between saudi arabia and yemen's houthi rebels. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. there is no agreement in sight in detroit as the united auto workers union is now striking against the city's big three automakers — ford, general motors, and stellantis — after parties failed to reach an consensus over labour policies. until a deal is made, targeted strikes are taking place at a general motors assembly facility in wentzville, missouri, a ford motor assembly plant in wayne, michigan and an assembly complex in toledo, ohio. it is estimated that over 12,000 workers began picketting on friday at three out of the 70 auto plants. on friday, president biden weighed in on the fight urging auto companies to share their profits with employees.

no—one wants a straight, also to go, no—one wants a stroke but lowest—paid workers�* rates. they understand the workers�* frustration of generation and have sacrificed so much to give industry alive and strong especially in this economic crisis and the pandemic. workers deserve the first share of benefits they help create free enterprise, companies have made significant office but i believe should be further than record profits which mean record profits which mean record contracts and also that again. bracket corporate profits, which they have, should be shared by regular contracts for the uaw and just as we are building an economy in the future, we need labour agreements for the future. it�*s my hope the can return negotiations before an agreement. earlier, i spoke to luigi gjokaj, vice president at a detriot uaw chapter, about the mood among workers now the strike has begun.

it is historical course to strike at all three of the big three at the same time. what�*s the mood like amongst your members? it the mood like amongst your members?— members? it is a bit of anxiety. _ members? it is a bit of anxiety, little - members? it is a bit of anxiety, little bit - members? it is a bit of anxiety, little bit of. anxiety, little bit of excitement, and uncertainty like anything. but we were prepared if this would happen, i want to make this very clearly did not want this happen. we want to work every day, put an honest day�*s work can be paid on an honest day�*s wage the company has not met that requirement and we worked every day, as evident of the record profits, and they are getting compensated but we aren�*t. getting compensated but we aren't. , , ~ getting compensated but we aren't. , ~ ., getting compensated but we aren't. , ~' ., , aren't. 31st strike action is of course _ aren't. 31st strike action is of course not _ aren't. 31st strike action is of course not anything - aren't. 31st strike action is of course not anything any could take slightly, so why did you vote for strike action? we voted for _ you vote for strike action? - voted for strike action because the company needs to understand if they don�*t come with a further agreement, that helps all workers, we are going to

withhold our labour. our business correspondent michelle fleury is in detroit and she sent this report. the latest contract between america�*s big three carmakers and their union expired little before midnight, triggering a first round of walkout bout three factories. 0ne each at general motors in missouri, stellantis in ohio and forward right here in michigan. the workers are asking for better benefits and they also want to see a 40% pay increase over the lifetime of the 4—.5 year contract. the car companies are offering about half of that. the uaw president says it is a shame negotiations have broken down but he sees this as a fight for further economic and socialjustice. and so to his members, many of whom sacrificed a lot to help the car companies return to health

after the 2008 financial crisis. ~ ., , ., , , crisis. we get oppositions up with the understanding - crisis. we get oppositions up with the understanding that l with the understanding that when we, when things got better with board we would get our stuff but we are having to now fight for there are people rhyno working here who are check to check, paycheck—to—paycheck. check to check, paycheck-to-paycheck. check to check, -a check-to-a check. , paycheck-to-paycheck. this was on the job _ paycheck-to-paycheck. this was on the job that _ paycheck-to-paycheck. this was on the job that was _ paycheck-to-paycheck. this was on the job that was so _ paycheck-to-paycheck. this was on the job that was so hard - paycheck-to-paycheck. this was on the job that was so hard to i on the job that was so hard to -et on the job that was so hard to get in. — on the job that was so hard to get in. you _ on the job that was so hard to get in, you could put your children_ get in, you could put your children through college, retirement, at the time of your life but— retirement, at the time of your life but now we are struggling. has of— life but now we are struggling. has of late august the three companies have enough vehicles to manage for up to 70 days. after that they will run short and that could lead to higher prices. according to some estimates even a two—week strike could push up the cost of a new car by as much as 2%. beyond the economic implications there are political ones as well. joe biden considers himself one of the most prounion presidents in modern history. he is sending a residence from the white house to help with negotiations, adding that record profits should also lead to record

contracts for workers. in the last few hours a bbc team in derna, libya has witnessed the terrible impact of the floodwaters that washed much of the town into the mediterranean and killed thousands. it�*s now five days since the disaster that hit derna, which lies to the east of benghazi and the libyan capital tripoli, and there is still little evidence of much international assistance. recovery efforts have been called a logisitical nightmare. 0ur correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. the roads became rivers and the rivers became a deluge, carrying everything with it and bringing with it a wave of death and destruction. this grainy security camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. dams upstream meant to protect the city failed, sealing the fate of thousands. in derna, people began to pray for god�*s mercy. when the torrent passed, some were able to escape. as the rains continued to fall, they sought

the safety of rooftops. few could imagine the scale of the catastrophe. down below, the force of the torrent swept much in its wake. those who could made their escape to higher ground. and now the aftermath. a turkish rescue team wades through pools of destruction in search of what remains. the mud and filth makes the work slow and dangerous, and the risk of disease is growing. translation: our feelings toward the city is very - difficult to describe, to be honest with you. we lost friends, relatives and a big portion of derna society. but for the time being, we appreciate how people stood with us. hopefully, we will have a better future. they�*re working round the clock. and perhaps improbably, days into this disaster, survivors are being found. "speak to us so we can find where you are,"

rescue workers call out. people are returning to derna — not to resume their lives, but to identify the dead. the bodies keep coming, laid out on city pavements in the hope they will be claimed. across this port city, the search continues, but it�*s far from easy. translation: this is the first time we've seen a true - disaster happening. we are facing difficulties as there�*s no visibility due to the land that was washed into the sea by the floods. for now, the trained dogs hunt for signs of life. this one belongs to a spanish rescue team, but soon, it will be animals trained in finding corpses who will roam the runes. after the nato—backed removal of muammar gaddafi in 2011, libya fell into chaos. post—revolution, western support vanished. across eastern libya, needs have never been greater. in al—bayda, ahmed says life

as he knew it has ended. translation: it came i from here and completely washed away the valley. it hit the wall and destroyed everything around it. ahmed is one of more than 30,000 people requiring shelter. libya�*s eastern government failed to protect them from this disaster. now, in their greatest hour of need, it�*s struggling to cope with the aftermath. quentin sommerville, bbc news. my colleague, helena humphrey, has been speaking to claudia gazzini from the international crisis group, who is on the ground in eastern libya. welcome to you and thank you for taking the time to be with us. to begin, of what you�*ve been seeing on the ground there. ~ . , there. what i saw his devastated _

there. what i saw his devastated city - there. what i saw his devastated city of. there. what i saw his - devastated city of derna. why was that two months ago and it was that two months ago and it was a lively city were restaurants were open, where people would walk along this riverbank, and what i saw today was different, 6—storey buildings, dilapidated or disappeared in the sea. what was once a creek is now a 200 metre wide opening, buildings are no longer there, we�*re talking hundreds of buildings that are completely flat, flat and it is a mind to play now. eyesore rescue teams, a lot of libyan rescue teams, the real teams, boy scouts saw in a room digging in the mud looking for possibly five people that were in that room in that tragic night and i eyesore rescue teams, a lot of patients among the libyans, many of whom had

lost seven, eight relatives, but were still there helping with a efforts. there was the city and country try to come together and overcome the tragedy but the immensity of the devastation is beyond description, really.- description, really. and it does just _ description, really. and it does just appear - description, really. and it does just appear to - description, really. and it does just appear to be . description, really. and it doesjust appear to be so| does just appear to be so immense, and of course natural disasters are often unpredictable by their nature, but as you are describing there, that level of destruction and death, it is utterly devastating. how much did outdated infrastructure, a situation where arrival would governments compound what you are seeing there on the ground? there is no doubt that the tragedy that affected derna specifically is the result of three factors, gas, natural disaster first or because of quantities of rain that came down on eastern libya as a whole that night and the two

days before were beyond any historical precedent. the geography of derna also contributed to that because all the rain from across the region was channelled in this major valley behind the city, but infrastructure, as you said, old infrastructure, outdated infrastructure, but had not been renovated, is also a big component, the term that was put in the 19705, even though successive admini5tration5 and society activi5t5 had called for it. it�*s a country that for the past ten years and even in the past ten years and even in the late monica duffy year5 the past ten years and even in the late monica duffy years was mismanaged with funds were allocated for less useful purpo5e5 allocated for less useful purposes and a lot of the government has taken place and we can say mismanagement, political competition,

pettine55, like a big vi5ion pettine55, like a big vision and investment in infrastructure of the country is a big reason for this tragedy a5 is a big reason for this tragedy as well. the —— gaddafi years. tragedy as well. the —— gaddafi year5. libya has other dam5 that did not see this destruction.- that did not see this destruction. ., , ., destruction. on that point, i want asking _ destruction. on that point, i want asking that _ destruction. on that point, i want asking that because i destruction. on that point, i| want asking that because my understanding libyans will be feeling brief now, some of them still searching for people who are missing, but i wonder, 5peaking are missing, but i wonder, speaking to them, are you also detecting a sense of anger when you talk about that mismanagement now those who are still grieving relatives are now digging in the mind, i�*d didn�*t hear anger. their emotions are probably directed elsewhere. amongst libyan youth, in other cities, activists, you do hear anger who have also been politically

active people, saying that they want those responsible to be held responsible for their actions, so you do hear popular angle, it is still very hush—hush, it has not erupted as a mainstream voice, but you are starting to see rumblings. rightfully so, because probably this tragedy, the extent of this tragedy, the extent of this tragedy, the extent of this tragedy could have been avoided. you are telling us about the incredible action from libyans there, just really working to help each other, but i�*m wondering, is international aid again and if there is not enough of it, do we know why thatis, enough of it, do we know why that is, does it have anything to do with arrival government is it also not enough attention from community? == from community? -- international - from community? » international community. as far as i can tell, there are seven international committees actively involved, from the

arab world and european countries. other countries have broadened technical aid for helicopters, marine equipment for the search—and—rescue or for the sea rch—and—rescue or they for the search—and—rescue or they don�*t have teams on the ground, so international aid is coming in. it�*s landing at a nearby airport which is only used for military use, and convoys are being brought in. a lot more convoys are coming in from across libya. is this level of international aid sufficient? i would say it is not because of the tragedy and extent. when you walk around in these ruins, you might have ten buildings that are completely abandoned and one building where there is a rescue team being international or local, actively involved, so there is much more need for rescue capacity than what the country is on offer now, but i�*ve haven�*t seen evidence of

impediments, active impediments to foreign aid reaching libya. when i talk to these rescue missions, they also that they arrived, some arrived even 2a hours after the tragedy occurred and they say they have had good cooperation so far with local authorities. he rightfully mentioned the rival governments and they told me the way it has been co—ordinated, is that foreign capitaljulie hayes initially capital julie hayes initially with capitaljulie hayes initially with the internationally recognised government in tripoli who authorises and actually requested international aid but that on the ground activity happens through the military authority thatis through the military authority that is present in eastern libya and has the control of the area around derna so we need more, we need the un. the un agencies are not on the ground actively yet, so as eye was driving into derna there

were still driving in a convoy towards derna, we need you and agencies for sanitation purposes. agencies for sanitation purposes-_ agencies for sanitation --uroses. ., ., purposes. claudia gazzini, the anal st purposes. claudia gazzini, the analyst with — purposes. claudia gazzini, the analyst with international - analyst with international crisis group in libya. thank you for the details and insights from the ground in libya. good to talk to you. for more information, please head to our website bbc.com/news. there you will find the latest updates on the historic flooding in libya, as well as in—depth analysis on how climate change is contributing to extreme weather events across the globe. authorities have revised down the death toll from hawaii�*s devastating wildfires. 97 people have now been confirmed dead in the fires that swept through maui in august, down slightly from 115. further dna testing showed officials had multiple samples from some of those who died. the number of missing also fell from 41 to 31, according to maui police, but they said the death toll could still rise again

as testing continues. in other news — britain�*s prime minister rishi sunak has announced that american xl bully dogs could be banned in the uk by the end of the year — that�*s after a spate of attacks involving the breed. mr sunak called the dogs a "danger to our communities" after a man died following a suspected attack by the breed on thursday. his death comes after a young girl and two men were attacked by a bully xl on saturday. the european union fined tiktok over $386 million over its handling of the personal data of children. an investigation by ireland�*s data protection commission found that children�*s tiktok accounts were set to public by default, making them visible to all users. the judge in trump�*s and his allies�* election—meddling trials in the us state of georgia indicated that 900 jurors will be subpoenaed for the first legal proceedings set to get under way

in late october. court filings revealed that the potentialjurors will be called for co—defendants powell�*s and chesebro�*s trial. three men have been acquitted on all charges related to a 2020 plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer. william null, michael null and eric molitor were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapon charge. nine men were previously convicted in the case, which has been highlighted as an example of home—grown terrorism during the 2020 presidential election. french president emmanuel macron said that the french ambassador to niger and other french diplomats are "literally "being held hostage at the french embassy". speaks french. speaking tojournalists on friday, mr macron also said that food was prevented from being delivered and that the ambassador was eating military rations.

after seizing control of niger injuly, the militaryjunta ordered the french ambassador to leave the country — an order which he dismissed. since the coup, france has refused to diplomatically engage with the junta. a delegation from yemen�*s houthi rebels landed in saudi arabia on friday for talks on a ceasefire for the long—running war in yemen. these are the first formal meetings since april between saudi arabia and the houthis, which govern most populated parts of yemen. the war in yemen began as a civil conflict between yemeni factions but turned into a full—blown war in 2015 when a saudi—led coalition intervened to support the government. since the conflict began, government services have collapsed and movement around the country has been severely restricted. food, safe water or basic services on a daily basis. over six million people in yemen are just one step away from famine.

earlier, my colleague helena humphrey spoke to oxfam�*s scott paul about the talks. scott paul, thank you for joining us here on scott paul, thank you for joining us here on the programme. what do you think, in your assessment, that these talks realistically can achieve?— talks realistically can achieve? ., ~ ., ., achieve? thank you for having me on, achieve? thank you for having me on. and — achieve? thank you for having me on, and this _ achieve? thank you for having me on, and this is _ achieve? thank you for having me on, and this is a _ me on, and this is a life—and—death moment for many yemenis. let�*sjust paint life—and—death moment for many yemenis. let�*s just paint a picture of what�*s at stake. the war in yemen is now in its ninth year. than four out of five people there need access to aid, to access to food, safe water, healthcare. about one out of five is one step away from famine. aid organisations on the ground by oxfam are doing their best. only a political settlement can really match the need. so these talks are not inclusive enough to bring peace and end the war but they can address some really key economic issues that will make a difference in yemenis�*s lives as soon as tomorrow. 50 lives as soon as tomorrow. so do ou lives as soon as tomorrow. so do you think there is any

likelihood, then, of a meaningful breakthrough here? there has to be because so much is at stake. some of the issues, for example, government workers in yemen mostly have not been paid since 2016. about one out of every four families in yemen relies on income from those salaries and you know, these are people who provide healthcare, who teach in schools, who fixed the sanitation systems, so those systems are now falling down. the parties are feeling the pressure from yemenis to deliver on those services and to restore some of the income that yemenis are missing so they have to make progress. 50. they have to make progress. so, ou are they have to make progress. so, you are sketching out some of the issues, then, in terms of the issues, then, in terms of the humanitarian needs on the ground which are acute but we know also there has been a lull in hostilities under some kind of agreement which was negotiated last year. and yet, still, the situation remains dire so what does that tell us about how long it will take yemen to get back up and running again, even if we do

see a cessation of hostilities, which is more long—term? the which is more long-term? the truce that _ which is more long-term? the truce that was _ which is more long-term? the truce that was put _ which is more long—term? tts; truce that was put in place last year essentially froze the conflict. in a lot of ways, that�*s good news because it allowed people to move around more safely. it gave humanitarians a bit more leeway to understand where they can go and where they cannot go and gave people assurances that were not going to die from air strikes or shelling but it also frees people in place. it did not fix the central economic issues that are underlying the humanitarian crisis and so, what that means is that situation is frozen, people�*s incomes are frozen and the choices mostly are not better so the momentum is positive but it is moving too slowly for families that are relying on the political process to deliver a betterfuture the political process to deliver a better future for them. ~ �* , . ~ deliver a better future for them. ~ �*, ., ~ ., them. well, let's talk about them. well, let's talk about the fact that _ them. well, let's talk about the fact that this _ them. well, let's talk about the fact that this is - them. well, let's talk about the fact that this is a - them. well, let's talk about the fact that this is a proxy | the fact that this is a proxy war and you mentioned that there is not enough representation in terms of yemenis at the table and having a seat. do they have a seat at all and can there really be any

kind of meaningful, lasting peace negotiated if they are not included in this process? the houthis are yemeni group and they will have a voice in yemen�*s future but they are not the only yemeni group and so, while they and the saudis alone can work out some of the key issues arising in the conflict in the economy, to chart a future for the country as a whole, you need to see other political parties and other even armed groups sitting at the table to work that out and maybe, most importantly, we need to see women at the table. if you see pictures of any his negotiating related to government in the past even eight or nine years, you will see tables surrounded by men. women deserve a role in these talks and if women are not included, the talks are not going to succeed in the long term. . ~ going to succeed in the long term. ., ~' ., going to succeed in the long term. ., ~ ., ,, term. talk about the us government _ term. talk about the us government in - term. talk about the us government in all- term. talk about the us government in all of- term. talk about the us | government in all of this because i think it is fair to say that the government, washington�*s role has evolved in recent years since a pullback support for saudi air

strikes. what do you think that the biden administration should be doing here? what should the us�*s role be? the be doing here? what should the us's role he?— us's role be? the biden administration, - us's role be? the biden administration, when i us's role be? the biden - administration, when president biden came into office, he made two promises. he promised to work towards an end to the conflict and relieve the suffering of the many people and, to his credit, he has followed through and prioritise those goals in his administration. the goal mouth of the biden administration is not to be distracted by other political aims. a lot of talk in washington now is surrounding the prospects of saudi arabia normalising its relationships with israel and i would just say that president biden needs to remember the promise he made when he came into office and make sure that yemen does not get pushed to the margins of the agenda. i mean, ultimately, i mean, as you have sketched out, these talks, they are one round of talks, they are one round of talks probably in a long line of talks ahead and they are achieving some breakthroughs potentially but ultimately, i mean, how long do you think we

will be talking about seeing this conflict go on? is there hope for a full end to it in the year ahead?— hope for a full end to it in the year ahead? every time i visited yemen, _ the year ahead? every time i visited yemen, every - the year ahead? every time i - visited yemen, every community i visited, it is really suffering the effects of this crisis and when i ask what they want and when oxfam asks what they want, they say they want peace and the reason they say they want peace is notjust for their physical safety, is because it means a job for them, it means they don�*t have to choose between healthcare and education and food. thanks for watching. i�*m caitriona perry. stay with us here on bbc news. take care. hello there. most of scotland didn�*t have a great day of weather on friday — it was wet and cool. however, it was a pretty spectacular end to the day. look at this sunset viewed from john o�*groats in highland, scotland. the rain was with us, though, for most of the day in scotland, northern ireland

and thre far north of england and underneath this rain band as well, that didn�*t and underneath this rain band as well that didn�*t budge all day, it was pretty cool as well. temperatures, for example, dropping in newcastle from 18 on thursday, just highs of 12 degrees on friday with that rain really lingering for much of the day. now, we�*ve still got the same weather front on the charts at the moment and that�*s going to be slowly sliding its way southwards, so rainjust edging into parts of northern england. a few thundery showers are possible coming up from cherbourg into the south—west of england and they may well rumble away into the far south of wales just as we start the day on saturday. otherwise, it�*s a damp start for northern england. the rest of wales further eastwards, we�*ve got some sunshine. sunshine�*s likely to be quite hazy. there will be a bit of high cloud in the sky as we go through the day. sunny skies start to move southwards across northern and then central scotland. should brighten up, too, in northern ireland. for most temperatures, not that special, but across central and eastern england, another hot day — temperatures could hit 26 or 27. then, for sunday, another change. a band of thundery rain moves up from the south. the amount of rain we see

from this is going to vary a lot from place to place but could be enough to bring some localised areas of flooding. and the rain reaches across northern ireland to reach western scotland as well. then, as we go through sunday night, those storms will continue to move their way northwards and eastwards. into monday, low pressure starts to move in off the atlantic with a couple of weather fronts moving across oui’ shores. they will be bringing bands of rain and also strengthening westerly winds and ultimately, a drop in temperatures. but that drop just sees temperatures get closer to average, rather than it being especially cool. so, monday, a blustery day. a band of rain pushes eastwards, the strong winds blowing the rain through. then, we see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, perhaps with a few rumbles of thunder. and for the most part, these temperatures are still above average for september. now, beyond that, the rest of the week looks very unsettled. low pressure firmly in charge. it�*s often going to be quite wet, it�*s often going to be quite windy but, for the most part, although it�*s not hot, temperatures will stay above average for september.

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