today we learned it was basal cell carcinoma. it was all removed at the time of the biopsy and no further treatment is required but the president does face new woes tonight from fossil fuel defenders. an internal memo accidently posted by the interior department shows the biden administration moved forward with increasing royalty fees on fossil fuel drilling off the alaskan coast despite its own assessment that lower fees would increase energy security for the state. the senate energy committee chairman joe manchin saying he is appalled and the leaked memo makes quote crystal clear this administration is putting radical climate agenda ahead of the needs of the people of alaska and the united states. the president today focusing on ukraine security meeting with german chancellor olaf schultz. we have been together throughout this. the picture is less clear. schultz at the white house friday with zero fanfare and no blirl news conference causing questions how aligned the
as the candidates to be the uk s next prime minister prepare to go head to head. welcome to the programme. we start with the extreme heat across europe. it s facing its worst drought in a long time. we ll look at that in a moment. but first the high temperatures are also causing big wildfires. let s go to france. there s a huge wildfire near bordeaux, in the south western region of gironde. this is what it looks like at night. thousands of hectares have been burnt. 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate the area, and several homes are destroyed. it s spreading so fast because it s so dry. this is the scene in the day. you can see a plane dropping chemicals used to slow the fire down. more than a thousand fire fighters are there trying to control it. let s hear from one of them. translation: for l the moment, the fire is progressing in every direction. if i may say, the wind is not steady for the moment. it will rise in the course of the day. we are told that the wind will
what s the latest. chad: griff, good afternoon, the senate has met for more than 24 hours straight and voted for nearly 14 hours straight. exhaustion is setting in. senate chaplain barry black sought to calm freight tempers. our weekend work gently reminds us that freedom s price must be paid. as our senators provide the currency of perseverance to protect and defend this land we love. chad: there s gamesmanship, republicans controversial amendments to get vulnerable democrats on the spot especially on border issues and on energy. so the next time you see a mark kelly in arizona or a raphael warnock in georgia or a maggie hanson in new jersey or michael bennett in colorado or katherine cortez, hey, we want gas prices to be lower, you know they are lying because they stood up and voted, raised the gas taxes, stick it to the producers, make our consumers pay more at the pump. chad: democrats lashed out at gop for striking a provision to cap insulin at $35 a month in private
ohio republican joins us with his thoughts on that bill that lands us in the house this week. also, china, intensifying off the coast of taiwan after speaker nancy pelosi s visit there last week. beijing is also suspending climate and military talking cooperation. mayor eric adams is slamming texas governor after more migrant buses arrived in new york city today. the latest on actress anne heche who is reportedly in stable condition after a bizarre car crash in los angeles on friday. we are now hearing from the woman that lost virtually everything in the fire with a wrecked car. charles watson is standing by with the latest. we spoke with lynn michelle. the woman that lived inside the home. michelle was clearly still rattled by the situation. she did not want to do an interview on camera. she said she was completely overwhelmed by the situation and felt lucky she was still alive. she had been having a normal day moments before a series of incidents that s all anne heche dri
so let s get down to business and we begin in the us where the world s most powerful central bank wraps up its monthly meeting later. it s a given the federal reserve will increase the cost of borrowing. the question is by how much. with recent inflation data flashing red the sentiment on wall street has been grim. on monday the s&p 500 entered a bear market after the index fell by more than 20% from january s recent high. our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, has more from new york. this minnesota petrol station is letting customers know they share their frustration. skyrocketing fuel prices have helped drive up inflation, currently at a a0 year high. customers, our car coming up, ate her at her corolla and gets fuel and at $80, you can t know how much it hits home to people. how much it hits home to ”eole. ,, . , how much it hits home to n-eole. , . , ,, people. gas prices in the us hit a record people. gas prices in the us hit a record of people.