welcome to bbc news. i'm monika plaha. our top stories: morocco on the march. they beat former winners spain to reach the world cup quarter finals i am so happy! i am really happy! my boss back home in london, can you please give me another extension to the semifinal, please? i love you too. you are the best! they face portugal in the quarter finals. the team beat switzerland— with ronaldo left out of the starting line—up. we will have the latest on georgia as polls close in the crucial run—off election for the senate. a special report from haiti where an outbreak of cholera is adding to the misery of people in one of the world's most dangerous countries.

a jury in new york finds the trump organization guilty on multiple charges of tax fraud. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there's been another huge upset at the world cup in qatar as morocco stunned spain to reach the quarter finals for the first time in their history. it was a nail—biting watch, as no teams scored any goals after extra time, meaning it had to be decided by penalties. and it was morocco who sealed victory after defender ashraf hakimi, who was born and raised in madrid, scored the winning penalty, knocking the former champions out of the tournament. and let's just take a look at the scenes in casablanca.

this is the moment morocco won. they've become the fourth african nation to reach the quarterfinals of a world cup. the last time it happened was when ghana made it in 2010. shaimaa khalil was at the game and sent this report. the atmosphere here is electric. this was a nailbiting game. i was in the stadium, and people were literally on the edge of their seats. it was a tough game for morocco. spain did not make it easy and it was down to the last minute, really, and then it was the penalties, and you could feel that the fans were getting optimistic, and then morocco delivered that victory. they defeated the 2010 world champions, spain, kicking them out of the world cup, delivering yet another amazing story. morocco is really making history in that tournament. the last remaining arab country to make it to the quarter—finals. you deserve it! it was really so hard, it was tough, but we made it! i am so happy!

i am really happy! my bos back home in london, can you please give me another extension to the semifinal, please? i love you too. you are the best. i am so happy. i am really happy. it is ecstatic! it's a history. we know, we believe our team, we know they will win! - i don't know how i feel. i am about to pass out very soon. i have no idea. my voice is gone. i am the happiest guy in the world right now. you know, i changed my ticket three times. i have a flight tomorrow. i'm not going. my son, i tell him, "i'm sorry — i'll be there next week." we came from jordan. we are supporting morocco, and we are so happy. thank you. do you feel that this is — how do you feel? the best game of my life. dreaming — it is a dream for us to be in the quarter—final. it's something incredible for us. one of the chants that i held

on my way out of the stadium, is in arabic, and it translates as a moroccan greeting to an arab celebration. we have spoken it to moroccans, to algerians, palestinians, jordanians, egyptians — many fans from around the region — and they all told us that this feels like a win. i must say that fans from different parts of africa are also celebrating morocco's victory. tonight feels like one team won, but a whole region is proud and is celebrating. lots of happy faces there. morocco will play portugal in the quarter finals on saturday after portugal beat switzerland 6—1. 21—year—old gonsalo ramos started instead of cristiano ronaldo who was dropped to the bench. well, ramos justified his place. he scored a hat—trick. the last time portugal reached the quarter finals was back in 2006. polls have closed in the us state of georgia

for the election which decides who will take the last remaining seat in the senate. the run—off vote between the democratic incumbent raphael warnock and the republican former football star herschel walker will determine whether the democrats can strengthen their very thin majority. the poll was triggered after no candidate received 50% of the vote in the midterm elections last month. for more we can foi’ more we can cross for more we can cross to gary 0'donoghue in atlanta. the polls have officially closed. we should be getting the boat soon. when can we expect the results at what could this mean for either side?— for either side? well, they are countin: for either side? well, they are counting the — for either side? well, they are counting the votes _ for either side? well, they are counting the votes pretty - counting the votes pretty quickly, actually, and i guess thatis quickly, actually, and i guess that is not surprising because they are only counting one race because it is a run—off and they are still very, very close. it is incredibly close and it is seesawing between

raphael warnock and herschel walker. 0ne raphael warnock and herschel walker. one minute one is ahead and the next minute the other is ahead so this will really go down to the buyer i think. we're here at the raphael warnock collection party. you hear these are pretty upbeat atmosphere. there is a group on the stage at the moment singing. we have already had sister sledge, bruno mars, michaeljackson, etc, so they are feeling confident and if it goes on this will deflate like a balloon but they are still fairly confident and they have had a number of people here talking to the media and they tend to do that when they are feeling pretty good about things but it is very, very close. �* . , , ., things but it is very, very close. �* , ., , close. and it has been a better race, close. and it has been a better race. hasn't — close. and it has been a better race, hasn't it? _ close. and it has been a better race, hasn't it? tell— close. and it has been a better race, hasn't it? tell us- close. and it has been a better race, hasn't it? tell us more . race, hasn't it? tell us more about it and how tight it is. that bitterness has been played out really in the advertising and it has been what you might call a traditional attack ads, particularly in the last few weeks about the run—off, both

sides tearing lumps out of one another over their personal lives in particular. very little room for any debate on policy or ideas. it has been like that all the way and they have spent a lot of money doing it. tens of millions of dollars. to be fair, really, that money has not changed all that money has not changed all that much. both candidates were appointed to a part, the mid—term elections in the beginning of november, and now they are still. so, you can take a lesson from that, i guess, but what they are hoping, but they understand, the margins are so tiny that it is about turning out this or that thousand voters and this or that county or this or that precinct that can make the difference. last time i looked, a few minutes ago, the gap between the two camps was about 20,000 votes which is nothing in an electorate where we will probably see close on 4 million votes cast, so it is going to be i think not a completely

late—night. it took until 2am for the results last time, or confidence about the result. i think we might get that a bit earlier but there is a couple more hours of partying to be done here i think.— done here i think. gary o'donoghue, - done here i think. gary o'donoghue, thank - done here i think. gary| o'donoghue, thank you done here i think. gary- o'donoghue, thank you very done here i think. gary 0'donoghue, thank you very much for your time, 0'donoghue, thank you very much foryourtime, and no doubt 0'donoghue, thank you very much for your time, and no doubt we will be speaking to you a little bit later those results. let's get some of the day's other news. a court in argentina has sentenced the vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner to six years in prison for corruption. the court also banned her from public office for life. she had denied fraud, awarding public contracts to a friend— while serving as the country's president. she's expected to appeal against the conviction a suspect accused of killing five people at a gay nightclub in colorado last month has been charged with more than 300 criminal counts, including hate crimes and murder. investigators say 22—year—old anderson lee aldrich ran into club 0 dressed in body armour and began shooting during a drag queen birthday celebration. aldrich faces a possible

life sentence in prison without parole. the united states says it opposes the broadcaster aljazeera taking the killing of the palestinian american reporter shireen abu akleh to the international criminal court. the qatar—based tv channel says it has "unearthed new evidence," and claims that the veteran reporter was killed by israeli forces on purpose. to haiti now, and yesterday we brought you the first of 0rla gerin�*s reports about criminal gangs bringing terror and chaos to the country. the united nations is warning that a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in what is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. almost half the population are facing acute hunger. armed groups and gangs are complicating efforts to get help to those in need.

from the capital, port—au—prince, 0rla guerin has the second of her special reports. and a warning — you may find parts distressing. a little boy lost, being put out on the street. police evicting families from a public square in port—au—prince, consigning them to this. many sought refuge here injuly when gang warfare killed at least 300 people in ten days. they have had little help from their failing state. what is happening here now is that people who have already been displaced once are being displaced again. women have been leaving, clutching small children by the hand, carrying whatever they can manage. there is a real sense of despair now. they are wondering where can

they go to be safe. here's where they fled from — cite soleil, a place where most fear to tread. it's the poorest part of the capital, and a bastion of the gangs. the un's world food programme has to negotiate its way in, to give out life—saving aid. it says 19,000 people here are facing famine—like conditions. a two—hour flight from miami. all this is watched carefully by gang members, who remain out of sight. they are also watching us as we film. we can't step outside the gate. how hard is it to try to feed your child? "i can't," sarah tells me, "so my little one is now at my mother's." here, there's

shooting every day. and now there is another threat. cholera has returned. five—year—old jocelyn has been hit hard. she is already weakened by malnutrition, like so many children here. with her godmother by her side, she gets help in time. but much of the suffering here goes unnoticed, unseen by the world. and the greatest plague is the gangs, who own most of the streets. haiti's government has pleaded for foreign troops. so far, the international community is in no rush. there is anger at the idea of more foreign intervention. it has a bad history here. many haitians want their government out, not foreigners in.

"the state is collecting taxes," says abner, "but it can't "collect the rubbish. "it can't feed the people. "we will fight until we overthrow it." this man has been been fighting for a better haiti, as a lawyer and human rights activist, but no—one is immune here, no—one is safe. s he lost his entire family, his wife and daughters. here they were, in life, sharing a happy moment. they were gunned down by a gang in august. three women, no mercy.

translation: you are | always waiting for a call from your child, telling you, "dad this," or "dad that." and in the blink of an eye, the criminals take away the connection to your child. this was the family carjust hours after the attack. translation: they have taken the country hostage. _ they make the law here. they kill, they rape, they destroy. and they rob children of what little they have. this boy is 12. he and his mother are now homeless for the second time. first, they fled cite soleil. now the authorities have moved them on. they told us they had no idea where they would go.

0rla guerin, bbc news, port—au—prince. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: trying to reach agreement on protecting wildlife and biodiversity — a major conference opens in montreal. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man. they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. - elsewhere. — people have been gathering to mourn his passing.

imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: moroccan football fans are celebrating after their team reached the quarterfinals of the world cup in qatar. they'll meet portugal on saturday. it's neck and neck in georgia where the final senate seat is up for grabs after a run—off election. donald trump's property business — the trump organization — has been convicted of 17 counts of tax fraud, as well as other financial crimes.

the company now faces a fine of $1.6 million. the conviction is a blow to the former us president who has announced he will run again for the white house. our north america correspondent david willis is following the story. thank you so much forjoining me. first of all, just tell me more about this. what does this mean for the trump organization? in terms of financial liability, ithink in terms of financial liability, i think the impact, potential impact of this court case is pretty minimal bearing in mind the assets of the trump organization amount to billions of dollars in value. the trump organization likely to receive a fine of about $1.6 million in this particular case. but of wider concern i suppose is what this means for the trump organization going forward as far as business dealings are

concerned. the due diligence that the banks will undertake getting loans, for example, and securing future government contracts. this will put a cloud over all those sorts of things. as far as donald trump himself is concerned, he wasn't named in this lawsuit, it was just taken against his companies, it is potentially of course all part of the cumulative effect that could come into play on voters' minds as we get closer to the 2024 presidential election. mr trump announced recently that he is going to mount a third run for the white house. and with other legal battles yet to come, the new york attorney general letitia james, for example, is preparing a fraud case against mr trump, and preparing a fraud case against mrtrump, and two preparing a fraud case against mr trump, and two members of his family, and there are investigations under way to the

alleged role he played in the uprising of the us capitol last year, it could have an impact on voters as we get closer to that presidential election. you did mention _ that presidential election. you did mention some _ that presidential election. you did mention some points there, but what is it actually mean for donald trump's presidential bid for 2024? mr for donald trump's presidential bid for 2024?— bid for 2024? mr trump will i am sure attempt _ bid for 2024? mr trump will i am sure attempt to _ bid for 2024? mr trump will i am sure attempt to brush - bid for 2024? mr trump will i | am sure attempt to brush this off as i indeed he has in a statement which was released a few hours ago in that he said he was disappointed by the verdict to the court today and he made clear that he intends to appeal that verdict, but he sought to pin the blame for this tax fraud on alan while the work and other senior members of the trump organization, basically saying that they acted alone, gone rogue if you like —— akrotiri. while it is true that prosecutors in this case are

registered democrats, mr trump of my claim that this is a low political witch—hunt is somewhat undermined by the fact that some of the checks that were written as part of the way of giving bonuses to people in the high ups in the company were actually signed off on by donald trump himself.- donald trump himself. david willis, thank— donald trump himself. david willis, thank you _ donald trump himself. david willis, thank you ever - donald trump himself. david willis, thank you ever so - donald trump himself. david i willis, thank you ever so much for your time. a major united nations conference on preserving global biodiversity has opened in the canadian city of montreal. more than 10,000 delegates, including scientists, government officials and activists, are taking part in cop15. over the next two weeks, they will try to agree on how to preserve sensitive ecosystems. tom brada has the details. life on earth is in a race against time. injust life on earth is in a race against time. in just the past

50 years, the majority of its land surface and two—thirds of its oceans have been significantly altered. nearly a million species of animals and plants face extinction, and human behaviour is at the heart of it all. at cop15, governments will have to find a way to protect what natural spaces we have next. ecosystems have become — spaces we have next. ecosystems have become placings _ spaces we have next. ecosystems have become placings of - spaces we have next. ecosystems have become placings of profit. . have become placings of profit. with our bottomless appetite for unchecked them unequal economic growth, humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction. we are treating nature like a toilet.- extinction. we are treating nature like a toilet. you could be forgiven — nature like a toilet. you could be forgiven for— nature like a toilet. you could be forgiven for feeling - nature like a toilet. you could be forgiven for feeling a - be forgiven for feeling a little confused. after all, we onlyjust little confused. after all, we only just saw the conclusion of the cop27 summit in channelside. at this conference is different. unlike the climate process with its clear process —— gold to limit global warming, this summit has different names. luckily

focused on conservation. nature is as important _ focused on conservation. nature is as important as _ focused on conservation. nature is as important as climate, - focused on conservation. nature is as important as climate, and l is as important as climate, and for climate to succeed, it means nature has to succeed, and that is why we have to deal with them together. its headline _ with them together. its headline policy is something known as 30 x 30, a pledge for countries to protect the 2% of their land and waters for by their land and waters for by the year 2030. pamela's prime minister has championed the policy, but some are not happy. indigenous groups who see it as a potential threat to their land rights disrupted mr trudeau's speech at the start of the summit. delegates face a steep challenge to set ambitious but fair targets, addressing everything from farm subsidies through the spread of invasive species. but with the health of our planet on the line, it is more important than ever that leaders find something they can agree on. tom brada, bbc news. first—time author chelsea banning held a book signing

for her novel of crowns and legends, but she was very disappointed that only two people came. she took to twitter and was shocked at the response. several well—known writers shared their experience. author of the handmaid's tale, margaret atwood, said: "join the club. "i did a signing to which nobody came, "except a guy who wanted to buy some scotch tape "and thought i was the help." bestselling writer neil gaimun confessed: "terry pratchett and i did a signing "in manhattan for good omens that nobody came to at all. "so you are two up on us." and jodie picault said: "i have sat lonely at a signing table many times "only to have someone approach "and ask me where the bathroom is." —— picoult. well, chelsea banning joins us now from warren in ohio. chelsea, thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. i have to ask, when you put this tweet out... did you expect the kind

of reaction that you got? absolutely not. i put it out expecting no—one to see it, my twitter was very small, and i just kind of wanted to vent a little bit into the void stop i expected nothing and no—one to see it, and so to see this happen isjust see it, and so to see this happen is just crazy.- see it, and so to see this happen is just crazy. happen is 'ust crazy. and what now, happen isjust crazy. and what now, essentially? _ happen isjust crazy. and what now, essentially? you - happen isjust crazy. and what now, essentially? you put - happen isjust crazy. and whatj now, essentially? you put this tweet outcome it went viral essentially. what happened next? i essentially. what happened next? , ., next? i just got flooded with encouragement _ next? i just got flooded with encouragement from - next? i just got flooded with i encouragement from authors, big—name authors as you saw, and my book has hit number one in fantasy on amazon on and it has been like a rollercoaster, i feel like i am has been like a rollercoaster, ifeel like i am dreaming! let's i feel like i am dreaming! let's go ifeel like i am dreaming! let's go back to your signing now, because despite the viral reaction to your tweet, you are obviouslyjust really

reaction to your tweet, you are obviously just really upset when two people showed up. so what happened at your signing, how upsetting was it?— how upsetting was it? yeah, i was a little — how upsetting was it? yeah, i was a little bummed - how upsetting was it? yeah, i was a little bummed out - how upsetting was it? yeah, i i was a little bummed out because a few people said they were trying to make it. i had quite a few friends who i hadn't been able to see in a while that wanted copies signed, so i thought having this book signing would be a way kind of a place where we could meet up kind of in the middle because my friends are scattered all over northeast ohio, and i showed the event to the bookstore owner, i said, hey, showed the event to the bookstore owner, isaid, hey, i have quite a few people interested in coming, it looks like it will be a great turnout and then to only have two show up and then to only have two show up was kind of a bit of a bummerandi up was kind of a bit of a bummerand i was up was kind of a bit of a bummer and i was a little bit embarrassed because i had been hyping it up and saying, we have more people coming. bier? have more people coming. very cuickl , i have more people coming. very quickly. i have _ have more people coming. very quickly, i have to _ have more people coming. very quickly, i have to ask, - have more people coming. very quickly, i have to ask, will- quickly, i have to ask, will there be another signing, yes or no? ., . ., .,

or no? you cut out a little. chelsea, — or no? you cut out a little. chelsea. we _ or no? you cut out a little. chelsea, we have - or no? you cut out a little. chelsea, we have to - or no? you cut out a little. j chelsea, we have to ended there. thank you ever so much for your time on bbc news. don't forget, you can reach me on twitter. i'm @monikaplaha. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. it's been cold enough alreadyjust recently, but i'm afraid to say it's going to get colder still over the coming few days. with some clear skies overnight, we're looking at widespread, quite sharp frosts. there is the threat of some icy conditions as well, particularly where we see some wintry showers. now, this colder air is coming our way because the wind is a northerly, and that northerly wind sweeping down across the whole of the country now. and because it's a northerly, northern scotland's really in the firing line. this is where we're going to see most of snow. could be 10cm over the hills in the next few days. there is a risk of ice and snow elsewhere. but for many inland parts of england in particular, it's a very low chance of snow.

it's going to be cold everywhere with a widespread frost, maybe not quite so cold early on wednesday in east anglia in the south—east, because we've got a bit more cloud here that'll take a while to break up. otherwise many places will be dry and see some sunshine. it's areas exposed to that northerly wind that will see some wintry showers. parts of northern ireland down, some of these irish sea coasts, down the north sea coast and more especially northern scotland. seeing that snow, those are the temperatures in the afternoon, 3 to 5 degrees, a little bit colder than it was on tuesday, windy in northern scotland and down those north sea coast. so it's these areas in particular that will feel quite a lot colder in that wind. and the snow continues. as we head overnight and could get a bit heavier across northern scotland. we may see some mixture of rain, sleet and snow coming in to northern ireland as well. and that's coming into cold air, of course, another widespread frost with clear skies across many parts of the country. and we've got this cold air, this northerly air right the way across the country. now, the winds are not particularly strong. so where you have those clearer skies, that's why we're seeing such low temperatures at night.

it could be icy for a while across northern ireland, may turn a bit icy across western parts of wales with some wetter weather beginning to move in here. still some showers grazing those north sea coasts, more snow to come across northern scotland, although the snow may ease off later in the day. if anything, it may well be a bit colder on thursday. typical temperatures only around 2 or 3 degrees. it doesn't get an awful lot better than that on friday either. another widespread, quite sharp frost. you can see we've got a few wintry showers, mainly around coastal areas. so in many, actually, the winds will be light. there'll be some sunshine around, but temperatures may be no better than around 2 to only 5 celsius. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: moroccan football fans have been celebrating their country's world cup win over spain. the victory has taken them into the quarter finals for the first time in their history. they'll next face portugal who thrashed switzerland despite dropping cristiano ronaldo from the team. the quarter finals start on friday. polls have closed in georgia in an often bitterly fought election for the us senate. the run—off vote will determine which party gets the only remaining senate seat to be contested. the poll was triggered after no candidate received 50% of the vote in the midterm elections last month. donald trump's family real estate business has been found guilty of 17 counts of tax fraud and other financial crimes.