you revealed this week on d, w ah, ah, this is did all the news live from berlin? the head of the un issues a dire warning on climate change? that block is thinking. we are is the fights of all lives and we are rosie. world leaders are in egypt for the cop $27.00 climate summit facing calls to support developing countries that are already suffering the effects of a warmer planet. also on the show the united states for pears to

vote and crucial midterm elections that will shape the next 2 years of jo biden's presidency. it is a neck and neck of battle in key races that will determine control of congress. ah, hello, i am clare richardson. thank you so much for joining us. world leaders meeting in egypt at the cop $27.00 climate, some at our framing, the fight against climate change as a fight for humans survival, french president, and manuel microns said climate commitments must not be sacrificed due to the war in ukraine. and that climate change remains, the biggest issue the world is facing. the summer comes at the end of a catastrophic year for many developing countries, which have asked rich polluters to do more. it's all the leaders in this room had

joint forces in the fight against global warming, signed to say, there would be far fewer climate catastrophes to address at this year's summit. but the situation is serious. you and secretary general antonia guiterres made that clear or blend at these foster broaching peeping warrants. debrel, mike grammar scales you reversible. we are on the highway to climate tell without foot still on the accelerator. guiterres is referring to the u. n. world mature a logical organizations report that the last 8 years have been the warmest on record . flash flooding in pakistan in september devastated an area the size of britain. the floods killed more than 1500 people and left millions homeless. at the other end of the spectrum, extreme drought dried up, entire rivers in italy, and in somalia, the worst dry spell and 40 years left 1000000 suffering. countries that contribute

the least to the climate crisis are the ones suffering the most from its consequences. so the summit is appealing for solidarity. i don't believe it is justice to the young generation when our rivers in legs upward knitted. i don't suggest is when big bullet is untouchable. is he just this for the wall lead is to choose brush reeds over lives. if nothing changes, the temperature of the earth's atmosphere could rise by 2.4 to 2.8 degrees celsius . compared to pre industrial times, scientists say the paris climate accords aim of limiting global warming to $1.00 degrees is currently unattainable. they predict this will result in more and more frequent, extreme weather events to help climate vulnerable countries deal with the damages german chancellor. all of shoulds said his country will provide financial

assistance with the old. so suppose those countries hit hardest by climate change in a targeted way in dealing with loss and damage. with the cream of his for this shield and climate risk funding, germany makes available 170000000 euros. as world leaders see compromises over the next 2 weeks, and a junction city of shar michelle. many are skeptical that the promises made in this room will actually be delivered. will deed of you spoke earlier to dpi and boss who re from the n g o climate outreach, and we asked him whether wealthy countries failure to pay off on pledge is made at earlier conferences. proved that climate commitments were little more than empty promises. we know climate, every chis research has shown us that something like 58 percent of young out of all across europe, have a firm belief that you know, richer country should be compensated for

a country better facing lots of damage. so there is a mandate on a growing political mandate in countries around the world, particularly in the rich countries where the need is recognized. and that financing is to be critical for making those changes. but the changes don't just need to happen in the developing world. we have to change our own behaviors and our own patterns of consumption and so on in the northern and western countries as well. so it's a bit of a 2 pronged issue that people are dealing with. and so it's not so much empty promises, but more making sure that everybody is along on the same journey. and that's one of the reasons why climate or reach focus is so much on participation as a keep that unbox all of these questions to pi and boss who re from the n g o climate outreach speaking to d. w. a little bit earlier, there will ukraine's president. it will. it mirrors the lensky says it's vital to keep pushing russia to participate in what he calls genuine peace talks. earlier,

an advisor to the lens key says ukraine was ready for talks with a russian leader, but not with vladimir putin. us media have also reported that the biden administration has been encouraging ukraine to signal openness to talk the chrome one has said, it's open to talk with lauren for this comes as you brain welcome to the arrival of new air defense systems supplied by norway, spain, and the united states and our correspondent nick connelly is in queue. he told us how important these western defense systems will be. well, i certainly very welcome the been promised long time. another finally here, although not being told quite how many have reached key if so far of the total number promised. and even the total sum promised is only a fraction of what's needed to protect this country. this after all award is being fought on the scale, bigger than anything that any western country has fought in decades front lines of over a 1000 kilometers and cities hundreds almost away from those front lines routinely

being hit. so there's nasa rockets that are coming from the u. s. they used to protect the white house. they're pretty modern. they were developed nearly to thousands. they're kind of close to medium range and then the rockets coming from spain, they're bit older. it's kind of more seventy's eighty's and they are short range. but this is all very welcome. there is obviously a worry that this is too much too different kit. there's new kit that come from germany and other kit coming from france. couple weeks of the ukraine, y'all, me really sanctum, basically make do with all the kind of leftovers that western military is, have and a willing to part with. but it's definitely a psychologically very important to think that there's something to deal with these attacks. they've left people feeling so vulnerable as did other correspond at nick connelly reporting from the ukranian capital chief. now we can take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the worlds. china has lashed out at the u. k. over a british minister's visit to taiwan, beijing denounced the trip by trade policy minister greg hands and urged the u. k to stop all official exchanges with ty, one i, one,

china claims the island as its own territory and has threatened to take it by force . a ceremony has been held in tanzania for the victims of sunday's plane crash. that kills 19 people. the country's transport minister told mourners that bad weather was a likely factor, but that the authorities are investigating the exact cause of the crush authorities in india's capital deli, they primary schools will reopen this week. after closures, due to severe air pollution. daily's air quality is rated as very poor with pollution levels many times above the world health organizations. acceptable limits and media reports say facebook's parent company meta is planning to lay off thousands of employees. the plans follow recent job cuts by other major tech firms in the face of rising inflation and lower advertising revenue. meta employees, employees more than 80000 people worldwide. and in the united states,

polls will open tuesday morning and crucial mid term elections that will shape the next 2 years. over 40000000 americans have already voted early, either in person or by mail. some of the big issues on voters minds will be high inflation, protections for reproductive rights and concerns about the future of democracy itself. president joe biden, democrats currently control both houses of congress uphold, show republicans likely to win at least one chamber in this vote. and d, w, washington correspondents in the someone's gonna is part of our election coverage. i asked her how it's looking for the democrats, given the historical tendency of the president's party to take a battering in the mid terms. you might have guessed it, not very good. it has been really an up and down year. so at the start of the year appeared very clear that the republicans would sweep both houses of congress that they would take the house of representatives and the senate as well. but this

summer the democrats really did pick up a lot of steam and it looked more and more like they would hold on to the senate that they might even be competitive in the house of representatives. especially after that, supreme court ruling that overturned roe v wade to the right to the constitutional right to an abortion that really energized a lot of democratic voters. but really just in the last month or 2 republicans have picked up a lot of momentum in a critical races in states like nevada and in pennsylvania and georgia. we're seeing republican candidates, we've made up a lot of ground. they are now very competitive races. we're really talking about races that are in a dead heat at the moment. and the reason for that, claire is really that everything has come back to the economy. you were just talking about on play inflation. that is a big issue here. it's been a bruising year for so many americans, and republicans have been hammering democrats on the message that your life has gotten harder under joe biden and the democrats in congress. so it's time to vote them out in the polling as clears that registered voters trust, the republican party over the democratic party to handle the economy. the democrats

for their part of try to respond with messaging on abortion. you mentioned also on democracy being on the ballot. but the latest polls show that it really does look like a republicans will sweep out the house of reputation, the house of representatives, and possibly the senate as well. and what would republican control of one or both chambers of congress mean for president joe biden's agenda clear would mean a host of trouble for president biden. that's pretty clear. i mean, the high point of his presidency so far has been the inflation reduction act. i mean, this was this legislation that was passed narrowly, and it was hailed by the biden administration as a landmark bill that would reduce prescription drug costs, also boost clean energy investment in clean energy, reduce us emissions. and the republicans a said if they take control of congress of both houses, they would repeal the inflation reduction act. so that would mean a completely different agenda on energy policy. and the by the administration has really prioritized climate protection. the republican said they're going to

prioritize oil and gas providers on top of that. republicans, i've also said they would do everything they can to stop the white house for more spending. so as the president can expect, republicans a block and his plans that he has to spend for more pandemic aid or, or climate change as well. so that is something that we're likely to see and clear . one more point, very significant, we're likely to see investigations in a republican controlled congress investigations into president biden son, hunter biden. and his business dealings, we could see investigations into that very messy us withdrawal from afghanistan also on the president's border policy. so it could be a very contentious time with not a lot of a bipartisan goodwill as images before. i let you go. also being closely watched, of course, the possibility of donald trump announcing his candidacy for president in 2024. how was that playing into these elections? while the president's name is not on the ballot, but his policies clara the mag movement that he started,

that is so more than $300.00 election deniers are running up and down the ballad across the country. so these are people who endorse the lie that the 2020 election was rigged or stolen. so his influence is everywhere in this election. and republicans, observers have praised them from not announcing his candidacy before the election and taking wind out of the sales of other republican candidates, were not entirely sure, claire, when he would announce there have been rumors that he could announce even to day on the eve of the election or next week, but that is a casting a shadow, certainly as everyone's watching, donald trump, a lot of interest to see a what he decides to do going forward. all right, thank you so much for that. update that to me. so misconduct or correspondent in washington dc. and let's get some news from the world of sports and fans of the victoria's houston astros lined up in downtown houston on monday for a parade to celebrate the baseball teams world series. when over the weekends reviled

in many parts of the u. s. for a cheating scandal that engulfed their last title success. home fans have proven more forgiving police estimate a 1000000 people attended to help celebrate the astros victory over the philadelphia phillies. to get here and, and americans are awaiting monday, evenings record lotto draw with a powerball jackpot of $1900000000.00. and that is the largest in watery history. the last, a 39 drawings have not produced a winner with players needing to match all 6 numbers to take home the top price. with the odds of taking home the latest jackpot at one in it, 292000000. there's also a good chance no one will win this time either. so let's get a reminder of our top story just before we go. at the u. n. z a cop 27 climate conference, the german chancellor, olaf shoulds pledged more international support for climate aid. for the 1st time

in the climate summons history getting wealthier, heavy polluting nations to provide funds to climate vulnerable countries is on the agenda that she's update at our coming up next is our documentary film, the last of their kind, mountain gorillas under pressure. i'm quite richardson in berlin for me in the whole team. thank you so much watching. oh, we're natural spectacle proves the world. the return of the spiky yellow wood klaus will ensure the survival of the entire ecosystem. ah, one of the many success stories from a question of bio diversity.