good evening once again from the global climate summit in glasgow where world leaders have reached agreement today on two major areas affecting the future of the planet. more than 100 countries led by the us and the eu have launched a far reaching initiative to cut emissions of methane a gas that s a major cause of global warming. the pledge is to cut emissions by 30 percent by the end of the decade and if that s achieved it could play a big part in limiting the rise in global warming to 1.5 degrees. earlier in the day there was another significant pledge to stop and reverse the process of deforestation by 2030. the real breakthrough here is that brazil, where vast areas of the amazon rainforest have been cut down, is among the 100 countries
to expect prison terms. the former presidents of world and european football are charged with fraud over the unlawful transfer of more than two million dollars. mps are calling for the introduction of smart motorways to be paused until the government can prove they re safe. bus stops and brawls on the campaign trail says america votes on who should run their schools. good evening and welcome to bbc news. on day two of the global climate summit in glasgow world leaders have reached two landmark agreements today affecting the future of the planet. more than 100 countries led by the us and the eu have launched a far reaching
said i don t like trump, i didn t vote for trump. i voted for biden but i am comfortable voting for youngkin because he s not trump. it will be interesting to see what happens. if republicans going to win in a state like that, perhaps he ll provide road maps for republicans in other statewide races and in states where donald trump flat out lost the state for republicans in 2020. this is down to the wire, we ll be all over this in the next 24/48 hours. president biden touched down in scotland moments ago for the start of the global climate summit in glasgow. kelly o donell has the latest. reporter: on his final night in italy, president biden made a
to-toss-up ahead of tuesday s election and the stalling of the president s signature infrastructure plan has denied democrats a signature legislative win to run on. that may also change on tuesday as a house vote on, both, the physical and social infrastructure bills is planned, yet again. another ambitious target after weeks of disunity between democrats. and president biden wrapping up a news conference just a short time ago. ending the g20 summit and before heading to scotland for tomorrow s crucial global climate summit in glasgow. of course, watching all of this are the black voters who helped to give those democrats their majorities in congress. many, wondering where the political capital they gave the president has gone to as federal voter protections have yet to materialize.
as moscow threatens to turn off the taps. russia is trying to punish moldovan citizens because they decided to vote against the pro russian party at the parliamentary elections so it is pure politics. the queen withdraws on medical advice from hosting a reception at the global climate summit in glasgow. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his budget and spending review today. a number of policies have already been announced, but the government is under pressure to do more to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. so far, we ve been told there will be a rise