is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton john, who s died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co starjohn travolta has described her impact as incredible . 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. olivia newton john. for anyone o
reporter: following the supreme court s decision to overturn roe v. wade, the administration criticized by some for lacking urgency. of course, the white house continues to deal with the fallout from the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. earlier today we saw president biden signing the second executive order on this front since this historic decision, and the executive order today would, in part, support women who now need to travel out of state to get abortion services and other health care services. though it is very clear the white house is still figuring out the details of how exactly they would execute this. jake, there s no question that this is an issue that this white house hopes will continue to energize voters heading into the midterms. they believe that is exactly what they saw last night in kansas. m.j. lee at the white house, thank you very much. an issue still dogging the white house, the fallout from house speaker nancy pelosi s trip to taiwan. the c
rally in terms of his, you know, in terms of his leadership in the primary. but his ability to connect with the crowds, and they do feel like he is fighting for them. you know, christie may be able to soften him up some. matt is right, somebody else needs to pick up that mantle and go right at trump. that is what the question of the primary is, whether it is trump or not. i think what you really need to do to break the republican elector from trump is convince them he is out for himself. he is not actually for you. he has shown that over the course of the last seven years. that s tougher to do. one trump operative made the comparison to the selma, alabama, hey, it s my party. senior columnist for the daily beast, matt lewis. thank you for the thought-provoking piece and joining us this morning. turning to the weather. it s hot.