in vol fiji is chairing the meeting of nearly two hundred countries they're looking to forge ahead with the paris accord to fight climate change but with climate skeptics ready to yank the u.s. out of that agreement can this conference reach its target target of course being to limit the expected global temperature rise to two degree or less. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. twenty fifteen marked a breakthrough in the global fight against climate change nearly two hundred nations signed the paris climate accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide starting in two thousand and twenty now those emissions are considered a major cause of climate change so far one hundred sixty eight nations have ratified the accord now it's time to hash out the details of a climate conference in the german city a bomb fiji is chairing the conference like other island nations in the south pacific. has already been hit by rising sea levels fiji is not in a position to host such a large and costly conference itself some twenty three thousand people from one hundred ninety five coun

fiji began proceedings delegates so working to cap expected global temperature increases of one and a half degrees celsius all in less. than boom bring you a special report from fiji one of the many pacific islands that have already been hit hard by rising sea levels also on the program in the united states a small texas town is in mourning after dozens are killed in another mass shooting victims are reported to include a pregnant woman and several children. i'm still gail welcome to the program. the un's latest climate summit has begun in bonn representatives from one hundred ninety seven countries will spend the next ten days discussing ways to tackle climate change the conference opened with a traditional phrygian welcome ceremony although the talks are being held in germany fiji is chair in the event. and it was invited to take the chair as one of the countries are suffering climate changes worst effects but the tiny island nation also lacks the resources to hold the event itself delegates are working to cap expected global temperature increases at one and a half degrees celsius o

call for action as the u.n. climate summit opens in germany. the conference chair fiji begins proceedings a pacific island nation has been hit hard by rising sea levels also on the program . u.s. president donald trump tells north korea its aggressive behavior is a threat to the civilized world but he's open to talks with kim jong il. and a small town in the u.s. state of texas is in mourning after a mass shooting leaves dozens dead victims are reported to include a pregnant woman and several children. i'm phil gail welcome to the program the un's latest climate summit has begun in bonn representatives from one hundred ninety seven countries will spend the next ten days discussing ways to tackle climate change the conference opened with a traditional fijian welcome ceremony though the talks are being held in germany fiji was invited to take the chat as one of the country's suffering climate changes worst effects but the tiny island nation lacks of resources to host the event itself delegates are working to cap expected global temperature increases to one of the hof degrees cel

city of bon fiji is chairing the conference like other nations in the south pacific it could be specially hard hit by climate change and rising sea levels many of the island of the sea ice stream the tiny the journey is helping fiji with logistics and providing the venue and that's because the islands are unable to host a conference of this size were traded three thousand people for one hundred and ninety seven countries expected to attend now could be the largest international conference ever hosted in germany the meetings in bonn start on monday and will last for two weeks the goal is to agree on how to cap the expected rise in average global temperatures at two degrees a lot is at stake in bonn the polar ice caps are melting. drought and storms are becoming more common across the globe a recent study found that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has never risen as fast as it did last year. one place that's been hit especially hard by rising sea levels is fiji in the south pacific. now for the first time fiji will be chairing the un climate conference prim

rising sea levels is fiji in the south pacific. now for the first time fiji will be chairing the un climate conference prime minister frank bainimarama will be leading the negotiations environmentalists say fiji is a warning for the world. but fiji has been especially hard hit by climate change because of rising sea levels fiji was the first place in the world where an entire village had to be relocated because of climate change. the bonn meeting aims to flesh out the terms of the twenty fifteen paris climate agreement almost all countries have signed the accord only the u.s. has announced it is pulling out the deal requires that temperatures do not climb by more than two degrees it requires all countries to set their own climate goals it paves the way for billions in aid especially for poor countries but one will be a working conference without big decisions like those made in paris. at first it sounds pretty unspectacular but what we agreed on in paris in december twenty fifth teen is like a new worldwide law and something like that needs rules of interpretation. but donald trump

watching newsday on the bbc. live from london in singapore. coming up: fiji faces up to the united states and donald trump's promise to bring back coal. also on the programme: ivanka trump has been accompanying her father in japan as he continues his asia tour. but what impression is the first daughter having on japanese women? the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove

second day of his marathon occasion for. and fiji is hosting the un climate conference that's about to kick off in bonn that is a leader in the global fight against climate change. i'm sumi so much going to welcome to the show police in the u.s. are investigating a mass shooting that left dozens of people dead at a church in texas witnesses said the victims include a pregnant woman and children as young as five years old investigators have not yet commented on the gunman's motive but president trump has called the attacker a doraine just individual and said mental illness not guns were to blame for the assault. a candlelight vigil for the victims of the fatal shooting at the first baptist church of sutherland springs residents of the small texas community struggled to make sense of what happened. i'm going to. take. you to. take. my hearing. authorities say twenty six people were killed and about twenty others were wounded sunday after a man dressed all in black opened fire inside the church the attacker is believed to be a former member of the u.s. air force who received a court marti

will talk about the threats climate change poses to our nations with an activist and warrior of fiji. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. more than 330 people have died in iran after a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the western province of kermanshah near the iraqi border. more than 4000 people were injured. the death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers reach remote regions. at least six people died in iraq as well. during the last stop of his asia trip, president trump openly praised filipino president rodrigo duterte, saying the two had a great relationship. since duterte was elected in 2016, more than 7000 people have been extrajudicially killed by police or vigilantes. according to duterte's spokesperson, trump did not raise any concerns about duterte's human rights record. >> there was no mention of human rights, illegal killings. there was only a rather lengthy discussion about the philippines war on drugs with president duterte doing most of the explaining. amy: but trump and dut

traditional fijian welcome ceremony there the talks are being held here in germany fiji is sharing this conference as one of the countries suffering climate changes worst effects its prime minister warned that failure is not an option particularly for fiji. delegates are working at this conference to find ways to cap the expected global temperature increases at one point five degrees celsius or less we must not fade out people that means using the next two weeks in the head to do everything we can to make the bet is that women work and to advance emission and support for climate action before twenty twenty. two made out commitments in full not bicker way from them and to commit ourselves to the most ambitious target of the bet is that given to kept the global average temperature at one point five degrees celsius over that of the pre-industrial age. all right we want to pull in louise born she is our environmental issues editor she joins us tonight from the german city of bonn always good evening to you so people watching us tonight are going to think ok you had the paris climate agreeme

round of climate talks gets under way — chaired by fiji, the pacific island that is already paying the price of rising global temperatures. get in touch with us using the hashtag... hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. they are the revelations from millions of leaked documents — dubbed the paradise papers — which show how the rich and powerful try to avoid paying taxes. whether it's a multi—national corporation or household names around the world, they are all accused of using tax havens to dodge paying their fair share to tax authorities. the papers were obtained by the german newspaper sud—deutsche zeitung and shared with the international consortium of investigativejournalists. richard bilton, from the bbc‘s panorama programme, has been poring through the documents — here's his special report. when you hear tax haven you might think palm trees. they're and not all like that. we have arrived in a little place between belfast and liverpool, this is the isle of man, it is a british crown dependency and it's an important tax ha

germany. the conference chair fiji begins proceedings they pacific island nation has been hit hard by rising sea levels also on the program. u.s. president donald trump tells north korea it's aggressive behavior is a threat to the civilized world but he is open to talks with its leader kim jong il . a small town in texas is in mourning after a mass shooting leaves dozens dead victims are reported to include a pregnant woman and several children. also coming up trouble in paradise a huge leak of documents shows how big corporations and the super rich invest in tax havens we'll find out who has been implicated in the so-called paradise papers . i'm phil gail welcome to the program. the dangerous effects of global warming all pacific islands that takes a. interstage as fiji opens the u.n. conference on climate change in germany the meeting builds on twenty fifteen's paris climate accord which i aim to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions twenty twenty those emissions are considered to be a major cause of global warming and one hundred sixty eight nations have ratified the agreeme

. climate summit opens in bomb zero zero zero conference host fiji kicks things off the island nation has been hit hard by rising sea levels it warns delegates that time is running out in the fight against climate change also coming up a small town in texas mourns after a mass shooting them leaves dozens dead the victims reportedly include a pregnant woman in several children. u.s. president donald trump fires off a repeat warning over north korea's nuclear threat saying the era of strategic patience is over trump is in japan on the second day of his marathon asian tour. hello and welcome i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. the latest u.n. climate summit has kicked off in ball on with representatives from one hundred seventy eight hundred ninety seven countries joining talks on how to tackle climate change the conference opened with a traditional fijian welcome ceremony the tiny pacific island chairing the conference already it's. he's suffering the effects of global warming and lacks the resources to host the event on the island itself go shares are working to cap an expected global

additional fijian welcome ceremony so the talks are being held here in germany fiji is in the chair as one of the countries are suffering climate changes worst effect its prime minister warned that failure was not an option a delegate are working to care expected global temperature increases at one point five degrees celsius or less. instead of taking their seats in class they're taking to the streets these youths staged a demonstration near the climate conference center and bone. they want the global community to limit greenhouse gas emissions. conference participants say the paris climate agreement of twenty fifteen was a step in the right direction countries have national climate targets now but they have to be solidified. this is an urgent moment and so i expect delegations to come here ready to do their jobs to get the rules set for paris and make progress but also individually to say what they're ready to do more. there's a south pacific and billions in von island nations threatened with submersion amid rising sea levels are getting special attention at the climate conference the tar

. the conference chair fiji began proceedings delegates are expected to working to cap expected global temperatures the temperature increases to one and a half degrees celsius or less. i don't bring you a special report from fiji one of the many pacific islands that have already been hit hard by rising sea levels also on the program. a huge leak of documents shows how big corporations on the supervision of that money in tax havens will find out who's been implicated in the so-called paradise pythons. are looking to weiss in toronto folks be going to the ball in ethiopia but a writer has found his her own publishing company to launch a series of children's books with home grown stories. on the head of a bun just like his video assistant referee system has been replaced and it's accusations that he inappropriately influenced matches. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. the dangerous effects of global warming on pacific islands takes center stage as fiji opens the un conference on climate change in germany it builds on twenty fifteenth's paris climate accord which aims to reduce

the dangerous effects of global warming on pacific islands takes center stage as fiji opens the un conference on climate change here in germany it builds on two thousand and fifteen sparrow's climate accord which aims to reduce the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions from twenty to twenty the year twenty twenty these are considered to be a major cause of global warming one hundred sixty eight nations have ratified the agreement so far and their representatives are in the german city of bone to hammer out the details fiji is cheering the conference like other island nations in the south pacific it has already been hard hit by rising sea levels with more than twenty three thousand people from one hundred ninety seven countries attending its remote location means that fiji cannot physically host the conference itself now the objective of this conference is to reach agreement on how to cap expected global temperature increases to cap them at one and a half degrees celsius. instead of taking their seats in class they're taking to the streets these youths staged a demonstration near the c

on is now underway now that the talks are being held here in germany fiji was invited to take the chair of the talks as one of the countries that are suffering climate change is worst effects the tiny island nation lacks the resources to host the event itself and that's important to note the delegates at the conference in bonn are working to cap expected global temperature increases at one and a half degrees celsius or less. instead of taking their seats in class they're taking to the streets these youths staged a demonstration near the climate conference center in bone. and want the global community to limit greenhouse gas emissions. conference participants say the paris climate agreement of twenty fifteen was a step in the right direction countries have national climate targets now but they have to be solidified. this is an urgent moment and so i expect delegations to come here ready to do their jobs to get the rules set for paris and make progress but also individually to say what they're ready to do more. there's the south pacific and the unseen von island nations threatened w

opened with a traditional fijian welcome sarah to -- welcome ceremony. fiji is chairing this conference, as one of the countries suffering the worst from climate change. they said failure is not an option, particularly for fiji. delegates are working at this conference to find ways to cap the expected global temperature increases at 1.5 degrees celsius, or less. >> we must not fail our people. that means using the next two weeks and the year ahead to do everything we can to make the paris agreement work, and to advance ambition and support for change before 2020. to make our commitments in full, not back away from them. and to commit ourselves to the most ambitious target of the paris agreement, the cap of the global average temperature at 1.5 degrees celsius, over that of the preindustrial age. brent: we want to pull in louise osborne. she is our environmental issues it -- editor. she joins us from the german city of bonn. good evening to you. people watching us will think, you had the paris climate agreement two years ago. so why do need this conference in bonn now? louise: the paris

of fiji water. it's fiji water. >> i got this. okay. [cheers and applause] >> others wondered why a man with his own line of water would drink fiji. while another twitter user pointed out that some presidents drink water right interest the source. >> some shade there. >> a little workout. >> how do you drink from fiji water? >> oh, you're going the glass method? >> the pinky has to be up. >> the key is the momentum. you have to get the upswing. one, two, and -- >> very nicely done. ah. the ceo for the fiji company reacted and was like, everybody likes drinking from this source. >> yeah, sure. delightful. >> uh-huh. >>> all right, when we come back, the growing outrage over the newest sexiest man alive. i bet he drinks lots of water. >> plus the sexiest newsman alive, one of them is not back "the skinny" is next. there. "the skinny" is next. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> okay. apparently, it is getting worse. this morning, blake gate. >> blake gate. >> uh-huh, it's a thing, is widening with more backlash on "people" magazine's newest sexiest man alive. you hear him there, mr. blake sh

. sector general antonio good tabish as well as on him a dhamma the president of fiji who is officially hosting this climate conference we are now actually the hearing front by i mean by the madama talking this just take a listen to as to whether the seedings of officially started on not. these. serving as a. meeting of the parties to the paris agreement. this afternoon we honored to have with us is excellent c. dr frank what i'll stand by the president of the republic federal republic of germany. also with us of course his excellency mr and on your good that is the secretary general of the united nations. and his excellency mr lazaro of the zacks president of the united nations general assembly. oh sorry. i think. he's on his way here is on his way from the airport. here. before we begin i would like to take a. few minutes to convey to this gathering. the human face and i mention. of climate change. and who can do this better than a child. please join me. in welcoming a very special child. a child all the way from fiji to muddy. to share his story with you today. in the beginning god c

conference so the real president is fiji and germany i think intends to stay in the background to some extent doesn't want to overshadow the fijian presidency germany is also in a bit of a tight spot with regard to its own climate policies that it's becoming ever more clear that the promise of a forty percent emissions reduction by two thousand and twenty is not going to be reached in germany and that's due among other things to the transport sector where emissions have increased as well as the continued use of coal and particular brown coal which is a very polluting fossil fuel that makes up coal about a quarter of germany's energy mix still so even though germany has maybe a third of its energy mix from renewables there's still a lot of fossil fuels in there and that really damages its credibility as a climate leader and so anyway already mentioned this bonn conference is huge more than twenty thousand delegates almost two hundred countries talking about write a range of topics and there is one in geo that's proposing smaller conferences in the future focusing on specific topics like

fifteen paris climate accord conference chair fiji warns that time is running out in the fight against climate change and finds a colorful way to say it also coming up we'll have a special report from fiji it's just one of many civic islands that have already been hit hard by rising sea levels. other headlines u.s. president on trial tells north korea it's aggressive behavior is a threat to the civilized world. that stands for that but in june and on the first leg of his asia tour trump also says he's open to talks with north korea's leader. of a small town in texas more and suffer a mass shooting there leaves dozens dead the victims are said to include a pregnant woman and several children. and a huge leak of documents shows how big corporations and the rich invest in tax havens will find out who has been implicated in the so-called. paradise paper. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us twenty fifteen marked a breakthrough in the fight to combat climate change the only two hundred nations signed the paris climate accord to reduce greenhouse gas output worldwide start

chaired by fiji on behalf of small island states are many of whom have taken a battering from extreme weather events this year. most of the delegates here believe that emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities are making storms, wild and flooding much worse. while the donald trump tea m much worse. while the donald trump team trumpets coal they won't be the only americans on view here in bonn. governors from some of the 14 states who want the us to stay in the paris pa ct who want the us to stay in the paris pact will also be here, aiming to persuade delegates that on this issue president trump doesn't speak for everyone. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: the new york marathon is won by an american woman for the first time in a0 years. that and more in the sport briefing. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country,

, ireland are hosting fiji. johnny carberry is impressing. two more tries, plus this one courtesy of the quick reactions putting ireland well ahead at half—time. 17-17 in ireland well ahead at half—time. 17—17 in dublin. now, in a minute i'll be running through the day's premier league stories with our football reporter nick hatton, but we start with the game of day — the north london derby between arsenal and spurs at the emirates stadium. it went in favour of arsene wenger‘s arsenal side who took the game 2—0, much to the joy of their fans. for spurs, though, it's nowjust one win in their last 13 visits to their arch rivals. holly hamilton reports. struggling for a win against spurs in their last six meetings, arsene wenger has been playing catch up. over the last few seasons, north london has seen a shift in power, but these things are as changeable as the weather. after 36 minutes, arsenal opened the scoring after a controversial free kick, arsenal opened the scoring after a controversialfree kick, allowing this header to sail into the far corner. and as the gunners conti

you we heard you say there that inaction on taken elsewhere is a matter of survival for for fiji can you tell us more about how climate change is a fact to you back home. good morning and first let me just say which is the way we greet people in fiji thank you when i say that the impact is different for all of us i mean that here the impact of climate change might be. the seasons of each of the cold and the warm but in fiji it means whether we can continue to live in our land last night i had an interesting conversation with somebody from the german federal office and i was talking to him about cemeteries of our ancestors being washed away and he found that very shocking so for us that's an every day occurrence we have whole villages that are being washed away we have villages that have had to relocate we can't plant the kind of crops that we used to because the salt water is intruding into our farmland so for us it really is a matter of survival a lot of our communities especially those who live around the coast and in fiji most of us do that ok if there are some serious threats tha

for many people we heard from one young boy from fiji earlier today who talked about the personal impact that climate change is having on him. to day isn't revolution that the threat from climate change is real edge and serious and is growing overnight. to the former president of america mr barack obama he states and i quote climate change is no longer some thought of it is up and here it is happening now and quote yes ladies and gentlemen this is real it is not i made him i already do things like this heavy gun to me what will happen if this reality these days it isn't gentleman speech isn't does the lots of the problem but walk the talk is more effective than change the mindset and set up platform in combating this environment don't use you for our next generation all right walk the talk is kid that was a young boy from fiji speaking about the impact the climate change is having on his island christopher with all the talks going on the last couple days do you get the feeling there in bonn that the emotional impact of climate change is still resident there with the delegates. abs

temperatures in the pacific island nation of fiji has been presiding over the talks and its president says they have succeeded in hammering out the finer points of the paris agreement while the same time considering the needs of developing nations. those climate talks slowly brought to a close we met a group of young germans who have been doing their bit to protect the environment they're part of a d w initiative called kids for climate which aims to give a voice to the generation who will be most affected by global warming. our kids for climate have plenty to do jana and ana are all committed to protecting the environment and slowing the pace of climate change. eleven year old yana writer is organizing a clothing swap party at her school it's the second time she's done it i think because it's important that we all do something to reduce the level of consumerism that we take the stand against so much new stuff being brought if you buy less because you spend more there's less need to grow so much cotton which in turn means that fewer pesticides are released into the environment environ

to put the paris agreement into play? and to save nations like this one? fiji is being engulfed by a steadily rising sea, which makes its presidency of the conference a more urgent mission. it is the first smile island nation to chair the conference, which is taking place here in germany. the goal is to build on the paris agreement by taking steps to limit carbon dioxide emissions and the activities that produce them, activities like mining and burning coal. thousands of protesters say that has to end. but at what price? climate change, who pays to save the planet? that is the question we are posing today on "quadriga." here are our guests. claudia kemfert is the head of the energy, transportation, and environment department of the german institute for economic research. she also serves as a member of the german advisory council on the environment, which consults with the federal government. she says, "smart people don't waste time stuck in the past. they invest in the growth markets of the future. markets that will belong to those who can spot them first." it is a pleasure to welcom

world cup defeat, thrashed 72—6 by fiji ireland have a very slim chance of qualifying for the knockout stage after losing 111—6 to papua new guinea, they were comprehensively better than us. i thought they played a really good game of rugby league and you have to congratulate fiji because in the first half they made one error and that was the last tackle play where they ran it. people playing football like that against you, big, strong, fast, and skilful as they are, you are in bother, and we were. harlequins beat saracens. this try in the 83rd minute put them within a point. the video referee help for the try which left james laing with the chance to win the game with the final kick. he made no mistake. and harlequins celebrated a remarkable victory. england'sjustin rose has won back—to back tournaments on the european tour. a winner in china last week, he clinched the turkish open by a single stroke with a biride putt on the last. he finished on 18 under par, one clear of belgium's nicholas colsaerts and south african dylan fratelli. rose is now closing in on tommy fleetwood at t

dwindling population we begin in the south pacific on the fiji islands rising sea levels are threatening low lying areas and coastal erosion is widespread it's especially hard for the village of the saudi. women recall goes out fishing this has become a familiar sight. that empty nets. you are used to. when i was small i usually went out to sea with my grandfather and father but we didn't have to come as far as we are now we would only go as far as the closest reefs get a good catch and then go back home now it's different we have to go from one reef to the next because there's nothing that the sea is getting warmer well we did. to me. the changing climate is also taking its toll on me savvy savvy and ricotta village. the sea level is rising and. is slowly being swallowed by the ocean. the salt water makes the soil and fertile leaving behind only sandy barren land. but also corrode the foundations of the houses. eventually the villagers have no choice but to give them up. when we built our homes we thought we could live here forever and i never thought of such a thing as climate change a

that point is being driven home by fiji's prime minister his little island state is on the front line of global warming. we bring a message from fiji and the pacific and the wonderful nations of the world who say that. enough is enough. enough greenhouse gas emissions that is prime minister by is demanding action from the global community before his country sinks into the ocean in an attempt to underscore the urgency germany's developed ministry has created a miniature global landscape in the meetings venue. the climate protection is key for the survival of mankind even if there are few heads of state or government who still don't believe this. this statement would seem to be addressed to u.s. president donald trump who has expressed doubts about climate change and is not attending the bone conference. well in sunday's bundestag action hoffenheim return to winning ways with a three nil drubbing of hapless cologne that is the guy gave off and a first half lead before sandro wagner scored two more to seal all three points it was hard times first one in five games for cologne the la

like tom and fiji. that touches on another issue, the number of players who feel they have to leave the nations in order to play rugby, they play the likes of england, new zealand and australia —— tonga. they save there was a pathway to a southern hemisphere competition, then that would revolutionise rugby in the pacific. they point to fiji who won the olympic sevens last year, of course, is proof that there is the talent, but at the moment frank rigorous and the money. —— frankly there isn't the money. cricket, and history will be made in just a couple of hours, when australia and england meet in the first ever day—night women's test match. it is part of the multi—format ashes series, and the hosts, who lead the series 4—2, will retain the title if they win this one—off test. from sydney, our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. time to grin... and win. for heather knight's england team, this is a test with no room for error. they came to australia, of course, as the newly crowned world champions. the hosts, though, have won two of the first three games and thei