welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. as firefighters in california struggle to contain the latest huge wildfire. the us considers declaring a climate emergency. summers have become timer bunnies as people wonderjust how bad fires raging in the east of the state are going to get and politicians are being pressured to act. get and politicians are being pressured to act. russia admits it attacked the port of odessa — a day after an agreement to resume grain export — but its foreign minister denies they are to blame for causing a world food crisis. more than 20,000 police on duty ahead of the new president of the phillipine�*s state

of the nation address where large protests are expected. we'll keep across that story and bring you all the latest as it happens — also in the programme. as hollywood takes up the story of the young thai footballers rescued from a cave — we track down the people involved in saving them. when i first walked up four years ago and saw the row of bicycles up against these railings longing to buy the same age as my own sons i remember the heavy feeling i had then. how unlikely it was they would ever come out alive. how unlikely it was they would ever come out alive. and marvels�*s much anticipated black panther sequel wakanda forever is unveiled at comic con in san diego.

hello and welcome to the programme firefighters in california have warned that hot weather is hampering their efforts to contain a huge wildfire before it reaches yose—mite national park. one of the worst blazes of the year in the state so far — it has already forced more than 6000 people from their homes. it comes as the us climate envoyjohn kerry told the bbc that president biden is considering declaring a climate emergency, to help him push through his green agenda. james clayton sent this report from california. these scenes are becoming all too familiar in california. a raging wildfire, the oakfire described by authorities here as explosive, devouring forests that are tinder dry. firefighters are struggling to contain it as it engulfs people's homes, livelihoods, and businesses. this army veteran is spending his wedding anniversary waiting, hoping that the house

he left will be ok. a lot of memories, though. my family grew up there, my kids, and...i don't know. just sad. the eight largest fires since records began in california have happened in the last five years. and these wildfires don't just affect forests, they create a haze that can blanket the state, air quality can be choking. in 2020, fires turned san francisco skies orange. here in san francisco, summer has become a time of unease as people wonderjust how bad fires raging in the east of the states are going to get. and politicians are being pressured to act. today, the us climate envoy john kerry said president biden was considering announcing a climate emergency that would give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda. it is less than ideal not

to have the entire congress full throatedly adopting some of the measures that need to be taken so that the world can see a very united united states moving in this direction. fires here today aren't just threatening lives but yosemite national park, home to ancient trees, coating beauty spots with smoke. and with the wet season not for months, this could be a long, hot summer. firefighters. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. kim cobb is director of brown university's institute for environment and society. she says extreme events, like the california fires, are becoming more common. unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. we've had year on year of horrendous scenes coming out of california and cost the best the united states with his wildfires raging out of control. every

year we are breaking new records with respect to area burned, speed of the fire and of course communities that will never be the same and this is notjust never be the same and this is not just california. never be the same and this is notjust california. it is across europe. we werejust talking about headlines last week about wildfires raging out of control during the chart—topping and record—breaking temperatures that took hold of europe just last week and again, east coast under record—breaking temperatures as well. just today. temperatures as well. just toda . ~ ,. , today. when you describe the situation like _ today. when you describe the situation like that _ today. when you describe the situation like that anyone - situation like that anyone looking at this from overseas are even in the united states, i imagine, is also taking note of the fact that these things are becoming more frequent. how does this, you know, play in terms of public perception? do americans on both sides of the political spectrum cab about these issues?— political spectrum cab about these issues? well, i think so. the yale opinion _ these issues? well, i think so. the yale opinion maps - these issues? well, i think so. the yale opinion maps and - these issues? well, i think so. | the yale opinion maps and kind of polling has consistently shown an increase in the number of americans who are concerned

about climate change and this is across both sides of the political spectrum so, what we need to do is galvanise that majority into a kind of federal legislation policy—making that we need to see that which is considered as recently as a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately has installed lacking the votes to pass in the senate. and so, right now, what we are looking at is a collision of two worlds. 0ne what we are looking at is a collision of two worlds. one in which the american people are under summer by summer, a threat of extreme heat, wildfires and flooding and hurricanes and some other portions of the country, of course. and yet, in dc, the political, you know, boundaries and blockades to action are, unfortunately, still not preventing and causing the kind of policy that americans are demanding to see. president biden had — demanding to see. president biden had that _ demanding to see. president

biden had that opportunity, l biden had that opportunity, though, didn't he, last week? then you could have declared a climate emergency. he chose not to do that. we've gotjohn kerry saying now he is considering doing that. what i stopped and why isn't he declaring a climate emergency? the mac everything is happening quite quickly now. we just heard the administration's compounds of energy framework that had been debated and considered four months and months and months now so he now has at his disposal any numbers of different executive level tools and actions that he and his administration could taking in the absence of congressional action, i suspect that they are cheerfully weighing their options and thinking about what could happen with these midterms coming up as well so a lot at stake and a lot to considerfor the lot at stake and a lot to consider for the administration right now. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.

authorities in the bahamas say at least 17 people — thought to be from haiti — have drowned after a vessel carrying migrants capsized. police said the boat turned off the bahamian island of new providence. more than 20 people were rescued. the bahamas is a frequent transit route for haitians seeking to reach the united states. coastguards in italy say over 1,000 migrants attempting to cross the mediterranean from north africa were brought ashore on saturday. more than 600 people were found on a single drifting fishing vessel. those rescued included migrants from afghanistan, pakistan, sudan, ethiopia and somalia. pope francis has arrived in canada for a visit he's described as a pilgrimage of penance. he will repeat a formal apology to indigenous survivors of abuse inflicted at roman catholic—run schools. unmarked graves were discovered last year at some sites.

france is set to fine shops that leave their doors open when air conditioning is on — to combat energy wastage. the new rules will also limit the use of neon signs from one—to—six in the morning. energy costs in europe have spiralled since the russian invasion of ukraine. to ukraine now which has continued with efforts to restart grain exports from its black sea ports as part of a new deal agreed with moscow. it's warned however that deliveries will suffer, if strikes on ukrainian ports continue. meanwhile russia's foreign minister has dismissed claims that moscow is to blame for the global food crisis. james waterhouse reports from 0desa. ukraine's grain problem, summed up by volodymyr on his farm. translation: people are starving, but it's i getting spoilt here. it is bread, it's such a pity. so much labour went into this and it's just lying here, spoiling. his are some of the 20 million

tonnes trapped in the country. translation: all of this made the situation for the farmers i very hard, even unbearable. i'm 72 years old, and in over 70 years i don't remember such a difficult year like this one. here in the odesa region around 4,000 farmers work these fields — more than anywhere else in the country. it's hoped a grain deal involving ukraine and russia will see 5 million tonnes shifted every month through the black sea, a pre—war level. farmers like volodymyr need this agreement to work for their livelihoods. ukraine needs it to work for its economy. and tens of millions of people around the world need it to work to survive. and it is those forces which are keeping this deal going, for now. it couldn't be more fragile.

moscow's released this footage, admitting to a missile attack on the port of odesa yesterday, a day after agreeing to leave it alone. it claims a military ship and warehouse full of western—supplied missiles were the targets. the kremlin�*s likely defence — that it didn't violate the deal. russia denies being the cause of this food crisis. its foreign minister sergei lavrov is on a charm offensive in africa, trying to gather support. first stop, egypt — one of ukraine's biggest grain customers. translation: the food crisis didn't start - yesterday or in february. it started with the pandemic, because of serious mistakes that western states made regarding food and energy. regardless of blame, if volodymyr doesn't sell his grain there won't be a next harvest. james waterhouse, bbc news, in odesa. still to come a bit later in the programme: a few years ago — 12 young thai footballers and their coach were trapped for 18 days in a flooded cave. now, a movie based on those

events has been made. we have a special report coming up. but first i want to tell you about this story in the uk — where after a weekend of gridlocked roads and intense frustration for travellers trying to cross the english channel, the situation has eased at the port of dover and at the eurotunnel at folkestone. uk officials blamed france for the problems at dover, saying they hadn't provided enough border staff to check passports — but france highlighted extra checks brought on by brexit. around 600 lorries passing through folkestone today. some of been here for 15 hours plus and that is because the stretch of out there on in the 20 has been partially closed to accommodate them, effectively becoming a lorry park and they are competing with families for spaces want to go away on holiday. spaces want to go away on holiday. if you wanyt to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma

we report from comic—con where marvels' much anticipated black panther sequel wakanda forever has been revealed to an expectant fan—base. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once every day part of the soldier's lot, now no more after almost four decades. hat

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to the philippines now — where a little later on monday, the new president, ferdinand marcosjunior, commonly known as bongbong, will be giving his inaugural state of the nation address. in may, he overhelmingly won the election despite being the son of a dictator who was forced to flee after presiding over corruption, poverty and human rights abuses. protests are expected in manila ahead of the address. one of those demonstrating will be writer and activist mong palatino, who previously served two terms as an opposition lawmaker. i asked him what he's expecting from the state of the nation address. well, we want to know his economic programme. it is not enough that he will continue to say unity. during his inaugural speech injune 30, he failed to present his programmes on how to address surging fuel and food prices, recordjoblessness, how to address the pandemic. we still don't have department of health secretary, despite the pandemic situation.

this is his chance to present to the people what he plans to do for the next six years. on our part, we want to know the programme for our economic relief, and we want to address the demands of human rights victims of the previous error. accountability for all the crimes during that period. so, bongbong marcos says he wants to focus on the economic recovery, he wants to focus on helping the philippines get out of the pandemic and help it become stronger in the process. if he does say those decisive things in that speech today and there is action to back up some of what he says, will you accept the fact that he has won this decisive victory? we could say that in the past two weeks when he was inaugurated as president, there was this opportunity

to present his programme during his press conference he denied there is high inflation. there is no concrete action on how to stop fuel and food prices. and then we will listen to his state of the nation address. but at the same time, the demand for accountability, the demand for concrete action will remain and the people will be vigilant. what do you make of the fact that overwhelmingly so many of your countrymen and women did vote for bongbong marcos? and they seem to buy into the message that he has got to them which is put the past behind us, don't judge me on my ancestors, judge me on my actions. indeed, he got these high votes but at the same time there are questions about the credibility of the electoral process. there are still questions about the transparency.

at the same time, we want to point out the impact of historical distortion, the massive disinformation and the false narratives. one of our demands in today's protest is to stop the historical distortion and instead this government, this family should be held accountable for all the atrocities and for the ill gotten wealth that they took from their country. gong palatino, writer and activist, thank you so much forjoining us with your thoughts and analysis of the situation in the philippines. a volcano has erupted on japan's south western island of kyushu — with reports of volcanic stones raining down more than two kilometres away. there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries — and authorities say they do not expect it to turn develop into a major eruption.

one of the most memorable stories we've covered in recent years was the rescue of 12 young thai footballers and their coach who were trapped for 18 days in a flooded cave. now, a movie based on those events has been made. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head reported from the cave throughout the rescue, and has been back to talk to some of those who were involved. an afternoon training session in the northern border town of mae sai. among these budding young footballers are two survivors of an epic drama that unfolded here four years ago. how many of you? 13. 13? yes. brilliant. the stunning discovery of 12 boys and their coach trapped for nine days deep inside a flooded cave captivated the world.

titan was the youngest of those boys, then 11 years old. today, he still practises with ek, the coach who helped them all get through their ordeal. their story has now been taken up by hollywood. last seen nine days ago... 12 boys and their coach are now trapped in the flooded caves... hello? hi. you're here. i was one of dozens of reporters covering the trapped football team. crisscrossing the mountains above the cave, never knowing how it would all end. when i first walked up here four years ago and so the row of bicycles up against these railings, belonging to boys the same age as my own sons, i remember the heavy feeling i had then, how unlikely it was they would ever come out alive.

what i witnessed in the days after that was one of the most extraordinary stories i've ever covered and one of the most remarkable rescues of all time. the boys took this route. on the day they went in, it was dry all the way to wherever they got to, so itjust happened over a few hours. so unpredictable. a few hours. british caver vern unsworth has spent a decade exploring tham luang cave. he played a critical role in getting the words best cave divers to come and lead the high—risk rescue operation. when you have to sedate the children to get them out and it is a two and a half, three hour dive, then they obviously expected casualties. it had never been done before, had it? no, nothing like it.

how does it feel to be a celebrity? you're going to be a hollywood movie. i don't regard myself as any sort of celebrity. we did a job to bring the boys out. and we gave the boy is the best chance, and that's what is all about. celebrity status doesn't come into it. the boys have grown up now, some moving away from here. titan hopes to become a professional player. he has already had to learn how to deal with his unexpected fame. translation: at first it was very difficult, i i had to adjust myself because a lot of people knew about me. i didn't know how to act then and i felt tense when i was in front of a camera or being interviewed, but i got used to it now and i know how i am supposed to behave. the events that took place in these mountains still have the power

to amaze and inspire. the tragic death of one diving volunteer during the rescue doesn't take away from the miraculous achievement of bringing all 12 boys and their coach out unharmed. jonathan head, bbc news, tham luang cave, thailand. if you're a fan of superhero movies, you're in for a treat — because a whole series of upcoming films have just been announced, including two new "avengers" instalments. they were unveiled to the excited crowds at comic—con in san diego and our entertainment reporter lizo mzimba was there. this was the highlight for so many— this was the highlight for so many at _ this was the highlight for so many at comic _ this was the highlight for so many at comic con - this was the highlight for so many at comic con being. this was the highlight for so i many at comic con being able this was the highlight for so - many at comic con being able to see the — many at comic con being able to see the first _ many at comic con being able to see the first footage _ many at comic con being able to see the first footage from - see the first footage from black— see the first footage from black panther. _ see the first footage from black panther.— see the first footage from black panther. the original film was — black panther. the original film was more _ black panther. the original film was more than - black panther. the original film was more than just - black panther. the original film was more than just a l film was more than just a blockbuster, it was a worldwide

cultural moment. as well as celebrating the sequel the movie �*s stars were remembering the star of the original film. i definitely felt the whole process in honour of him and my role was notjust a support on screen but to be there and be by people side because, you know, he was the centre of the movie. it know, he was the centre of the movie. , ., ., , ., movie. it is one of several new marvel films — movie. it is one of several new marvel films in _ movie. it is one of several new marvel films in the _ movie. it is one of several new marvel films in the pipeline. i marvel films in the pipeline. next may will see the release of guardians of the galaxy three, the emotional end of the trilogy for its cast. i three, the emotional end of the trilogy for its cast.— trilogy for its cast. i think what makes _ trilogy for its cast. i think what makes this - trilogy for its cast. i think what makes this so - trilogy for its cast. i think. what makes this so standout trilogy for its cast. i think- what makes this so standout for me is— what makes this so standout for me is a — what makes this so standout for me is a project that i'm part of it— me is a project that i'm part of it as _ me is a project that i'm part of it as it— me is a project that i'm part of it as it was a turning point in life — of it as it was a turning point in life and _ of it as it was a turning point in life and in my career to be cast— in life and in my career to be cast as— in life and in my career to be cast as peter.— in life and in my career to be cast as peter. marvel may have been the biggest _ cast as peter. marvel may have been the biggest force - cast as peter. marvel may have been the biggest force in - been the biggest force in cinema the last few years but the biggest force in television has arguably been a game of

thrones. thousands of fans were at an event for its new prequel, house of the dragon. its cast includes the former doctor who star matt smith who told the crowd he is enjoying taking on darker roles. it is uuite taking on darker roles. it is quite good _ taking on darker roles. it is quite good her _ taking on darker roles. it 3 quite good her breadth as an actor and try to challenge yourself and find different avenues to play, really. i was quite active in the king to do something that felt completely different. £151 something that felt completely different. ' «a ., something that felt completely different. ' ., , ., different. 451 weeks a year fans have _ different. 451 weeks a year fans have been _ different. 451 weeks a year| fans have been questioning their favourite stars, thinking how best to enjoy much loved shows and films and, of course, dreaming of being a superhero here they have been able to do all three. here they have been

able to do all three. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. sunday was another hot day in south east england and east anglia, temperatures up to 32 celsius in norfolk. you know in scotland and northern ireland it's been a weekend of torrential downpours in places and it will for monday be quite a few showers out there in what's going to be a blustery day. the area of low pressure has brought rain over the weekend, it is moving on toward scandinavia. as it moves away, around it bringing a cooler, fresher northwesterly flow into the uk, where it has been hot, temperatures have been set to come down. will still be quite a warm and humid start towards that southern and eastern parts, particularly as monday begins. we've got some rain in northern scotland, that's going to sink right through the southwards through scotland as a day go on, riding up behind it in the north with a few showers and in the afternoon the cloudier skies, the chance of rain pushes into northern england.

elsewhere, it's a story of scattered showers, a good deal of cloud during the first after the tending to brighten up into the afternoon and some places will become dry and fine to end the day. it will feel cooler, temperatures up to 10 degrees in lower in eastern scotland compared to sunday, talking mid 20s in east anglia but that's a long way down for where we were on sunday. now, we continue with a few showers around going into monday evening but a lot of them are going to die out as we go through the night and into tuesday morning because we've got a ridge of high pressure just starting to edge and from the west. we've also got some lower temperatures overnight as well, actually, tuesday night will be even cooler still. on tuesday there will be a few sunny spells around, quite a bit of cloud, although we've got an area of high pressure just not doing in from the west. they'll still be showers out there, scotland, northern ireland, perhaps down the eastern side of england and nowhere immune from catching a shower. notice how much temperatures have come down for belfast, for manchester for glasgow, these temperatures are below average for the time of year. now the area of high pressure will moving across the uk for wednesday to thursday, a weak disturbance heading in from the southwest, it's here on wednesday, there could be one or two showers and always a chance for

the odd shower here and there. but the emphasis will be on a lot of dry weather. starting with some sunny spells, the clouds tending to build during the day, although should brighten up again as we go towards sunset, very similar temperatures. towards the end of the week we will see a wetter weather system moving in for scotland and for northern ireland. for england and wales it looks mainly dry and in fact going into next weekend it will be turning warmerfor a time.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello, i am ros atkins. welcome to this edition of the media show. we're going to talk about tv political debates, because the conservative party leadership races down to two candidates, rishi sunak and liz truss. there have been two debates between them and some of the other candidates already. one got cancelled after some of the candidates declined to take part. the bbc is planning another with just the final two.

and the whole process and the way the debates have