and feeling their way through shanghai s lockdown we talk to the blind masseurs struggling to cope in a post pandemic world. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 8:00 in the evening on the us east coast, wherejoe biden used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures, including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. wildfires are still raging in europe, in countries like spain, italy and greece. in france s south west, president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a wildfire that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson was there and starts our coverage with this report. fire chiefs are too cautious to talk about a turning
newly discovered footage of mardi gras, the oldest moving images of new orleans. hello. welcome to the programme. joe biden used a visit to a former coal plant in massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. more on that in a moment. meanwhile, wildfires are still raging in europe. in south west france, president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a blaze that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson was there and sent this report. fire chiefs are too cautious to talk about a turning point, but the fire here has stabilised enough for president macron to visit teste de buch today to congratulate the crews. translation: we know the weaknesses - in the management of this forest. we have to make it grow again, but with different rules and precautions. you can see how
to the united states and the world, $2.3 billion will be spent on a range of new measures. among them, expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, and helping low income families pay for heating and cooling costs. there s also support for the domestic offshore wind industry 700,000 acres have been identified in the gulf of mexico for that purpose. president biden had been under pressure to declare a climate emergency , which would release funds to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems. as president, i have a responsibility to act with urgency and resolve when our nation faces clear and present danger. and that is what climate change is about. it is literally, not figuratively, a clear and present danger. the health of our citizens and our communities is literally at stake. the un s leading international climate scientists call the latest climate report nothing less than code
well as we mentioned earlier, presidentjoe biden has unveiled new executive steps he will make to address climate change which he has described as an existential threat to the united states and the world. $2.3 billion will be spent on a range of new measures. among them, expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, and helping low income families pay for heating and cooling costs. there s also support for the domestic offshore wind industry 700,000 acres have been identified in the gulf of mexico, for that purpose. president biden had been under pressure to declare a climate emergency, which would release funds to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems. as president i have a responsibility to act with resolve when our nation is faced with clear and present