TELESUR — broadcast 20261102 213000 UTC 501 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:01:18] It's time for news on Telesur, welcome, I'm Luis Francisco Blandón in [00:01:22] Caracas, Venezuela, immediately, headlines of the day, [00:01:25] one [00:01:29] day before the... midterm elections, the United States shows [00:01:32] record figures in early voting in a contest [00:01:35] marked by the cost of living and ICE aggressions against [00:01:38] Latinos. [00:01:43] Violence escalates in Colombia with four attacks in two days [00:01:47] leaving at least five dead in Huila, Cauca, and [00:01:50] Tolima. [00:01:54] And in Argentina, the economy and unemployment hit citizens hard [00:01:58] in 3 years of Javier's government. [00:02:25] States doing, regarding what is happening at [00:02:32] Ahead of the midterm legislative elections, of Donald Trump's second various polls reflect a marked and [00:02:33] term, what we see in [00:02:36] growing rejection of Latino voters towards [00:02:39] the administration of US President [00:02:43] Donald Trump. This trend represents a drastic shift [00:02:47] from the historic advances that [00:02:49] a meeting with representatives of the Republican party had consolidated among Latinos [00:02:52] in the 2024 presidential elections, according to [00:02:56] an analysis by the Pew Research Center published in October [00:02:59] 2026. Trump's approval rating among Latinos [00:03:03] fell by 24%, showing a severe deterioration [00:03:06] compared to the 38% recorded at the beginning of his second [00:03:10] term. The change in trend is mainly due to two [00:03:13] promises and initiatives of the federal administration in the last 2 [00:03:17] the years, regarding the high cost of living, immigration policies, [00:03:20] as well as aggressive mass detention campaigns against [00:03:24] migrants by ICE, which has sown terror and [00:03:27] fear in communities. [00:03:34] The health landscape in the United States reveals a [00:03:38] central contradiction: the richest country in the world has its [00:03:41] population in debt due to medical costs, while the government [00:03:45] systematically dismantles the institutions that protect public [00:03:49] health in [00:03:49] the country. [00:03:54] The health situation places the cost of medical care [00:03:58] on par with the price of gasoline, [00:04:00] as the main economic concerns of voters. [00:04:03] In this environment, reports [00:04:06] from authorities reveal some figures on the cost of the [00:04:10] health situation in the [00:04:12] voters. Regarding what country. More than 530,000 families annually suffer bankruptcies [00:04:16] linked to medical debts. More than 51,000 [00:04:20] people die annually due to loss of coverage due to budgetary [00:04:24] law. More than 82 million [00:04:27] adults have cut other expenses to pay for medical [00:04:31] care, almost 24 million have [00:04:35] postponed retirement due to medical [00:04:37] costs, and [00:04:41] in favor of Donald Trump 14% have postponed buying a home. [00:04:44] In the electoral context, the American people arrive with a [00:04:48] weakened [00:04:50] nothing. The background report of healthcare system. Since 2025, Trump has [00:04:54] years ago, 2 years ago, but what dismantled federal health agencies. Vaccination [00:04:56] recommendations have been reduced. [00:05:00] Funds for disease research have been cut, [00:05:03] and 75% of Americans believe that the [00:05:07] state does not prioritize [00:05:08] health. [00:05:11] At least seven are key states for the midterm elections in the United [00:05:17] the Trump administration in the Senate. While the Republican [00:05:20] Party bets on maintaining a majority, Democrats seek to capture votes [00:05:24] in decisive and historically Republican states to [00:05:27] gain control of Congress. Among them, Kansas [00:05:31] and Texas stand out, which, after decades of conservative [00:05:34] control, now data reveal the electorate's preference [00:05:37] for Democratic candidates. In Ohio, Republicans [00:05:41] are behind in the polls despite President [00:05:44] Donald Trump's victory in that state during the 2024 [00:05:47] elections. Maine and Alaska also report [00:05:51] declines in voting intentions for [00:05:54] the Republicans, while in Michigan and Georgia, Democrats [00:05:57] are projected as winners with a lead of up to [00:06:01] 70%. [00:06:09] In these midterm elections in the United [00:06:11] States, artificial intelligence is being used to generate [00:06:15] deepfakes of candidates, clone voices, produce fake [00:06:19] news on a massive scale, thereby making it difficult to [00:06:22] verify given the speed with which this [00:06:25] data is precisely produced, a growing difficulty [00:06:29] for voters to distinguish what is real from what is fabricated is [00:06:32] part of the risk of disinformation, the rapid [00:06:35] spread of false information can undermine public [00:06:38] confidence in elections, it is more [00:06:41] dangerous in 2026 because it is a cheaper, more [00:06:44] accessible technology. Since the purchase of Twitter by [00:06:48] Elon Musk in 2022, Meta and Google's cuts to detect and [00:06:52] eliminate disinformation generated by artificial [00:06:55] intelligence have decreased. The skyrocketing use of political [00:06:58] ads created with this technology estimates the [00:07:01] investment at around $140 million. [00:07:04] The campaigns of Democrats and Republicans have seen an [00:07:08] explosion of ads generated precisely by [00:07:12] this artificial intelligence and of course also through [00:07:15] social [00:07:16] networks. [00:07:24] Well, we continue updating on these [00:07:28] elections in real time, we invite you to visit our website, how are [00:07:31] the results of the midterm elections in the United [00:07:37] this hour, [00:07:38] 57,410,640 [00:07:42] votes cast so far, there we have the [00:07:46] distribution precisely on the American [00:07:48] map and later we will continue with the [00:07:51] analysis seeing how this is precisely going just hours [00:07:55] before the voting in the United [00:07:59] States. [00:08:08] As we said, these are elections in the United States that register high [00:08:12] participation in early voting. Let's go immediately to New York [00:08:16] with our colleague Henry Camelo, he will tell us more details about what this [00:08:19] day has been like, Henry, go ahead, we [00:08:21] are listening to you. [00:08:24] Hello, greetings to you and the Telesur audience, we are less than [00:08:28] 24 hours away from the midterm elections in the United [00:08:31] States here in New York, early voting has already closed, [00:08:35] according to the reported figures, 690,526 [00:08:38] people voted early in the city, in the entire state the figure [00:08:42] reached 1,965 people who voted, a [00:08:46] jump of almost 70% compared to the midterm [00:08:49] elections of 2022. Brooklyn [00:08:52] led the participation followed by Manhattan and then [00:08:55] Queens, but there is an element that deserves special attention, the [00:08:58] Latino vote, in districts where every vote [00:09:01] counts, this community could tip the balance. For [00:09:05] many Hispanic voters, this election goes beyond choosing [00:09:08] representatives. Despite Donald Trump's immigration policy, [00:09:11] deportations, ICE operations and the fear felt in [00:09:15] many communities, the high cost of living, rents, food and [00:09:19] access to healthcare also play a role. Here in New [00:09:23] York, Democrat Kathy Hochul seeks to remain in power against [00:09:26] Republican Bruce Blakeman, in a contest that [00:09:30] is also read as a thermometer of support for the country's current [00:09:34] policies. For now, the high early participation [00:09:37] reflects mobilization, but does not yet define [00:09:40] results. Tomorrow the polling centers will open at [00:09:44] 6 in the morning and close at 9 at night and it will be then [00:09:48] when we will see to what extent the Latino vote influences key [00:09:51] elections for the political future of the United States. That's all I [00:09:55] have from New York City, I'll be back with you in the studios. [00:09:59] Henry, thank you very much for this comprehensive report, Henry Camelo, our [00:10:02] colleague from New York and we are also in this [00:10:06] preview with our colleague Jorge Gestoso, by the way [00:10:09] of all this data, the Latino vote is so important. Faced with the [00:10:13] mass deportation policies of the Donald Trump administration and of [00:10:16] course the high cost of living have been the [00:10:20] main priorities among [00:10:23] the population that has voted massively, Jorge, a pleasure to [00:10:27] greet you at this hour, go ahead, how has the atmosphere been, [00:10:29] tell us. [00:10:33] We are, I tell you Luis, definitively [00:10:35] in the final stretch, there is great [00:10:38] anticipation, great enthusiasm and precisely to help us [00:10:42] put into perspective what the previous situation [00:10:46] is and what we anticipate the situation will be tomorrow, [00:10:50] we have the honor of being joined by none other than Calvin Dark, [00:10:53] political analyst. Calvin, thanks for being with [00:10:57] us, thanks for the invitation, what are you [00:11:00] observing most closely regarding the [00:11:04] electoral landscape? I think [00:11:07] because of economic difficulties, there [00:11:10] is a lot of interest in these elections, [00:11:13] sometimes for the midterm [00:11:17] elections, there isn't [00:11:20] the same level of enthusiasm as for the [00:11:24] White House. But in these elections in my [00:11:27] state, for example, I'm from North Carolina, because of [00:11:31] economic difficulties, voters want the [00:11:34] president and the Republican party to know [00:11:37] they need a [00:11:41] different path, especially on economic [00:11:45] issues, also, [00:11:48] we have the early absentee [00:11:51] vote, which we're talking about... there are 6 [00:11:55] million people at least who have already voted, yes, because I voted in September, [00:11:59] so I think it's a sign [00:12:03] of the enthusiasm in these elections and I [00:12:06] think, I hope for a [00:12:09] blue wave, a wave against the party [00:12:13] in power, the Republicans, [00:12:15] and, but we don't know at this hour [00:12:19] how big that blue wave will be, how [00:12:23] do you interpret the immigration issue? [00:12:26] I think that on the issue [00:12:30] of immigration, the president has [00:12:34] succeeded, because the border is [00:12:37] closed, but he has problems, the [00:12:41] president has problems with how he [00:12:44] reached that state with immigration, [00:12:48] because we know that during [00:12:51] January of the beginning [00:12:58] the streets against immigrants, against [00:13:01] Americans with citizenship [00:13:04] in this country, so I think [00:13:08] that on the issue of [00:13:11] immigration, the president [00:13:14] has succeeded, but in how he got [00:13:17] there, no, and I also think economic [00:13:21] issues are more important than... [00:13:25] immigration because in the US [00:13:28] there is not an economy for Americans or for [00:13:31] immigrants or undocumented people, there is [00:13:35] one economy, so I think that [00:13:39] Americans with families, [00:13:42] possibly without papers, if [00:13:46] for example in my state there is a very strong [00:13:50] community of migrants [00:13:52] because of the wave of [00:13:56] how the police, for example, in my state [00:14:00] treat immigrants, they treat Americans like [00:14:03] me who speak Spanish, for example, I'm on the [00:14:07] street in my city with my Latino [00:14:10] friends, I understand I am [00:14:14] American but maybe the [00:14:17] police don't recognize that I am [00:14:20] American so I think that's why [00:14:24] the Republican party has problems, [00:14:28] but ultimately, the economy is [00:14:31] the issue, the biggest concern [00:14:34] for all [00:14:37] you say, then racism and xenophobia [00:14:41] have increased during [00:14:45] the 2 years of President Trump's government. Yes, of [00:14:48] course, in Trump's words, as in the first [00:14:52] term, but in the second term, the actions. it's [00:14:55] also and I think [00:14:58] it's going to happen, Donald [00:15:01] Trump talks about a wave [00:15:06] from the Latino community especially in the state of [00:15:10] Texas and it's true, he won with [00:15:13] the support of the Latino community in Texas 2 [00:15:19] we have seen is [00:15:22] that the support for [00:15:25] Donald Trump, from the Latino community [00:15:29] in Texas, for example, in my state, for example, is not [00:15:32] the same, because I think the [00:15:38] television of how the police treat [00:15:42] immigrants, is not the image of [00:15:45] Donald Trump during the campaign [00:15:48] from almost 2 years ago, so I [00:15:53] receive the same level of support [00:15:56] from Latinos in Texas, a very important [00:16:00] state in these elections, where the candidate now from [00:16:04] Texas leads by at least 7 to 11 points [00:16:07] of advantage over the Republican, something that could be [00:16:10] historic, yes, I think the last time [00:16:14] before the 80s or in the [00:16:17] 80s, they had a Democratic [00:16:21] party senator, so I think [00:16:24] it is the level of [00:16:27] opposition to Donald Trump's policies, to the [00:16:31] Republicans' policies, I think in Texas, [00:16:35] there is another problem because the [00:16:38] Republican candidate has problems with [00:16:41] Republicans, so I think James Taylor, the [00:16:45] Democratic candidate, [00:16:47] the polls say [00:16:50] that he will do something very [00:16:54] historic in Texas, [00:16:56] but I tell my friends here in [00:17:00] Washington, we don't know if the [00:17:03] polls represent more. it will be the [00:17:08] MAGA, those who support [00:17:11] Donald Trump, because the problem with the polls in the United [00:17:15] States, according to the polls, Kamala Harris [00:17:18] won in 24, [00:17:20] so we don't know, but I think the polls [00:17:24] show the wave against the [00:17:28] Republicans and the wave against Donald Trump [00:17:31] from the Latino community in Florida, in [00:17:34] Texas, in my state. And going back to the issue of racism and [00:17:38] xenophobia, here we are talking about the words that a [00:17:42] president of a country uses to disqualify [00:17:46] someone who is not politically convenient [00:17:49] for him, here we have the best case of [00:17:53] Michigan where the opposition candidate, a [00:17:56] Democrat named Abdul El [00:17:59] Sayad is winning against his [00:18:02] Republican rival, with the name [00:18:05] Abdul. He automatically [00:18:08] labels him as something negative, he says: your name is Abdul, he [00:18:12] says this publicly, but I choose to call [00:18:16] you Mohamed, for me you are Mohamed, and [00:18:18] as that is not enough, trying to classify his [00:18:22] origin or his relationship with Muslims, now he [00:18:25] classifies him as a jihadist and [00:18:28] a threat to national [00:18:31] security, dangerous, yes, dangerous for [00:18:35] the Muslim community in the state of [00:18:39] Michigan, but I think why, because [00:18:42] it's a shame, but why does the president [00:18:46] talk like that, because he cannot justify the [00:18:49] re-election of the Republicans in [00:18:55] economy, in the war against Canada, [00:18:58] commerce, in the war in Iran, [00:19:01] so he wants the voters in [00:19:04] Michigan to talk [00:19:08] about Abdul being a Muslim, [00:19:11] he is a threat to the [00:19:14] security of this country and I think what [00:19:18] we have seen from the [00:19:21] Republican party in Texas, Senator Ted [00:19:24] Cruz of Texas, he said [00:19:27] that Abdullah Said as [00:19:31] senator, he is going [00:19:34] to give secret information. [00:20:01] But we know that in this Republican party you [00:20:04] have to be, you have to be, like [00:20:07] Donald Trump, a second Donald Trump, so [00:20:11] he is talking, he is talking like Abdul [00:20:14] Said, an American is a threat to [00:20:18] the security of America, it is without [00:20:21] any foundation, [00:20:24] false allegations, accusations, but I think [00:20:27] because the Muslim community [00:20:31] in the state of Michigan [00:20:34] even Republicans don't [00:20:37] like the way they talk against [00:20:40] Muslims, because the Muslim community in this state [00:20:44] is very influential, so I think the [00:20:48] result of the [00:20:50] dirty, racist words of Donald Trump will [00:20:54] help Abraham's campaign. [00:20:56] Calvin, thank you very much for being with us. [00:21:00] Thank you for the invitation. We were talking then with [00:21:03] Calvin Dark directly here, [00:21:07] from Washington, where we are running through the last [00:21:10] hours before these midterm legislative [00:21:14] elections begin and he was helping us with his [00:21:17] analysis to put into [00:21:20] perspective what the results of [00:21:23] tomorrow might be, back to you Luis, a pleasure Jorge, [00:21:26] thank you very much for this preview you offer us and of course [00:21:30] the analysis regarding this scenario in the United States, our colleague [00:21:34] Jorge Gestoso from Washington, let's move on to [00:21:37] other topics, let's go to Panama because [00:21:40] communities in Gavé that live outside the region, downstream [00:21:44] of the Chan 75 hydroelectric plant, continue [00:21:47] to get sick from the lake left by the dam. And they were [00:21:50] isolated when the Changuinola River lost its [00:21:54] flow, their legal recognition over the lands and without [00:21:57] a response from the state, today they face a new threat, the expansion [00:22:01] of concessions to the same company. Our colleague Rica [00:22:05] Chandiramani tells us more details in the following [00:22:07] story. [00:22:11] Almost two decades after the launch of the Chan 75 hydroelectric [00:22:14] plant in western Panama, the communities upstream [00:22:18] of the Changuinola River in the province of [00:22:22] Bocas del Toro, continue to bear the [00:22:24] consequences. In a parallel event to the [00:22:28] 197th session of the IACHR, [00:22:32] they denounced that the artificial lake formed by the dam, [00:22:35] operated by the Panamanian subsidiary of the [00:22:37] American AES, became a hotbed of [00:22:41] diseases, isolation and abandonment that continues [00:22:44] to affect them. The Chan 75 trapped [00:22:48] us and left us without education, [00:22:52] without opportunities, our families, without [00:22:55] health, and these have brought great [00:22:58] consequences where children have been [00:23:01] suffering from leishmaniasis within the area, but these are caused by [00:23:05] the lake, the mosquitoes that have produced this lake, [00:23:08] since the gates of the Chan 75 were closed, [00:23:12] we were left without means of communication, without means [00:23:16] of transport, because the only river we used was for communication and [00:23:19] transport, for food, that river [00:23:22] dried up, lost its flow. Among the [00:23:25] most affected communities are Charcolapa, [00:23:29] Vallerrey and Changuinola Arriba, the water that was once [00:23:32] potable is no longer safe and the containment of [00:23:36] organic waste in the dam, downstream, has [00:23:39] generated diseases and a permanent foul odor, [00:23:43] while access to emergency medical services has [00:23:47] seriously deteriorated. [00:23:50] you can dive there because now there is almost no fish, that's what we lived on, [00:23:54] there are no doctors, there are no supplies of medicines [00:23:57] and that's the problem we have, we don't [00:24:01] have drinking water, we don't have a way to travel, if we take some [00:24:05] transport we can't get it out, an accident [00:24:07] that happens is costly because the river [00:24:11] is dry, currently we have seen violations of [00:24:14] our rights, loss of land, diseases, we have [00:24:18] had, we are without education right now, the [00:24:22] vulnerability of these communities has a legal [00:24:25] root, they live outside the limits of the Novebuglé [00:24:29] region, in the Paloseco protective forest [00:24:32] reserve, where the Panamanian state does not [00:24:35] recognize their ancestry or their [00:24:38] rights under the collective land law. [00:24:42] We believe that precisely the conditions of insecurity and [00:24:45] legal unprotectedness in accessing and recognizing [00:24:49] sectoral rights were the ideal scenario [00:24:52] to distort or transgress rights that [00:24:56] are also fundamental, such as [00:24:58] participation, consultation and free, prior [00:25:02] and informed consent. Far from [00:25:04] solving the problem that the first construction continues to [00:25:07] cause, the government intends to expand concessions [00:25:11] to the same company that already accumulates complaints for [00:25:14] monopolizing a potential dominant position in the [00:25:18] Panamanian energy market. [00:25:20] if it currently has a low flow then by [00:25:23] giving a second Chan we will completely lose the [00:25:26] river and we will have nothing and we continue to be [00:25:30] a community forgotten by the state and by [00:25:33] the company because we don't have drinking water, we don't have healthcare, we don't [00:25:37] have education, we don't have transportation, we have [00:25:40] the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued in [00:25:44] 2021 recommended that Panama compensate these [00:25:47] communities. [00:25:50] However, after 15 extensions, those affected continue [00:25:53] to wait for a dialogue on land, justice, [00:25:57] reparation and non- repetition, a [00:25:59] wait that an advance of new electric [00:26:03] projects threatens to condemn to a second oblivion. For [00:26:06] Telesur, from Panama City, Rega [00:26:09] Chandiramani. [00:26:11] In Colombia, authorities remain on alert after the report of four [00:26:15] attacks registered between October 31 and November [00:26:18] 1 in Huila, Cauca and Tolima, leaving at least five [00:26:22] dead. A violent wave has left this tragic toll [00:26:25] of five people dead after four attacks were perpetrated [00:26:29] between the dates already mentioned. Authorities [00:26:32] confirmed an attack by illegal groups with drones and [00:26:36] explosives in the municipality of Planadas in the department of [00:26:39] Tolima, with a toll of at least four dead and several homes [00:26:42] affected, while the attack in Algesiras [00:26:45] in Huila was perpetrated by a motorcycle [00:26:48] loaded with explosives, activated right in front of a commercial establishment [00:26:52] in the Zona Rosa of the municipality, leaving one [00:26:55] dead, and also the attack in Cauca that was carried out near a [00:26:59] municipal hospital in the town, a crime spree that keeps [00:27:02] the commands of the military forces of the [00:27:05] country on alert. [00:27:11] The Office in Colombia of the High Commissioner of the United Nations [00:27:15] for Human Rights condemned the assassination of indigenous leader [00:27:19] and former governor Ramiro Forastero and his [00:27:22] son. It called on the Colombian state to guarantee the [00:27:25] protection of indigenous peoples. Through X, the [00:27:28] organization declared the following: we condemn the homicides of the [00:27:32] leader and former indigenous governor of Villanueva Jurividá, [00:27:35] Ramiro Forastero, and his son Elmer Forastero, [00:27:38] kidnapped on October 24 in Nuqui Choco, and [00:27:42] whose lifeless bodies were found on October [00:27:46] 28. We also express deep concern about the forced [00:27:49] displacement since yesterday of approximately 500 people from the [00:27:53] Embera Dovida indigenous people and the risk of [00:27:56] displacement of other indigenous communities alerted by [00:27:59] the Ombudsman's Office. We call [00:28:02] on the relevant authorities to investigate, prosecute, and punish [00:28:05] those responsible for both the homicides of Ramiro and Elmer [00:28:09] Forastero and the forced displacement and other attacks faced [00:28:13] by the communities of the Embera Dovida indigenous [00:28:16] people. We call on the state authorities, at the local, [00:28:20] departmental, and national levels, to take all [00:28:23] effective measures to protect indigenous peoples in Chocó. [00:28:26] We express our solidarity with the families, [00:28:29] communities, and indigenous people in Embera [00:28:33] Dobida. [00:28:41] The acting president of Venezuela, Delsis Rodríguez, signed four [00:28:44] regulations to strengthen the social protection of [00:28:48] women. This event took place at [00:28:51] the Table of Women for Peace and Democratic Coexistence, which took [00:28:55] place at the Miraflores presidential palace. The signing [00:28:59] carried out by the head of state covers the regulations for organic laws [00:29:02] against violence against women, care for the elderly, and [00:29:05] people on the autism spectrum, as well as for the [00:29:09] prevention and eradication of child sexual abuse. The [00:29:12] president emphasized that these regulations arose from the discussion [00:29:16] and effort of the women themselves and expressed her [00:29:19] satisfaction with the common path achieved. She reaffirmed the commitment of the [00:29:23] Bolivarian government to the protection and empowerment of [00:29:26] women and called for political contradictions to be resolved [00:29:29] in democratic spaces that the [00:29:32] institution establishes, prioritizing the peace and well-being of Venezuelan [00:29:36] families, finally we have a draft regulation [00:29:39] to be promulgated. Yes, there is room [00:29:43] for unity, yes, there is room for Venezuelan [00:29:45] women from diversity to act [00:29:49] together for these four regulations that we have [00:29:52] signed today, which I have done with complete satisfaction, because [00:29:56] I know it was born from your discussion, from your [00:29:59] effort, from your different [00:30:02] visions, but that led us to the common path. This regulation is [00:30:06] an expression of that common path and I hope that this regulation, these [00:30:10] regulations that we have signed, will also be an expression of a [00:30:14] Venezuela that seeks its spiritual rebirth, that this [00:30:18] spiritual rebirth continues to be profoundly [00:30:21] human, that is what I ask of the Venezuela of today for the [00:30:25] Venezuela of tomorrow, that political [00:30:28] contradictions be resolved where they need to be [00:30:31] resolved. in the democratic spaces that the [00:30:35] constitution establishes for that. The general [00:30:38] secretary of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, [00:30:42] defended the dialogue process carried out between the government and [00:30:45] Venezuelan opposition, he denounced sectors that bet on [00:30:49] the failure of these conversations. During a PSUV press conference, [00:30:53] Cabello stressed that the party's permanent agenda responds to direct [00:30:57] contact and dialogue with the grassroots and communal councils. [00:31:00] He ratified that recovery work continues.