for a musical extravaganza. welcome to the programme. we start in the us, where a landmark bill which includes billions of dollars to fight climate change, has been approved by the us senate. we ll look more at that bill in a moment. first, let s go to kentucky, because presidentjoe biden is there. he s set to meet families hit by the flooding a week ago that killed at least 37 people. we re expecting to hear from him shortly. we will bring you more on that as and when we get it. now let s look at that landmark climate bill and what it means. it s the largest investment in climate action in america s history $369 billion. the aim is to cut carbon emissions by forty percent by the end of the decade. senate democrats celebrated the bill. the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. and it s going to make a difference to my grandkids. republicans, though, have criticised it. mitch mcconnell i
while incomes go down the stock market is plunging that means that retirement funds are getting destroyed, the cost of everything that you buy in every store you go to is continuing to spike. make no mistake economic devastation is here with no end in sight sadly. gas prices guess what? we had another record high today. diesel too another record high and they soon may be a diesel fuel shortage. utilities in this country there up a whopping 22%. fuel oil is up a whopping 80%. used cars are anywhere between 22, 40%. the rep over 13% and by the way when you finally buy one the msrp sticker shock is above msrp is gonna be about massive. looking for a plane ticket? that s up 33%. meat is 14%, ex 22%, milk is 14%. according to economists still need to folk over over 5,000, $200 more per household this year because of joe biden inflation and over $2,000 by the way every american that drives a car they will pay an extra $2,000 on gas prices alone. already as i said two-thirds of amer
prominent liberals and the media unleashing onto senator a national tragedy and a corrupt republican scumbag for daring to defy his party. party. lucas tomlinson from washington, lucas, good morning. good morning, guys protesters gathered in front of the homes of supreme court justices, here is one the home of justice amy coney barrett. it is also possible she is not a doctors mother is a clear inability to see what it s like to carry a pregnancy to term. five biological children and two adopted children. the protest lasted 30 minutes. the senate majority leader said chuck schumer said this is only the beginning. today will be s before. tomorrow a national ban on abortion and beyond that, something more dreadful. we cannot allow that shameful backslide to happen. we cannot allow the winds of magna republicans to bully the rest of the country into submission. i urge my colleagues, take a stand! todd: senator joe manchin s vote to codify abortion rights this afternoon
The raids were also aimed at gaining information on the whereabouts of the more than two hundred hostages held in gaza. We are hearing talks in doha to release more hostages are reaching a serious stage. But israel has dismissed any talk of a ceasefire in return for theirfreedom. Weve just heard from the un that 20 trucks have crossed the border bringing much needed aid into the strip. The head of the Main Un Agency Helping Palestinians in gaza says hundreds of truckloads of aid are needed every day, rather the few dozen that have been allowed in so far. The agency has called forfuel to be allowed in, with only a minimal supply left for hospitals, Water Desalination Plants and bakeries. Israel says its not permitting Fuel Deliveries because they could be commandeered by hamas. Lucy williamson has this report which you may find distressing a single day in gaza is measured in hundreds. Israels army counts targets. More than 300 hit in 2a hours. Targeting sites liable to endanger troops i
A barrage of rockets begins just after dawn. Fired from gaza into israel by the Palestinian Militant Group hamas, they have an immediate and devastating impact. This barrage provides cover for hamas fighters to cross the Perimeter Fence into israeli territory. Hamas releases these pictures apparently showing Observation Towers being attacked by drones. Here, they capture an israeli tank near the barrier. Then they use a bulldozer to smash their way through. Supporters pour through the opening, some with motorbikes, many more on foot. The israeli defenders clearly had no idea the attack was coming. Just miles away, hundreds of people gather at a Music Festival. What appear to be rockets fly overhead. You might have seen these images posted on social media showing people running for their lives. Witnesses say that after rockets were fired, palestinian gunmen began attacking from several directions. Dont kill me, dont kill me, noa argamani pleads, as she and her boyfriend, avinatan, are b