for all the little boys and girls for all the little boys and girls look like me this is a beacon girls look like me this is a beacon of hope and possibilities! hello and welcome to the programme the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have given details of a defence pact that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. president biden, uk prime minister rishi sunak and the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, have met to confirm the aukus security agreement. the deal is aimed at countering what the three nations see as china s threat in the indo pacific region. our political editor, chris mason, has more from san diego. china. austria and the united kinudom china. austria and the united kingdom are china. austria and the united kingdom are two china. austria and the united kingdom are two of - china. austria and the united | kingdom are two of america s most stalwart and capable allies. our common values are s
interior shows that as you point out the point out the biden administration actually moved forward increasing royalty fees on fossil fuel drilling of the alaskan coach that is despite their own assessment that lower fees would increase energy security for the state. the decision made by former bureau of energy management director amanda lefton and back by assistant secretary laura daniel davis. now, for her part, she said it would attract more bids and be more likely to facilitate expeditious and orderly development of offshore resources adding that the higher rate quote constitutes the most reasonable balancing of environmental and economic factors for the american public. it was switched on capitol hill but democrats senator joe manchin saying he is appalled and that the leaked memo makes it crystal clear that this administration is literally putting their radical climate agenda ahead of the need for people of alaska and the united states. and well, over at the white house,
gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: powerful storms across the south bring heavy rain, wind and flooding. it killed ten people including three in alabama. this doorbell camera capturing the system barreling through a backyard. rachel: four dead and kentucky were several tornadoes touched down. 420,000 are without power in the state. that s a huge chunk of the one million outages across the country. in the upper midwest, snowfall in michigan creating dangerous conditions on the roads. pete: a serious situation in southern california. communities in the san bernardino mountains are buried. one resident writing help me in the snow
controversial new bill and party line vote which could fundamentally reshape the way public institutions deal with transgender athletes in sports. the protection of women and girls in sports act aims to amend title 9 definition of gender, making the criteria based solely on a person s biological sex at the time of birth. that new definition would effectiv bar transgender women from come beating in ufrnts across america. while it is a win for female athletes, the white house says it will be dead on arrival. if it hits the president s desk, he will sri tow it. at a time transgender youth face a nationwide mental health crisis, a national law that further stigmatizes these children is completely unnecessary. hurts families and students and only puts students at greater risk. the president presented with hr734 said he would veto it. house speaker kevin mccarthy speaking on the bill s passing on the capitol steps moments ago. there s a reason title 9 was created, there s a reaso
money. but if they were in the pain i m in, i think i might go into work tomorrow and get their fingers out. the health secretary says a 35% pay rise is completely unaffordable. also tonight, gary lineker and the bbc agree a deal that sees his return to match of the day. a man has died after a gas explosion at a house in swansea. has died after a gas explosion at a - house in swansea. and house in swansea. michelle yeoh. and the oscars and coming up on the bbc news channel. andy murray takes to the indian worlds court later as he looks to secure a play from the last 16 against fellow britain jack draper. it s the biggest strike by doctors in the history of the nhs. tens of thousands ofjunior doctors across thousands of junior doctors across england thousands ofjunior doctors across england have begun three days of industrial action over pay. they may be called junior but in reality many are very experienced. consultants however are not on strike. junior doctors make up 40%