so it was in the back at home in the marshall islands it's actually tiny pacific island nation in the middle of the pacific and over there we experience a lot of erosion coastal erosion and sea level rise we're kind of losing our home. it's. in every day experience for us. as you quite at the forefront and you've had a lot to do at that home in the marshall islands tell us a little bit about what you've what you've had to do how you're trying to get gain attention there. for sure my home and we're still a developing country so we're leading in the climate action plate for raising awareness and that's all we can do because we're still developing we don't have that much budget to do action. and that's obviously something that you're trying to get attention for at the un cle climate summit there in new york what are you hoping to achieve there. so yesterday we actually attended the climate shake. we we want to be the last generation to strike for climate justice because like for my country i hope we are we have a future because the future generation is. it is near. you were among million

established diplomatic ties after the solomons broke off for a license with taiwan it was one of 2 pacific island nations to switch their allegiance to beijing this week who would buy the promise of economic investment and the 15 countries worldwide now recognize taiwan's independence from china. the so-called islamic state has claimed for sponsibility for a bomb blast on a minibus in iraq that killed 12 people and wounded 5 others the explosion the shiite shrine city of karbala was one of the biggest since the iraq government declared the defeated in the country to use ago. so hong kong now where clashes broke out again on saturday during another way can of pro-democracy protests police tried to disperse several 1000 people using tear gas and brandishing firearms the mount started peacefully but skirmishes soon broke out. i seen such as these are becoming all too familiar tear gas fills the air as police and protesters clashed in hong kong streets road satellite the 2 sites have been facing off every weekend for 4 months what started as anger over proposed extradition law has grown into a wider

efficiency transportation and less transportation to have much better energy independence the pacific islands are the best example they are 0 emitters they do not emit anything most of them have already committed to lowering the average 100 percent renewable energy now that is an impressive role modeling actually size that these pacific islands. doing why because it's in their own good because otherwise they are not to spend huge amounts of money importing the stupid fossil fuels which by the time you get them out of the pacific islands are very expensive not just because of the fuel but because of the transport to get there so it doesn't make any sense when these glorious irons have all of that solar energy and wind energy right over them so just a small example of we have to be able to turn this around and understand yes there is responsibility yes there is an emergency yes or surprises yes there is all of that totally true and at the same time let us please wake up to this incredible opportunity honestly. joe your anxiety levels will cover anxiety levels on a scale of one to 11 is you know

nick: from the low-lying pacific islands to drought-ridden australia. streets of south africa to the brandenburg gate in berlin. the children of the world, the inheritors of our climate change crisis -- >> what do we want? >> climate justice! nick: young voices speaking with passion and urgency, because there's is the future that is at stake. >> we assume we have a short histut of time to turn around. it is vital that young peoplepl are at the fcoefront of the ersation because they will be impacted more than anybody else. >> what the youth can do is talk about the problem and make noise and demanded fropeople who can make a change. there is s time. time is up. time is running,hi andis our last chance to do something for . nick: in a ple normally filled with brexit protesters was filled with people concern for the planet. there were similar scenen towns.t, small we spoke to greta thunberg, who has become the insistent voice of this restless generation. did you ever think it could end up with something like this? greta: a my dad woke me said it is massive

experts say the worst measles outbreak was spread to the pacific islands.urn to this. before we return to sharanjit. before we return to sharanjit. last month after more than 33 years, japan resumed catching whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism. for some in the country, this is a tradition that goes back centuries. but there's a growing number of people who say hunting whales is becoming outdated. so why is japan resuming its whaling operation? a short time ago rupert joined me from from kushiro, on the northern japanese island of hokkaido. the whaling fleet flew out from here this morning and five boats have gone to catch more wales today off the coast of hokkaido. —— whales. why is japan doing this? good question. market is small and the number of people who eat whale meat injapan is number of people who eat whale meat in japan is small. number of people who eat whale meat injapan is small. they consume a tiny fraction of the total consumption of meat and fish in japan. i think it comes down to a question of politics and tradition. th

from the low—lying pacific islands to drought—ridden australia, from the streets of south africa to the gate in berlin. the children of the world, the inheritors of our climate change crisis. what do we want? climate justice! when do we want it? now! young voices speaking with passion and urgency, because theirs is the future that's at stake. considering we have such a short amount of time to turn this issue around, it's vital that young people are at the forefront of this conversation because they will be impacted more than anyone else. what the youth can do is talk about the problem and make noise about it and demand it from the people who can create a change. there is no time. time is up, time is running, and this is our last chance to do something. in westminster, a place more commonly filled with brexit protesters, was thronged of people united in concern for the planet. and there were similar scenes across britain — belfast, bristol, birmingham, smaller towns and rural communities. as yet another demonstration took shape in new york, we spoke to the 16—year—old activist greta thun

from the low—lying pacific islands to drought—ridden australia, from the streets of south africa to therg gate in berlin. the children of the world, the inheritors of our climate change crisis. what do we want? climate justice! when do we want it? now! young voices speaking with passion and urgency, because theirs is the future that's at stake. considering that's at stake. we have such a short amount considering we have such a short amount of time to turn this issue around, it's vital that young people at the forefront of this conversation because they will be impacted more than anyone else. what are the youth can do is talk about the problem and make noise about it and demanded from the people who can make change. there is no time, time is up, time is running, this is our last chance to do something. in westminster, a place more commonly filled with brexit protesters, a throng of people united in concern for the planet stop and similar scenes across britain — belfast, bristol, birmingham, smaller towns and rural communities. yet another demonstration took shape in new york, and we spok

sector of san francisco already which i consider institutionally racist our asian community, pacific islanderrely on the 8 and so the service to be disrupted, diverted, reduced, however mta wants to term it is a problem> (justine) the s-f-m-t-a has responded and says the buses were diverted because of an operator shortage. however supervisor walton calls their response an excuse. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at san francisco's embarcadero. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. a california family gets trapped on a hike -- stranded in the wilderness... the ordinary item they had --- that helped rescuers zero in on their location.. a man from san luis obispo county is telling his story tonight... after he and his family got trapped while on a weekend backpacking trip. (grant) as dave alley reports now... the family wrote an s-o-s message, put that message in a water bottle, and threw it over a waterfall. curtis whitson / (grant) that was dave alley reporting. two men found the bottle with the message, and hiked a couple of miles to the

survived a scare against fiji to post a win in their opening group match of bright start from the pacific island the sorest right behind at half time the 2 2nd half tries from total luck to swung the guy in the favor of the wallabies france came from behind to win a thrilling match with argentina meanwhile kamil lopez was the hero after he scored a drop goal to clinch and narrowly 2 point victory in tokyo. fans of the caped crusader have been celebrating batman day by watching the bat signal being beamed into the night skies around the world as you're about to see here in tokyo who. are at. the iconic signal someone's the super hero in the comic book series which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year that man has since grown into a multi-billion dollar global franchise with characters like catwoman and the joker getting their own spin. so for now the voters like it is up next on t.w. chris harrington a standing by with all the goals from all the guys on match day 5 stay tuned for that and don't forget as always you can catch the lead's news and information from around the world around th

across the pacific islands many of which are already experiencing the impact of rising sea levels a pledge to fight climate change there are protests in australia were several $100000.00 people skipped school college or work to take part and in india more demonstrations and a groundswell of global existent passion for action also seen in south africa. all told demonstrations in more than 150 countries. even experienced activists say they are learning from the youth i have to say they can communicate much better that maybe a 1st day of creativity innovation and the way it dies the numbers of young people that are coming every country will be. the last 6 months. they're now saying it's no longer a matter of trying to bring attention to climate change but rather what to do about it gabriel is on to. new york. our new environmental show planet s.o.s. begins here within hours on al-jazeera at 730 g.m.t. this saturday now to island nations have cut diplomatic ties with taiwan in favor of china the solomon islands and kara best of both reached agreements establishing diplomatic relations with bei

to committed to create racial equities inside the school to make sure especially black, brown, pacific island their students are getting the high quality education that they deserve. the district has done a lot, during my time at cullman over the last eight years to improve and grow in those areas. we've increases in the graduation rate, but we actually still see a huge gap between asian students on black students as far as who is graduated, as well as who was given access to pre- required classes to attend the schools. there still a huge gap there. what most excite me about this resolution is it feels like the board of the district is taken a new to the things they have set and committed to before. we are really excited about the prospect of supporting the district, in this endeavor to live up to all of their previous commitments. and to be partners in equity and making sure everyone gets a high-quality education. thank you. >> my name is julie roberts. i want to say how exciting the equities studies resolution is. we have a habit of passing great resolutions in san francisco but not necessa

survived a scare against fiji to post a win in their opening group match a bright start from the pacific islanders saw australia behind at half time but to 2nd half tries from a total of 2 swung the game in favor of the wallabies meanwhile france came from behind to win a thrilling match with argentina kmita perez was the hero after he scored a drop goal to clinch a narrow 2 point victory in tokyo. again a reminder of the top story we're following for you the u.n. youth climate summit has wrapped up in new york with a call for action young activists are demanding a bigger say in cutting carbon emissions and blamed older generations for failing the world leaders will begin their summit on global warming on monday. clashes have broken out again in hong kong with demonstrators throwing molotov cocktails and authorities firing tear gas and pro trying to groups have been pulling down public messages left by an anti government activist to voice their demand. that's all for now up next d.w. reporter redefining gender we meet one of the 160000 intersex people living in germany don't forget you can get all

survived as scary against fiji to post a win in their opening group match a bright start from the pacific islanders australia behind at half time but to 2nd half tries from swung the game in favor of the wallabies meanwhile france came from behind to win a thrilling match with argentina comedian lopez was the hero after he scored a drop goal to clinch a narrow 2.53 in tokyo. fans of the caped crusader have been celebrating batman day by watching the bat signal beaming into night skies around the world like here in tokyo. was the was. the iconic signals some of the superhero in the comic book series which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year that man has since grown into a multi $1000000000.00 global franchise with characters like catwoman in the joker starring in their own spin offs. one of the world's biggest parties is underway in southern germany more than $6000000.00 revelers are expected at this year's october fast in munich beer prices are up 30 percent but the party goers are just as thirsty as ever. i did for the tense when the doors opened at this year's october fest just minutes

established diplomatic ties after the solomons broke off relations with taiwan it was one of 2 pacific island nations to switch their allegiance to beijing this week who would buy the promise of economic investment only 15 countries worldwide now recognize taiwan's independence from china. the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast on a minibus in iraq that killed 12 people and wounded 5 others the explosion near the shiite shrine city of karbala was one of the biggest since the iraqi government declared i-s. defeated in the country 2 years ago. foreman is in president. ben ali has been buried in the saudi holy city of dana and ali was the 1st lady to be toppled by the arab spring protests in 2011 is led to saudi arabia where he lived in exile until his death on thursday. and security forces have been deployed to central cairo after a rare anti-government protests broke out on friday evening in the egyptian capital as well as other egyptian cities demonstrators called on president fattah el-sisi to step down amid allegations of widespread corruption. that cash say

established diplomatic ties after the solomons broke off relations with taiwan it was one of 2 pacific island nations to switch their allegiance to beijing this week lured by the promise of economic investment only 15 countries worldwide now recognize taiwan's independence from china. organizers of a climate march in paris have told protesters to call it quits following violent clashes between police and radical activists who authorities said had infiltrated the rally on twitter the organizer said the conditions for a nonviolent march are not in place. security forces have been deployed to central cairo after rare anti-government protests broke out friday evening in the capital and other cities demonstrators called on president. to step down amid allegations of widespread corruption. that cash saying don't be scared she has to go the message from hundreds of protesters in and around tahrir square in cairo egypt calling on president abdel fattah el-sisi to step down. that path that. these demonstrations are a rarity in today's. it sparked by appeals shared on social media to take to the street

youngest team in the tournament made up largely of semi professionals and as expected it was the pacific island stars who struck 1st with a try in the 8th minute. but you're a quite right 19 in the world 9 places below fiji then found their rhythm number $0.09 a rotter burst through and managed to scramble his way over for their 1st try they went on to school 2 more before half time and a big upset was on the cards you require were up 24 points to 12 at the break my b.g. through everything at them in the 2nd half trying to claw their way back into the match they scored 2 tries but it just wasn't enough your guys number 10 felipa chese kick to penalties to keep them out of reach and secured a famous victory. of the. the now food in pool d. just a point behind australia and whilst you meet on sunday fiji came away with a loser's bonus point but their 2nd defeat severely dents their chance of making the knockout rounds david stokes al-jazeera inventus are back at the top of assyria in italy after 21 win over but s.l. on shoes day and they did it with their star men christian or not though it certa

in parts of concern asia and the pacific islands about the increasing influence and power of china in the area. australia historically has said we will cast our lot with china. is australia concerned about the growing dominance of china in the region? >> absolutely. australia is not immune to those concerns by any sense of imagination. at the same time, there is the question of its relationship with the united states. australia is a member of the trans-pacific partnership. that was an obama administration effort to balance the power of china in the pacific. 12 nations, when the u.s. was part of it. the other 11 nations decided to go ahead with it when president trump pulled out on his first full working day in office. australia is using that to help define its trading relationships in the pacific. at the same time, it is competing with the united states. it is competing with u.s. farmers and ranchers for the japanese market. japan being a member of the trans-pacific partnership. we know president trump wants to unveil a deal with japan where be full feature next week. there are econom

pacific island nations have cut diplomatic ties with taiwan in favor of china the solomon islands and care of us of both reached agreements establishing diplomatic relations with beijing taiwan says china is using investment and you're away its allies and to reduce its international presence beijing claims taiwan as part of its territory only 15 countries now recognize the self-governing island as a sovereign nation the u.k. minister in charge of brecht's it says he's optimistic after a meeting with the european union's chief negotiator stephen barclay says there is a common purpose between the u.k. and the e.u. the talks focused on the contentious irish border issue negotiations are set to continue on monday when britain's prime minister and meets in you council president donald tusk at the un general assembly. well we had serious detailed discussions today with the ship on any steve common purpose we both want to see you have a clear message has been given both by president and the prime minister you want to see the teams reach a deal the meeting actually overrun which i think signa

auction while enjoying great mealsall the proceeds this year will combat homelessness in the asian pacific islander community.ti é(justine) new runway construction is causing delays right now at the san franciso airport.details on what flights are being (justine) a california woman wasn't going to let a robber walk away with her family's hard earned money.. so she fought back.coming up you'll hear the message she (justine)coming up... search and rescue efforts continue after hurricane dorian slammed the bahamas. now humanitarian aide is pouring in. (justine) vallejo police arrested an armed felon tonight who they say was on the run after assaulting an woman.. police tell us, the victim called policto say she had been kidnapped and raped at gunpoint. a neighborhood was on lockdown while police searched for the suspect, but residents were later allowed to return inside their homes after police locacatd 41-year-old tynel cole, of oakland ceva seymour:"it was very intense. you couldn't sleep. i prayed a lot and asked god to calm the storm because as you can see the outside of your roof is just lifting

for these people on a pacific island, it's a matter of life and death — of whether their country cany survive in future. as the planet heats up, the seas rise. and, for millions of people in low—lying communities, the threats are already extreme and they're set to become much worse. i saw for myself two weeks ago how the ice of greenland is melting — adding to the level of the oceans. and scientists fear that more melting will follow. all the time, human activities keep adding to the problem. this is indonesia right now. the fires are immense, like in the amazon, and they release carbon dioxide into the air, and that makes the rise in temperatures even faster. the challenge is that the world is on a course towards dangerous levels of warming. the global average temperature has already risen by one degree celsius over the last 150 years or so. and scientists say 1.5 degrees is the maximum "safe level". anything more risks a range of damaging impacts. but we're currently heading towards a three degree rise by the end of the century — and that's even if all the climate promises made by

neither prisoners nor really free, they remain trapped on a distant pacific island. imran: i am here, i am free, but...i still have nightmares. sometimes, i just can't sleepep. i am wide awake and just wander around in my apartment. i call my friends' name. they're not h here, they're on manus. "hey, jamal" or "hey, faizel, where are you?" eric: i started covering manus island more than 3 years ago, and when i first met these men, i wondered how their stories would end. i nevever thought itt would be here, on the other side of the world, in the suburbs of north america. some peoplple mit think this is a prpretty good outcome to what was a diabolical political and social p problem. and now they're here, australia might forget these guys, but they won'tt fget what australia did to them, and they might not forgive, either. amir: it can be lonely sometimes. super lonely. it's just i feel like i'm still there and i hear this d daily stuff. it's not ending, , it just kekes happening. it's getting worse and worse. something that i will always remember it. i will never be ab

the epa operates the lab which does chemical and bioanalysis and fieldturoup of pacific islands. a group of congress men are appealing to the epa to consider. they say closing it and consolidating it with the lab in oregon is part of president trump's efforts to shrink the environmental protection agency. >>> more suspended apps. that's what facebook did to apps today after fallout from the cambridge analytica scandal. they tried to influence the 2016 elections. today it suspended apps made by 400 companies. more may be coming. and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg was back on capitol hill. he met with president trump. today with the house intelligence committee. zuckerberg promised lawmakers facebook is working on ways to protect the 2020 election. >>> weekend garage sales are your thing, here's a good one. the folks at history san jose are down sizing. some of the extras are part of a big warehouse sale tomorrow. vintage clothing will be price the to go along with all kinds of household goods, including dolls, tools and dishware. on sunday you get a bonus when the sale coincides wit

youngest team in the tournament made up largely of semi professionals and as expected it was the pacific island stars who struck 1st with a try in the 8th minute of the. but you're a quite right 19 in the world 9 places below fiji then found their rhythm number $0.09 a rotter burst through and managed to scramble his way over for their 1st try they went on to school 2 more before half time and a big upset was on the cards you require were up 24 points to 12 at the break my b.g. through everything at them in the 2nd half trying to claw their way back into the match they scored 2 tries but it just wasn't enough iroquois as number 10 felipe the chese kick to penalties to keep them out of reach and secured a famous victory. of the they are now 3rd in pool d. just a point behind australia and wiles who meet on sunday. i'm really proud. of my country. we're not the biggest we're not to turn a squad we came here to win we are preparing to use suse for years so i'm really proud of my country knowing. everything going on today sometimes i. just wanted to go today i missed america. good team if you study

one thing that you know, we had a pacific islands meeting in tuvalu, we lobbied for 19 years but theand and australia. it is time to change the foreign policy. this is talking about a humanitarian crisis. this is the 21st century. we are fighting colonialism in west papua. indonesia colonised west papua. 0ppressed my people. 50—20 is down, iam 0ppressed my people. 50—20 is down, i am worried, we don't want to repeat the history and what happened in other parts of the world, north america and indigenous people around the world as well. i hear your passion, but do you think the world cares or indeed cares enough? i think our world is already finding out. in almost the entire of my life, i have travelled the world, educated the world to understand what is going on. they don't know that indonesia closed west papua to journalists for 58 years. they got away with impunity, but now because of internet and social media, people are finding out. across the pacific, caribbean, european. we must end in a moment. they want to end with this personal thought. you were forced to flee your homeland,

robert: well, we're also big fans of asian american and pacific islander arts and culture.p next, a filmmaker we've had on our show before, myles matsuno, who's here to talk about his new film, "christmas in july," so stay with us. our next guest is an accomplished artist in many aspects of broadcasting, tv, and films. while he has been the technical director for shows such as the academy awards, "dancing with the stars," and cma awards, he is also a very accomplished filmmaker. myles matsuno, born and raised in la, has had a string of critically acclaimed works, including a documentary, "first to go," and an online series, "we're the people." and he joins us again to talk about his latest film, "christmas in july." welcome back. myles matsuno: thanks. robert: i told you i found it a very touching storyline. give us a quick, you know, basic idea of what the story's about. myles: yeah, so it's about a grandson who does christmas early for his dying grandmother who has alzheimer's. and her favorite time of year is christmas and she's not going to make it, so it's about a smal

across the pacific islands many of which are already experiencing the impact of rising sea levels a pledge to fight climate change there are protests in australia were several $100000.00 people skipped school college or work to take part and in india more demonstrations and a groundswell of global existent passion for action also seen in south africa. all told demonstrations in more than 150 countries even experienced activists say they are learning from the youth i have to say they can communicate much better than maybe of us they have creativity innovation and the way they're energized the numbers of young people that are coming every country have been that the last 6 months i've been so inspired they're now saying it's no longer a matter of trying to bring attention to climate change but rather what to do about it gabriel is on doe al-jazeera new york well the process was sponsored by teenage climate. she says it's clear the people want to see action for world leaders. this monday world leaders are going to be gathered here in new york city for the united nations climate action summits.

and this truly is a global phenomenon across the pacific islands many of which are already experiencing the impact of rising sea levels a pledge to fight climate change there were big protests in australia where several 100000 people skipped school college or work to take part in thailand hundreds of young people death outside the environment ministry demanding action. we. were missing on. the day i was. happy to live the life. in indonesia the police took time while protesters rallied along the main road. i don't let out my guide and in india the man. yes it was no less passionate it would be personally getting diluted had the climate is close to the change in mindset of our government of the people. this protest in south africa was no less noisy. this groundswell of global thanks tim passion for action and change from young people has surprised some in governments many have been inspired by the teenager gretta thornburg who last year started skipping school on fridays to protest outside the swedish parliament. in just a few days world leaders will meet in new york at the united nation

youngest team in the tournament made up largely of semi professionals and as expected it was the pacific island stars who struck 1st with a try in the 8th minute of the. but you're a quite right 19 in the world 9 places below fiji then found their rhythm number $0.09 a rotter burst through and managed to scramble his way over for the 1st try they went on to school 2 more before half time and a big upset was on the cards you're a why we're up 24 points to 12 at the break my b.g. through everything at them in the 2nd half trying to claw their way back into the match they scored 2 tries but it just wasn't enough your guys number 10 felipe the chese kicked to penalties to keep them out of reach and secured a famous victory. of the. now 3rd in pool d. just a point behind australia and whilst you meet on sunday. i'm really proud. of my country. we're not the biggest were not to turn a squad we came here to win we are preparing to use suse for years so i'm really proud of my country knowing. everything going on today it's not something i just wanted to go today i've got most of america to. good team i

youngest team in the tournament made up largely of semi professionals and as expected it was the pacific island stars who struck 1st with a try in the 8th minute. but you're a quite right 19 in the world 9 places below fiji then found their rhythm number $0.09 a rotter burst through and managed to scramble his way over for the 1st try they went on to school 2 more before half time and a big upset was on the cards you require were up 24 points to 12 at the break i fiji threw everything at them in the 2nd half trying to claw their way back into the match they scored 2 tries but it just wasn't enough in the butt 10 felipa chese kick to penalties to keep them out of reach and secured a famous victory. by the now 13 pool d. just a point behind australia and whilst we meet on sunday. i'm really proud. of my country. we're not the biggest we're not the turners crowd we came here to when we were preparing deuce soused for. i'm really proud of my country and the only thing i disagree with you today and sometimes i. just wanted to go today i know that most americans are good a good team there's no need f

well combat homelessness and the asian pacific islander community. well happening this week opponents and supporters will have a chance to voice their opinions about building a homeless center in the city of fremont so the fremont city council they're holding a meeting this is happening tomorrow and it's for pose proposing a temporary homeless shelter. there are 2 possible locations one may be in the parking lot of the city hall on capitol avenue and then the other possibly on dakota road right next to reagan nursery, the proposed center would provide up to 6 months of housing for up to 45 homeless people that meeting at city hall is scheduled for 05:30pm tomorrow. another big story that we're following for you this morning mountain lion spotted in san francisco. most recently in golden gate park kron four's sacking has the details on what you should do if you come across one of these big cats. >>yeah wow allow great and a residential area. it has a price. >>many surprised by this new alert posted at golden gate park, san francisco recreation and par

one thing that you know — we in the pacific islands for a meeting into blue, we lobbied for 19 yea rspopular was adopted, 18 countries —— west papua, 18 countries —— a meeting in tuvala. this is the 21st century. we are fighting colonialism in west papua. indonesia colonised west papua. we don't want to repeat the history and what happened in other parts of the world, north america and indigenous people around the world as well. i hear your passion, but do you think the world ca res or passion, but do you think the world cares or indeed cares enough?” think i world is already finding out —— ourworld. i have think i world is already finding out —— our world. i have travelled the world, educated the world to understand what is going on. they don't know that indonesia closed west papua to journalists for 58 yea rs. west papua to journalists for 58 years. they got away with impunity, but now because of internet and social media, people are finding out. they closed the pacific, caribbean, european. you were forced to flee your homeland, west papua, in 2002 because you are facing women or c

all the pacific island governments have either banned single—use plastics or are in the process of phasinghe right places, and certainly not single—use plastic. in the right places, and certainly not single-use plastic. are you we already seeing the results of those bands? yes, and it distresses me a bit that it is developing countries that have to take the lead on this. in kenya, for example, there is a strict ban on plastic bags, and when it was brought in — i have been going to nairobi through the years — and therefore there were plastic bags everywhere in the streets, but 110w bags everywhere in the streets, but now not a single want to be seen. so we can make changes and make them quickly. that is encouraging. when it comes to some of the biggest culprits of what we are experiencing, what would you say it is? the ocean's health is in deep trouble, there is no doubt about that, and five things — the acidification of the ocean, the warming of the ocean, the d oxygen notation of the ocean. and two others. we have to do cut our emissions dramatically to reduce the effects of climate chang

for these people on a pacific island, it's a matter of life and death — of whether their country canure. as the planet heats up, the seas rise. and, for millions of people in low—lying communities, the threats are already extreme and they're set to become much worse. i saw for myself two weeks ago how the ice of greenland is melting — adding to the level of the oceans. and scientists fear that more melting will follow. all the time, human activities keep adding to the problem. this is indonesia right now. the fires are immense, like in the amazon, and they release carbon dioxide into the air, and that makes the rise in temperatures even faster. the challenge is that the world is on a course towards dangerous levels of warming. the global average temperature has already risen by one degree celsius over the last 150 years or so. and scientists say 1.5 degrees is the maximum "safe level". anything more risks a range of damaging impacts. but we're currently heading towards a three degree rise by the end of the century — and that's even if all the climate promises made by governments are

it's now inevitable that new zealand's worst measles outbreak in 20 years will spread to the pacific islandscases in auckland this year. new zealand's prime minister is warning people who aren't vaccinated to stay away from the city. so what's led to all this? here's dr helen petousis—harris of the auckland university immunsation advisory centre. i think what has led to it has been a range of things. probably most importantly is that historically new zealand, while at the bottom of the oecd countries in terms of vaccination, we have a group of age from their teens to 50 who have low coverage. we have seen in our cases in that age group and younger age group which is effected because of the rise of vaccine hesitancy. now a warning that it is now inevitable. how can you help people if it does happen? people are being recommended to ensure they have been vaccinated before heading overseas. it is probably inevitable because one of the communities most affected is our pacific community so the chances of climbing on a plane, they have been a huge challenges with vaccine u pta kes. we have heard fr

and this truly is a global phenomenon across the pacific islands many of which are already experiencing the impact of rising sea levels a pledge to fight climate change there were big protests in australia where several 100000 people skip school college or work to take part while in thailand hundreds of young people death outside the environment ministry demanding action. in indonesia the police took time while protesters rallied along the main road. and in india the message was no less passionate it would be personally getting diluted had the climate is close to the mindset of our government of the people. there. protests in south africa was no less noisy. this groundswell of global thanks to passion for action and change from young people has surprised some in governments many have been inspired by the teenager grettir thornburg who last year started skipping school on fridays to protest outside the swedish parliament. in just a few days world leaders will meet in new york at the united nations conference on climate change we must hope but we we must also be prepared for. that nothing

marking protests from the pacific islands to la. hello there. but that should tend to lift and clear fairly quickly and then we'll see a lot of sunshine and some real warmth as well. high pressure is centred just about here. you can see the winds rotating around it in a clockwise direction. the high pressure keeping the rain—bearing cloud at bay for the time being out in the atlantic. wind out in the atlantic. is coming from the south of the south—east wind is coming from the south of the south—east dragon warm air in our direction. fog patches through the morning, maybe the odd one for northern ireland. they were left and clear. patches of cloud drifting northwards but generally speaking a lot of sunshine to come through the date. temperatures are widely between 19 and 22 degrees. the warmest weather of all during friday afternoon is likely across northern parts of scotland. with the south or south—easterly wind, where you get some shelter to the north of high ground you could see temperatures at 23 or 2a degrees. the dry weather continues into

the pacific island countries are the first ones to be feeling the impacts of climate change and we needed how people have started suffering. and it's notjust words and solutions that you can sit and talk about, it's something that needs urgent attention and an urgent implementation to curb these issues. what are some of the effects you are already seeing in fiji? the first one is the sea level rising. people have already experienced the impacts of that. small island countries have started experiencing king tides or the rise of the sea levels whereby their homes are being affected and in fiji already we have three relocations that have taken place. the government has identified about a0 villages that may need to be relocated in the next 5—10 years to come. very quickly, what responsibility, specifically, the do you think —— what you want to see them do? when it comes to the discussion around climate change, this is what we will experience in the next two yea rs we will experience in the next two years 01’ we will experience in the next two years or what we will feel eventually, but for us