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 in countries like spain, italy and greece. in france s south west president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a blaze that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lu
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m ben boulos. we start here in the uk, where our screens have been full of pictures of miles of traffic queues as thousands of holiday makers have been stuck trying to make their way across the channel to france in recent days. the latest reports say the situation is easing, with the gridlock seen at the port of dover and the eurotunnel entrance at folkestone beginning to move more normally. but for many, the experience has been one of high stress and exhaustion not really how you want to start your family getaway. now blame has been thrown around, with the uk blaming french border staff and france pointing to the effects of brexit. butjust how damaging is all this? to help me through all this, with me is the independent s travel correspondent simon calder. do you think this will put people off, long term taking that holiday? people off, long-term taking that holiday? people off, long-term taking that holida
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