hot button social issues, republican congressman nancy mace will join us with her take. but first correspondent matt finn with the latest hi matt. mike: the house voted to amend the annual defense spending bill by overturning policy that reimbursing service members for abortion-related expenses. the house also voted to ban transgender health services in the military. in a bitter debate republicans have been arguing in part that the abortion reis burstment is a piece of the democrats woke military agenda that republicans are trying to end. the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy says democrats are trying to change the course of history. and for decades in america, from the most proceed-life to the most pro choice person in congress they believed in the hide amendment and that is simply what it s saying. do not use taxpayer money on abortion. and the other part would be is, what they re looking at, should we allow wokism in our military. now democrats allege republicans a
nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people, at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in western france which is facing what experts are calling a heat apocalypse , as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames sudd
it s funny to say and it s ironic, but when you see actually see it on telly happening and then it really happens to you. when you re not thinking how them people are feeling now, we are feeling same as what they would have been when they ve been flooded. so yeah, it s terrible. absolutely terrible. it s about nine inch deep in water inside. so it s all. ..broken. flood warnings and alerts are still in place across england and wales, with the devastating impact of the water still very visible. from transport links like dunne and bridge between nottinghamshire and lincolnshire, where no car can pass. ..to sandbags protecting homes in gloucestershire. attention is now turning to how to help those affected, as the government announces a package of financial support. households in eligible areas can apply for up to £500 to help with immediate costs.
we will be talking to an aviation safety specialist after eight o clock about that story. right now here on sunday breakfast, it is time for the rest of the news. thank you very much. 192 flood warnings remain in place across england and wales today as the effects of storm henk continue to be felt. hundreds of residents were evacuated after heavy rainfall caused significant flooding and disruption in parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south. our reporter poppyjeffery has the details. desperate families have been left paddling in boats through floodwaters to save what they can of their possessions. here in torksey, the river trent has reached a record peak. it s funny and it s ironic, but when you actually see it on telly happening and then it really happens to you. when you re not thinking how them people are feeling, now we re feeling the same as what they would ve been when they ve been flooded. it s devastating. so that s, yeah, it s terrible, absolutely terrible. it s about