by states like michigan. so how will it affect the outcome? residential election to as presidential election? 2024 watts the whole coverage on the basis dw, and use live from berlin. a sudden surge of the death toll off to flash floods in spain, authorities one residence to stay in those and avoid travel, deploying emergency crews across the country in an attempt to rescue those still trapped by the tolerance. also coming up us vice president campbell of harris address is the nation near the white house in the final major page to the people. she says it's time for america to turn the page ad prices folks at germany's biggest company, volkswagen management and unions meet to discuss the comic as future as it presents to close some plans to save costs. the,

i'm beneficial and welcome spanish emergency services say at least 51 people have now been killed off the terrestrial brain spot slash floods in the east and south of the country. so the way the warnings have in place, the 10 of spain's regions, the popular holiday destinations of under to see a most the and valencia hottest it, or by slated in fast flowing flood waters. a stranded truck driver is saved by emergency services across the southern spain. monday torrance floods and flash rain full cause habit. several people are reported missing. emergency services scramble to rescue those in danger . while others assess the damage from a dead use that fell in

a flash. i talked with my neighbor and he told me that until mid day, nothing happened. but suddenly, in such a short time, around 300 or 400 leaders of rain came down. i saw the flash blood took lots of dogs, horses, it took away everything. another neighbor got trapped in his car and we don't know whether he's okay or no. similar or some storms have less spain in recent use. the rain for his help the country recover from the severe drought which into an increase the risk of flash bloods, like these scientists say these extreme weather episodes a likely linked to climate change. a corresponded takeover use is in madrid because we've seen some of the footage they have catastrophic of these flash slots. i mean,

you can deduct this from this footage. this is dramatic one, a whole different levels. some media outlets you already are talking about the catastrophe of as century these flash lots, these torrential rains have done a tremendous damage. we're talking about at least 51 people that are reported that and it's very likely that this number is going to go up as the rescue efforts are still on the way at this very time. and well, that test toll rises, we have this be a minute of silence in parliament. how is the government respond to the government like they will several reactions this morning. for example, from the opposition leader from the conservatives who was seemingly shaken. he said, we should praise for more bad news in the coming hours. that many uh, many of the congress members didn't really have words for what has happened overnight yesterday night. basically, the situation was that it was tens. people were worried,

people were in shock. people were missing, but this morning the shock has turned into morning, of course. and this has also impacted the capability of congress to carry out its political duties. they are thinking about suspending political activities. maybe today, we still are learning a by the hour. if that is going to happen, but the impact is quite big and people are very shaken, the government has sent us missed messages, of course, of, of, of, of being alert to the situation of being there for relatives that are already effective. but i think this is still very much unfolding here. and people are still missing. tell us more about rescue wife is this morning the 5 great. and valencia gave a brief press statement. it's a very difficult operation for them to reach people, communication stuff, broken down, streets, bend, motor waste, partly what to wake. riches are gone because of these masses of vortex. so having

trouble to reach some people, they ask people not to go out know to drive anywhere at this very time. still because rain is continuing to trying to operate and rescue people with helicopters . and you can imagine that it is. this is obviously effective, but it's smooth and being able to access via, via streets or through the towns or with vehicles. they cannot access some areas. and this is really a problem for them to 5 grade was very brief and it's statement this morning. they have help from the military services as well, and hope that they can reach everyone as people also taking to social media to ask for help because the communication systems poppy are broken down as well. nicole what these plugs into flash floods catching people so on away. well, these flash lots are a phenomenon that happens very frequently in these regions in the province of valencia. for example, every year you will see vast torrential rains and usually they,

they cause huge flooding. and damage, but not so much human damage. this has to do because it's, it's cold and hot air coming together in a certain amount of time and it develops very rapidly. so these flesh let's come down. the soil is not capable of taking in so much water, so there is one point why it's flooding. and also the rivers cannot taking so much more for to this is why it's also so quick. and then it's very difficult to act on it. obviously it can want people not to create any way of what, what do you do if you're in your house and your house is being flooded? really, this is obviously a very difficult task to tackle if it's so quick. so what spain doing to make it more resilient again, subject spring with the spanish government is showing itself aware of the necessity of acting. but in practice, in practice, this office, the difficult also to for example, change infrastructures in a city quickly. the cities are made of cloth, the steel of, of segment,

this is material that won't receive water very well. it actually blocks it out. they would, if they would need to change cities, really, it is not possible. so them very much focusing on rescue on preparation of wanting systems, which in the, in the end to work, i mean, they were wanting systems in place with the last couple of days. people receive messages as well. but nobody really counted on this vast extension of events, this catastrophe, people are a bit used to these range. so they probably thought it's not going to be that bad. but in the end, as we see, it's worse than ever. so in the next few hours, i think we will see more events unfolding in relation to this catastrophe in the presence of volunteer, and also custody on. and the few other regions in spend where we don't know exactly how events have unfolded last night. the call. thank you very much for your reporting from spain. tanks of other stories

making headlines now. prosecutors in georgia has launched an investigation into allegations of vote rigging during saturdays parliamentary elections, opposition parties, and presidents, and no means utter specifically plain. the pole was falsified in favor of the ruling pro russian, the georgia dream. international observers say vote was most spike violations, but stopped short of saying it was great. polls of both indian botswana with voters the deciding whether the ruling b, d. p, will extend its decades on rule about swan. a democratic party has been in power since the country games independents for britain. the country is being enjoying one of the highest living standards in african fund. recent economic challenges, including rising unemployment, have highlighted the need to change. a 10 story building has collapsed in argentina, killing at least one person and tramping several of those local officials say the hotel in

a seaside resort town in the province of one is always recently underwent on an authorized renovations. investigate as of working to find out the cause of the collapse at almost a 100 palestinians have been killed in thousands more injured. in this way. the strike of the north of guns are, according to health officials and rescue workers. besides hit a residential building of the town is based on here the why state department called the desk horrifying and is seeking an explanation for me as well. the united nations as warranty, as well, that it will be responsible for the needs of palestinian refugees under international law if is well, goes ahead with its benefit you when a agency own right. you, when both antonio quoterush says the law passed by is males polymer binding? the group would have devastating consequences for palestinians. the 8 organization, kate is almost 6000000 people across the middle east and regarding reports from ramallah in the occupied westbank. this is as well as

a refugee camp. most of rolanda was established in 1949 and $1.00 that is run by on wrong, like so many others in the occupied palestinian territories highlands. here we are at the old market division, i resumed refugee camp. this is the market that used to be one of 10, which i am this 1st generation came here, and this is where they started their lives as a refugee. and i am in ohio every day. and with the decades of help from enrolling palestinians contents into houses. a december law has lived here since he was a child live, he would be very difficult without on ro, it provides many of the basics. i had the, this is the health clinic. it's the only one here. there's no other place in the refugee camp. elderly people come here and benefit from there. and well, this is where they get all their medication where the money,

palestinian refugees continue to depend on rosa housing, food, water and social services, health care and education. it's a news radio takes effect over the services could collapse. israel says on the work is were involved the have mass level type of 7 terror attacks of last year, which left $1200.00 people dead in his room and $250.00, taken into the gulf of hostages. prime minister benjamin this, i'm going who says the organization must be held accountable for its part the accusation against on the printed many during the countries supposed the funding. but the funding resumed of to the un carried down to investigation and on the roof i have 9 staff members who use ready government has not yet said how else it will provide for the millions of palestinians in the occupied territories. something lawyer say it has to do as an occupying power under international

religion to provision has the duty that is basically composed of 3 substitute. these to provide humanitarian is natalia, the age to provide for any of the for any goods that uh that the, the occupied people need uh for their, um survival. that means the holy food and whatever. also um, but also methane medical services. ready is education, electricity, these are these as an off on power has the duty to provide it. it says to allow international and foreign monetizing agencies to provide it and to facilitate that provision. and definitely not to cover the tire system that assistance

that so many here binding on right is also about their identity. a human body was created for palestinian refugees, its existence, a scene that's important. international recognition of that status. you have to muscle sol, fee was bone, refugee in may 1948 of the his family was expelled from what is now central israel during the 1st are, is really will, which for the establishment of the is real estate palestinians. call it the next a catastrophe. from colorado, so yes, it makes a political decision to erase the issue of refugees, specifically the palestinian refugees. we have the rights according to the existing resolutions of the united nations, to return to our homeland and establish the palestinian state based on the partition plan of 1947. and this ro is making every effort to be raise or disabled and why so that the world forgets that there is a resolution, the witness,

the neck of the palestinian people, have a lot of a and was work here is now in doubt with it. the shape of the future for millions of palestinians who depend on it. you as far as president, cala harris has betrayed next week selection has a choice between freedom and chaos. in her last major speech before voting de house use the moment to focus on issues like lowering the cost of living and protecting women's rights to an abortion. she also attacks her republican rival, donald trump, and cold on all americans to go out and vote one sign and fix the voters a week before the election, vice president on the higher risk and trusted herself to her arrival, donald trump, offering voters and unexpectedly positive message the united states of america is the greatest idea humanity ever devised.

so america, let us reach for that future. or she outlined her positions on key issues like reproductive rights and migration, or doing republicans to stop using immigration as a wedge issue. and instead of view it as a sort of the blue challenge, politicians have got to start treating immigration as an issue to scare of votes. and then the election. having said, treated as the serious challenge, that it is that we must finally come together to solve. i will work with democrats and republicans to sign into law, the border security bill that donald trump kills. addressing the crowded ellipse harris also spoke to the significance of the location which from spoke to a crowd of supporters before the gap in riot on january 6th, 2021. her speech coincided with jumps riley in allentown, pennsylvania,

where he criticizes opponent, and told walkers that is elected president. it would mark a golden new age for america. a report, a hobby, a nice if is bought, evaluate selection coverage team and has been following this very closely. we haven't had much time to find out who kind of the harris is, but uh, what is a pitch? yeah. heard canada see basically started this summer very late by american standards and she's been struggling to find her own identity to picture yourself as this is what i represent for, for me because of that. so it seems in this final, this wrap up speed is not a final speech, but it's our last big rally for campaign. she's settled on being the candidate who can keep donald from, from the white house. it's a telling where she had this speech to. she did it on the lips which is near the capital building. that's the same spot where trump held this fateful. january 6th 2021. speech where

a riot left the supporters and encouraged them to fight hard to overturn the results of the 20. the 20 election, i keep joe biden out of the white house. she calls him the petty tyrant because of that. so her pitch to americans is really keep the chaos of the white house. though for me, she did name some policy issues like abortion, keeping abortion access for women across the country, keeping the cost of living down, being tough on immigration, but also warm hearted. but that came off as the side salad. the real meat and potatoes were campaign is i'm not trump vote for me and it sounds like an impossible task. good. trying to bring about this message of unity and at the same time calling trump the tired. i mean, right. she's really stooping low. that yeah, well it is a contradiction and a lot of conservative commentators have pointed this out that while she's saying that she is the the, the candidate to unite the country. her campaign is running campaign ads,

calling trump fascist, which is device of language. a lot of her supporters would say that's true, but of course for republicans, the republicans that the that comes across as being just as divisive as trump. so it's a, it's a difficult task, but i think she has managed to convince voters at least that there's some less violent rhetoric in our campaign. and that she keeps saying over and overseas that wants to be the president for all americans and doesn't really single out of particular groups across the country for, you know, for bashing. but does she actually represent change because that's what people are looking for. that's right. of every democratic candidate wants to repeat what obama did in 2008, where he really swept the country, one by over 10000000 votes. and he was the candidate of hope and changed. wanted to do that. it doesn't look like she's really winning over voters on that account because she is the sitting vice president and represents a lot of fines policies. but that polls have shown that they see her more as the

candidate of change. then donald trump. so there is this, the fact the bare and the, the an elephant in the room that trump was president for 4 years. and a lot of americans, even some independent voters, are tired of the, the, the, the trump years and want to move on from that. it sounds like there's another ellison, and therefore i missed the button, easily stood aside to let campbell the harris to be the democratic candidate, but is still speaking out on uh on so many levels of yeah. so president. yeah. now that means control degree. an item sense is, i mean he wasn't at the, the speech that she gave for a reason he wanted to stand aside and let her shine. she gave a speech a basically the same time at about addressing trumps own rhetoric. i have to give some background here because the, there were a few things that happened for the speech. so at a trump rally his closing arguments, a comedian, warmed up the audience and called puerto rico, which is the us territory. everybody is one. there is a us citizen, he called it

a floating island of garbage democrats, pounced on this. the harris campaign loved the fact that he had a basically alienated 6000000 us voters and the counseling this 5 and tried to do his own part and to pounds on this, giving a speech. and he said the only garbage he sees as trump supporters. now he's which ways from criticizing puerto rico to criticize crisis americans from a community and criticizing, pointed retail to the sitting present and criticizing of 50 percent of americans, which is a total gap. the white house said. and i actually believe this that he misread the teleprompter, which he does very often. you can see that he was reading a telephone bistro the teleprompter text. and he was meant to say that the only garbage you saw was the comments from the trump supporter of his comedian. but it really didn't turn out well for bite. and that's going to reflect, unfortunately, on harris's campaign, unfortunately for her. but fortunately for trump supporters and picking up on what you mentioned, this is like 5050 solely that just underlines the fact that america is

so divided right now. yeah, a lot of terms supported saw this and the said, okay, maybe he misread the teleprompter, but they think that democrats really see them that way. the democrats of the establishment, and then trump supporters of this big movement that are going to over for the establishment. that's where a lot of the division comes from, the trump perspective, and it really is neck and neck. even the swing states, the hair says lead from the summer hasn't narrowed the way that her popular vote has, but it's anybody's guess who's going to win on november. 5th, yeah, so i guess there's no use in asking you who is going to win, but you're not here and i'd like to have to find out for as of november. 5th will have full coverage for you. thank you. all in and trump has since distanced himself from that comedian but added that he doesn't know what all the fuss is about. now, some of the stories making headlines, the head of the united nations has borne the humans of waging a war on nature out of buying diversity summit in columbia. antonio catamarans,

address the comp 16 meeting, underlining that no country is immune. so the devastation ruled by climate change negotiate has remained divided over how to fund environmental protection measures. are allowed. china has launched a spacecraft with 3 crew members to its opening town on space station between the 2 man and woman will replace the aster notes who have spent the last 6 months there. the trio is set to perform space books and installed new equipment to shield the station from cosmic debris. and germany's flanking economy has bounce back unexpectedly in the 3rd quarter, gross domestic product screwed by point 2 percent. analysts that expected it to full, the german economy was boosted by state and household consumption. europe's biggest economy is still set to shrink in 2024 for the 2nd year in a row. and one of germany's largest employers, volkswagen is facing an existing shall prices that profit skyler whopping 64

percent in the 3rd quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2020 freight that com a to is planning to shut down at least 3 of its 10 plants in germany to cut costs german chancellor, old schultz instead, workers should not have to pay with a jobs for any for management decisions in the past. i've seen from our business desk is at b w headquarters in baltimore. how is the move considering what's going on? well, understandably, the mood is very gloomy. here this morning we were one, and one of the main entrance gates to the factories, speaking to workers who are had going to their system. we spoke to one man who has worked at fox on for 35 years and said he has never felt such a serious situation before. and his entire 35 years working for the company. another man who has worked for folks on for 25 years, who said that folks, i used to feel like one big family and suddenly that feeling of solidarity really

isn't there anymore. but another worker we spoke to said, look, crises, come and go. companies, boards come and go, but cars will continue to be manufactured here. so there's also a sense of optimism here. and there is a big hole for these talks. these wage negotiations happening between employee reps and folks like management right now here in both books to really lay out a plan ahead and to potentially provide some sort of optimism that not all 3 plans will actually have to close. and people are still buying cars. this is one of the biggest companies and has been one of the biggest companies in the gulf a years. what have the work, a representative said ahead of these talks with management. right, yeah. so all eyes are on these wage negotiations, obviously, following the big news on monday about the factory closures and this morning toss and glue guy, the chief negotiator of the powerful m a title union. and said that worker is

really expect a future for all 10 factories here in germany to be laid out by folks like management. and should that not be the case at all to in factories are safe guarded, but she is not taking the option of strikes off the table. those would start potentially the 1st of december. but overall, employee representative signal that they are very open to negotiations. and that there are simply waiting for folks, a lot of our management to lay out a plan for the future of these employees here in germany. now there was also a forks, long representative, present the personnel, he's on the mice, think it's, and he again a stress that this is a really critical time for the a german car industry and that production costs. and jeremy here are too high. now he did not open up the floor for questions from the press, so really close face being shown by folks barnes this morning ahead of the

negotiations. or the other thing is that the so many years here in germany, companies have been saying that they don't have enough skill workers. and then you get this one huge company, one of the biggest private employees wanting to layoff thousands. and what sort of financial trouble is we w actually it right, so we heard also it was today from the quarterly earnings update that folks, barnes profits are down 64 percent this quarter to come compared to the same time last year. now you don't need to be an industry professional to understand that that's a big number. and, and um, essentially that number as a result of a perfect storm that floats loudness facing uh, its struggling with competition and the biggest market in china were chinese buyers are really preferred to buy b, y. do you prefer to buy homegrown brands instead of folks barton, m and it's uh,

facing problems and it's domestic marketing. your sorry. yeah, we'll have to leave it them already. that was my produce as it's telling you to wrap it up. we've only got a few seconds. thanks for your reporting from volkswagen. thanks for watching dw used by the

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trip here as much as i did. what about you? what's your opinion? feel free to write your thoughts and the comments. the democracy is on the ballot. this november we elect donald trump again. i am scared for the future of our democracy, the, the a lot of people saying president trump the threatening democracy. i feel like because of that we've had the assassination attempts on him. the country is deeply divided into highly polarized along partisan lines. he was an autocrat himself, our country will be dead if she gets elected or a lot of p.