challenges facing the country s maternity services. and iceland s version of a sound and light show. the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock that s become a hit with tourists. the inflation reduction act may not sound like a landmark in us energy policy, but democrats in the senate have just passed a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with $430 billion committed to cleaner energy. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, saying it would undermine economic growth. but the passing of the bill, which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer. 0ur bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. it is going to make a
days of hostilities. but, it s reported the israeli military has struck targets in gaza within minutes of the ceasefire coming into force. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. russia s war on ukraine has turned culture into a battleground. in countries supportive of ukraine s resistance to putin s invasion, some russian artists, musicians and dancers have been stripped of their platforms or they ve been asked to denounce russia s military aggression. when does solidarity turn into censorship? my guest is the world renowned soviet born conductor semyon bychkov. is art the loser when politics takes centre stage? semyon bychkov, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are like all of the great musical maestros, you re peripatetic, your career takes you all around the world, you are constantly travelling. is there one place you can point to and say that has done the most to define you as a person and an artist? no, i don t think so. maybe be
translator: we don t want to keep going through this. every year there are strikes. this is where the next phase of the war will be won or lost, in trenches like this. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday, august 8, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where new life is being breathed into president biden s domestic agenda after senate democrats finally passed their sweeping climate health care and tax plan officially known as the inflation reduction act. vice president kamala harris cast the deciding vote after a deadlock along party lines. on this vote the yeas are 50, nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. the measure represents the largest climate investment in u.s. history with $370 billion to combat climate change. it also makes major changes to health policy such as giving medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices and it imp
this week we ll have a series of reports looking at life in afghanistan also on the programme. china says it will carry out new military exercises near south korea until the middle of august as taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of the island. and the icelandic volcano spewing out lava and molten rock that s become a hit with tourists. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation worth 430 billion dollars claiming it would undermine economic growth. it also contains measures to reduce the price of health care and introduce new taxes for business. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, shared hisjoy that the bill has pa
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with lynda kincaid. well, it s 10:00 a.m. in israel and gaza. day three of deepening hostilities that began friday with israeli airstrikes in gaza which have since escalated in rockets fired toward israel. they say an israeli airstrike is to blame for killing people on saturday. the israeli military deny it is was responsible and released video that it says show as militant rocket going off course. israel says that s what cause thad deadly explosion. cnn can t verify either claim. here s what one palestinian woman said after her home was destroyed. translator: i started to cry and scream. and then the drone hit. and after that, there was an airstrike, which, as can you see, put our homes to the ground. all of that was destroyed. what can i do? where will we go tonight? cities across southern israel have been sounding warning sirens as militant rockets streak out of gaza by the dozens. the israeli military say the majority ar