and in other news. on the eve of the us midterm elections: democrats and republicans make their closing arguments this is the scene live in the state of maryland, where president biden is due to address the crowds. and bursting at the seams: we meet 72 members of the same familyall living under the same roof. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 2am in egypt where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el sheikh, with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. antonio guterres said the world was on the highway to climate hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been woefully inadequate . our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gath
democrats and republicans make their closing arguments to american voters. this is the scene live in the state of ohio, where former president donald trump is due to address the crowds. and bursting at the seams we meet 72 members of the same family all living under the same roof. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in egypt, where the cop27 climate summit has started in sharm el sheikh with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . last year s climate conference in glasgow agreed a number of pledges on cutting emissions, but the un says progress on these has been woefully inadequate . our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the summit in egypt and sent this report. in the egyptian desert, world leaders have been gathering to try and tackle the climate challenge including the british prime minister rishi sunak, arriving in egypt for what are expected to be s
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. with hours to go, the final round of frenetic campaigning for the us midterm elections is under way ahead of the in person polls opening on tuesday. tens of millions of votes have already been cast. but there s still plenty to play for. earlier, president biden spoke at a rally in maryland, in support of the democratic candidate for governor, wes moore. it s a choice of two very different visions for america. he told the crowd that the election is not a referendum, it s a choice of two very different visions for america. biden, who has avoided campaigning in several swing states as his approval rating continues to lag, travelled to the reliably democratic state, where the nominee is widely expected to win back the republican held governorship. former president trump has been speaking in ohio at a rally to support the republicanjd vance for senator. he spoke to the crowd about immigration, claiming that president b
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we ll have the latest from justin rowlatt at the summit, where the prime minister rishi sunak hasjust been speaking. also on the programme. five years after the fire at grenfell tower, which claimed 72 lives, the official public inquiry is drawing to a close. many rail services are still badly disrupted despite a series of planned strikes being called off. how fast could you run in your slippers when you were a kid? laughter. and, peter kay announces his long awaited return to stand up comedy with his first live tour in 12 years. also this hour on bbc london. protests by climate change activists close parts of the m25 this morning, the same day world leaders gather for cop 27. good evening. the global climate summit known as cop 27 has started in egypt, with the darkest of warnings from the head of the united nations. antonio guterres said the world was on the highway to climate hell with no sign of slowing down, and that humanity needed to cooperate or perish . he declare