now it is time to do my time. just 30% say that they approve of president biden s handling of the economy. the president trying to salvage his domestic agenda or what is left of it. it is tuesday, july 19, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. and we begin with the u.n. chief warning that half of humanity is in the, quote, danger zone for extreme weather as heatwaves strike across the northern hemisphere. in the u.s., then tens of millions of people are under heat alerts. and highs above 90 degrees fahrenheit the next week, that is more than 32 degrees celsius. oklahoma and texas are getting the worst of it with excessive heat warnings in major cities like dallas where highs could reach a staggering 110 degrees fahrenheit. the organization in charge of the texas power grid has already recorded 30 days of record demanding since early may. and there are fires including this one in central texas which is forcing evacuations and consuming homes. the w
outrage. now, there is virtually no facet of american life immune from politics and partisanship. it s in a tiny example of what i mean. some friends invited my wife and i to the essence festival concert last saturday night at the superdome in new orleans. it should have been a fun time. 50,000 people there to see janet jackson patti labelle. just before the headliners took the stage, this well-known warm-up act wandered out. we are in the middle of a critical time. they are trying to take women s right to choose. they are trying to take voting rights. raymond: the reverend may have gone may have well is gone to a chump rally. nobody wanted to hear that political message. at that point miss jackson hit the stage. no. hello, essence festival, this november we will be electing folks who make critical decisions in our community. decisions about our health care, very personal decisions we make about our bodies. stay on with black approval of the president biden below 50%
united states called the bankers on wall street. the current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of vladimir putin. republicans offer plenty of blame but not a single solution. they re not drilling. why not? you want to know why prices are so high? there are a number of reasons having to do with war in ukraine, destruction caused by the pandemic. bill: gas is down 50 cents over the past 30 days. every bit helps. currently sitting at 4.49 a gallon on average. still up 87% since the president took office. peter doocy starts the coverage from the north lawn. what s the explanation now? what we continue to hear from officials at the white house is that when prices go up for pretty much anything, it is putin s fault out of the president s hands. when the prices come down, it is the president s plans to thank and he deserves a lot of credit. and that is leading to new questions whether or not there is a double standard. there is no both way thinking here at all. i very m
in port au prince causes greater instability. president biden wraps up his first middle east tour, with a promise the us will remain fully engaged in the region. and, beerfor sunflower oil, the munich pub finding an unusual way to beat a frying oil crunch. hello and welcome to the programme. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying, with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. scientists say climate change is a factor in the severity of the heatwave. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france s south western gironde region, from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. the fight to tackle flames ripping through forests in south western france. they have been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area of gironde. it went so fast. and
up his first middle east tour, with a promise the us will remain fully engaged in the region. and, beer for sunflower oil the munich pub finding an unusual way to beat a frying oil crunch. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battle and in the south, in malaga, a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. people have been evacuated from their homes- their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken - their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out - their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in i new fire had just broken ou