tv Outside Source BBC News July 28, 2022 7:00pm-8:01pm BST
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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is outside source. president xi warns president biden not to interfere, over taiwan. in a two hour phone call — the chinese leader reportedly told the us president — those who play with fire, would only get burnt. mr biden told china us support for taiwan "has not changed". something that has changed however is the us economy — its gone into reverse — with the president, forced on the defensive. businesses are investing in america at record rates, that doesn't sound like a recession to me. also in the programme — ukrainian forces launch counterattacks — pushing russian troops back.
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sophisticated weaponry is helping ukraine challenge for key cities, in the south and the east. us presidentjoe biden and china's president xijinping held a phone call today, and there were warnings and assurances about the us position on taiwan. taiwan is an island off china's south east coast. it behaves like an independent state — but beijing considers it part of china, and says it will re—take it, by force if necessary. there have been tensions between the us and china over that possibility. and today, xijinping told joe biden that the us should abide by the �*0ne china' principle with regard to taiwan — according to chinese state media. with regard to taiwan — and president xi said: "those who play with fire will only get burnt."
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joe biden responded that "on taiwan... the us policy has not changed. let's remind ourselves what this is all about. back in may, this happened. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan, if it comes to that? yes. you are? that's the commitment we made. no us president has ever explicitly said they would defend taiwan. officially the us says it's committed to the one china policy. it acknowledges china's position that there's only one chinese government. the us has formal ties with china — not taiwan. but it's complicated, because the us has a relationship with taiwan too — though they have no official diplomatic ties. it sells arms to it as part of its taiwan relations act. that says the us will provide taiwan with the means to defend itself. for decades, the us has described its policy towards taiwan as "strategic ambiguity". president biden�*s words put that position in question. china had this response.
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translation: we deplore | and reject the us' remarks. taiwan is an inseparable part of the chinese territory. the taiwan issue is purely a chinese internal affair, which will not stand for any foreign interference. the white house quickly backtracked. "our policy has not changed. "he — president biden — reiterated our one china policy." barbara plett usher is in washington. this is a tricky one, isn't it, it shows that words and language matter, what is going on here? figs matter, what is going on here? as ou matter, what is going on here? sis you said, matter, what is going on here? is you said, president biden has, on that occasion, and also a few others, suggested that america's defensive commitment to taiwan is stronger than its actual agreement suggest. the agreements are for it to sell weapons defensively to taiwan, not necessarily to come to its defence, it keeps that ambiguous. why is that happening?
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for some years now, military officials have noted that chinese military actions have become more aggressive to taiwan, and have said that they are assessing that this may ultimately result in an invasion of taiwan, and with russian�*s invasion of ukraine, china is been focusing on taiwan more. there is debate on the foreign policy committee that washington should signal quite clearly to the beijing not to underestimate it, should it decide to move on taiwan with force. but, as president biden making the statements deliberately or by accident, we can say for sure. what we can say is that this is not the way the administration rolls out a change in policy but if there was a change in policy but if there was a change in policy one would expect them to do so in a systematic way stop again, in the white house statement, as you said, they repeated that the policy had not
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changed. stay there barbara, because we're going talk about another issue that's increasing these tensions too. last week, we heard that the democratic speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, plans to visit taiwan. she's been a vocal critic of china. it was first reported in the financial times: "six people familiar with the situation said pelosi would take a delegation to taiwan in august." she'd originally planned to go in april but postponed after she caught covid. china reacted to the news with a warning. translation: we have repeatedly stated our solemn position that we | are firmly opposed to speaker pelosi's visit to taiwan. if the us pushes ahead, and challenges china's bottom line, it will inevitably face firm countermeasures. the usa will bear all the consequences arising therefrom. so this visit by nancy pelosi, if it
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goes ahead, the stakes are pretty high? goes ahead, the stakes are pretty hiuh? ., goes ahead, the stakes are pretty hih? . , _, . high? that is the concern. the chinese are — high? that is the concern. the chinese are usually _ high? that is the concern. the chinese are usually quite - high? that is the concern. the | chinese are usually quite strong about any sort of visit by us lawmakers to taiwan. they do see them as provocations, and one against them. but, given that nancy pelosi is quite senior, she is the house speaker, and she is in the succession to the presidency, number two. she is also from the same party as the president, joe biden. all of these things seem to have increased these things seem to have increased the reaction and warning from the chinese, and there is a feeling among some in the administration that it would not be a good idea to go at this time. also because the chinese are going to be having an important party congress in november, which is using ping wants to cement his third term as a leader
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—— xijinping. he might respond more forcefully than otherwise. mr biden and the rest of the administration of kept fairly quiet about this, they say it is up to her to decide what she wants to do, but they have been advising her privately. i'm sure she's getting that message privately. mr biden said that the military felt it was not a great idea for her to go right now, so he has come that close to saying that it probably isn't a good idea from his point of view, although he did not put those words in his mouth. i not put those words in his mouth. i want to ask you one last thing. both the us and china accuse the other of provocations in the south china sea. china claims most of the sea as its own, but the us and surrounding countries — brunei, malaysia, the philippines,
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taiwan and vietnam — disagree. and a us carrier entered the south china sea this week. china responded. translation: "china's position on this issue is consistent and clear. the united states once again sent an aircraft carrier to the south china sea to show off its muscles. we can clearly see who is the biggest threat to peace and stability in the south china sea and asia. both sides see each other as the aggressor at the moment, would you think this leads relations? the south china — think this leads relations? the south china sea _ think this leads relations? tue: south china sea is think this leads relations? tte: south china sea is one of the areas of contention for sure, it is disputed, as you said, the chinese see it as their territory or jurisdiction, and the american see it as an international waterway that they need to make sure it stays open. they conduct these excursions which they call freedom of navigation excursions, to ensure that. if it leads to these kinds of
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reactions, i think, that. if it leads to these kinds of reactions, ithink, the that. if it leads to these kinds of reactions, i think, the wave of the white house spoke about the call today —— like the way that the white house spoke about the call today, they are just trying to keep the lines of communication open, to prevent disagreements, the south china sea being one of them, to spill into conflict. the chinese have basically laid the blame for these relations on the americans. in their statement, they said, to define china as a competitor, as someone who is an adversary in some cases, was really not helping some issues, and it was the americans who need to take stronger action to cooperate. and to large country like this to deal with issues like this in a cooperative way. the lines of communication are open between the presidents, they are not opened as
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much as they used to be in an organised way for the rest of the governments, but it does feel like things could be escalate quite quickly, given a certain trigger point, although i think neither country wants to have any sort of military conflict.— military conflict. thank you for explaining _ military conflict. thank you for explaining all— military conflict. thank you for explaining all of— military conflict. thank you for explaining all of the _ military conflict. thank you for explaining all of the nuances l military conflict. thank you for - explaining all of the nuances around that phone call between china and the us. to ukraine now — and a ukrainian counter—offensive in the south of the country is gathering pace. it revolves around this city: kherson. remember, it was the first major city to fall to the russians in the invasion. fast forward to now — and the uk defence ministry says it is "virtually cut off from other territories" held by the russians. it adds that: "its loss would severely undermine russia's attempts to paint the occupation as a success." this is one resident in kherson — he's asked to remain anonymous. things are getting hot each
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day since two weeks. ever since the president and vice prime minister announced kherson is going to be liberated. i can hear a lot more anti—air missiles from the russian air forces. we can see a lot of russian troops moving through the city. most concern that we have is about the russians withdrawing from kherson, going to the left bank and starting shooting at us. that is our biggest fear as of now. kherson is particularly vulnerable for the russians. this map shows why. you can see it's separated from the rest of russian controlled southern ukraine by the dnipro river. so russia relies on several key bridges to keep its forces supplied.
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that's why attacks like this — targeting those bridges — are a major blow to russia. this is the antonovsky road bridge. russia has been forced to close it after ukraine's precision strikes. this is ukraine's defence ministry on that. translation: the only try to prepare the bride translation: the only try to prepare the bridge and — translation: the only try to prepare the bridge and we _ translation: the only try to prepare the bridge and we have _ translation: the only try to prepare the bridge and we have taken - the bridge and we have taken responses to that. as of now there are significant damage to the bridge and its structure. we think the enemy will try once again to repair it, you will hear about this, you will hear her next steps. —— about our next steps. but the deputy head of the russian installed administration in kherson has dismissed that assessment. translation: the destroyed bridge i that you can see behind me still . exists. objectively speaking, it does not change the outcome and the situation with this hysteria by ukrainian nazis. with more here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in kyiv.
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this is an evolving situation that's been happening for a few days now. the russians, i think, have become increasingly alarmed about what they see as evidence of a ukrainian counter—offensive in the kherson region that seems to be in its early phases, relatively successful. the ukrainians have recaptured some small villages in an area that's quite sizeable area around the city of kherson, and they seem to be moving forward slowly but quite confidently. they are using, the ukrainians are using their recently acquired western artillery systems, particularly the system known as himars, which is highly accurate and can fire projectiles over quite a substantial distance to hit those bridges that you referred to in your introduction, in an effort to cut off russian troops who are on the western side of the dnipro river. if they were able to cut those
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troops off, it would make life extremely difficult for the russian forces in the kherson area. and that is why we seem to be seeing in the last few days signs of russian reinforcements moving from the east to try and bolster those forces around kherson. as i say, it's an evolving situation. this is not happening quickly. it's not going to be anything that's going to result in developments in the coming hours or days. but it is something that i think we all need to be watching extremely closely in the coming weeks. melinda haring is deputy director of the atlantic council's eurasia centre. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the rouramme. , ., ., , i] programme. great to be with you. i su ose programme. great to be with you. i sunpose the — programme. great to be with you. i suppose the strategic _ programme. great to be with you. i suppose the strategic significance l suppose the strategic significance here, let's talk about that and kherson. what is your assessment of the state of play at the moment? iii the state of play at the moment? all
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e es the state of play at the moment? iii eyes are on kherson, there are two important bridges, you guys got it right. it is divided by the river. at the ukrainians best bet is to post the russian forces out and blow up post the russian forces out and blow up those bridges, and then it will be impossible for the russians to come back. the missiles are making an enormous difference, there are 12 missile systems in ukraine already, but the important factor is when they are being delivered. ijust got off the phone with some folks in odesa, and they say the battle for kherson depends on the west. t willi kherson depends on the west. i will come back to _ kherson depends on the west. i will come back to you _ kherson depends on the west. i will come back to you in _ kherson depends on the west. i will come back to you in just _ kherson depends on the west. i will come back to you in just one kherson depends on the west. i will come back to you injust one moment, kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i want kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i want us kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i want us to kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i want us to take kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i want us to take a kherson depends on the west. [will come back to you injust one moment, because i want us to take a listen to this. the first lady of ukraine, olena zelenska, who's become an icon to many ukrainians as the conflict with russia continues, has been speaking to bbc world news.
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here's some of what she had to say. translation: the whole of ukraine i is currently in constant distress. . for example, there was a mass rocket attack last night and this morning on the ukrainian territory. it was the kyiv region, and in the east and in the north of ukraine, and we feel that constantly. every person lives in constant stress from the 24th of february. that does not relent. each one of us has to learn to live with that feeling. just coming back to you on that, she said many things in that interview, but i want to cover what she said there, first of all, her role, the pr role, in her country, and what you touch upon there, that the life of ukrainians are such a challenge every day that goes by clearly makes it harder. what is your assessment of that intervention by her? it is of that intervention by her? it is very interesting. _
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of that intervention by her? it s very interesting. mrs zelensky is not a very public person, she is very dignified, that she is someone who has always taken a more supportive role. she did that at the beginning of the war, but she has been increasingly vocal. we saw her in a beautiful vogue series of photos, we saw her last week in washington, and she did a phenomenal job speaking to members of congress. everyone was moved by her. she adds a certain element that president zelensky does not have. zelensky is angry for good reason, but she speaks about education, what it means to be a women in ukraine now, so i think it is a very effective public to, and i think it is completely genuine. i'm glad to see her out there making the case. what i'm watching right now is, we're getting close to the beginning of school, and only 8% of schools bomb shelters. that is an issue she is going to speak about. families are
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going to speak about. families are going to speak about. families are going to think right now, are we going to think right now, are we going to think right now, are we going to go back to ukraine, take that risk, are we going to stay in europe? i think she will be an important symbolic figure, and if you look at the pictures, and her eyes, she represents the sorrow, but also the promise of ukraine. that eyes, she represents the sorrow, but also the promise of ukraine.- also the promise of ukraine. that is such an interesting _ also the promise of ukraine. that is such an interesting assessment, - also the promise of ukraine. that is| such an interesting assessment, and picking up on those crucial policy areas, that she will play an important role in those policy areas, as you mention. if we can go back to the military here, we talked about kherson, but what about more broadly, what is your assessment of where ukraine versus russia is right now? we where ukraine versus russia is right now? ~ . , , , where ukraine versus russia is right now? . , , , . now? we have been focused very much on the donbas— now? we have been focused very much on the donbas for— now? we have been focused very much on the donbas for the _ now? we have been focused very much on the donbas for the past _ now? we have been focused very much on the donbas for the past few - on the donbas for the past few months, and then narrative their is that russia has been making slow games. that is true, they will move a little bit and dig down. they've already taken one or two of the
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provinces in the donbas, and with they are expected to take another one, we don't know how quickly. the thing to watch the south. the ukrainian economy is strangled. we saw this deal that was unveiled last week, and then broken apart, but the ukrainian economy is expected to take a 45% drop, that is enormous. if it can't get its ports reopened, it is really going to take a beating on the economic side. that is one of the big issues to watch. i think kherson, is not that strategically important, but i think it is important, but i think it is important because the narrative now is that russia is winning. if ukraine can reverse that, that would be a really big deal. it would be an important deal symbolically and politically. ukraine has managed to regain its mojo in that situation, so i think, kherson was the big city that fell almost immediately. i think it would help ukrainians and also convince them to keep fighting with increased vigour. it
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also convince them to keep fighting with increased vigour.— with increased vigour. it has been absolute fascinating _ with increased vigour. it has been absolute fascinating having - with increased vigour. it has been absolute fascinating having you i with increased vigour. it has been i absolute fascinating having you on, do come back. in just over half an hour, the 2022 commonwealth games will get under way. this year, they're being held in the uk city of birmingham. what you're seeing here is a sneak peek of tonight's opening ceremony — this is rehearsal footage which was released by organisers. a live audience of 30,000 people is expected at the stadium — among them, the prince of wales, representing the queen. commonwealth games federation president dame louise martin had this to say about the city's preparations. a lot of hard work over the last four and a half years to get this ready. the city looks absolutely magnificent, the colours and changes in it are absolutely superb, and the buzz in the city are second to none. thousands of athletes and officials from the 72 nations and territories have been getting a feel for the city, ahead of competition.
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it's very majestic in a way, with the games just about to start i find it exciting and very buzzing, an electric atmosphere. birmingham is one of the uk's largest cities, known for its industrial history, diversity, arts and more. west midlands mayor andy street said he's ready to show it off: it gives an opportunity to show the world just how this place has progressed in recent years. a huge business conference here could coincide over the next two weeks, investment will come from that as well. the estimated budget for the birmingham games is around $778 million. but it comes at a time when the country faces its highest inflation rate in four decades — and major cost of living pressures. that's got some people asking: will it be worth it? speaking at an event today, outgoing uk pm borisjohnson had this reply:
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right now, i want you to know, i am here to tell you that i am supremely confident that the answer to that question is, yes. a thousand times yes. i say so, question is, yes. a thousand times yes. isay so, because question is, yes. a thousand times yes. i say so, because i remember almost exactly ten years ago an identical moment of nerves just before the beginning of the london 2012 games. we can also show you photos from a protest held today. the images show demonstrators speaking out against some competing nations�* anti—lgbtqi+ stances. two thirds of competing nations have laws against same sex relationships. the birmingham games are aiming to be the most lgbtqi+ inclusive yet. let's hearfrom dame louise martin one more time: you'll make a lot of hard work over the last four and a half years to get this, and the city looks absolutely magnificent, mccullers, the changes in it are superb, and the changes in it are superb, and the buzz in the city are second to
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none. . , . , none. that might be the same clip that we heard _ none. that might be the same clip that we heard earlier, _ none. that might be the same clip that we heard earlier, so - none. that might be the same clip that we heard earlier, so good - none. that might be the same clip| that we heard earlier, so good that we heard it twice. for the latest on all the action, bbc sport's jane dougalljoins me now from birmingham. first things first, opening ceremony about to get under way, any idea on what we can expect?— about to get under way, any idea on what we can expect? yes, the stadium is not terribly — what we can expect? yes, the stadium is not terribly far _ what we can expect? yes, the stadium is not terribly far from _ what we can expect? yes, the stadium is not terribly far from here, _ is not terribly far from here, there's going to be representatives from 72 nations and territories. showcasing their athletes ahead of events. the man behind peaky blinders has directed the ceremony, and said it is expected to be a representation of birmingham's diverse communities, and industrial past as well. you mention prince charles a little earlier, he is going to be reading the queen's
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reign message, of course he is standing infor reign message, of course he is standing in for the queen on her behalf. he was meeting officials, and volunteers, and also members of the public. you can properly hear behind me there is a bit of a party that has already started here, there is a big screen up behind me, will be looking all come down together and watch the opening ceremony at the same time. there's also been music, and you could hear the drums by me, there's been dancing classes, and it has been a really buzzing atmosphere. there are 6500 athletes and officials that have descended here in birmingham, so the feeling is of great anticipation, and it is known as the friendly games, and that really has been the case. we have seen athletes wandering around in their tracksuits with the different names of the countries on their back, all being approach winners of the public, speaking to
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them, and generating as much interest as possible.— them, and generating as much interest as possible. very briefly, because we _ interest as possible. very briefly, because we are _ interest as possible. very briefly, because we are nearly _ interest as possible. very briefly, because we are nearly out - interest as possible. very briefly, because we are nearly out of- interest as possible. very briefly, l because we are nearly out of time, we have been covering the build—up a lot, of course this is it about sport, when�*s that start? the lot, of course this is it about sport, when's that start? the first da of sport, when's that start? the first day of sport _ sport, when's that start? the first day of sport is _ sport, when's that start? the first day of sport is friday, _ sport, when's that start? the first day of sport is friday, and - sport, when's that start? the first day of sport is friday, and it - day of sport is friday, and it starts with a bang. i6 day of sport is friday, and it starts with a bang. 16 goals are up for grabs on the first day, the first is the men's triathlon, and then the women's triumph will. —— mike triathlon. in the track, cycling, dame laura kenny in pursuit, she will be one of the favourites. forthe pursuit, she will be one of the favourites. for the first time ever, there are more medals for the women's competitors than there are for the men's. already, 1.2 million tickets have been sold for these games, which makes them the most
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attended yet. games, which makes them the most attended yet-— attended yet. brilliant stuff, en'oy the -a attended yet. brilliant stuff, en'oy the party behind d attended yet. brilliant stuff, en'oy the party behind you. i attended yet. brilliant stuff, en'oy the party behind you. this is i attended yet. brilliant stuff, enjoy the party behind you. this is bbcl the party behind you. this is bbc news. largely clouded skies today, we have seen some sunshine today, but further south in scotland it is not just been cloudy, there has been some thundery rain in places, particularly in dumfries and galloway. we will see more rain in parts of the central belt, and indeed into northern england. a few showers become mainly dry, there are some clear spells around, a touch warmer overnight, and particularly so in scotland. tomorrow, there will be more in the way of sunshine from the word go. we're kind of in between weather systems, he was the next one coming in, you'll be turning things wetter right at the end of the day initially in northern ireland. untilthen, we
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end of the day initially in northern ireland. until then, we start with the cloud, northern england, south—east scotland, that clears away, and although it brightens up, eastern england and into the pennines will the odd shower elsewhere, but overall it is brighter, sunnier and feeling warmer compared today. temperatures up to around 28 degrees in the london area, but more places getting into the low 20s. as i hinted earlier, in northern ireland, the pre—starts to pick up and here come some rain in the early evening. pushing across scotland overnight and into saturday morning, but much of england and wales will stay dry. as for your temperatures, it will be a warmer night as well, we are talking widely now, mid—teens of saturday begins. we have this area of low pressure to the north of scotland, but the trailing weather front heading further south, but it will weaken as it does so. if you are eyeing that up and thinking some rain out and about, there won't be much. it will tend to brighten up,
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still the chance of showers, patchy rain in the west of england and wales. still some is hazy, sunny spells, and this is where we will see the day's high temperatures. that weather system never really clears, so it is still around maybe through a central swathe of the uk on sunday. there is some uncertainty about its exact position, it could be a little bit further south, to keep an eye on the forecast, and certainly to the south of this weather system, this is where we are going to see the higher temperatures this weekend.
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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is outside source. president xi warns president biden not to interfere over taiwan. in a two hour phone call, the chinese leader reportedly told the us president — those who play with fire, would only get burnt. mr biden told china us support for taiwan "has not changed". something that has changed however is the us economy — its gone into reverse — with the president, forced on the defensive. businesses are investing in america at record rates, that doesn't sound like a recession to me. also in the programme — ukrainian forces launch counterattacks — pushing russian troops back. sophisticated weaponry is helping ukraine challenge for key cities in the south and the east.
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welcome to the programme. let's talk about a big story in the us — the economy has shrunk again, meaning a recession could be on the way. a report today said the economy contracted 0.9% in the three months tojuly, the second quarter of the year. remember, it shrank at an annual rate of 1.6 for the first quarter of the year. so it's shrunk for the second quarter in a row, and that's a milestone that in many countries would be considered an economic recession. that's not the case in the us, which uses additional data to make that call. the federal reserve and president biden say it's not a recession. both chairman powell and many of the significant banking personnel and economists say we are not in a recession.
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let me just give you what the facts are in terms of the state of the economy. number one, we have a record job market of... record unemployment of 3.6% today. we have created 9 million newjobs so far, just since i have become president. businesses are investing in america at record rates. that doesn't sound like a recession to me. ever correspond and is in washington. by the us definition, this is not a recession. by other countries, it is. eitherway, does not seem great economic news. that is riuht. it not seem great economic news. that is right- it was _ not seem great economic news. tngt is right. it was interesting in that clip from president biden, his point ultimately is that the economy is not faltering in a way that you would expect it to if there was a recession. he is pointing to the
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fact that unemployment rate has been at 3.6% since march. that is low. also every month in the second quarter, there's been up to 400,000 jobs being added. also gas prices, which is a real pressure point, have been declining for six weeks, which is some evidence that inflationary pressure is easing. another press conference was held shortly in which she said there was no recession. they have also made the point of the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, saying the country like every other country in the world is recovering from that. of course, his opponents in the republican party see it very differently. they have accused him of trying to rebrand the recession, so it is not a leaving american people's suffering. inflation is still at an all—time high in this country since 1981. if you go shopping, groceries are more expensive, fuel is really expensive. they say that american people are still suffering, and so they look at
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identifying to rebrand the whole thing. also, even though officially we are not in a recession, the evidence suggests that americans feel like they are. a recent poll suggested that about 65% of americans feel like there is a recession. americans feel like there is a recession-— americans feel like there is a recession. ., ., recession. you mentioned higher -rices recession. you mentioned higher rices for recession. you mentioned higher prices for americans _ recession. you mentioned higher prices for americans buying - recession. you mentioned higher. prices for americans buying almost everything. to try to counter that, interest rates are going up, too. they are. the federal reserve has actually increased it, which was quite unfathomable six months ago, the site. the interest rate has happened twice in a row. —— the interest rate hike. although prices are going up, people's wages are going down, to effectively people are earning less. the federal chair did say that we are not in a recession, but he said that the fed could slow rate hikes in the months ahead. people still make the distinction, don't play,
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politically? for president biden, the view is that there might not be officially recession out, but what if further down the road there is? especially the closer we get to the midterm elections, we know that the economy still be number one issue that american vote on. so, if there is a recession further down the road, closer to the mid—term elections, it could be catastrophic for him. ., ~ elections, it could be catastrophic for him. ., ,, i. elections, it could be catastrophic for him. ., ~' ,, , elections, it could be catastrophic for him. ., ,, i. , . staying in the us — and a breakthrough in the senate for president biden which has resurrected his legislation to tackle the climate crisis. the bill includes $370 billion for green initiatives, including subsidies for solar power and electric vehicles. the administration says the measures will reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. this was the president speaking a little while ago. this investment in environmentaljustice is real. it also provides tax credits that will create thousands of good paying jobs,
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manufacturing jobs on clean energy construction projects, solar projects, wind projects, clean hydrogen projects, carbon capture projects, and more by giving tax credits for those who build these projects here in america. let me be clear, this bill would be the most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis and improve our energy security right away. it will give us a tool to meet the climate goals that are set, that we have agreed to, by cutting emissions and accelerating clean energy. a huge step forward. the turnaround came after months of negotiations with one key senator whose support was essential. the democrats need every one of their 50 senators to pass the package, and one of them in particular, joe manchin, resisted, until wednesday when he unexpectedly came on board. here's dan lieberman from cbs news on how mr manchin�*s position has evolved.
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his opposition to larger proposals earlier in the year were based partly on a concern that it would fuel inflation, but now he seems convinced otherwise. despite criticism from some republican corners, senator manchin from west virginia now says he believes this will help fight inflation, helping americans in a targeted way to cope with rising consumer costs. there may be another thing that changed his mind, too — a commitment from president biden and speaker of the house nancy pelosi that congress would address an energy infrastructure deal, potentially including a pipeline project, that could be a windfall to transport shale gas in appalachia from west virginia to virginia. president biden first proposed a package worth $3 trillion called build back better — covering health and climate change — that was last october. that plan struggled when senator manchin opposed some of the tax and spending involved. he came out on wedensday supporting a much more pared—back version, with a statement saying "build back better is dead". the new bill even has a new name —
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the inflation reduction act. republicans meanwhile say they will fight the bill as hard as they can, saying it will hurt the economy. have outlined a giant package of huge newjob killing tax hikes. green new deal craziness that will kill american energy, and prescription drug socialism that will leave us with fewer life—saving medicines. a regulus taxing and spending spree that will delight the far left and hammer working families. let's speak to anthony zurcher, who's in our washington bureau. what exactly has changed? well, there's a saying _ what exactly has changed? well, there's a saying about _ what exactly has changed? -tt there's a saying about negotiations in congress. it goes, no,, no, no, no, yes. joe mac won finally got to yes. but it was a time cross,
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crunch. if they are not enacted something in this deal, insurance rates would have gone up for many americans. they also wanted to try to lower the cost of prescription drugs through the health care programme for the elderly. those were things they felt like we had to do. there was a lot of pressure to get something climate related in. might cbs colleague was right, there were some sweeteners and therefore joe manchin, notjust the pipeline regulations, but also $300 billion of deficit reduction. you want to be able to say we are fighting inflation by lowering the deficit. of the $700 billion in new revenue raised, almost half of that is going to deficit reduction. i think that is what gotjoe mike one on—board what is the process now? where do we go from here?— go from here? there are some procedural— go from here? there are some procedural hurdles _ go from here? there are some procedural hurdles before - go from here? there are some procedural hurdles before a . go from here? there are some - procedural hurdles before a senate vote. the leader of the democrats in
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the senate hopes for a vote next week. they have to hold all 50 democrats together. kristen sinema is another moderate who has had objections to the sorts of packages, especially the tax provisions. she has to sign off on this. if it passes the senate, then it goes back to the house of representatives where nancy pelosi and the democrats only have a poor vote majority. she has to keep everyone together, pass it in the house, then it was to draw biden�*s desk where it will be signed into law. biden's desk where it will be signed into law. ., �* , ., into law. you're smiling a little bit there. _ into law. you're smiling a little bit there, giving _ into law. you're smiling a little bit there, giving the _ into law. you're smiling a little bit there, giving the sense - into law. you're smiling a little j bit there, giving the sense that none of this is easy. how important is it to president biden's agenda? t is it to president biden's agenda? i think it is incredibly important. he had some bells that were passed early on in his administration, infrastructure bill, a spending bill that did include a range of social programmes, but he has been hitting a brick wall for a month after month. the mid—term elections are
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getting closer. this would give them something to point to, notjust on health care, which is an important issue for most american, but on the environment, which is an important issue for young americans. young democratic voters were kind of disengaged and disillusioned with joe biden's presidency. this might get them interested again, interested enough the democrats would hope to go out and vote in november. would hope to go out and vote in november-— would hope to go out and vote in november. . ,. . , ' . november. fascinating stuff. thanks, anthon . here in the uk — the latest annual climate report from the met office shows sea levels are rising and the uk is warming faster than the global average. here's our science correspondent victoria gill. looking out on a coastline that's transforming more quickly than ever. this latest met office climate report paints a stark picture of the direct impact that rising temperatures are having on landscapes like this. we know that ice sheets in greenland, in antarctica losing ice mass, and that mass goes
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to the ocean, increasing sea level. what impact is that going to have in our coastal communities, in places like this? of course, i have to say that coastline is always changing, theyjust do. but climate change and specifically sea level rise will enhance those changes. so erosion and other processes, we will always have them, even if in a historical context. but the scale, rate and impact will change, and it will change dramatically quite soon. the rate of sea level rise, this report confirms, is accelerating, exposing more of our coastal communities to storm surges and flooding. many of us felt the heat recently, and we've seen the damage that extreme temperatures can do. but when it comes to climate change, nature, researchers say, can help us to adapt.
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back in 2018, seven square miles at the top of this moorland, — this is winter hill behind me — was ablaze in a wildfire about this time of year. but the restoration work that's going on here is holding water in that moor. so, it's helping to offset the impacts of climate change like flooding, but also restoring that peatland and that whole ecosystem. the flow of water here is slowed by these willow branches, which keep it up in the moorland rather than running off the hill and flooding towns. ok, so this is the leaky dam. so these are leaky dams, the natural flood management, which the aim is to hold the water, to slow it down. just to slow that flow. 0k. yeah. you can really, you can see it working and see the water flowing. you can, you get a really great view from top. 0h, 0k. let's go and have a look. come on up. conservation scientists have measured how climate change has damaged ecosystems, but they still say that we can prevent the worst effects. i think being defeatist isn't going to help anyone.
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so we've got to try, and we know what we've got to do. we need those commitments from the powers that be to commit to ensuring we still strive to get a carbon zero future, to actually make sure that the right laws, the right things are put in place to support fighting nature decline and climate change. we can protect coastal communities from rising seas, but the waves of climate change impacts are already hitting all of us. holding them back, scientists say, is becoming increasingly urgent. victoria gill, bbc news. stay with us on outside source. still to come... a dinosaur skeleton sells for $6 million in new york. kenya's wildlife ministry says climate change is now a bigger threat to elephant conservation than poaching. in the last year the country has
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recorded 179 elephant deaths due to a drought that's dried up rivers and caused grasslands to wither. africa's merchuma reports from the tsavo national park. this is the carcass of an elephant and it is still fresh. maybe a few days' old. it is nowjust pieces of bones and some flesh remaining. kenya and the larger horn of africa is going through the worst drought in 40 years. there have been four failed rain seasons. the situation has become unforgiving even to the giants of the animal kingdom. climate change kills 20 times more elephant than poaching, so it is a red alarm. total across the country, elephants died already, as by the end ofjune,179. so far poached animals across the country, there are less than ten. the elephants who roam the kenya's broad savannah
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bring hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. kenya's wildlife service bring tourists here any time they come down to the tsavo national park because normally there would be hundreds of wild animals here, drinking water, playing with mud, taking a bath, but today there is none. this water pond is gradually drying up and the animals have moved away in search of water. the elephants are not only dying of dehydration but also malnutrition because even where there are water holes they have seriously depleted vegetation. elephants in a day, they eat 300 kilograms of dry mass, drinking 240 litres of water. remember, this is the season when elephants give birth. we expect so many miscarriages, and we have seen them before. and those calves who manage to be born, their chances of survival will be limited.
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this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: president biden has told president g the us would strongly oppose any move by china to change the status quo over taiwan. —— president xi. ukrainian soldiers on the frontlines are saying the rate of russia's bombardment of eastern ukraine has dropped by at least a half thanks to the arrival of sophisticated western weaponry. but is it merely a brief lull or a sign that the tide is turning in the conflict? our correspondent andrew harding reports from donbas. the familiar sounds of war thunder across ukraine's front lines. but something is changing here in the donbas. we're rushing to a secret location and a rare rendezvous with a weapon that mightjust be helping to tip the balance in this war.
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the caesar is a gift from france to ukraine. today, its giant gun is aiming at a russian target 27 kilometres away. three shots in just over a minute, then a swift departure. ok, now we have to get out quickly before the russians potentially find our positions and fire back. these guns are making all the difference, says dmytro, the unit commander. "we can now hit the russians more accurately and further away, which means they can only attack us half or a third as often as before". and here's the proof. footage of giant russian ammunition stores exploding, hit by western weapons like the caesar and by this long—range american rocket system.
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key bridges are being targeted too now, like this one further south in kherson, near crimea, potentially trapping russian armour and hinting at a future ukrainian counter—offensive, which all helps to explain this. all quiet, unusually quiet, on this stretch of the eastern front. anothersign, perhaps, of russia's faltering momentum. just listen to that silence. the point these soldiers keep making to us along the length of this front line is that western weapons really are making a big difference, but not yet a decisive difference. they still need many more if they are to turn the tide against the russians. it's balanced now 50—50, says colonel yuri bereza. "that's thanks to the artillery the west has sent here but we're not yet in a position to counterattack. we still need a lot
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more weapons, or it will be a bloodbath". and it's notjust about equipment. manpower matters. and ukraine has lost so many soldiers that it's still struggling to fill the gaps with fresh recruits. acquiring my sight. hence this extra training by a group of private western military experts for volunteers who've never fought before. i would say worrying would be the fact that some of these guys could be in a trench tomorrow or they could be on the front tomorrow, and they lack the basic soldiering skills that the west is used to. but a good positive is this is their homeland. and all 36, 37 of these soldiers seem eager to defend it. you've got to have heart. skill�*s good, but heart's great. plenty of heart then, but still not enough weapons or trained soldiers to be sure of success. andrew harding, bbc news in eastern ukraine.
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now, i wonder if you could find a place for this in your home. it's a gorgosaurus, and it's approximately 77 million years old. it's a relative of the deadly t—rex, yet faster and with a stronger bite. it's 10—feet tall and 22—feet long, and it's just been sold at auction for $6 million dollars at sotheby�*s in new york. here it is.
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they weren't underselling it, were they? the head of science at sotheby�*s described this sale as the highlight of her career. daniel ksepka is a paleontologist and the curator of science at the bruce museum in greenwich, connecticut. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. we saw a very — programme. thank you for having me. we saw a very dramatic— programme. thank you for having me. we saw a very dramatic video - programme. thank you for having me. we saw a very dramatic video of - programme. thank you for having me. we saw a very dramatic video of what | we saw a very dramatic video of what they think it kind of looked like. just tell us, first of all could you pronounce it for us? tell is a bit about it. , , , , about it. this is gorgosaurus, it is about it. this is gorgosaurus, it is a relative of _ about it. this is gorgosaurus, it is a relative of the _ about it. this is gorgosaurus, it is a relative of the more _ about it. this is gorgosaurus, it isj a relative of the more well-known a relative of the more well—known tyrannosaurus rex. it is similar in appearance, a giant head and two little fingers, but a smaller species of that family. what kind of behaviour? do _ species of that family. what kind of behaviour? do we _ species of that family. what kind of behaviour? do we know _ species of that family. what kind of behaviour? do we know how- species of that family. what kind of behaviour? do we know how it - species of that family. what kind of i
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behaviour? do we know how it lived? it was certainly carnivorous. it would have probably preyed upon other dinosaurs. it would not turn its nose up if there was an already dead animal to scavenge, as well. it would have the larger predatory dinosaurs in north america at the time. t5 dinosaurs in north america at the time. , ., , , dinosaurs in north america at the time. , , , ., ., time. is a pretty unusual to find these do make _ time. is a pretty unusual to find these do make this _ time. is a pretty unusual to find these do make this number - time. is a pretty unusual to find these do make this number of l time. is a pretty unusual to find - these do make this number of bones, a skeleton in this good condition? some dinosaur skeletons, the fairly complete skeletons tend to be rear. there are a couple of dozen specimens of young known. these range from very complete specimens that are noted in museums, down to a handful of bones. it is a special find. t handful of bones. it is a special find. ~ ., ., ., . ., ., , , find. i know are auction houses get very excited _ find. i know are auction houses get very excited about _ find. i know are auction houses get very excited about things _ find. i know are auction houses get very excited about things like - find. i know are auction houses get very excited about things like this, | very excited about things like this, obviously, but scientists not so excited. what is your reaction that it has been sold now to a private buyer? t it has been sold now to a private bu er? ~' ., , , ., ,, ., buyer? i think i would speak for most period _ buyer? i think i would speak for most period until _ buyer? i think i would speak for most period until the _ buyer? i think i would speak for most period until the just - buyer? i think i would speak for| most period until the just saying buyer? i think i would speak for - most period until the just saying we are disappointed that this did not
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end up in a museum —— most palaeontologists. we are very interested in learning how these dinosaurs lived, how the species were related to one another, by the ultimately went extinct. when a specimen is purchased by a private individual, it basically falls off the mat in terms of being accessible for research. and also for the public to enjoy in museums and other places where they can actually see and learn from these creatures. do we know what kind of people, who is buying this? t we know what kind of people, who is bu in: this? ., we know what kind of people, who is buying this?— buying this? i am unaware of the erson buying this? i am unaware of the person who _ buying this? i am unaware of the person who won _ buying this? i am unaware of the person who won the _ buying this? i am unaware of the person who won the auction. - person who won the auction. occasionally you will have a really good situation where someone will end up buying one of these in behalf of a museum. we are always grateful when something like that happens. but in many cases, they end up in anonymous people's houses, so nobody knows where they are until they change hands again, or sometimes they are never seen.— they are never seen. what about
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rices? they are never seen. what about prices? we _ they are never seen. what about prices? we live _ they are never seen. what about prices? we live in _ they are never seen. what about prices? we live in an _ they are never seen. what about prices? we live in an age - they are never seen. what about prices? we live in an age of - prices? we live in an age of inflation at the moment, prices of everything going up, what about the price of dinosaur skeletons? t everything going up, what about the price of dinosaur skeletons?- price of dinosaur skeletons? i knew there would — price of dinosaur skeletons? i knew there would be _ price of dinosaur skeletons? i knew there would be a _ price of dinosaur skeletons? i knew there would be a dinosaur- price of dinosaur skeletons? i knew there would be a dinosaur inflationl there would be a dinosaur inflation joke. these prices really have skyrocketed. even when i was a student, it was kind of unheard—of to see these enormous sums being spent on dinosaurs. we are talking about $6 million, that could be the entire annual operating budget of a modest museum. it really puts him out of reach of most museum communities and makes it completely impracticalfor them to communities and makes it completely impractical for them to try to secure these or the public good. t’m secure these or the public good. i'm afraid we only have ten seconds left. what is your holy grail, what would you like to discover? t am left. what is your holy grail, what would you like to discover? i am a bird au , would you like to discover? i am a bird guy. so _ would you like to discover? i am a bird guy. so i _ would you like to discover? i am a bird guy. so i am _ would you like to discover? i am a bird guy, so i am looking - would you like to discover? i am a bird guy, so i am looking for- would you like to discover? i am a bird guy, so i am looking for a - bird guy, so i am looking for a flying penguin. t bird guy, so i am looking for a flying penguin-— flying penguin. i wish we had a dramatic film _ flying penguin. i wish we had a dramatic film like _ flying penguin. i wish we had a dramatic film like premier - flying penguin. i wish we had a| dramatic film like premier video flying penguin. i wish we had a - dramatic film like premier video of a flying penguin. unfortunately we don't. maybe next time you are on, we will get one. thank you very much. ., ~
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we will get one. thank you very much. . ,, i. we will get one. thank you very much. ., ~' ,, ~' , much. thank you, i will keep looking- _ much. thank you, i will keep looking. goodbye. _ hello, largely cloudy skies today. tomorrow is brighter and somewhat sunnier prospect. we have seen some sunshine today, north, north—west of scotland. further notes, we have had some heavy and thundery rain in places, particularly into dumfries and galloway. overnight we will continue to see some outbreaks of rain through part of the central belt, southern scotland and northern england. elsewhere, where you have seen some rain today or a few showers, it becomes mainly dry full stop some clear spells around. it touch warmer overnight, particularly in scotland. tomorrow there will be more in the way of sunshine from the word go. it kind of in between weather system. word go. it kind of in between weathersystem. here word go. it kind of in between weather system. here the next one coming and, it will be turning think sweater right at the end of the day
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initially in northern ireland. until then, some cloud and outbreaks of rain and northern england, south—east scotland. like there's away. although it brightens up, eastern scotland and northern england will see a future worth breaking out. there's a chance of the odd elsewhere. but overall brighter, sunnier and warmer compared to today. temperatures up to around 28 in the london area. more places getting it the low 20s. as i hinted earlier, northern ireland that we start to pick up. some rain through the evening, heading to scotland, pushing across scotland overnight and into saturday morning. much of england and wales will stay dry. as for the temperatures, it is going to be a warmer night. widely now in the mid teens as saturday begins. on saturday, the series of low pressure to the north of scotland, but the trailing weather front heading a bit further south. trailing weather front heading a bit furthersouth. it trailing weather front heading a bit further south. it will weaken as it does so. if you are eyeing that up and thinking you will have some rain, there will not be much around. quite a damp start in northern
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ireland and scotland, it will tend to brighten up, still the chance of showers. the kerkdijk was some patchy rain and northern and western england and wales, but not amounting to very much. although cloudy in east anglia and the south—east, still some hazy sunny spells. this is where we will see the day's highest temperatures. also eastern scotland into the low 20s. the weather system never really clears through. may be a central suite of the uk on sunday, some uncertainty about its exact position. it could be a little further south. keep an eye on the forecast. certainly to the south of the weather system, this is where we will see the highest temperatures this weekend. goodbye.
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