markets around the world take dive as warnings of a recession are all but inevitable. and, a tearful farewell for one tennis s greats. roger federer plays his final competitive match. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referendums on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes, just as it did after the annexation of crimea, the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referendums, saying they are just a sham, and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour.
and iceland s version of a sound and light show the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. hello, thank you forjoining us. the inflation reduction act may not sound like a landmark in us energy policy, but democrats in the senate have just passed a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with $430 billion committed to cleaner energy. it s taken a year and a half of intense wrangling and much resistance to get here, hence the tears ofjoy amongst some democrats in the senate. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, saying it would undermine economic growth. but the passing of the bill, which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer. our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate packag
monkeypox in the united states has thousands scrambling for vaccines. we look at whether a new strategy is needed. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. glad to have you with us. breathing new life into u.s. president joe biden s domestic agenda after the senate passed the democrats climate, healthcare and tax package officially known as the inflation reduction act and as we ll hear the report, it was no easy task to get all democrats on board. reporter: democrats are on the verge of a massive victory with less than 100 days before midterm elections. the senate voted on sunday along party lines to approve a sweeping economic package and this vote came after a marathon voting session that began saturday evening and lasted into the next day. this bill includes a number of key democratic priorities. it includes a historic investment of nearly $370 billion for the climate. it would allow medicare to negotiate drug prices. it would extend expirin
fantastic, thank you so much. laura scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now fora scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now for a look at the weather and hello to chris. we were hearing about the hosepipe bans and no rain in the forecast for a long, long time in parts of the south of the uk. one of our weather watchers spotted this combine harvester bringing the crops in. and although there is a lot of dry weather, across the north of the uk we are seeing some shower cloud speed in. answering the big question, when is it going to rain? well, not for the next five days across the really dry areas but i reckon actually this dry run of weather will last a long time. southern parts of england and wales, i don t think we ll see rain for the next ten days but perhaps even as long as the next two weeks. so perhaps the back end of august we could see some heavy rain moving in, but that is an awful long way off. this afternoon, dry across southern wales, the south m
and former rebel gustavo petro. also crazy about cannabis, as thailand legalises marijuana we report on a boom in weed related businesses. zoolander meets zelenskyy hollywood actor ben stiller travels to ukraine, telling the president he is his hero. what you ve done in the way that you ve round the country and for the world, it s really. and for the world, it s really- - - and for the world, it s really. and for the world, it s reall , . ., welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. five general elections inside four years that is where israel is heading as the current prime minister, naftali bennett, is to step down from his post, dissolve parliament and trigger yet another election. in the meantime, the current foreign minister, yair lapid, who was due to share the prime ministerial post with mr bennet, will take temporary charge. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governin