on trial next march more than 186,000 homes and businesses in texas are without power after tropical storm nicholas struck the state s coast. local disaster response said while the effects of the storm were serious they had feared far worse, with the centre of the storm passing 55 kilometres southeast of houston. no deaths have been reported, but the threat to life still remains as it passes into nieghbouring lousiana, leaving numerous potential hazards in its wake. comedian norm macdonald has died after a nine year private battle with cancer. he was 61. the comic s career took off working in canadian clubs before moving to the us to pursue tv comedy writing. he worked for the roseanne programme beforejoining saturday night live to host news parody skit weekend update. known for his dry delivery, macdonald had fans in the us and worldwide. voters in california are deciding whether to remove their governor, gavin newsom.
the recall vote comes amid republican anger over his handling of everything from covid to wildfires. but he also enjoys wide support in the heavily democratic state. the result could have serious implications notjust for the political future of california, but for the whole of the united states. as the final stretch of the campaign approached, incumbent governor newsom was in bullish mood this was him speaking a little earlier today. this is a life and death decision. that s not exaggerated. this is a life and death decision. the public health, the public safety, well being is on the ballot. no other nation has outperformed the state of california. in the last five years. that is not
fuel industries. if you face those negative investments, reversing investments in subsidies, the land use change, the need for more resources were depleted dramatically so it is notjust a matter of mobilising resources like never before but also more policy agreements at the country level. ., . , agreements at the country level. ., . ., level. policy coherence and erha -s level. policy coherence and perhaps business level. policy coherence and - perhaps business commitments as well. thank you very much for joining us. thank you very much forjoining us. this year is on track to be one of the warmest, globally, withjuly being the hottest month since records began. and extreme temperatures can cause respiratory problems, heat strokes and even death. in our new series life at 50c, farhat javed reports on one man s mission to find a solution in karachi in pakistan to the unbearable heat. karachi, home to more than 16 million people. one of the biggest and hottest cities in the world. an