ah, ah ah ah, this is d w. use live from berlin. high stakes in the u. s. says millions head to the polls today. president joe biden says a win for the republicans in today's mid terms would threaten democracy in you ways . hold the president, donald trump is he's preparing

a come back. also coming up to the clock is ticking. we are in the fight the vol lives and we are losing the head of the you. when warns of climate, someone in egypt that global heating will the to the end of life, as we know it. if we don't stop burning coal, oil, and gas, and are they alive or are they dead? searching for missing loved ones in ukraine. how dna tests are often the only way of establishing the truth. ah, i'm painful and welcome. people in the united states voting in mid term elections today. that assigning which party will control congress for president jo biden's next 2 years in office. the entire house of representatives is up for grabs, along with about a 3rd of the senate. that'll also be governorship at lex in $36.00 of the countries

50 states. all than half of the republican candidates have echoed unfounded claims by donald trump, that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. and as dw michelle could, a report similar, false claims about today's vote could pose a challenge to american democracy. this is the home of democracy in the us, the capital building, where men and women represent what the constitution referred to as we the people democracy in the united states is under attack. both democrats and republicans see it and both say they are the ones defending the danger to democracy comes from the radical left, not from the right. not. i will not stand by watch the most fundamental freeman as country the freedom to vote. and have your vote counted, be taken from you post

a 3rd of americans no longer feel confident that their vote is being counted properly. that in itself a success for donald trump is still claim that he and not to fight one the 2020 election in the mid term elections. trump only through his political weight behind candidates who echo his big steel narrative carry. we'll start with you, your call joe biden. an illegitimate present was, i mean, he lost the election and he should be in the white house. we had a corrupt election lake has already made it clear that he will only accept an election result that sees hub, becoming governor of the swing state of our zone. and she's not alone. 27 states will have republican election deny is on the ballot. among them, 6 swing states that so massive pressure from the trunk camp of the 2020 result.

pennsylvania is one of them. here poll workers faced protest and threats from demonstrators calling to stop the count. now they did the next attack on us democracy. it really cuts right into the heart of the foundation of the country . the biggest stress test yet will be the upcoming presidential elections in 2024 in the world. increasingly tipping tools will talk chrissy whether american democracy remains strong, will have an impact on everybody's chances around the world to live in a land of the free. while polls open today, many people have already costs that ballot by post on the u. s. policy analysts list what this early voting tells us. first off the bat, let's just say that this is a great sign for democracy. america has struggled with access to voting. and so

having early voting, having mailing voting, having ballot boxes is assigned in america is addressing some of these issues that they, that she space in the past. for the democrats, this is seen as a, when they're calling this the democratic firewall. democrats tend to not always, but tend to have a stronger ground game. they're going to have a field campaign and they're going to rally that early building support. we saw it with biden. so they're hoping in some of these more contested areas where there might be a high turnout in rural places. tomorrow. this early voting firewall will speak highly favorably for the democrats. but after 2 years of biden's, democrats and their policies, the economies, the biggest issue, full republican voters. what will the next 2 years bring economically do thick? there's a lot of signs that voters on both sides are worried about republican voters. talk a lot about go to the gas pump. look at your for a when k democratic voters are talking about,

you're seeing unlikely places like amazon and starbucks unionized. there's a joke here in america. there was just the world series baseball game in the philadelphia team. all the winds when there's an economic recession and they lost. so we're looking at baseball, there might be a hopeful sign, but there's a lot of science that the next year or 2 is going to be tough for america. and i think a lot of voters that is just way really heavy on their minds going into tomorrow. how's that going to shape things abroad? do you think this is a real issue specifically when you're looking at things like you crane? there have been voices on both sides, kind of say not, not a penny more for ukraine is a very right conservative congressman phrased it. but even on the left, you're seeing folks call for a measured approach to a to ukraine. you're going to see that in other ways is the economy. his heart at home. americans tend to look in word and be less generous,

but also outward looking in how they're going to approach a presidency or, or a congress that savor is foreign affairs. well, for the president, donald trump gave a note so subtle hands about his involvement and running again in 2 years time. let's take a listen to that. it's a country saving election, specifically including the election of all the people that i'm going to do. i'm going to be making a very big announcement on tuesday, november 15th at bar lago in palm beach, florida. li romantic music aside. how on the midterm shaping the 2020 full presidential race? that's another thing that's like, you know, you have the factors on the front when we're talking about the economy and democrat versus or there's. * all these factors in the background, you hear from both sides,

democrats keep saying what is by going to do. and trump has made it very clear. he is already on the campaign. there was a really interesting comment just here in pennsylvania this week where he's campaigning for a pennsylvania candidate, but took a not so subtle dig at the governor of florida signaling. so a lot of people they felt like, wow, that's a we're, we're case to go after a republican a week before the mid terms, but it really signal to a lot of people. he's already looking for 2024. he is going to announce he's going to be on that pallet and he is ready to come out signing. you heard from us policy analyst leash. ok. thank you very much for your insights of being on the w news. thank you. the head of the you. when antonio quoterush says, humanity must cooperate in the fight against climate change or face collective suicide. it was addressing called 27 in egypt, 20 lea,

a 100 heads of state and government, a meeting this week. the summit comes at the end of a catastrophic here for many developing countries, with temperatures rising as the bo continues to burn damaging fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. if all the leaders in this room had joined forces in the fight against global warming, saying 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 antonio terrace, made that clear. o planet is fast approaching peeping points that will make climate scales you reversible. we are on the highway to climb motel with our 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 so malia 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 re raisin legs up, wouldn't you did. i don't see just this when big bullet is an untouchable. is he just this for the wild need is to choose brush over lives. if nothing changes, the temperature of the earth's atmosphere could rise by $2.00 to $2.00 degrees celsius compared to pre industrial times sign to say the paris climate courts aim

of limiting global warming to 1.5 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 sholtes said his country will provide financial assistance with the old so to support those countries hit hardest by climate change in a targeted way in dealing with loss and damage. for these little symbol, the cream of his for this shield and climate risk funding, germany makes available 170000000 euros. as world leaders seek compromises over the next 2 weeks in adoption city of sharma, share. many are skeptical that the promises made in this room will actually be delivered. i also corresponded data. ha, so what we can expect from today's agenda? well we had in the reports about the global shield initiative, that is an initiative that will have shows in his position as the current head of

the g 7 initiated in the summer. so this is a shield that would essentially help them cover the damages and the losses. and some of the costs for most is for some of the most affected regions around the world. so we'll have shorts is meeting with a group of the v 20, as they're called the most vulnerable 20 countries this morning. and it is going to spell out more details of this global shield initiative, which is going to be launched officially next week by his development min, as does finish was the and the head of the v. 20 gonna. so this is something where it, with germany is putting a $170000000.00 euros on the table for now just to get it off the ground. but the idea is that this is something where you same to the, the international community would also feed money into the pot. so that in an, an bureaucratic way, after a natural disaster occurs, those most affected countries around the world can be held. what more do other

countries expect in response to the climate emergency from such a rich and big economy like germany? well, the very 1st and most most important message, of course, that will have shows really has to convey convincingly here is that germany is still being earnest about its ambition to be a global leader when it comes to the fight against climate change. now, many countries are of course questioning when the germany is being serious regarding and climate protection. because of course, of all the measures that germany is undertaking to get rid of some of the russian energy sources and to find alternative energy supplies worldwide. so germany, is it extending of a co power use, for example, is also investing in ellen g terminal. so it is investing in fossil fuels and the international community really wants to see that this is just a transition period as the content for all our shows. claims or whether germany is indeed giving up on his ambitions because of course, also at home,

germany is not properly doing its homework. it has been also criticized by its own council of experts that germany's m ambitions are not enough. and this is something that the international community is wanting very closely, but of course, the message that will actually is bringing some money with him. here to tell my shake to this climate summit is also being well count. they know what's mixed on their german travelers to do list. well, he has to and really put some more money on the table. he has promised that by 2025, germany will invest an annual amount of 6000000000 years into international climate protection efforts. so this is something where, of course, we need to identify a concrete projects where this money can be spend. the forest initiative is one such example. so investing in the countries where there still are forest that can

help essentially bring down c o 2 emissions as well. because of course, it's not just about miti, it's not just about adaptation. it's all about trying to reduce c o 2 emissions globally, and germany is being seen as one of the country's back and post based roof still forward. and hasa went about correspondence, income l shake covering cop $27.00. thank you very much for the update. like many countries around the world, south africa is struggling with the impact of a changing climate. it suffered a series of severe drought the past few years. farmers are trying to adapt to the new way the patterns, the w's utterly increased, visited a farm in the western cape and moved on south the morning in his new 3 with a tiresome but important job. spreading throb between the apple trees he is growing a cost effective soil covered to save water and keep the soil moist mostly up your

bill. i'll pull up the 2 sites, the save order. we must look for before better measurements to move to safe water and a decently area of concern you. so i don't think people in your life though important what is the farmer is conserving water wherever he can. he has also invested in a drip water irrigation system. now instead of spraying huge amounts of water, he can irrigate more efficiently based on the plants needs. but mutants business still needs a lot of water. he plans thousands of trees every year, mainly apples and peers. then he sells them to commercial farmers. despite all his efforts and the farms dam that collects water from a mountain stream currently being full. he is concerns. so far this year there has been much less rain than last. he still remembers the massive drought between 20152018. the destroyed crops and killed animals most dams in the region rent dry bon gun equal. there has been researching droughts in southern africa for 10

years, where the patterns have become less predictable. she says, and it has been raining less do it was quite said in most places, way farmers will be like, well, i just gave up. i can do anything and some family to move home like this is just going to happen. i have to leave. but of course, there are some beautiful studies out where farmers, they've managed make up, they adopt new technologies, they adopt mueller ages and they work with commercial farmers who i'm entering them and is successful. big commercial farmers often have access to finance and technology to implement water saving measures. smaller farmers like adam wooten don't. he still managed to build a successful nursery business using a savings and strict water conservation measures. despite the challenges that forced many farmers to close shop, mouton now employ as

a team of 9 and hoops. as children who already walk on the farm will continue the business or they must do. you must follow my steps. so yes, it's from has do that. yeah, yes so, so, so as to slot of opportunities in every culture business, i think is a culture of nowadays, or one of the sectors. so they are really own to produce more job opportunities move on now wants to start his own epl and p a production and continued to find new ways to make use of scars, water resources. joining me from the cop 27 summit in egypt, martin quick is director of the united nations world food program in germany. welcome to detail we news. you'd think that be a much bigger global push to save water, considering the forecasts and the problems so many regions are already dealing with why do so many people still take water for granted?

well it's coming out of a period in which for many, many years the number of hungry people were going down. and if you remember in 2015 be very confident enough as the will community to say the abolish hung up by 2030. but what we are seeing now is a toxic mix of the effects of the covey crisis of ice. the numbers of conflicts and the world compared to 10 years ago, and climate change, which is exhaust, debating all of these crisis worldwide. what about production? agriculture, cattle, breeding, and transportation, a role drivers of global warming. how can these food systems be made more sustainable and quickly? well, quickly, right? if we take food as a system, we are look at the biggest contribution to climate change until greenhouse gas emissions. but we can turn that system maryland if free, if use more wisely,

the grains that we are having. if he had diversifying our diets, if he go back to localized various diets, if he were more with farmers up nature capital instead of deeply. and then there is a great way not only to create food security, but really to address the route horses of the climate crisis will telling people what to wait is always going to be on popular for leaders at what. what about taxing less water efficient products or high taxes on, on something like me to fish it's a difficult question because in fact, you know, in some parts of the area in sub saharan africa, for example, cattle can be a part of the solution, you know, restoring crass lens needs cattle, the problem is not cattle in itself. it is having thousands of animals and stables

being fed by him or 2 grains. water is where vegetation is water is where soil saw and if we end the stand at the end, the restoration soils becomes the biggest water solution out there, practical solutions there from german director of the un world food program. martin flick, thank you very much for your time. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlights. mexican authorities have seized well over a ton of what they believe is cocaine found floating in the pacific ocean. it's the latest discovery in the military's anti drug operations and comes days after mexico's navy seized nother ton of cocaine from 2 boats. surveillance for showing suspects, attempting to discard the drugs. the french catholic church says 11 bishops and former bishops have been accused of sexual violence or failing to report a cases among them. is jean pierre,

one of the country's highest ranking cardinals. on monday he confessed to abusing a young girl 35 years ago. he will face prosecution or a church tribunal. vehicle ceremony has been held in tanzania for the victims of sundays plane crash that killed 19 people in the countries transport minister top warners. that bad weather was a likely factor, but the authorities are investigating the exact cause of the crash. as the war in ukraine continues, people are looking for missing loved ones, many a few dead, but in some cases, no bodies have been found leading relatives to hope they may have survived. often. the only way of finding out the painful truth is a dna test. did of easement he has bowling, has spoke to people in is young, a town recently retaken from russian forces. how they wait to see the investigators bringing dna and testament who'd mealer was china and her relative just have questions about herself. he was serving in the ukraine territorial

defense force when the russians came to ease you. she lost content but didn't dare to ask too much. every one knew the russians were looking for families of ukrainian soldiers. yet but a whole as a youngster for yeah, i head, i was afraid that someone might tip them off. yeah, we had a lot of my son's military stuff at home. what i was very scared of a little boy yelling. now the russians are gone. the world can see what the fighting did to resume at the beginning of the war. and details are emerging from the 6 month of occupation. these include a mass grave. on the outskirts of town, their investigators found the bodies of civilians, as well as ukrainian soldiers. some with their hands tied behind their backs. more than $400.00 bodies were found here. it's the biggest mass grave detected.

after the ukrainian army took back these territories, investigators found $700.00 such sites. the more by a dna sampling unit. for many, the cheeks swap of has the only hope for clarity. many of the bodies in the mass graves were in such bad condition. that immediate identification wasn't possible the more the other to day change my dia yvonne of a will give a sample. she fled with a child just before the russians arrived, leaving her father in hospital like late as she heard the hospital was, shell is actually good. i found a doctor from is you who had fled to town. he told me that my father died in the attack little and it had not been possible to save him. he died there and was left behind below. now she's looking for his body. you'd meal, if he is,

she's doing this. say her son has said to have died in an arid. so just from his unit all can offer her little hope mozilla prayer tacoma. unfortunately, if you consider where he was when the bomb head, there's no chance he could aspire to be a one, were, was at the emotions in the mouth. but they never found his body. and so don't know for certain what happened. the soldiers are here to testify, what you will notice that you'd mila has already given investigators a d n a sample, but hasn't heard anything. her relative tries to find out more, but there is no news today. we're still on the mine, as long as there's nobody. i still have help here, chris. oh no, not much. oh, the voice, the soldiers promised the women that they stay in touch. that's all anyone can do.

fans of the victorious houston astros lined up in downtown houston, or monday for a parade to celebrate the baseball teams world series, when over the weekend, reviled in many parts of the united states for cheating scandal and go there. last title success own fans have proven more forgiving police estimate a 1000000 people attended to celebrate the asteroids victory of the philadelphia phillies. to get here and to be here at a reminder of our top stories. you as president joe biden says, a win for the republicans in today's mid term elections would threaten the future of the countries democracy. also, on the campaign trail, former president donald trump entities preparing a comeback. and the head of the you. when antonio butera, she says,

humanity must cooperate in the fight against climate change, all face collective suicide. he was driving called 27 in egypt when nearly a 100 heads of state and government meetings this week. it wasn't d w use up next is our environment, magazine, eco africa which takes a closer look at the you methods for farmers in ivory coast. i been puzzling. i'll see you again very soon here on the w. ah, with

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