sequoia, known as the grizzly giant, to protect it from the flames that are ripping through at this hour. this tree, the national park service says it s the second largest tree in yosemite. what we know about this fire is that it has doubled in size in the past 24 hours. nearly 1600 acres have already burned and fire officials are warning that they do expect this fire to continue to grow as they are also expecting continued hot, unusually hot temperatures. escalating drought, climate change, a horrible combination, also adding to this yearly threat of wildfires. how are federal officials dealing with all of that? we have been talking to, on the federal level, the national park service. this is something they are very concerned about as far as the impact of climate change on places like these national parks. most of the national parks across the united states are impacted, if not by extreme temperatures, wildfires, it s the sea level. they are working, on the federal level
have a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies. the taliban are celebrating the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan but not everybody is cheering, especially women and girls. here as flash floods hit cornwall, the text alerts that will give you a direct warning about severe weather and other life threatening events. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the uk has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next generation covid vaccine. the uk s medicines regulator has approved a new version of moderna s coronavirus vaccine the first to target both the omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus. ministers say the vaccine will now form part of the autumn booster campaign. our medical editor fergus walsh is here with more details. this is the start of a new era of covid vaccines. until now, they ve all been designed against the original form of the virus which emerged in wuhan in china at the end 2019. t
city. how the immigration battle between texas governor greg abbott and new york mayor eric adams is heating up. a boom caused by a meteor. details on that and more just ahead. welcome to a new week. we re grateful you re starting it with us this sunday, august 14th. good morning, amara. good morning. feels like the week went by really fast and we re already at a new one. a ton of news, right? a lot of news. you to took the words out of my mouth. the recovery of top secret classified documents by the fbi, sources telling cnn that one of trump s lawyers stated back in june that there was no more classified information being kept at mar-a-lago. but the fbi searched the former president s palm beach home and seized 11 sets of classified documents, some of which were marked top secret. meantime, on capitol hill, both sides of the aisle are calling on investigators to release more information on exactly what led to the search. adam schiff, the democratic chair of the h
that. this morning, lots going on. all eyes on the high-stakes meeting at the fed as the economists worry a recession is already here. hey, everybody. good to see you on this tuesday morning. we have a busy washington this morning. the biden administration desperate for legislative wins. might be on the cusp of several. that is, of course, if congress can get it all done before the summer recess. democrats trying to get major bills across that finish line. you have a computer chips package. and then a bill protecting same-sex and interracial marnls and a major development in the justice department s investigation into january 6. a source saying mark shore appeared before a federal grand jury late last week. let s talk with the ladies panel. ali vitale, jackie lee and a msnbc contributor. thank you for joining us on this. ali, as i talk about legislative possible wins for the biden administration and the american people talk about what that could look like and mean. report
or instagram @vicderbyshire. the eu will resume legal action against the uk over its plans to change northern ireland s post brexit trade arrangements. the european commission will be giving more details about their response to the british government in brussels shortly. people in the uk with a worrying cough, problems swallowing or blood in their urine can soon be referred for scans and checks by a pharmacist, rather than having to wait to see their gp. this is brilliant that we are encouraging people back into the health system, particularly if they have suspected, signs and symptoms of cancer. but what we must see is an investment into the health system to make sure once they are referred for diagnosis that there are enough staff, and enough kit in the nhs to diagnose and treat them soon enough. vets urge prospective pet owners to stop and think before buying an english bulldog because they have twice the health risks of other dogs. they also want people to stop sharin