they have kept taiwan from participating in the world health organization, other things, where taiwan can make a very valued contribution. british farmers fear their harvests will fail as a heatwave and drought conditions have a devastating impact on the agriculture industry. # we re walking in the air.# and the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the children s book the snowman, has died at the age of 88. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former us president, donald trump, has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices, at a hearing in new york. mr trump described the inquiry by the state s attorney general, letitia james, as a witch hunt. she s investigating whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. mr trump s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home
the actress and singer olivia newtonjohn, star of the iconic musical grease, has died of cancer at the age of 73. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the biggest investment in climate action in american history. the us senate has approved a bill that includes $369bn for reducing carbon emissions the aim is to cut polluting emissions by 40% by 2030. president biden could sign the measure into law as early as this week. with the mid term elections just three months away, democrats are celebrating what they see as a big win. our correspondent john sudworth reports. the american dream was built on fossilfuel. the very the american dream was built on fossil fuel. the very concept of freedom and unrestrained energy consumption on going hand in hand. the time is now sulfites as the vice president votes in the affirmative and the bill as amended is passed affirmative and the bill as amended is assed. , is passed. one good thing we v
Anthem. Nfl should suspend. Oakland mare libby shaft speaking out in defense of Marshawn Lynch. Joining us with the latest on this story. We had a chance to speak with Martian Lynch families members. His runs his own clothing line, he cant speak for Marshawn Lynch himself, someone who has known him listen tire life he can speak of his cows answer character and motivations. He wasnt surprised about President Trumps tweet. The flag means Different Things to different people, when the nfl players take a knee they are protesting our Law Enforcement and Justice System not the people in the armed forces. Now the raiders played the patriots in mexico city. Criticism of lynch is that he stood for the Mexican National anthem but not the American National anthem. He has been protesting all season, so friends and supporters arent sure why he singled him out by name. I salute all our veterans to the veterans that fought for the protection of this country. This is not about those veterans. And even
Good morning bay area. Lets get up and get going. This is abc7 mornings. Its sunday february 4th. Good morning. Thanks for joining us. Im chris nguyen in for carolyn tyler. A first look at the forecast. Lisa is tracking live doppler for us. As youre looking at live doppler 7, we do have clouds around. High to mid level clouds. As we widen the perspective, they are shifting over the bay area underneath a ruj of High Pressure keeping us high and dry. From mount tam this morning, were looking at numbers in the 60s from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco. 52 gilroy. 59 in the oak view. Mountain view at 60. Weve got upper 40s santa rosas as well as novato. Mid 50s for concord and livermore. A bit cooler this morning due to cloud cover and calmer winds at the surface anywhere from 6 to 9 degrees cooler. I an look at the northern sierra, 26 of average as the northern sierra snowpack. No new snow. No rain for the future. 70 by noontime. Records in jeopardy once again today. Lisa, thanks. Developin
Will determine whether the country gets a new bailout. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras is counting on members of the opposition to get the plan through. Last night the Prime Minister said he agreed to the deal only because he had a knife on my neck. The result of the euro summit and the eurogroup was the result from the pressure put on a country and on a people who have decided to go in different way. Vonnie a new report questions whether greece can deliver those Economic Reforms without debt restructuring. In china, betterthanexpected news about the economy did not boost investor confidence. The benchmark shanghai index fell. Earlier china said secondquarter gdp rose at an annual rate of 7 , which beat estimates. Chinas central bank has cut Interest Rates four time since last november. The fight over the Iranian Nuclear deal has shifted from vienna to capitol hill. Negotiators said the agreement would prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon. But hours after the announcement, House S