full sized sd scan that s been created. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there ve been dramatic scenes in northern italy after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extreme weather comes as scientists warned that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years. and a key temperature threshold is likely to be breached for the first time which is a rise in global temperature by 1.5 degrees celsius, above pre industrial levels. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 degrees celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteorological organisatio
administration acted indecisively and waited too long, letting the balloon float across the continental u.s. for days. president biden says the military advised him there would be less danger to the public in shooting down the balloon once it got over the ocean. lawmakers are reacting sharply and along party lines. i want to start by doing something that i don t do very often, which is commending joe biden for actually having the guts to shoot this down. that was the right thing to do. that is absolutely what the president should have done. unfortunately he didn t do that until a week after it entered u.s. airspace. they re saying we should have shot down the balloon the minute we saw it. i would use two words in answering these gop criticisms. they are premature, and they are political. presidents have the ability to go before a camera, go before the nation and basically explain these things early on, and his failure to do so, i don t understand that. i don t understan
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and the russian co founder of crypto exchange bitzlato is arrested in miami, accused of processing $700 million of illicit payments. prime ministerjacinda ardern of new zealand says she is standing down and will leave office in february. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. and so today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than 7th february. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice it s that simple. after she made her announcement, together with her fiance clarke gayford, she was greeted by her party colleagues. cheering and applause. as you can hear, she was met with warm applause and congratulations
with thousands of protesters, demanding fresh elections, descending on the capital. a study finds greenland s ice sheet is the warmest it s been for over a thousand years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we start with breaking news from new zealand where prime ministerjacinda ardern says she is standing down, and will leave office in february. she has led her country for five years. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. macro, this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, not just another year but anotherterm, because not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not what this ear reauires. i have what this year requires. i have not been able what this year requires. i have not been able to what this year requires. i have not been able to do what this year requires. i have no