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the actress and singer olivia newtonjohn, star of the iconic musical grease, has died of cancer at the age of 73. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the biggest investment in climate action in american history. the us senate has approved a bill that includes $369bn for reducing carbon emissions — the aim is to cut polluting emissions by 40% by 2030. president biden could sign the measure into law as early as this week. with the mid—term elections just three months away, democrats are celebrating what they see as a big win. our correspondent john sudworth reports. the american dream was built on

fossilfuel. the very the american dream was built on fossil fuel. the very concept of freedom and unrestrained energy consumption on going hand in hand. the time is now sulfites as the vice president votes in the affirmative and the bill as amended is passed — affirmative and the bill as amended is assed. �* _, is passed. one good thing we've come from this is that _ is passed. one good thing we've come from this is that we _ is passed. one good thing we've come from this is that we realise _ is passed. one good thing we've come from this is that we realise this - is passed. one good thing we've come from this is that we realise this is - from this is that we realise this is american problem. jae from this is that we realise this is american problem.— american problem. joe biden struggling — american problem. joe biden struggling with _ american problem. joe biden struggling with woeful - american problem. joe biden l struggling with woeful approval ratings is suddenly looking like a man who can get things done. using a trip to meet victims of flooding understory but needs for the bill. it leaves in place concession for the oil and gas industry and its ambitions will have been reduced.

the senate just made climate history. this bill it represents the most significant step forward and give that signal to fight the idea is carrots, gnostics, billions of dollars who is in a five not carrots, gnostics, billions of dollars who is in a five- dollars who is in a five not a sinale dollars who is in a five not a single republican _ dollars who is in a five not a j single republican supported dollars who is in a five not a - single republican supported the dollars who is in a five not a single republican supported the bill and at the pump, some motorists remain lukewarm. i’m and at the pump, some motorists remain lukewarm.— and at the pump, some motorists remain lukewarm. i'm 'ust a fan of as. i'm remain lukewarm. i'm 'ust a fan of gas. rmjustfi remain lukewarm. i'm 'ust a fan of gas. i'm just really — remain lukewarm. i'm 'ust a fan of gas. i'm just really in _ remain lukewarm. i'm just a fan of gas. i'm just really in in _ gas. i'm just really in in

different. gas. i'mjust really in in different.— gas. i'mjust really in in different. �* �*, ., ., ., different. but it's a long way from this attack on _ different. but it's a long way from this attack on wind _ different. but it's a long way from this attack on wind power- different. but it's a long way from this attack on wind power up - different. but it's a long way from | this attack on wind power up green they say the noise causes cancer. a political system no more of late has shown it's capable of progress. for more on how this climate bill would cut polluting emissions, we're joined now from the white house by president biden's deputy national climate advisor, ali zay—di... ali zaydi. president biden was there in kentucky today where there's been this historic and deadly flooding. how would this bill help those people who have lost everything. we're seeing not a problem on the horizon, on a problem in our communities right now. it's something that's because our country

just last year, over $125 billion in damages, lives being disrupted. but to take action, for this bill and the president caused by leadership will do. but the president caused by leadership willdo. �* �* ., ., , the president caused by leadership willdo. �* ., ., ., will do. but you're already allowing oil... doesn't _ will do. but you're already allowing oil... doesn't against _ will do. but you're already allowing oil... doesn't against your - will do. but you're already allowing oil... doesn't against your aim - will do. but you're already allowing oil... doesn't against your aim of. oil... doesn't against your aim of trying aim? is bigger than anything we've ever passed into law. if you measure in terms of impact of consumers, it's hundreds of dollars each year to consumers on energy bills. if you measure it in terms of the fact that there is compromise embedded in

here, still, for every tonne of emissions lost, 2a games, this is just a straight up winner in terms of climate action. i just a straight up winner in terms of climate action.— of climate action. i know that problem- _ of climate action. i know that problem. the _ of climate action. i know that problem. the rest _ of climate action. i know that problem. the rest of- of climate action. i know that problem. the rest of the - of climate action. i know that | problem. the rest of the world of climate action. i know that - problem. the rest of the world does know that wallasey �*s from the white house can switch radically if there's a change from president. —— policies. how do we know a republican won't tear all of this up as a low that's what makes me so excited,, but really threw the president's leadership forging a transformative moment. we are changing the economics of clean energy so that it is cheaper to deploy clean energy. it's going to help accrue to the

industrial—strength, create good paying jobs both the d's are locked in place for that period of time. we're on the precipice of making irreversible progress in the direction of our clean energy. that's a really big deal. are direction of our clean energy. that's a really big deal. are you confident? _ that's a really big deal. are you confident? this _ that's a really big deal. are you confident? this bill _ that's a really big deal. are you confident? this bill is _ that's a really big deal. are you confident? this bill is going - that's a really big deal. are you confident? this bill is going to i confident? this bill is going to go to the house _ confident? this bill is going to go to the house of— confident? this bill is going to go to the house of representatives, j to the house of representatives, thenit to the house of representatives, then it becomes a law of the land. this is not a policy by administration, it will be part of our tax code and it will be fundamental to the calculus that businesses make over the next

decade. they're going to invest in america to build those products that will be the solutions to our climate crisis. . ., ., , in cuba, a majorfire at an oil storage depot has now spread to a third tank — which could make the energy crisis on the island even worse. cuba's government has taken the rare step of asking the united states for help — this wouldn't contravene the terms of the long—standing us economic embargo against cuba. cuban officials say that in response, the us has offered technical advice. our central america correspondent, will grant, has this report. amid a crippling energy crisis, an apparent lightning strike at one of the island's biggest fuel depots was the island's biggest fuel depots was the last thing cuba needed. as the day's, the fire shows no sign of being brought under control. in

truth, they fall woefully short. cuba simply lacks the specialist personnel and basic equipment to get a handle on the disaster of this magnitude. some 16 people, many of them firefighters, are still missing and must now be presumed dead. the cuban government assess neighbours for help in mexico has sent some personnel and equipment. translation: it is a major fire. translation: it is a majorfire. it translation: it is a major fire. it isn't easy to control. in cuba, there are not all the means required and there's not all the technology. we're counting on technical advice, which is very important, because allows us to compare what we know with the knowledge of people from other countries who have been involved in events this serious. the countries who have been involved in events this serious.— events this serious. the communist run government _ events this serious. the communist run government even _ events this serious. the communist run government even took- events this serious. the communist run government even took the - run government even took the unusual set up of appealing to his enemy, the united states. however,

washington has yet to send any supports. now a new problem — over and the weekend, a second tank exploded and a third is in flames, hampering existing efforts and adding new fuel to the fire. the government has described the situation as very complex, but with a significant part of the country's reserved contained in those tanks, it seems that is an understatement. cuba has already been experiencing long blackouts, including in the capital havana, the revolt of a global energy crisis and years of underinvestment in cuba's crumbling infrastructure. exacerbated by the us embargo. as for the fire, cubans fear what this blaze made mean for the resources and do little but wait and watch them simply go up in smoke. will grant, bbc news. us and european officials in vienna

say they've agreed a final text for restoring the 2015 nuclear deal with iran, aimed at making it harderfor tehran to build a nuclear bomb. president trump took the us out of that deal in 2018, and imposed harsh sanctions on iran. in response, iran began to breach the agreement. now, tehran must decide whether to approve this new deal. for more, we'rejoined now by the us diplomat mark fitzpatrick, who worked on nuclear policy at the state department. thanks so much forjoining us. if you were a betting man, what would you were a betting man, what would you think the odds were on this being accepted? i’m you think the odds were on this being accepted?— you think the odds were on this being accepted? i'm afraid i would not bet that _ being accepted? i'm afraid i would not bet that they _ being accepted? i'm afraid i would not bet that they would _ being accepted? i'm afraid i would not bet that they would be - being accepted? i'm afraid i would l not bet that they would be accepting it. chiron has had many months to accept a deal that's been there on the table, the eu have refined it, but i'm not sure chiron want to do it yet. they haven't made the

decision to return.— it yet. they haven't made the decision to return. what happens to the deal, doesn't _ decision to return. what happens to the deal, doesn'tjust _ decision to return. what happens to the deal, doesn'tjust last _ decision to return. what happens to the deal, doesn'tjust last and - decision to return. what happens to the deal, doesn'tjust last and iran. the deal, doesn'tjust last and iran makes progress towards developing a bomb? the makes progress towards developing a bomb? , ., , , ., , bomb? the problem is that there is no other alternative _ bomb? the problem is that there is no other alternative to _ bomb? the problem is that there is no other alternative to diplomacy, l no other alternative to diplomacy, no other alternative to diplomacy, no good alternative. although this was supposed to be the final text, iran said it's not. if iran wants to continue to negotiate, i don't think the other parties are going to refuse. this could drag on, but iran is continuing to escalate its nuclear capabilities getting closer and closer to being able to produce the material for nuclear weapons. every step that they do that becomes more dangerous. find every step that they do that becomes more dangerous.— more dangerous. and other developments _ more dangerous. and other developments in _ more dangerous. and other developments in your - more dangerous. and other. developments in your sphere more dangerous. and other - developments in your sphere of nuclear policy, russia announced today that it's temporarily

suspending inspections of its nuclear facilities under the us russia arms reduction treaty. what's the significant of that? we russia arms reduction treaty. what's the significant of that?— the significant of that? we don't have enough _ the significant of that? we don't have enough nuclear _ the significant of that? we don't have enough nuclear problems, | the significant of that? we don't i have enough nuclear problems, as the significant of that? we don't - have enough nuclear problems, as if. could say that it's not technically that big of an issue because there haven't been any inspections for two years because of the covid travel restrictions. but what has been a temporary stop to the on—site inspections now will drag on semi—permanently because russia has introduced a political issue here. the fact that russia announced this while parties in new york are talking about the mpt, it looks like grandstanding on russia's part. i don't know what purpose other than to try to get the united states to

drawdown sanctions over the ukraine invasion. ., , ., ., invasion. could it be related to russia's invasion of _ invasion. could it be related to russia's invasion of ukraine? | invasion. could it be related to - russia's invasion of ukraine? we're seeing that shelling of the ukrainian facility, which the un secretary—general has called suicidal. secretary-general has called suicidal. . ., , , secretary-general has called suicidal. . ., , suicidal. there certainly is a connection _ suicidal. there certainly is a connection because - suicidal. there certainly is a connection because russial suicidal. there certainly is a | connection because russia is suicidal. there certainly is a - connection because russia is saying that due to travel restrictions in europe, russian planes cannot overfly europe and cannot get to the us. but there are easy ways to get over that. this issue about the nuclear power plant in ukraine is potentially a much bigger problem because of their nuclear safety. russia is playing with nuclearfire in more than one way, and we don't need more nuclearfires. in more than one way, and we don't need more nuclear fires.— in more than one way, and we don't need more nuclear fires. indeed not. mark fit2patrick. _ need more nuclear fires. indeed not. mark fitzpatrick, thank _ need more nuclear fires. indeed not. mark fitzpatrick, thank you - need more nuclear fires. indeed not. mark fitzpatrick, thank you so - need more nuclear fires. indeed not. mark fitzpatrick, thank you so much | mark fitzpatrick, thank you so much forjoining us. mark fitzpatrick, thank you so much forjoining ne—

forjoining us. thanks for having me. a bbc investigation has found that the number of newborn deaths and miscarriages in parts of afghanistan has nearly doubled — one year since the taliban takeover. doctors say stress and hunger are the main reasons. overseas aid paid for afghanistan's public health system, but these funds have been frozen since the taliban seized power. yogita limaye reports from badakhshan province in the north—east of afghanistan. a warning — some viewers may find her report distressing. in afghanistan'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. translation: | feel like i've - lost my whole life, i'm so lonely. 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 medicalfacilities 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. 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. i 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. the suffering of afghan women and their babies. the singer and actress, olivia newtonjohn, best known for her role in the film musical grease, has died aged 73 from cancer. her husband said in a statement that she passed away peacefully at her ranch in southern california, surrounded by family and friends. our arts correspondent,

david sillito, looks back now at her life. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. # i meet a girl crazy for me. # i met a girl crazy for me. # met a boy cute as can be.# sandy in grease was clean—cut, freshfaced innocence. and it wasjohn travolta who knew who be to play this slightly naive american teenager, a 29—year—okd australian, olivia newtonjohn. # if not for you, the winter would hold no spring.# herfirst hit was in 1971, seven years after she left school aged 15 determined to be a singer, something which rather shocked her academic family. her grandfather had won a nobel prize for physics. # country roads, take me home

to the place i belong...# born in britain, she grew up in australia and after years of touring clubs, made her name in america as a country singer. music. blonde, wholesome, family friendly, easy listening — no wonder eurovision came knocking. # you better shape up, because i need a man...# and then came grease. it was huge at the box office, there were six hit singles and the premier, a near riot ensued. this was a new level of fame. back off.

there was then naturally huge interest in her next musical. xanadu gave her a hit single, the film, it was the inspiration for a new award ceremony, the golden raspberries. music. and then there was physical. she was terrified it would destroy her girl next—door image. instead, it became an anthem for the sweatband—wearing hordes of the �*80s. of course, many tv stations would cut away before this final shot. after a breakfor marriage, children, her marriage, children, her career would never be the same. but 30 years on olivia newtonjohn was still performing. it was a reminder of how it all began. # sandy, you must start anew...#. like a burst of australia sun, blonde, wholesome and pure. if anyone was going to be sandy,

it was olivia newtonjohn. # goodbye to sandra dee.# olivia newtonjohn, a much loved entertainer and finally, as airlines around the world grapple with staff shortages and more and more complaints of lost bags, over at australia's qantas airline, the company bosses are the newest baggage handlers. the airline has asked around 100 of its senior managers to switch the office for the tarmac, for at welve week for the tarmac, for at 12—week stint of handling bags at airports in sydney and melbourne. bosses in charge of the bags — what could go wrong? and who are they going to blame? that would be the big question! i'm laura trevelyan. thank you for watching world news america.

have a great night. hello. well, for the sun worshippers, this may well be good news, but, of course, for many of us, it is not, and the heat is going to be quite prolonged across england and wales. but the temperatures are expected to also rise in scotland and northern ireland. now, high pressure has been dominating the weather across the uk for a very long time now. this is not going to change in the next few days, and in fact, this time, the heat will be spreading in not only from the south, from spain and france, but also the near continent. quite a hot, dry breeze spreading that hot air across england and into wales as well as south western parts of england. so some quite high temperatures realised here over the next few days. here's the forecast for the night, and you can see clear skies across the majority of the uk. weak weather fronts

brushing the north west. a warm start to the day, 15 celsius in aberdeen, 16 celsius there in london. one or two other spots will be a little fresher. but the sunshine right from the word go will heat up that air. again, a little bit of cloud and some spots of rain in the very far north and the north west of the uk, but otherwise it's unbroken sunshine, easily 30 degrees on tuesday in the south and the south—east in the north east of england, the mid maybe even the high 20s. this is tuesday, let's have a look at wednesday. now, the weather will be the same. a lot of sunshine, just a bit more cloud in the northwest there, low 30s likely across central england as well as parts of wales. and then by thursday, friday, i think, we will be approaching the the mid 30s in some parts of the country, and the high 20s to 30 degrees, certainly possible across yorkshire, but look how sustained that heat is. so, cardiff there the low, possibly the mid thirties into sunday. of course, the same goes for london. how hot might it get?

well, we think up to around 35 or 36 degrees is possible this time. not the dizzy heights of a0 we had last time. is there any fresher weather on the way and more importantly, rainfall? yes, we think next week, cooler weather will arrive. looks as though the computer model's picking up some rain showers across the uk, but difficult to pinpoint exactly where that rain will go. we desperately need it in the south. this is just an example of the extremes. scotland, the wettest place there, whereas down in the south, no rainfall at all since july.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are are sonia sodah, who's the chief leader writer for the observer, and geri scott, political reporter at the times. tomorrow's front pages. starting with. .. the metro leads with the trial of ryan giggs, the former man utd player accused of assault and coercive behaviour — which he denies. the tory leadership race is on the front page of the i — which claims there's pressure on liz truss to promise more help on the cost of living the guardian says plans put forward by liz truss's to cut taxes would cost over £50bn a year — more than the £30bn

a year she has claimed. the telegraph focuses on the weather — saying this will be the driest year since 1976 — and hosepipe bans could be in place until october. so, let's begin. reporting about the conservative party leadership rates. the headline. tax plans cake cost £50 billion without helping the worst off. quite a lot more than liz truss has said it will cost in the various events she has been taking part in. liz truss claims she has about £30 billion of headroom to pay with and she has promised to deliver that

through tax cuts.