welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: the us senate backs joe biden's bill to fight climate change, channeling hundreds of billions of dollars towards ambitious clean energy goals. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today and that makes me feel very, very good. the first left—wing president in colombian history is sworn into office, calling for a fresh international strategy to deal with global drug trafficking. a ceasefire comes into effect between israel and the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, but there are already reports of continued fighting. the fight for life in afghanistan — one year since the taliban takeover, we see how the country's maternity services are at breaking point.

and iceland's version of a sound and light show — the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that's become a hit with tourists. hello, thank you forjoining us. the inflation reduction act may not sound like a landmark in us energy policy, but democrats in the senate have just passed a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with $430 billion committed to cleaner energy. it's taken a year and a half of intense wrangling and much resistance to get here, hence the tears ofjoy amongst some democrats in the senate. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, saying it would undermine economic growth. but the passing of the bill,

which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here's senate majority leader, chuck schumer. our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. it is going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today and that makes me feel very, very good. very, very good. david sandalow is a professor at colombia university and former senior state department, white house and us department of energy official.

he was a climate change negotiator in the clinton and obama administrations, including the very first cop. he's in southport maine. thank you forjoining us. the boldest climate package in us history — would you go along with that? i history - would you go along with that?— history - would you go along with that? . ., , , ., with that? i completely agree. the majority — with that? i completely agree. the majority leader— with that? i completely agree. the majority leader had - with that? i completely agree. the majority leader had it - the majority leader had it completely right. this is a most significant time it built to pass the senate and it will pass the house of representatives and under president biden for his signature. it is transformational when it comes to the fight for climate change and the transition to new energy. hundreds of millions of dollars for investment in solar, wind, nuclear power, important tax credits for electric vehicles, usually significant for carbon, tense

of millions of dollars for helping farmers to play a role in the fight against climate change. this package will help the united states lead the world in the fight against climate change.- world in the fight against climate change. there are -len climate change. there are plenty of _ climate change. there are plenty of campaigners - climate change. there are plenty of campaigners for| climate change. there are - plenty of campaigners for these sorts of measures who are also very disappointed. we talk about easter egg compromises of opening up access to waters in alaska, to allow for further exploration for oil and gas and it really runs against the grain? it really runs against the train? ., grain? the overwhelming sentiment _ grain? the overwhelming sentiment is _ grain? the overwhelming sentiment is one - grain? the overwhelming sentiment is one of- grain? the overwhelming - sentiment is one ofjubilation among climate activists. it has compromises, that is the way politics works. they needed to get all 50 democrats on board. some positions have been

criticised by climate activists but overall this climate bill will take a huge step forward against climate change notjust the united states but globally because when the united states really starts to work on clean energy technology, deploying them on a it will go global. the way you have gone and the effort you have made three previous administrations — what difference will this make on the big stage, internationally, in terms of us standard? it is an important _ in terms of us standard? it 3 an important question. i in terms of us standard? it 1 an important question. i think it will help with future conferences when the world gets together to talk about the fight against climate change. it will help at the clean energy ministerial meetings coming up in pittsburgh. and other meetings around the world energy transition moving forward. it will get the attention of businesses as well because there will be significant investment capitol

going into clean energy technology, driving down costs, and continue a virtuous cycle is in many of these clean energy areas. i is in many of these clean energy areas. is in many of these clean ener: areas. . , , . ., ,, energy areas. i appreciate you see this as — energy areas. i appreciate you see this as good _ energy areas. i appreciate you see this as good news - energy areas. i appreciate you see this as good news but - energy areas. i appreciate you see this as good news but it . see this as good news but it comes at a time that the chinese are not even going to talk to the americans for the time being about issues of climate change.— time being about issues of climate change. that is a very discouraging _ climate change. that is a very discouraging development - climate change. that is a very| discouraging development and quite a stark contrast. unfortunately, in the same weekend that the chinese government has suspended for the time being talks with the us, the us is moving forward in some of the most important climate change steps and ever. i hope the us and china can back a constructive dialogue on this topic. in the past it has done that and it has helped galvanise the world.- galvanise the world. again about american _ galvanise the world. again about american standard, | galvanise the world. again i about american standard, the galvanise the world. again - about american standard, the eu has taken a moral lead in terms of commitment to green. is this

about to change because the situation with regard to russia makes it very difficult for many eu countries to work out their strategies? i many eu countries to work out their strategies?— their strategies? i have been very impressed _ their strategies? i have been very impressed at _ their strategies? i have been very impressed at the - very impressed at the commitment to clean energy and climate change the european leaders have shown in the face of these unprecedented crisis and there is no question there will be some short—term retrenchments and coal plants will go back on unfortunately but as i read the provisions, the continuing commitment to 55, i think there is strong commitment in europe to continuing this and it is usually important for the world that that continues.— that that continues. david sandalow. _ that that continues. david sandalow, thank - that that continues. david sandalow, thank you - that that continues. david sandalow, thank you very | that that continues. david - sandalow, thank you very much indeed. . ~ sandalow, thank you very much indeed. ., ,, , ., sandalow, thank you very much indeed. ., ,, the first left—wing president in colombian history, gustavo petro, has been sworn into office in a ceremony attended by thousands of people in bogota's main square. mr petro, a former marxist rebel, called for a fresh international strategy to deal with global drug trafficking,

saying that the war on drugs of the past four decades has failed. lea na hosea reports. it isa it is a historic day for columbia as the latin american country's first—ever left wing president, gustavo petro, is inaugurated. from the early hours of sunday, people began arriving in the capitol, from all regions of the country for the event. translation: today is a historic— the event. translation: today is a historic day _ the event. translation: today is a historic day for _ the event. translation: today is a historic day for our - is a historic day for our beloved country, columbia, because for the first time in 200 years, a ruler elected by the people for the people takes office. —— colombia colombia. it is a first time there will be a government of popular origin. be a government of popular oririn. �* , ., , . origin. big expectations which gustavo petro _ origin. big expectations which gustavo petro is _ origin. big expectations which gustavo petro is pledging - origin. big expectations which gustavo petro is pledging to l gustavo petro is pledging to live up to. is

gustavo petro is pledging to live no to-— gustavo petro is pledging to live uto. ., ,, ., ., live up to. is a former senator and mayor— live up to. is a former senator and mayor of— live up to. is a former senator and mayor of bogota, - live up to. is a former senator and mayor of bogota, he - live up to. is a former senator and mayor of bogota, he is i live up to. is a former senator and mayor of bogota, he is a l and mayor of bogota, he is a more inclusive government and address equality, offerfree education and improve the health system and to phase out reliance on the fossil fuel system. reliance on the fossil fuel s stem. , reliance on the fossil fuel system-— reliance on the fossil fuel s stem. , , ., , ., system. he is promising tax reforms- — system. he is promising tax reforms. but _ system. he is promising tax reforms. but gustavo - system. he is promising tax reforms. but gustavo petro| system. he is promising tax i reforms. but gustavo petro is also a former left wing guerrilla leader and has president says he will formally implement a peace deal signed with the farc rebel group, which was stalled under ivan duque. translation: if it is possible. _ duque. translation: if it is possible. yes. _ duque. translation: if it is possible, yes, we _ duque. translation: if it is possible, yes, we can, - duque. translation: if it is possible, yes, we can, we i duque. translation: if it is| possible, yes, we can, we will implement the peace treaty and followed to the letter the recommendation of the report of the truth commission which gives a figure of 800,000 people who died in the violence. then colombian men and women.

violence. then colombian men and women-— violence. then colombian men and women. gustavo petro also called for _ and women. gustavo petro also called for a _ and women. gustavo petro also called for a new— and women. gustavo petro also called for a new international i called for a new international strategy to fight the drug trade, saying the war on drugs has failed. if gustavo petro is to succeed on delivering his promises, they will have to win over the sizeable conservative minority who did not vote for him, and unite the country. leana hosea, bbc news. with me is leonardo rocha, the bbc world service's americas editor. he has a host of challenges, once as well. it seems he is picking on the war on drugs as the number one?— picking on the war on drugs as the number one? that took many --eole b the number one? that took many people by surprise _ the number one? that took many people by surprise that _ the number one? that took many people by surprise that he - people by surprise that he started his inauguration speech first with a call for peace and for a new page in colombia's history but the war on drugs is a difficult one. gustavo petro seesit a difficult one. gustavo petro sees it as part of the problem,

with the rising crime and economic problems. he said the war on drugs have failed, which any people would agree with and is calling for a new strategy and urging all the armed groups, not only the rebel groups, not only the rebel groups but the drug gangs to engage in peace talks and in a legal process where a different form of economy where things are illegal and that the country will give them options to be prosperous in this new economy. it to be prosperous in this new economy-— to be prosperous in this new econom . , ., ., economy. it is true to say that for four decades, _ economy. it is true to say that for four decades, any - economy. it is true to say that for four decades, any attempt | for four decades, any attempt at policy to tackle to win the war on drugs has failed. what is it you think you can bring that might turn that? we talk about him as this former rebel leader himself or at least a former rebel, that he was not at the vanguard of that action, was he? ., , ., ., ., , ., was he? no, the plan colombia when the us — was he? no, the plan colombia when the us gave _ was he? no, the plan colombia

when the us gave a _ was he? no, the plan colombia when the us gave a lot - was he? no, the plan colombia when the us gave a lot of- was he? no, the plan colombia | when the us gave a lot of money to colombia for example to eradicate cocaine, colombia has been the main producer of cocaine in the world and what is happening with the void left ljy is happening with the void left by the farc, the rebel group, signed a peace deal that was not fully implemented, many other groups, dissident groups of the farc have been recruiting young people to fight for them. what he's saying is let's turn a pageant basically that has had a huge impact on colombia's society. he is also promising changes, increasing taxes to the ridge, reduce inequality, and offer a prospect for colombian people, especially those excluded for so long. —— increase taxes to the ridge. so long. -- increase taxes to the ridge-— the ridge. he has sort of

window _ the ridge. he has sort of window of _ the ridge. he has sort of window of opportunity i the ridge. he has sort of. window of opportunity but the ridge. he has sort of - window of opportunity but no more unlimited powers as well stop yes, he has support in congress but the country is very divided.— very divided. like most countries _ very divided. like most countries in _ very divided. like most countries in the - very divided. like most countries in the region | very divided. like most. countries in the region but very divided. like most - countries in the region but to make it more complicated is the gorilla in the left is unpopular with many people and next door he has venezuela, which many people fear he could go that way but i think kawann has been a politician, he has been described as a former rebel leader but he's a politician, an experienced politician, an experienced politician, has been a senator, mayor of bogota. aha, politician, has been a senator, mayor of bogota.— mayor of bogota. a seasoned politician- _ mayor of bogota. a seasoned politician. thank _ mayor of bogota. a seasoned politician. thank you - mayor of bogota. a seasoned politician. thank you very - politician. thank you very much. it's reported the israeli military has struck targets in gaza within minutes of a ceasefire coming into force between israel and palestinian militants. the truce, negotiated by egypt, was designed to end three days of violence in which 44 palestinians were killed, including 15 children.

there'd been heavy rocket fire from the islamichhad group against israeli cities in retaliation for the killing of one of the movement's top commanders in the bombardment of gaza. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. a crush of grief for islamichhad's most powerful commander in gaza. "revenge," the mourners shout. and soon it came, the armed group firing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. "it was horrifying. "they targeted the house with five or six rockets," says this man, who lives nearby. "there were bodies on the ground." and today, the violence

also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday. israel's air defence system could be seen intercepting two palestinian rockets over the city, leaving trails of white smoke. israeli officials say they launched their military operation to prevent attacks by islamichhad on israeli civilians, that they had precise, detailed intelligence of its plans. but normal civilian life has been on hold in much of israel. this evening, warning sirens sent beach—goers in tel aviv rushing to air raid shelters. further south, that's become routine. we have to live with this situation. we have a shelter in our house. it's ten seconds to go there. and then we need to stay there ten minutes. after fighting since friday there are hopes that a ceasefire brokered by egypt will stick.

but people here know that a truce is always temporary. yolande knell, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you how the health of pregnant women and newborn babies in afghanistan is suffering since the taliban takeover a year ago. the big crowds became bigger as of the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979.

two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us senate backsjoe biden's bill to fight climate change, channelling hundreds of billions of dollars towards ambitious clean energy goals. the first left—wing president in colombian history is sworn into office, calling for a fresh international strategy to deal with global drug trafficking. pregnant women, new mothers,

and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services in afghanistan. it comes nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. to give birth in remote parts of the country means difficult journeys on makeshift roads, sometimes being turned away from hospital, sharing beds on wards, and little medicine. yogita limaye reports from badakhshan province in the north—east of afghanistan. some viewers may find this report distressing. in afg hanistan's maternity wards, women forced to endure unbearable suffering. groans no drugs to ease the pain. barely any resources for an emergency. only female staff are allowed here. they scramble around a woman in a serious condition. bibi sara's waters

have broken too early. the only female doctor helps sara pull through. her baby is rushed to critical care. there is a faint heartbeat but she isn't breathing. to treat the child, a male doctor is called in. these are crucial moments. after half an hour of intense efforts the baby girl is stable. doctors have told us she has a good chance of survival now. but they see scenes like this every single day here. it's also the middle of the day on a weekday when all of the staff were here. but there's just one female doctor and five nurses in an area that's home to more than 200,000 people. life is precarious here. a day later, before she could be named, the baby's condition worsened

and they couldn't save her. one of too many such cases. the number of newborns dying in badakhshan province has almost doubled since foreign funding to afghanistan was frozen last year. in this striking but harsh land, two decades of progress saving the lives of babies and mothers is in rapid decline. imagine taking a woman in labour on these roads. that's what this family had to do three weeks ago. abdul hafeez�*s wife and the mother of these two children died in a car, turned away from the local clinic, which wasn't equipped. zeinab was 38. "i feel like i've lost my whole life, i'm so lonely."

she says "i've lost my main support. "without her, my life is meaningless." in the neighbouring village, this man's sister was turned away from two medical facilities and died on the road to the third a few months ago. he's taken in her daughter, a five—year—old, whose father works in iran. translation: if we had proper clinics _ and good roads i would not have lost my sister. now what will happen to her daughter? he was hoping to get his sister to this facility, badakhshan's main hospital. better equipped than any other in the province, but overwhelmed.

since foreign funds stopped they've had to reduce their beds by a third. in every cot there are at least two women. staggering evidence here of how quickly the situation is unravelling. this room and another one next door is full of women who have miscarried. doctors tell us there are twice as many miscarriages this year than in 2021. stress and hunger are the main triggers. this woman tells me what she eats every day. translation: | drink tea - in the morning, tea for lunch, and for dinner we find something to cook and eat. we had no food the day this happened. i was going to our relatives' home to borrow some rice or flour. i started to feel weak and began to bleed. on the floor above, the number of premature babies

also surging sharply. this boy was born at seven months, still to be named. nurses and doctors are exhausted. and the taliban's bar on girls' secondary schools means no reinforcements are coming. a series of blows have been inflicted on afghan women in the past year. its collective impact nowhere more visible than in the country's maternity wards. yogita limaye, bbc news, badakhshan. it isa it is a very challenging and depressing world, isn't it? all through this week we'll be looking at life under the taliban one year on. so keep an eye out for our features there.

let's get some of the day's other news. ukrainian nuclear authorities have accused moscow of committing an act of nuclear terrorism by launching a new rocket attack on the zaporizhzya power plant late on saturday. the operator of the plant said a russian rocket had landed close to a storage facility containing casks of spent nuclear fuel. russian forces occupy the site while ukrainian staff still operate it. russia has blamed ukrainian forces for attacks. specialist teams from mexico and venezuela have joined firefighters in cuba as they struggle to control a massive blaze at an oil facility in matanzas. more than 100 specially trained personnel are involved in the effort, with planeloads of fire fighting chemicals. officials say around 5,000 people have now been evacuated from the area where two fuel tanks are burning uncontrollably now to an unusual tourist attraction in iceland, the fagradalsfjall volcano erupted last wednesday, but as it spews out lava and streams of molten rock tourists and locals have

travelled to the site to view the spectacular show and, in some cases, to enjoy a picnic. onlookers described the experience as amazing and scary. nature is humbling, super exciting, and, yeah, it is a once—in—a—lifetime chance. we once-in-a-lifetime chance. we went to go _ once—in—a—lifetime chance. we went to go hiking, so we ended up went to go hiking, so we ended up here, — went to go hiking, so we ended up here, having a picnic by a volcano _ up here, having a picnic by a volcano-— up here, having a picnic by a volcano. , ., , . , ., �* volcano. great pictures, aren't the ? the italian actor carlo bonomi, voice of the animated penguin pingu, has died at the age of 85. hello. i am sure you know well enou:h. pingu was a huge hit with children and adults around the world. carlo bonomi created his distinctive sound, including the rude honk, when pingu's beak turns into a megaphone shape.

as the mischievous young penguin gets into scrapes, the italian actor muttered, babbled, and squeaked the voices of all the characters, with no identifiably clear language at all. goodbye for now. hello there. there was a lot of dry, sunny, very warm weather over the weekend, certainly across england and wales. and that's just the taste of things to come, because as we move through this upcoming week, it's set to get very hot and sunny across parts of england and wales, a developing heatwave here. but even scotland and northern ireland will turn much warmer with plenty of sunshine. now, high pressure will keep control of the weather through this week, weather fronts always flirting with the northwest corner of scotland and will bring more cloud, breeze, outbreaks of rain. and then towards the end of the week, the area of high pressure will sit towards the east of the uk, and that will bring very warm southeasterly winds off the near continent. now, of course, we know it's been very dry last month across england and wales and we continue the dry theme into august. very little rain over the next few days for much of the country.

most of it will be falling across the north and the west of scotland. and there will be further splashes of rain across northwest scotland, over the northern and western isles, over the course of monday. more sunshine, though, for northern ireland, much of central, southern and eastern scotland. most of the sunshine, though, and warmth will be across england and wales. so we've got the low 20s across the north in the sunniest spots, the high 20s further south. we could be up to around 29 degrees in a few spots across the midlands and southern england. monday night, then, dry and clear for most, a bit of mist developing here and there. it'll stay cloudy and breezy across the north and west of scotland, further splashes of rain here. and temperatures will begin to creep up, 10—16 degrees will be the low. and as we move through the week, the nights will get warmer. so for tuesday, then, it's a fairly mild start to the day, plenty of sunshine across the country. again, the far north and west of scotland will see most of the breeze and the cloud. quite windy across the west highlands, into the western isles.

17 degrees here, the mid—20s further south, and we could be close to the 30 celsius mark across parts of england and wales. until wednesday, i think a sunnier picture across much of scotland and northern ireland, that weather front just pushing to the northwest of the country. so we're up to around 2a, 25 degrees through central, southern scotland, up to 30 or 31 celsius across the midlands and the south wales, southern england. and it gets hotter across england and wales as we move towards the end of the week, perhaps up to the mid—30s in places. warm as well for scotland and northern ireland. don't forget, the nights will get much warmer as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us senate has approved a landmark bill to fight climate change. the $430 billion bill will fund a range of measures to steer the us economy away from fossil fuels, with initiatives to boost electric car ownership and the use of solar energy. colombia's new left—wing president, gustavo petro, has called for a fresh international strategy to deal with global drug traffickin. with global drug trafficking. in his inaugural speech, mr petro said that the current policy had led to the deaths of at least a million people across latin america. president biden has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between israel and the palestinian militant

group, islamichhad. mr biden called on both sides to observe the truce,