dangerous rhetoric. we re talking, of course, about the elevation of some of the fringiest of the fringe members of the republican caucus, the seats on important congressional committees. when we say it is happening on today of all days, that s because today would have been the late congressman elijah cummings 72nd birthday. he passed away in 2019, the son of sharecroppers, he would go on to become a force of nature in congress, and ultimately the chairman of the powerful house oversight committee. when we re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked, in 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy in tact? did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing? there are efforts to stop people from voting. that s not right! this is not russia! this is the united states of america! and i will fight until the death to make sure every citizen, whether they re green party, whether they re freedom party, whether they re democrat, whether they re republican, whoever
for electric vehicles. that s any minute now. we ll bring it to you live. the president also putting gas prices front and center today, announcing new plans to try to tackle high prices at the pump. how he s responding to criticism that the move is purely political, with election day now less than three weeks away. and we re on subpoena watch. the january 6th select committee set to formally issue one to former president trump soon, but how soon? we ll talk to a member of the economy, congresswoman zoe lofgren who joins us later in the hour. good morning, i m garrett haake back from paternity leave and we speak with the new york times times political analyst and vaughn hillyard is in tucson arizona, dasha burns is with us, and national political reporter natalie allison rounds out the opening crew here. peter, we just heard from the president about this new plan that tries to tackle high prices at the pump, and he s answering direct questions on whether or not the move
the head of the catholic church, pope francis has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. benedict xvi, who is 95, left office in 2013 the first pope to resign in six centuries. now on bbc news what s killing our rivers. you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river not only is it
it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. this tuesday, you must vote . republican in a giant red wave. and as tickets for the glastonbury festival sell out in minutes, what is the best way of getting yourself a place? hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. no one is a passenger on thisjourney. the un s annual climate change summit has opened in eygypt at the red sea resort of sharm el sheikh. over the next 12 days, more than 100 world leaders and thousands of delegates will attend the conference, billed as the world s watershed moment on climate action. in a win for developing countries, delegates have just agreed to discuss whether richer countries should pay compensation for climate fuelled disasters. we begin with this report from our climate editor, justin rowlatt. it has been a year of record breaking temperatures and climate related disasters around the world. but africa has been hit particularly hard. huge
texas-oklahoma. are have you ever been to ocktoberfest, done it in germany? pete: have you? will: yes, i have done that. what is it like? it is a ball. it is rachel: was there more drinking than last night? will: very similar. it is, you go to a huge tent and, there is just people everywhere you stand. no seats. you stand at a table. you get to know people, strangers, it s a day event. you know, so it is drawn over long period of time. the mugs are gigantic. pete: yep. will: get a bruise, get a bruise underneath the knuckle, all day long you re lifting this. rachel: exercise. will: it is stereotypical of what they call them? maids? pete: as you see it in the movies. will: it really is. she comes out i don t know how many mugs. they are gigantic, she has a way of carrying them. it is so fun. rachel: how is the food? will: germany is not my favorite food. we re going to have some food out here. will: this is going to be excellent i m sure. pete: i ve been to a beer hall i