i m laura trevelyan in washington, and this is bbc world news america. the us economy shrinks again but the president doesn t see a recession. for the second quarter in a row, us economic output falls, raising fears of a recession. but us officials say unemployment is still low. the us energy secretary tells us the new senate climate deal could finally enable america to lower carbon emissions. the us and chinese leaders talk by phone for a marathon two hours plus as tensions grow over taiwan. soldiers on the front line of the war in ukraine say they re doing better against russia thanks to the arrival of western weapons. kenya s elephants in danger. climate change is now more of a threat than poaching.