sir david attenborough there. the former us first lady michelle obama, is in london this evening, promoting her new book becoming to an audience at the royal festival hall. earlier she revisited a girls‘ school that she first went to in 2009. she told pupils at the elizabeth garrett anderson school in islington, that she‘d been "moved, touched and inspired" by her meetings with youngsters. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. this afternoon michelle obama was welcomed back with overwhelming applause from schoolgirls in north london, a place which held special memories for the former first lady. it gives me a level of focus and determination in the work that i do when i get to see you all up close and as i said then, you remind me of me, and all the fears and all the challenges that you face. and you guys give me a sense of comfort. michelle obama made her first visit to the school back in 2009. and nine years later, her appearance and words of advice have had a long—lasting impact on f

please welcome, sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's been discussed here in this conference? all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end, and you will have to find, your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be tense arguments over what to do. with so many countries repres

it at a more personal level —— david attenborough. attenborough. so they can deal with the issue of climate change. the issue of climate change. emissions, one of the effects is pollution. pollution. centuries ago, a couple of centuries ago. ago. where you have to strike the right balance. balance. and it is not coming up with a solution. solution. the ground to actually do something about it. about it. impact, also end up hitting the poorest people the most. poorest people the most. more expensive hybrid car, for example, stuff like that. example, stuff like that. always well maintained, this sort of the mission, that sort of emission. the mission, that sort of emission. these details you based on the ground. ground. page, but i‘m not sure the impact it will have on the ground. important points. points. he is someone that people do know globally. globally. fundamentally, how much can one individual change things? individual change things? effect, just like project fear as regards to brexit? yeah. language that people, you know, started is believ

sir david attenborough calls on world leaders to combat climate change — describing it as the greatest threat to humanity in thousands of years — and that inaction could see the extinction of much of the natural world. theresa may dismisses suggestions she could resign if she loses the meaningful vote on her brexit deal. i will still have a job in two weeks‘ time. i will still have a job in two weeks' time. definitely? my job is making sure that we do what people, what the public asked us to, we leave the eu but in a way that is good for them. crisis on our high streets — figures compiled by bbc news suggest 40,000 jobs have been lost or put at risk in the retail sector this year. a vegan brings a landmark legal case against his former employer over claims he was sacked on the basis of his beliefs —which he says are akin to a religion. heading to the international space station — an international crew of astronauts prepare to blast off in a soyuz spacecraft — two months after the dramatic failure of the last launch. this is the scene live at the baikonur cosmodrome in kazak

does it help that you have someone like sir david attenborough who is not a bloke wandering around ina who is not a bloke wandering around in a white coat but someone who the public might feel familiar with in terms of the way he puts forward his vision in television programmes? terms of the way he puts forward his vision in television programmes7m helps, but one of the real challenges for figures like david attenborough who want to talk about climate change is that for an individual it is really hard to know if you are making a difference, the extent of the climate change we are facing is going to require an enormous amount of radical action from government and international cooperation on things like flights and the kinds of energy that we invest in. as an individual you are told that things you can do, reuse plastic bags or wash out a peanut butter jar and recycle it plastic bags or wash out a peanut butterjar and recycle it but ultimately the real thing that people can do is to put enormous pressure on their government and as an individual it is very difficult to make the change he

please welcome sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end. and that you will have to find... your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be some tense arguments over what to do. with so man

a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in state in the us capitol rotunda. british mps are to vote on whether the government is in contempt of parliament by not publishing the legal advice it's received about the prime minister's brexit deal. mexico's new president creates a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students.

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after addressing the united nations in poland, sir david attenborough told our science editor david shukman what it was like. well, of course, daunting. and a great privilege, really, and, i suppose, a responsibility. i mean, you're supposed to be representing people who are badly hit by what's happening to the climate right now, who are at the forefront. i mean, contributing in that little montage we had are people whose houses have been wrecked, whose homes are gone. know, and i have a responsibility simply by the fact that all these voices are gathered together in this extraordinary 21st—century way of presenting the views of people who hither to have not been represented. and all over the world there are people who are suffering as a consequence, whose voices haven't been heard. at least, they believe they've not been heard. and this is one we in which you can perhaps allow that to happen. because up until now progress in negotiations has been incredibly slow, is there anything you might have said that could change that, do you think? i don't know. my feeling is... there was a sense o

david davis is a presenting the —— david davis is a presenting the —— david attenborough representing the people‘s seat. they are still the one who make the decisions. no, absolutely. the reason for having that people ‘s voice here is that they make the decisions but they only make them on those who elect them. those given permission to take action at home and action internationally. here it will give the extra bounce and impetus to pushing harder and faster to agreeing the rules we are working on, but also permission to send signals that political commitment, when they go home and they expect their citizens to do more and that they are putting in plans so that they are putting in plans so that they can deliver more action on the ground which we can all be part. we can have cleaner cities, we can work in cleaner workplaces, we can use public transport. all these opportunities, we have all of these diet. we can work together to take that climate action that we need urgently. the science says that we need it and having our voices can only help that action more strongly. we have noti

"act now or face the collapse of civilisation" — writes the i, the stark warning from sir david attenborough — who earlier today addressed the un climate conference in poland. the daily telegraph leads with a photograph of carl beech — who, after the lifting of a reporting restriction, has been named as the man who claimed he was the victim of an alleged vip paedophile ring. in a damming report, mps accuse rail bosses of adding "insult to injury" with an increase in fares for passengers who have faced a year of timetable chaos — that's according to the metro. the times carries the same story — writing that mps also blame transport secretary, chris grayling for the commuter misery — saying he failed to avert the timetable crisis. a top executive at glencore will leave the miner and commodity trader by the end of the year — reports the ft — amid growing pressure from regulators over assets he once ran in the democratic republic of congo. the daily mail dedicates its front page to its christmas campaign, calling for volunteers to help the nhs — it says three days after the first

please welcome sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end. and that you will have to find... your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be some tense arguments over what to do. with so man

when we get down to what needs to be done, and two you agree with sir david attenborough, for example, who at the un climate meeting in poland just the other day said we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. 0ur greatest threat in 1,000 years. it is climate change and if we do not ta ke is climate change and if we do not take action, collapse of our civilisation and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. do you agree with him and that therefore feel climate change has to be the dominant issue for all of us, leaders and citizens? would not be quite so big as him but it clearly is an important threat to address and especially difficult —— apocalyptic. what will happen in remote apocalyptic. what will happen in re m ote parts apocalyptic. what will happen in remote parts of the world in 50 yea rs' remote parts of the world in 50 years' time, it is a hard sell to politicians. politicians will listen if there is strong public support and, of course, people like david attenborough will help that. i was a bit involved in a scientific conference that le

strong public support and, of course, it's people like david attenborough who can help that. if i can give another example, i was a bit involved in a scientific conference that led to the drafting of a papal encyclical in 2015, which was before the 2015 paris climate change... before the paris accord was signed. ..and it had a big effect. the pope got a standing ovation at the un. whatever you think about the church, you cannot deny its long—term vision, its concern for the world poor, its global range and i think, if we are to address these issues at all, then it has got to be because the politicians are aware that there's public support for them and public support comes from people like david attenborough and the pope. the thing is, there is an idealism to your view of what humanity must do. you talk repeatedly about the need for rationality, for collective action, for an international approach to this and, of course, climate change is perhaps the most obvious example where only collective international action can truly be said to be effective but it is not happening, is

reenforcing the message, naturalist sir david attenborough — who says climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. we'll be live in poland with our environment correspondent. also this lunchtime... the deal is the deal and i will see it through — theresa may says she still expects to be prime minister in two weeks‘ time even if she loses the brexit vote in the commons. out of the shadows: the boss of mi6 — the man known as c — warns russia "not to underestimate our capabilities" in a rare speech to potential spy recruits. the price of the decline of the high street — 20,000 jobs have been lost this year with thousands more facing 2019 under threat. time for a catch up — former first lady michelle 0bama returns to london to meet some of the schoolgirls who say they were inspired by her school visit nine years ago. and coming up in sport later in the hour bbc news, there's been another premier league sacking. mark hughes has left sout

attenborough, british naturalist// "you must lead. the continuation of our civilizations and the natural world upon which we depend, is in your hands."i'm natasha chen reporting. ( james ) president trump has promised to withdraw the united states, which has done more to cause climate change historically than any other country, from the paris agreement. however, that withdrawal can't fully take place until 2020. (james) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... winter weather in the sierra is making for dangerous driving conditions. (ácommercialá) (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. after showers yesterday and through the evening skies will continue to dry out this morning with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to take us through much of the day today. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's today as they will remain for much of the week ahead with a drier trend in weather to take us through the week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less

attenborough. the broadcaster said that climate change could lead to the collapse ocivilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world. our scienceditor david shukman has the story. david: it has been a year of deadly fires and record heat, and a new warning from site is about the dangers of living in a world of rising temperatures with the risk of many more scenes like this. a social have been media campaign has gathered voices from around the world callingn -- social-media campaign has gathered voices from around the world calng for action. campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. >> right now we're facing a man-made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years, climate change. action, thetake collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world ise on horizon. david: there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. polande, like many countries, depends on c

we started with sir david attenborough giving views of the public, will it make a difference? i think so because voters will make the difference in the end. if they say we want action on climate change, let's hope there will be. ok, professor, thank you for coming in. the government's chief legal adviser, the attorney general, will publish a shortened version of his guidance on theresa may's brexit withdrawal agreement later today, but mps of all parties are demanding to see the document in full. they are concerned by reports that geoffrey cox's advice contains a suggestion that the uk could end up in an indefinite customs union with the eu. the government says it must be free to receive full and frank legal advice in confidence. so, a busy few days ahead for the government. later today geoffrey cox will make his statement in parliament on the legal advice given to ministers tomorrow theresa may will begin five days of debate on that agreement and on the document setting out plans for the uk's future relationship with the eu. after that, on tuesday december the 11th, mps will

sir david attenborough has described climate change as humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years. the naturalist and broadcaster said it could lead to the collapse of civilisations and the extinction of "much of the natural world". he was speaking at the opening ceremony of the united nations—sponsored climate talks in poland. the meeting is seen as the most critical on climate change since the 2015 paris agreement and is being attended by around a0 heads of state and government. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is at the summit. all across the world, the disastrous impact of a changing climate can be clearly seen, say scientists. from fires, to floods, droughts and deadly storms, the fingerprints of humanity's use of fossil fuels continues to emerge. against this worrying background, the celebrated broadcaster sir david attenborough came to tell un negotiators the harsh truth about the threat posed by climate change to humans and animals alike. right now, we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years. climate change. i

the research vessel named after sir david attenborough will begin work in the arctic next spring. its hull has been specially designed to break through the thick sea ice, enabling it to explore parts of the polar environment that are hard to reach. the spacecraft that discovered pluto has a heart—shaped mark on its surface will make a return visit later in january. we'll see the first ever picture of a giant black hole at the centre of a galaxy far, far away. spacex and boeing will both send spacecrafts to dock with the international space station and test to see if they can be used to send astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. and the highlight could be the celebration of arguably humanity's greatest achievement. that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. that looks beautiful from here, neil. it'll be 50 years since neil armstrong and buzz aldrin set foot on the moon. because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. and as you talk to us from the sea of tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquili

. >> i'm sir david attenborough, and this is "planet earth: 2025." in this season, we tour the diverse climates and biospheres of our beloved coasts. from the coast of kansas to the gulf of ohio. from the wetlands of the sahara to the flaming penguins of the antarctic. ah, what's the point? the world's a hot tub. and before you ask, yes, i'm drunk. nobody listens to david attenborough. now i'm forced to survive in a submarine with james cameron.

please welcome sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end. and that you will have to find... your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be some tense arguments over what to do. with so man

also on the programme: the bbc‘s david attenborough open the un climate conference in poland, appealing to world leaders to act on behalf of millions world wide who are crying out for change.

a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in state in the us capitol rotunda. british mps are to vote on whether the government is in contempt of parliament by not publishing the legal advice it's received about the prime minister's brexit deal. mexico's new president creates a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students.

the conference opened up with this stark warning from naturalist sir david attenborough. the world's people have spoken. their message is clear. time is running out. they want you, the decision—makers, to act now. they are behind you, along with civil society, represented here today, supporting you in making tough decisions but also willing to make sacrifices in their daily lives. not on the guest list this year is donald trump — although some us officials will attend. the president withdrew from the paris climate agreement in 2017, saying he was elected to represent the people of pittsburgh, not paris. now a new report claims that donald trump's stance on climate change is restricting global efforts to cut carbon because it provides political cover for other countries to limit action. we can speak now to the author of that study, joseph curtin. good to have you with us. you put some of the blame on this for donald trump but i remember back in may of last year there were plenty of conservatives and republicans in the senate, including the speaker, who encouraged him t

. >> i'm sir david attenborough, and this is "planet earth: 2025." in this season, we tour the diverse climates and biospheres of our beloved coasts. from the coast of kansas to the gulf of ohio. from the wetlands of the sahara to the flaming penguins of the antarctic. ah, what's the point? the world's a hot tub. and before you ask, yes, i'm drunk. nobody listens to david attenborough. now i'm forced to survive in a submarine with james cameron. all he talks about is "avatar." stupid movie, fake animals. only on "planet earth." >> announcer: it's the "late show" with stephen colbert. tonight, a farewell to 41. plus, stephen welcomes catherine zeta-jones, lucas hedges, and musical guest nathaniel rateliff and the night sweats. featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now live open tape from -- on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: whoo! hello! ( cheers and applause ) please, sit down, everybody! thank you very much! thank you so much, ladies and gentle

attenborough, british naturalist// "you must lead. the continuation of our civilizations and the natural world upon which we depend, is in your hands."i'm natasha chen reporting. (jrs) a grieving michigan couple whose son committed suicide says the priest who conducted the funeral didn't do his job. the parents of 18 year old maison hulli- barger say he had dreams and potential. he loved his family...camping and football.. and the pain of losing him has been unbearable. when it came time for maison's funeral...the couple spoke to a reverend at a catholic church in temperance, michigan . they told him what they wanted him to say at the service. but rather than providing comfort and honoring the life of the one who passed away, the priest -- they say -- condemned their son in front of the crowd.

attenborough's dynasties in high definition injust 11.5 minutes. if you live in greenmeadows park in the gloucestershire village of bamfurlong, though — the same job would take you almost six days. now on bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: leroy sane scores twice as manchester city move into the last 16 of the champions league as group winners. al—ain win their opening game at the fifa club world cup, as they come from three goals down to beat team wellington. and cycling's most successful team of recent years will need a new sponsor, after team sky's decision to withdraw from the sport at the end of 2019. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that we now know the make up for the last 16 of the champions league. only one group was left to be decided heading into wednesday night's final round of games and that was in group f. manchester city had already qualified but lyon needed a draw or better away to shakhtar donetsk and it took

the those in polmont today, david attenborough and others there today, this is great news for them. —— poland. we really need to try to reduce the global warming which is one of the most critical issues facing the world, many would argue. completely, and it is interesting because another story about what is happening with the paris riot and why they started, which were originally a response to the increase on the diesel tax which, we are seeing a lot of competing forces about we have to do but it is a real crisis. a lot of overlap. for the likes of shell and its archrivals exxon, bp, these companies are the bread—and—butter of most pension funds around the world. the good old—fashioned energy stock. and people, more and more people, savvy investors, what is the ethical climate change friendly investment. in some of the big investment banks around the world, they are providing very eco— around the world, they are providing very eco— friendly funds, aren't they? that is what has led to this, 01’ they? that is what has led to this, or part of it, is the climate action 100 p

the research vessel named after sir david attenborough will begin work in the arctic next spring. its hull has been specially designed to break through the thick sea ice, enabling it to explore parts of the polar environment that are hard to reach. the spacecraft that discovered pluto has a heart—shaped mark on its surface will make a return visit later in january. we‘ll see the first ever picture of a giant black hole at the centre of a galaxy far, far away. spacex and boeing will both send spacecrafts to dock with the international space station and test to see if they can be used to send astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. and the highlight could be the celebration of arguably humanity‘s greatest achievement. that's one small step for man. 0ne giant leap for mankind. that looks beautiful from here, neil. it‘ll be 50 years since neil armstrong and buzz aldrin set foot on the moon. because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. and as you talk to us from the sea of tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tra

sir david attenborough calls on world leaders to combat climate change — describing it as the greatest threat to humanity in thousands of years — and that inaction could see the extinction of much of the natural world. theresa may dismisses suggestions she could resign if she loses the meaningful vote on her brexit deal. i will still have a job in two weeks' time. definitely? my job is making sure that we do what people, what the public asked us to, we leave the eu but in a way that is good for them. crisis on our high streets — figures compiled by bbc news suggest 40,000 jobs have been lost or put at risk in the retail sector this year. a vegan brings a landmark legal case against his former employer over claims he was sacked on the basis of his beliefs —which he says

well renowned british broadcaster and naturalist david attenborough also attended the talks he had a strong warning about taking action before it's too late if we don't take action the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon the people have spoken leaders of the world you must believe the continuation of our civilization. and the natural world upon which we depend is in your hands. as a breaking news for you on the case it's a report in the world all street journal that the cia director gina hospital is to brief the us senate leaders on the death of the saudi journalist. but remember that gina has paul went to istanbul in the early days of the investigation into his killing and was briefed by the turkish authorities on what they knew the kind of evidence they had about the ajmal her shoulder killing she then went back to the united states and has now it appears been asked to brief u.s. senate leaders on the death of her shoulder we'll have more on that for you as soon as we get it. so they come in they'll do their news hour. spa

attenborough had this to say when he addressed the opening session on behalf of the world's people might now we're facing a manmade disaster of global scale our greatest tragedy thousands of years climate change if we don't take action the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon well this is the conference which is supposed to signpost the death of coal the most polluting fuel coal use accounts for forty percent of c o two emissions but the coal industry is still very much alive it accounts for forty percent of the world's electricity and millions of jobs worldwide something the u.s. government likes to highlight so there's talk of a just socially responsible transition the world bank group said on monday that it's doubling funding for poor countries preparing for climate change but then there's china the world's top carbon emitter a number one producer and consumer of coal ok it's trying to curb coal power and the deadly pollution but it courses at home but at the same time it's facing mounting criticism for bankrolling new coal pl

attenborough warned of a man—made disaster on a global scale. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisation is and the extinction of much of the natural world, is on the horizon. applause we are back in the control centre at whiteley, the uk's biggest onshore wind farm and mark, we've been itching to know since the beginning of our visit how much energy has been produced. sarah today, we've produced six gigawatt hours, we expect across—the—board folio to produce around 34 gigawatt hours, today today we are at a record breaking working day. a very product day across the uk and particularly here. we are ready at 30% of the uk's power produced by wind energy, is that figure going to increase, is it something you expect to grow? absolutely, the dry is to build more onshore wind, the cheapest form of energy, it's solar, other storage elements to and we want to capture that to provide the best energy links. thank you so much for having us here in showing us around your operations. you are very welcome. in fact, the day we found, strong

attenborough. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in state in the us capitol rotunda. british mps are to vote on whether the government is in contempt of parliament, by not publishing the legal advice it's received about the prime minister's brexit deal. mexico's new president creates a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students.