for on wednesday. showers most frequent perhaps developing in the far northwest as we go through the afternoon. so there should continue to be some spells of sunshine, because we've got that westerly

flow, temperatures may be down a notch for some areas, generally between 10—15 celsius. now, as we move into thursday and towards the end of the week, we've got an area of high pressure that's going to build and centre itself across europe, and that will keep these weather fronts out in the far northwest. it still continues to drive in this southwesterly flow, this milder air across the country, so temperatures will continue to be above the average for the time of year. and that high pressure should keep things a little bit quieter and drier.

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diplomat in the region.