The age of 81. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The first convoy of trucks has arrived, and a move by hezbollah. Crowds lined the streets in lebanon today to celebrate the arrival of tankers carrying supplies of fuel. Hezbollah says it is trying to ease the energy crisis, but others say it is politically motivated. Our correspondent reports. Scenes ofjoy in a country that has little to celebrate. Lebanon is gripped by one of the worst economic depressions in modern times. But away from the jubilation, faces the reality. The evidence at yasmin bakery run for 15 hours a day onjust two generators. Every afternoon means a scramble for diesel, calling in favours or scouring the black market. If we don t get enough fuel for today, we are closing today. We are not working. Tomorrow there is no bread. You are loading the vehicles now, this one is packed with bread. Yep. Once the bread is baked, it needs to be delivered, but there is no fuel for the vans. If you ca
Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 6am in singapore, 6pm in washington, and 6am in beijing where the security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. The white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific canberra is pleased to have a global super power making deals, and the uk sees it as a win win deal. But for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. And there s been some collateral damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. We ll be live in washington in a moment but first, here s our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. Britain s making its mark in the pacific. The royal navy s new aircraft carrier s been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies pro
Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. It s newsday. Hello, and welcome to the programme. The security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. The white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific. But for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. And there s been some collateral damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. Here s our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. Britain s making its mark in the pacific. The royal navy s new aircraft carrier s been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for this new defence agreement. So what is the threat? china is the rising power in the region notjust an economic giant, bu
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Whenjoe biden moved into the white house he made the issue of voting rights one of his key platforms. But the democrats attempt to push forward a bill to make it easier for people to register and to cast their vote has failed to win the necessary support in the senate. They onlyjust managed to keep all 50 democrats onside, and failed to win over a single republican. In fact many republican led states have enacted additional limits on voters access to the polls. And the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell described this for the people bill as a partisan plan to tilt every election in america permanently . So what are the republicans objecting to? what are democrats trying push through? the bill would ensure the right to vote by mail remember many democrat voters cast their ballot this way in 2020. It would protect the right to cast a vote in the run up to election day. The bill would also allow ballot drop boxes
An education is a mountain to climb. Hello and welcome. We start with an investigation by the bbc which has found over two thousand migrant children, being detained in a camp in el paso. Texas in appalling conditions. The facility at fort bliss is overcrowded, ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and medical care for the children. Staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. Our correspondent hilary andersson sent this special report. Deep in the chihuahuan desert of west texas is a tented camp holding thousands of migrant children in conditions that are alarming. These are the camp s white tents. It s set in a military base. We weren t allowed near it but you can glimpse it from the road. There it is. It s just down there behind these white buildings. These pictures are the world s first look inside. They were taken secretly by employees who are banned from filming or speaking about conditions. The te