Is now more popular than ever. And a president ial election in west africa mobbed by extremist violence. People are headed to the polls today, but a growing insurgency means many voters wont be able to cost their math and held welcome of the worlds wealthiest countries, wrapping up their online g 20 summit hosted by saudi arabia. The virtual gathering has been dominated by efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic. And the global recession. A draft declaration shows the biggest economies will pledge to pay for distribution of big 19. 00, vaccines and testing. So that poor countries left out Climate Change and the environment have emerged as a novel. As the summer draws to a close, u. S. President , donald trump defended his environmental record and justified his decision to pull out of the International Paris climate agreement. I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one sided, Paris Climate Accord, a very unfair act for the United States. The paris accord was not designed to save the environment. It was designed to kill the american economy. I refused to surrender millions of american jobs and sentry ends of american dollars to the worlds worst polluters and environmental offenders. And thats what would have happened together. We could protect our environment, promote access to clean, affordable energy, and deliver a future of opportunity, prosperity and hope for our nations all over the world. Lets go to Brussels Bureau chief alexandra phenomenon who is following the g. 20 summit for us. Alexandra, good to have you with us. Weve heard some of what donald trump had to say. What was of most significance in his address . Well, what really struck me was how defiant President Trump was in his video message. He didnt use this opportunity to strike a more conciliatory, friendly tone, and this, presumably, his last 20 summit as u. S. President. You know, he was all about america 1st. He slammed the Paris Agreement as one sided and unfair to america as designed to kill the u. S. Economy. And a, he prays to his administration, accomplishment mens, and even made some misleading statements. So this appearance, this just statement just showed how little respect he has for multilateral events and organizations. And so we could see that he even skipped to the last part of this summit. Hes economy, economic adviser, larry kudlow was sitting in the president s chair. Despite the president s best efforts, climate protection was a major issue as well. What chance is there though, of any Real Movement toward Climate Action here . Well, we heard a lot of very encouraging video statements. Leaders talking a bold today or goals. They are trying to meet the Paris Climate Accord targets that they know they need to invest more in Green Technology and to reduce emissions. However, in the last years, it was really difficult to find in the agreement here and to, to push for more action Climate Action. Because you know, because of their lack of you as leadership here as well. And now i think that at least european leaders hoping that they can Work Together with president elect joe biden to tackle this issue because he has promised to rejoin the Paris Agreement. And he has made this topic one of his priorities. And finally, alexandra, the other big topic was of course, the coded 19 pandemic. Particularly a Fair Distribution of the vaccine have any agreements or any decisions been while the leaders remain determined to do everything that its needed to help the developing and poor countries to get access to the axioms and to test. They also said that they are committed to paying for a further distribution, how were over. We dont have any numbers home much, theyre willing to spend. And they also are saying that they are willing to extend debt relief to those country who need it so that they can suspend the debt service payments. But is that enough . Experts say they need to do more Brussels Bureau chief alexander phenomena. Thank you. On november 22nd of 2005, exactly 15 years ago today, america was 1st sworn in as germanys chancellor, when the countrys crisis manager in chief wraps up her final year in office, she will have equalled the record of headlight mentor. Helmut kohl for the longest serving chancellor in german history and after a challenging decade and a half in office, she looks poised to go out on a high note president angle america, accepting the vote in 2005. She has been rated by Forbes Magazine as the worlds most powerful woman, 9 times since being sworn in. During her time in office, she has become known as a diplomatic powerhouse working to build relationships with world leaders. Boss watching, many of them come and go. Drew what he did. Merkel has built up her reputation as a crisis manager from the 2008 financial crisis to this years global pandemic. The 2015 refugee crisis was perhaps the most emblematic moment of marcos chancellorship. When she led almost a 1000000 Asylum Seekers into germany, the controversial policy exposed deeper rifts in german society. But she justified terry decision softened us. We can do this, we can do this. This so called eternal chancellor says she will step down from her role when her 4th term comes to an end next year. A recent poll shows more International Confidence in angola marcos leadership than in any other world leader right now. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. Ethiopian military has borne civilians to get out of the capital of the tikrit region. Before they have gone and salt, the army said it would show no mercy and told civilians to stay clear of rebels, fighting began over 2 weeks ago. Between if you have p. S. , government and rebels into growing thousands of people who protested in taiwan, against the import of pork products from the u. S. , taiwan is lifting a ban on importing u. S. Pork. In an effort to seal a new trade deal was banned in taiwan because of a controversy. Additive used by American Farmers became a fossil goes to the polls today as opposition parties warn of massive fraud in the general election, threatening not to it say, the results. President costs his vote in an election, overshadowed by a rising, jihadist threat is expected to win reelection. The opposition candidates have criticized his failure to contain the violence. It will be no votes. Cast in about one 5th of the country where jihadist attacks strikes almost every day, doubly correspondent fanny is on the ground in between a faso with more people are going to the polling stations today to cast their vote both for a president and from members of the parliament for the next 5 years. However, not everyone has the opportunity today to actually make it to such a polling station due to security concerns. In fact, a government of incumbent president that nearly half of all 13 regions have limited or no access to polling stations. The incumbent president says he has no intention of delaying to selection because he says this would result in more chaos. And then there are 12 other president ial candidates on the ballot, least today. 2 of them stand out for one thats always the party, the format ousted president. And then theres the former finance minister and main rival of president. His name is now all of the opposition candidates are promising change to bring much needed stability and peace. But the very same promises to be made by president , probably in 2015, if you doubt any significant change. There is heavy security to protect voters heading to the polling stations today, like here in vodou, in the capital city of. Now regardless, who will be the next president . Only a few here expect life to get better to the other. But you know, well here in berlin, a radical new law that will slash the cost of rented living space rather takes effect tomorrow. Estimated 1. 00 in 6 tenants living in the german capital will be eligible for an automatic rental price reduction. Its part of a controversial housing policy introduced by Berlin Center left government to make the city more affordable, but opposition parties say the rent regulations are making it harder for people to find new apartments or lower is being challenged in court with a decision expected next year. A reporter told dove roy has been for in this closely, also presenting a podcast on the matter. Joe. Tell us exactly what is going on with this new regulation of the city of berlin is running a huge experiment in housing policy. And the question is, what happens when you effectively freeze the free market for rental property for several years . Nothing like this has been attempted on this scale in the western world for decades. Now the policy is called the meat and deckle, which it literally means rent lid, and it has 3 Main Elements which we can take a look at now. Firstly, there is a 5 year freeze on rental prices, meaning that prices con, be increased by much in the coming years. Next, the price of rents has been capped. They cannot be above around 10 years, a square meter, except in New Buildings and starting tomorrow, rents which are above those regulation prices must be reduced and landlords who fail to comply face, huge fines. Now the bill in City Government says around 340000. 00, tenants are eligible for rent cuts starting tomorrow, thats around one in 6 residents. And in this city, 85 percent of people rent their homes. So this really is a significant policy, i think on the answer. But how are billing this reacting to the news that they might get a rental reduction . Well, of course many a happy, but theyre also quite confused and concerned because there is a chance that these rent reductions could be taken away. We can have a look at some of the celebration going on on twitter at the moment. One user says that she found out her rent will be reduced by 36 percent. And no, its not a prank. Another user says shes going to be paying 160. 00 euros less a month. Thats quite a lot when you can think about it. And thank you both lyn and finally a user who is getting a 100 year rent cut says adequate housing is a human right and not a financial asset, but you know, for every tenant who has excess celebrating right now, there is a landlord who is unhappy and did many landlords, Property Owners are challenging these laws in court. Germanys highest court will sometime next year issue a ruling on whether this lower is even constitutional. If it strikes is lord down, then all of those rent reductions may have to be paid back. I think you put it right, its almost a revolution. What effect is this having in berlin . What we should say that germany or in berlin, the property prices have been quite load for many years compared to most other cities around the world. And as a result of these housing policies, however, were seeing a rent reduction in berlin of around 5 percent a year. But also were seeing a reduction in the availability of flats. The number of flights being listed on the Property Market has fallen by around 50 percent, so its having a lot of positive and negative outcomes. This is all one big experiment. We dont know how its all going to work out. But politicians and activists around the world to Pay Attention to whats going on here in berlin, because if this rent freeze works, it could be seen as a model that could be replicated in other cities around the world. Yeah, i think you know, here a lot more about this one job though, right. Thanks so much. Before we go, we have some refer to of a wild snow. They could have a look and a listen to what was captured in northwestern china. Hes complaining, you might have thought these animals rolled like other big cats, but their vocal chords on the sign, which means their voices sound a bit different, particularly from that this video is captured by a hidden camera in these Young National park in northwestern china. Now dont forget, you can always get news on the go. You just download it from google play or from the app store. And that will give you access to all the leds news from around the world, as well as push notifications for any breaking news and your pot. The news story. You can also use the t w to send us photos and videos of whats happening if youll think of you watching day deadly news report is up next on this edition, a teenager who risk is turtles. On a caribbean island, stay tuned for that. More headlines coming at the top of the hour with Clay Richardson in the meantime. 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But these locals are taking action is phyllis when it comes to saving animals a mission, she shares with their dead and so emissary for conservation help the filming. Its a far cry from the picture. Perfect tourist snapshots. Afic matter of sa gas and seaweed blankets. The bay ancora south was east coast sea turtles trapped in the alkie fight for their lives. And this group is fighting to save them. The alarm sounded early this morning. I get this goal by when you come to is 14 years old and volunteers for a sea turtle conservancy. Without flinching, she waits into the tossing waves with team leader to the sea turtle species found here are endangered. The team is committed to saving as many as it can across the bay turtles can be seen both in the thicket of alligator losing strength with every passing hour. But from the water, theyre virtually impossible to locate and theyre also not easy to rescue the old you are so uncomfortable. It actually hurts when they hit you. It smells very bad and you cant hear anything. The water is everywhere. The island has never seen a saw gasoline infestation like this. Warming oceans off fueling alg growth as off fertilizes flushed into the sea from brazil. The turtles come up and get in tangled in the blue without help they perish in the heat. Every rescue turtle is a cause for celebration. And i just feel like im helping but its not just startles, its everything, the ocean itself and everything. Its creatures see, its wonderful to me and i dare you for doubt. But you see the team has been working tirelessly for days. Theyve saved 25 turtles so far. Many are malnourished and weak. The team will nurse them back to help the turtles that only need to gain weight up to the sea aquarium to recuperate. Bridge over the road, but the ones that are sick are taken to baton arion or debt deuced. These turtles have to humas on the ice and bodies to fish nets to but it is also good oprah here over her where her people are working. The sick animals are in the best of hands with odette. No one knows that better than hope. A very special flamingo, a celebrity, not just in chorus out, but all over the well. Odetta and bar bar inseparable. The local vet came to the rescue when he slammed against a hotel window and plummeted to the ground, badly injured. They both are there within 10 minutes. I was in front of them like i am here for the flamingo. And they were like vulcano longer until his left wing and his feet tossed in if he cant be released into the wild. So now he lives with a tent for him, a asked me is me like oh is name a swimming only look like a ball. There all the funny thing is the name means like flame and to be well no. And now hes famous. No one is right. Today is thursday me and on thursdays both finch is out on his Weekly Mission as opposed to the Wildlife Conservation. So this bird is especially for him to it hurt, but you know, todays destination is an Elementary School boat biz in the passenger seat. That an unusual couple of start. Like what are the verb after a Market Reaction like, oh its you know . So they think i just want to wrong with me, but you know, theres the rate which is also fun for this moment is the highlight of the day thats more like for me, is it campaigning for Wildlife Conservation with an educational flamingo. After initial hesitation, the children warm up to now some kids, or even shy of involved whos had his fair share of experience with humans. Odette spent months preparing him for social contact like this. The children have never before had such a Close Encounter with a flamingo. And yet, bob is the hope for a discussion on how to value and respect nature. Even a childs discarded cut can become a death trap for flamingos and other animals out there whose name and odette tells the kids how easy it is for birds and animals to get tangled in trapped in waste. The talent being disposed of properly hope is effective and soft to the touch. The message hits home and shouts. Also, if they die, then thats just not ok. For odette, its responses like these at the top, a payoff for her work with bob. When you have that reaction, then you have the gateway to their heart with their arse large they will question their various differences. What are we doing . Why are we doing what we do know data is referring directly to the revela