to everything turn turn turn there is a season turn turn turn good morning, everyone. poppy is off. we start with sad news to share this morning. legendary singer, song writer david crosby has died. such a loss. it is. we ve been losing a lot of people, especially in the music industry. very few people i feel moved as many people for as long as he did. he had such a special career. david crosby in his own words about how he would be remembered. but first, is russia getting ready to launch an all-out attack? ukraine bracing for a potential offensive. the u.s. and allies sending more weapons but is it enough to stop vladimir putin s onslaught. president biden is breaking his silence. what he is saying about how he believes he has handled the classified documents found in his home and office. alec baldwin facing charges for the shooting on the movie set. we begin in ukraine where russian forces might be gearing up for a major offensive, ukraine has been
we hear from the secretary of health on how the islands are coping. also in the programme: a battle for the future of the us republican party is under way in the cowboy state, wyoming, as a prominent critic of donald trump tries to fight off a primary challenge. i ve never agreed with one thing liz cheney has ever said but i respected how she fought for democracy. she is standing for principal and she is saying, i don t care if i lose myjob, i m going to do the right thing. # give me a sign # hit me baby one more time and tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star, darius danesh, who has died at the age of 41. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the the programme. we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than $400 billion of new spending. it s being s
to allow us to boldly take additional steps toward meeting all of my climate goals. thousands of it terms of written s 1970s and 80s contaminated written s1970s and 80s contaminated blood scandal are to receive £100,000 each in compensation from the government. the world s richest man, elon musk, teases the prospect of buying manchester united, in a late night tweet. the republican liz cheney, a fierce critic of donald trump, has lost her seat in the us congress to a woman who supports the former president s unfounded claims of voterfraud. she told her supporters in the state of wyoming that she had conceded to her rival harriet hageman. liz cheney said she was horrified by the violence and chaos of january 6 and insisted that those responsible must be brought to account. never in our nation s 246 years have we seen what we saw on january 6th. like so many americans, i assumed that the violence and the chaos of that date would have prompted a united response, a recognition t
four days after the author salman rushdie was stabbed, we speak to the man who was with him on stage and was attacked at the same time. welcome to bbc news we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than four hundred billion dollars of new spending. the bill which marks a major victory for the biden administration also contains reforms to the price of prescription drugs and tax rises on corporations. mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america s history. let s have a listen to some of what he said about the significance of the climate element of the bill. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever. ever. that is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps towards meeting all of my climate goals. it includes ensuring that we create clean energy opportunities in front line and fron
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