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
inside parliament sri lanka s lawmakers choose their new president. outside parliament the protests continue as controversial prime minister ranil wickremesinghe is selected. a window into the past newly discovered footage of mardi gras the oldest moving images of new orleans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. more on that in a moment. meanwhile 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 blaze that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lu
into the past. newly discovered footage of mardi gras the oldest moving images of new orleans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 d
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 challenge his government. welcome to world news america on pbs, in the uk and around the globe. while wildfires rage across europe, here in the us, a third of the country is sweltering under a heat dome that spans 28 states. president biden has announced he ll use his executive powers to address the climate crisis. he called it a clear and present danger , and said it must be treated that way. but he stopped short of declaring an emergency, as fellow democrats are urging him to do. when it comes to fighting climate change, i will not take no for an answer. i will do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our people s health. to win the clean energy future. again, this sounds like a hyperbole. our children and grandchildren are counting on us. not a joke. if we don t keep it below 125 celsius, we lose it all. we don t get to turn it around. in the world is counting on us. disintegrate. for more on the president s speech i m joined samantha gross the