close it s 6am in singapore and midnight in germany where leaders from the g7 group of nations are meeting. it was the first day of talks in what will be a key week of diplomacy over the war in ukraine. britain s prime minister says ukraine should not be forced into a peace settlement with russia. if that means losing territory. and president biden has been calling for western unity to hold, to defeat russia. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister, though, acknowledges some
President biden visits stormdamaged parts of florida. That states governor was not by the president s side. Bearing down on taiwan, a powerful typhoon could be the first to make landfall there in four years. And war isnt keeping these kids from going Back To School. Students in ukraine face another year of books and Bomb Shelters. We begin this hour with Extreme Weather and those enduring the effects of what is more and more becoming inescapable events. In the wake of hurricane idalia, President Biden visited florida Saturday Viewing Damage by air and on the ground and met with those impacted by the storm. At the same time, a massive typhoon, equivalent of the category 3 hurricane, is barreling toward taiwan at this hour. Its set to be the first typhoon to make landfall there in four years. At the same time in the state of nevada, Extreme Weather has stranded participants at the popular annual event called The Burning Man Festival. Left it looking like a mudcovered dystopian nightmare.
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