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
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this is bbc news. i m tim willcox. our top stories: a threat to our very existence. as wildfires continue to rage, president biden pledges to make the biggest ever investment to combat climate change. i will do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our people s health, to win the clean energy future. despite winning a confidence vote, is mario draghi about to once more resign as italy s prime minister? inside parliament, sri lanka s lawmakers choose their new president. outside, protests continue against the selection of prime minister ranil wickremesinghe. music and a window
welcome to bbc news. i m tim willcox. our top stories a threat to our very existence as wildfires continue to rage, president biden pledges to make the biggest ever investment to combat climate change. i ll do everything in my power to clean ourairand i ll do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our people s health, to win the clean energy future. despite winning a confidence vote, is mario draghi about to once more resign as italy s prime minister? inside parliament, sri lanka s lawmakers choose their new president. outside, protests continue against the selection of prime minister ranil wickremesinghe. music and a window into the past
welcome to bbc news. i m tim willcox. our top stories a threat to our very existence as wildfires continue to rage, president biden pledges to make the biggest ever investment to combat climate change. i ll do everything in my power to clean ourairand i ll do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our people s health, to win the clean energy future. despite winning a confidence vote, is mario draghi about to once more resign as italy s prime minister? inside parliament, sri lanka s lawmakers choose their new president. 0utside, protests continue against the selection of prime minister ranil wickremesinghe. music