minister s questions. it is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. he has vacated the chair for the deputy speaker. she will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his budget statement. he will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for aboutan hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. we will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the chief secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury team and her shadow for labour. here isjeremy hunt. madam deputy speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the prime minister reminded us of the prime minister reminded us of the need the fight extremism and heal divisions. i start
but there is no respite. in el paso in texas, temperatures above 38 celsius for more than a month and still no end in sight. at the moment we are expecting 38 cities across the us expected to have record breaking temperatures today. some 100 million americans are under what they call an extreme heat warning. as you can see, people are heeding the advice. i am on the strip of las vegas which is much busier at this time of day. the advice here is very simple and very clear, stay at home. don t come out between the hours of nine and 6pm. and most people seem to be taking that advice. not everybody can of course. not everybody has homes. and authorities say they are doing their best and cooling centres have been set up around las vegas where people can go and have some air conditioning and collect free water. the authorities and policemen are also going around less affluent neighbourhoods and handing out water bottles there. the advice very clear, reduce your exposure to the heat
in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. turning to the us, which is seeing record temperatures, with nearly a third of the country under heat advisories. an all time high of 48 degrees celsius, or 118 degrees fahrenheit was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. our correspondent sophie long has more from las vegas. in las vegas, it is extremely hot. we are told is on course to become the hottest ever recorded with the rec
vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but it s difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. that is the picture in south korea. millions of people across part of the northern hemisphere content with