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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> you are watching the context on bbc news. >> parts of northern india have hit temperatures of 50 degrees celsius. it is extremely hot. as deadly as it is for the pilgrims, it has also been deadly for so many people living in india. >> intense heat wave across parts of mexico earlier this month. people have shown this has become more likely because of global warming. >> we have effectively warmed our client -- climate one point two degrees celsius. an event like this is expected at least once every 15 years. ♪

the world.ves take hold around we take a look at the science behind what is happening. actor donald sutherland has died at the age of 88. vladimir putin up his visit to vietnam. his international standing. our weekly look at artificial intelligence in a id coded. >> welcome to the program. we will start with the extreme weather being experienced across four continents. may push temperatures beyond the record-breaking heat. in saudi arabia, reports more than 1000 people have died. pilgms at the annual hodge festival killed by the stifling heat. more on that in a moment. in india, several deaths in the capital.

temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius. in europe, temperatures have risen. greece experiencing its earliest ever summer heat wave. in the u.s., wildfires on one coast. high temperatures and a tropical storm brewing on the other. scientists from the world weather -- have released a report saying human induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the u.s. southwest mexico and central america around 35 times more likely. scientists say such a heat wave is four times more likely than it was in the year 2000 driven by pnet warming emissions. let's speak to the head of the urban attribution at the red cross red crescent climate center that he helped develop the report. thank you for coming on the program. talk us through the headlines. >> the heatwave we saw in

central america and north america is evidence of the climate change we are seeing around the world. in our attribution study, we found climate change made the maximum temperatures 35 times more likely. the night and temperatures -- the nighttime temperatures up to 200. the nighttime textures test temperatures is when your body is supposed to rest and recover, that has impact on human health. that is causing a lot of these heat related deaths. >> remind us of the mechanism. what is happening and what is heating what? >> we know that climate change is caused by increasing greenhouse gases. essentially, the greenhouse gases act to warm the planet around the world. they also supercharge weather systems.

we are starting to see heat domes and heat stick around for an extended period of time. in different parts of the world. we saw that in mexico and central america. we also see it in the northern and eastern parts of the u.s. >> you said heat dome, expand on that. >> essentially, it is an area of high pressure. a place where you have not a lot of clouds, not a lot of rainfall. but essentially, you have high temperatures that stick around for days. essentially, the duration of the heat causes a lot of impacts on infrastructure and people. people are not able to cope when it is hot during the day and at night continuously for days on end. >> people will have to try and adapt. is it possible to predict where

and when this is going to happen? >> we have heatwave early warning systems. and we have typically lots of warning before a heat wave occurs. in most parts of the world, we are able to predict what maximum temperatures will be days in advance. it is a big opportunity to use that information to reduce the impacts and warn people in advance of the heat waves. >> if warnings could be in place, what would people do, what should governments do? >> there's individual action. essentially cooling yourself to make sure your drinking water, cooling your home. passive cooling technologies. shading your homes. making sure you are planting trees, or closing shades is what people can do. you also have organizations like the red cross where we are

providing first aid for people affected by heatstroke, helping people recognize the science of heat related illnesses, and take action before it is too late. cities and governments work together to develop heat action plans. that means knowing what they are going to do, what services they will provide when there's a heat wave. if they will open up a cooling center, distribute water, ensuring people have adequate access to electricity, which they need to cool their homes during the heatwave. >> thank you for going on the program. we will take a closer look at what is happening with the weather in the u.s. our correspondent is in washington, d.c. talk us through what is happening. >> today is officially the first day of summer. what a start. more than a quarter of the population under excessive heat

advisory. 135 million people are impacted. temperatures have hit more than 90 degrees fahrenheit and are expected over 100 from the ohio valley to the mid atlantic up to new england. in maine, the easternmost state in the u.s., does not usually get excessive heat. it is thought records will be broken. in some parts of the east coast like new york city, school is out. a lot of schools closed up today to let children home early. over on the west coast, we have seen wildfires break out. this is happening more frequently with more ferocity. two people were killed in new mexico. we heard the advice given. generally the advice is especially for vulnerable people, children, the elderly, a lot of construction workers in parts of d.c. to look after yourself, drink shade -- drink a

lot of water, take shade. it is about 90 degrees there is cloud cover. it does not feel stifling as it has been in the past few days. the temperatures are expected to hit over 100 degrees fahrenheit during the weekend. there will be summer spite. meteorologists think the temperatures will dip low, but may come back up nex and onwards. >> given everything we talked about, has it seeped into the political discourse, any reaction from authorities? >> it is usually the same messages we get. keep safe as much as you can. it is following common sense advice. those who are in a certain

group, children, the elderly, those who work outside, manage that. drink as much water as possible, get shade where you can. there are trees. get some shade. try and look after yourself in that way. there are vulnerable people who take certain kinds of medicine you cannot regulate in the heat. warnings for them as well. that is generally the advice. it always gets hot. i have been here a few years. every summer it is really hot. the predictionitgoing to get mu hotr. >> thank you so much for that. vladimir putin has completed his brief tour of asia flying out of the vietnamese capital of hanoi less then 24 hours after touching down. he signed agreements on expanding russia's role in vietnam's energy industry.

also questions from russian journalists before leaving. he was asked about western countries sending financial and military support to ukraine. and whether moscow would take the similar approach. >> those who send these things, they are not in conflict with us. as i said, we reserve the right to supply weapons to other regions of the world. with regard to our agreement with north korea, we are not ruling that out. >> speaking to theresa fallon. thank you for coming on the program. >> great to be with you. >> getting into specifics in a moment. where do you think this visit overall for vladimir putin lands him on the international stage? >> it is clear he's not as isolated because of the icc, international criminal court's

trying to isolate him from the rest of the world. he's not able to visit many countries. vietnam is a signatory to this. coming on the heels of the visit to north korea, it could have beeneen in a very negative light. during hisit to north korea, he managed to sign agreements for weapons to continue his war kraine. the vietnamese have been atofin. the timing is interesting from north korea to vietnam. >> many countries have criticized vietnam for hostingvr cistances like this. vietnam is i>> vietnam, preservs geography and history. dung the vietnam war, it was a partner of the soviet union. ithares border with china.

the last time china had a war was with vietnam in 1979. also conflicts in the south china sea. a lot of tension between vietnam and china. they have a ever policy called omnidirectional. very poetically, bamboo plomacy. it has deep roots, a strong column. it can bend with the wind and needs to be friends with everybody. they decided on this policy with the demise of the soviet union who was no longer able to support them. the roots of relations with russia go deep beca they supplied many weapon systems. even in the decline of the soviet union, kilo classed submarines, which are irked beijing. when you sell these types of systems, you have to train people. it creates a lot of ties. you have to he with maintenance and supplying parts.

i remember being at a conference in vietnam and i asked how the chinese felt about this. they told me there is nothing we can do about that now. they understood they were not in a position. with the war in ukraine and the change of balance in power between china and russia, beijing is able to exert more influence on russia. it is also important for domestic russian audience. when vladimir putin goes there, he's showing his domestic audience peopleike him, that m is ruling out the red caet same in north kore on the specifics, h important are the trade and relations and agreements signed between vietnam and russia? >> clearly china has more trade with north korea and the u.s. -- china has more trade with

vietnam than russia. but theye to balanhese things russia has a very clever position on nuclear policy. in a statement before his visit, the vietnamese said they wanted help -- they have a real problem with -- and many companies a relocating to vietnam, which is putting the power grid more under stress. they are considering nuclear and russia would hp suly th. which would strengthen ties wi russia and makthem iolved wh vietnam because they are trying to attractst from th, china, ra,op couny that wants to the big hdle wenetheiicit grid would t10ea to build

at is the kearea. it ties in with education, they can train the next generation of engineers in this field. it might raise a question down the road. eventually becomg a nuclear power. that is very much down the road. >> thank you. around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. ♪

>> in the u.k., serve at's director of campaigning is being looked into by the gambling commission over an alleged bet of the timing of the general election. he has taken a leave of absence from his job. yesterday revealed his wife, the party candidate in bristol northwest is also being looked into. our political editor has the story. >> if you bet on labor, you can

never win. so said this conservative party social media video yesterday afternoon complete with jaunty music. the video has since vanished. >> my name is laura sanders. i'm the conservative party candidate. >> she has been doing the campaigning all over her patch. this is one of her facebook videos. she has worked for the conservative party since 2015. including a head office in westminster. here is her husband, tony lee. he's the conservative party director of campaigning. he took a leave of absence from the job yesterday. >> high can tell how the world will think it looks, not great. but i can't get into -- i can't know what conversations were had with who at what time. >> i later found out they are both being looked into by the gambling commission, the

regulator, over bets about the timing of the german election. we have approached them both. neither have commented. the conservative party spokesperson told the bbc we have been contacted by the gambling commission about a small number of individuals as the gambling commission is an independent body, it would not be proper to comment further until any process is concluded. >> did you have inside information -- ask the party said something similar when rhi sunak possible parliamentary aide admitted to betting on the timing of the election. >> a huge error of judgment. that is for sure. i apologize. >> the gambling commission told us the commission is investigating the possibility of offenses considering the date of the election. it is an ongoing investigation. we are not confirming or denying the identity of any induals involved in this investigation.

>> conservative campaign headquarters, a fortnight from polling day and miles behind in the opinion polls, this, to put it delicately, is the last thing they need. chris mason, bbc news. >> laura saunders issued a statement saying she will cooperate with the gambling commission's inquiry. she's also considering legal action against the bbc and other outlets who may have infringed her privacy rights. bbc is confident with its journalism and that laura sanders is standing for election in the public interest to report allegations made against her. saunders is standing for conservative is in the bristol northwest constituency. a full list of candidates standing out. the canadian actor donald sutherland has died, aged 88 following a long illness. the news was confirmed on social media.

he said he thought donald was one of the most important people . his father was never daunted by a roll, good, bad, or ugly, and he did what he loved and had a life well lived. our media correspondent looks back at his life. >> tonight's movie has been mash. ♪ >> in 1970, a sprawling darkly comic film about the korean war came out. >> this is my friend, mr. hyde. >> the hero, a cynical, rebellious, heavy drinking, womanizing surgeon played by a young donald sutherland. >> everyone was telling me don't do it at the end of it. we didin fivweeks and it was wonderful. there were people who came up on the street and say kiss me, i'd say i don't know you -- there were lines around the block. >> born in canada, he had

studied engineering before switching to acting and working in britain. mash, a satire of vietnam. with jane fonda, hollywood's best antiwar campaigner. it was the first of three films together and an offscreen relationship. at a moment when a dark and maverick mood was making itself felt in hollywood, donald sutherland with the piercing gaze was that sort of complex leading man it was looking for. ta don'lookow. a disturbing ghostly storybout grief. ss.t brief golden sn

but donald sutherland was never out of work. >> everything i'm going to tell you is classified, top-secret. the 1970's thriller. whnefited? kennedy killed? who has the power to cover it up? >> and more recently, the hunger games. a film he hoped might inspire a little rebellion in today's youth. >> i'm afraid we have both been played for fools. >> the years may have gone by. but the spirit of hawkeye pierce was always there. >> dond sutherland, who died at the age of 88. joining is sandra minnert he, editor of hollywood

international filmmaker magazine. thk you for ming on the program. >> what a pleasure to talk about donald sutherland. over 200 film and tv credits. on the list, not one single bad performance. this is why he was never out of work. he was so versatile. whatever t role, it was impoible not to be charismatic and memorable. for my money, he's the best nominationto receive an oscar made up f in 2017 giving him the hory osc. er.>> it is an amazing career. he has the ability on the screen, almost whatever is going on, your eyes were drawn to him. very difficult to work out how you achieve it, but he had it. >> on-screen from a very early age. he started doing what we do. at 14, a tv news reporter.

he had a lot of career options. journalist was one, engineering was other. ting was his true passion. shows like the avengers and the saint. it brought him to the attention of moviemakers. the dirty dozen in 1967 parlays into kelly's heroes, people have landed. i love the war movies. but there were so many versatile movies he did. right througto the hunger games later in his career. introducing him to a generation of fans. >> he started in journalism, there is hope for me. i have fancied something. not too late. what did you make of the tbute from his son? talk about a life well lived. if you manage to do what you ve and love what you do.

isn't it. magical way toive, fromiefer sutherland, not only a great actor, but a great person. always seems to find the right words. he talks about what a great career it was. donald a fr of fsomeone who hasn l our les mentioned the versat. weather -- whatever kind of movie you like, he's done. talk about a legacy. you a looking for something to cheer yourself up, especially sutherland movie, you will not be disappointed. >> solid advice. thanyou for coming on the program. coming up. we will have look through the england game. stay with us. this is bbc news. s is bbc news.

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