in south carolina, and billions in new climate spending. bret: president biden will hit the road to promote the legislation but yet to see if vulnerable democrats appear alongside him. his poll numbers are around 40%. gillian: peter doocy is with us to kick things off from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. what part of this bill are officials hoping to highlight this afternoon? peter: it s not inflation reduction so far, gillian, even though it is called the inflation reduction act. instead the president is teasing this bill signing by highlighting the green impact. he tweeted the inflation reduction act will position america to meet my climate goals, saving families hundreds a year in energy costs and take advantage of clean energy and electric vehicle tax credits, more than twice the savings. the package was more than twice this size but even the slimmed-down version, the democrats in congress negotiated so it could pass, has republican colleagues nervous about what comes nex
Bullingham says the fa had sought Expert Guidance on the israel gaza issue before reaching its decision. India have made it four wins from four at the cricket world cup, with a comfortable victory this afternoon. The tournament hosts were set 257 to win by bangladesh opener litton das top scoring with 66. India never really looked in too much trouble though, once again it was virat kohli who anchored the chase. He hit a magnificent century. This six with the last ball of the innins took him to three figures. 103 not out for him. India winning by seven wickets with more than eight overs to spare. They play new zealand next, on sunday. Now, theres just under 2a hours until the start of the Rugby World Cup semi finals with argentina playing 3 time champions new zealand, whilst england take on defending champions south africa on saturday. And ahead of that match england have named their team. Theyve made three changes with Freddie Steward returning at full back in place of marcus smith who
This is your update from the bbc sports centre. Uefa have confirmed the euro 2024 qualifier between belgium and sweden will be completely abandoned. The match was halted for Security Reasons after two people were shot dead in brussels on monday. A third Swedish Citizen was seriously injured in the attack which took place three miles from the stadium. The result at half time, 1 1, will now be seen as final. Uefa have also announced that no further matches will be played in israel until further notice amid the ongoing conflict with hamas. The israel fa and clubs Macquarie Haifa and tel aviv have been asked to find alternative venues. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called on World Leaders to do more to stop people being killed in the conflict. The Egyptian International said aid to gaza must be allowed immediately. All lives are sacred and must be protected. The massacres need to stop, families are being torn apart. What is clear now is that humanitarian aid to gaza must be allowed i
Inside. Also tonight, storm babet is battering ne scotland, with over 8 inches of rain expected in 2a hours. There is a red Weather Warning in place, we will get the latest from our teams on the ground. Good evening, the United Nations says it is hearing reports that palestinians are going back to areas in northern gaza, that israel had told them to evacuate. Without aid, and without proper shelter, the un says some are returning home from areas in the south that were supposed to be safer. Today there was an air strike in khan younis half way down the strip where many had taken refuge, with children and un workers among the wounded. The uns agency for Palestinian Refugees, who we will speak to tonight, says aid that is promised, 20 trucks currently waiting at the rafah crossing, will barely scatch the surface. Gaza they said is on the brink. Injerusalem, the british Prime Minister told Benjamin Netenyahu the uk will stand full square behind israel and its right to defend istelf against