welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: president biden signs on the dotted line — the biggest ever investment in green energy passes into law, with more than three hundred billion dollars of new spending. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate, ever — ever — and it is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps toward meeting all of my climate goals. # give me a sign a battle for the future of the us republican party is under way in wyoming — as one of donald trump's most prominent critics tries to fight off a primary challenge. i've never agreed with one thing liz cheney has ever said

but i respected how she fought for democracy. she is standing for principal and she is saying, i don't care if i lose myjob, i'm going to do the right thing. tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star darius danesh who has died at the age of 41. and serious or silly? is elon musk prepared to make a bid for manchester united. hello and welcome to the programme. the presidential signature was the final touch forjoe biden to enable the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill is known as the inflation reduction act

and includes more than $400 billion of new spending. it is overwhelmingly about greener energy, as well as carbon capture and some incentives for fossil fuel companies in the shape of new drilling opportunities. it was a long time in coming. the opposition in their own ranks, it recently seemed impossible now the inflation reduction act is a reality. signed into law byjoe biden at the white house. this is a defining moment for the president. his biggest achievement in office. the new law includes more than $400 billion in new spending, big corporations will pay higher taxes. the measures to tackle climate change include support for solar energy, tax credits to help americans by electric cars and rebates for families to install energy appliances.

and medicare, the us healthcare system for people over 65 will be able to negotiate lower drug prices. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever and it's going to allow us to boldly take additional steps to meeting all of our climate goals, the ones we set out when we run. it includes ensuring we create clean energy opportunities in frontline and fenceline communities that have been smothered, smothered by the legacy of pollution and fight environmental injustice that's been going on for so long. that's been going on for so lon. _ , , . ., , that's been going on for so lonu. , , u, that's been going on for so lonu. ,n ,. , long. republicans are sceptical that the law — long. republicans are sceptical that the law will _ long. republicans are sceptical that the law will help _ long. republicans are sceptical that the law will help reduce i that the law will help reduce inflation but with less than three months to go until america's mid—term elections, this is a legislative win that president biden and the democrats will try to use to their advantage.

democrats will try to use to theiradvantage. david democrats will try to use to their advantage. david sander low —— david sandalow is a professor at colombia —— columbia university and former senior state department, white house and us department of energy official. he was a climate change neogiator in the clinton and 0bama administrations. he's in southport maine. how important is it that it says what it does on the tin, that introduces inflation? i think this is a big win for the president. it not only takes on drug costs, which are very important for the pocketbook of many americans, it reduces the deficit, it is going to help to fight inflation but if you are reporting highlights, it makes really the biggest step ever in fighting climate change, from any legislation signed by a president of the united states. it's a big win for president biden and i think a big win for the world. biden and i think a big win for the world-— the world. the biggest ever, the world. the biggest ever, the biggest _ the world. the biggest ever, the biggest package - the world. the biggest ever, the biggest package ever. i the world. the biggest ever, l the biggest package ever. but let's be honest, is it big enough? while it may be the

biggest, that isjust enough? while it may be the biggest, that is just a enough? while it may be the biggest, that isjust a number. it sounds good stop is it doing thejob and many it sounds good stop is it doing the job and many of its critics will say it has been watered down to a point where it still isn't really big enough? let's just be clear, no country in the world is doing enough to fight climate change right now. we've seen across the world just in the past week, epic heat waves.— just in the past week, epic heat waves. ., ., ., , ., heat waves. extraordinary heat riaht now heat waves. extraordinary heat right now across _ heat waves. extraordinary heat right now across china, - heat waves. extraordinary heat right now across china, the - right now across china, the biggest heatwave since records have been kept. incredible heat waves across europe. i saw a 53— degree temperature registered in iran and that is a sign of the climate change we are all going to suffer in the years he had unless we change course. nobody is doing enough but this is the most important step ever from the united states and i think it's not only going to be transformational with clean energy technologies, but it's the potential to change the politics of climate change in the united states and some meaningful ways because it ties

climate change and clean energy technologies to job creation in the united states and that matters for politics here as it does everywhere.— matters for politics here as it does everywhere. when you talk about the clean _ does everywhere. when you talk about the clean energy - about the clean energy technologies that it is trying to incentivise, would you include carbon capture and that because obviously that would very much be a friend to the absolutely it would include carbon capture.— absolutely it would include carbon capture. the science is clear on this. _ carbon capture. the science is clear on this. if _ carbon capture. the science is clear on this. if you _ carbon capture. the science is clear on this. if you look - carbon capture. the science is clear on this. if you look at. clear on this. if you look at the leading authority on this, the leading authority on this, the intergovernmental panel on try —— climate change in their studies, they say we will not achieve our climate change goals unless we capture carbon. it's not going to happen. i've worked long and hard to try and bring down the price of solar and wind power, but solar panels and wind turbines are not going to decarbonise aviation, they are not going to decarbonise heavy industry. we need revolutions in a lot of different places and i think we're going to need carbon capture and this legislation does as much as anything to

help with that. how do you perceive fossil fuel companies? are they part of a necessary evil? i companies? are they part of a necessary evil?— necessary evil? i think this is one of the — necessary evil? i think this is one of the biggest _ necessary evil? i think this is| one of the biggest challenges we are facing today. as we are seeing in europe today and around the world but particularly vividly in europe, we need fossil fuels to keep the lights on and keep people warm in the winter and keep industries running today but we need to transition away from them in the decades ahead. that is the big challenge. some of the fossilfuel is the big challenge. some of the fossil fuel companies, is the big challenge. some of the fossilfuel companies, oil the fossil fuel companies, oil and the fossilfuel companies, oil and gas companies have signed on to that vision and bringing extraordinary capabilities to that challenge. most have not done that and many are still stuck in the legacy of business operation but i have been

impressed by some in the industry who really see the future and are willing to get there. david, thank you very much indeed. _ campaigning is officially under way for the elections in brazil. that will see the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, take on the left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva. mr bolsonaro addressed supporters at a rally injuiz de fora, where he was stabbed in the run—up to the 2018 vote. and a visit to ukraine by antonio guterres. in portugal, more than a thousand firefighters are battling a firefighters are battling a fire in the heart of the

country which is false evacuation of a number of villages. it was brought under control on sunday but reignited again. smoke from the fire has travelled 400 kilometres as far as madrid, blackening the skies of the spanish capital. voters in the us state of wyoming are expected to oust liz cheney from her seat in congress in republican primaries taking place. the three—term congresswoman has been one of the most vocal critics of donald trump, who's backed a rival candidate, harriet hageman. so far, in places like south carolina, washington state and michigan — potential candidates who've been openly critical of mr trump, have had huge trouble winning republican primary races. north america correspondent, john sudworth, has been speaking with voters across the state of wyoming. at wyoming's junior rodeo finals...

..some children don't stay on for long. a fitting metaphor, perhaps, for the state's republican congresswoman liz cheney and her hard fall from grace. for the most part the state of wyoming is very big trump supporters. so when she goes against the masses it doesn't work good for us. for hours, donald trump chose not to answer the pleas from congress. liz cheney is one of only two republicans to have joined the committee investigating donald trump's attempts to cling to power. the people of wyoming are going to tell her, "liz, you're fired, get out of here." cheering. "get out of here." and he is out for revenge, personally picking her challenger, harriet hageman, who is now way ahead in the race to become the official republican candidate. wyoming is a place of stunning beauty but the high rocky

mountains loom over a landscape with deepening political fault lines, too. with 70% voting for trump here, truth is now in the minority. the widespread belief that the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump in wyoming is very concerning to me as a journalist. and all i can do is report people's beliefs and i report the truth. they are not bad people, it is just a heartfelt belief that they have. and other than that, they're just ordinary folks here in wyoming. 0rdinary folks but extraordinary times. there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. liz cheney's famous father, once a hate figure for the american left, now on common ground. and at the polling stations some democrats have been registering as republicans to try to keep liz cheney on the party ticket. i've never agreed with one thing liz cheney has ever said but i respected how she fought for democracy.

election denialism is now a potent political force, notjust here, but in arizona, wisconsin, other key states. the process remains intact, the polling booths and ballot papers, but amid a torrent of misinformation and false, something seismic is shifting and the concern is the very essence of democracy is under threat. doorbell rings. good morning. we are just knocking on doors for liz cheney. these republicans, rare voices of support for liz cheney, are from out of state. evan and his dog have driven 17 hours to be here, from austin, texas. when you have republicans, former republicans, independents, democrats, a socialist, knocking on doors for liz cheney, of all people, i think you have to look at why. and i think the reason is she is standing for principle and she is saying, "i don't care if i lose myjob, "i'm going to do the right thing." all eyes are on the cowboy state

and a test for party and country — just how much donald trump still calls the tune. that was john sudworth reporting there from wyoming — and i sopek to him a short time ago about what happens next within the next 4—5 hours or so we should get confirmation as to whether those polls are going to be borne out and liz cheney is going to be buried under this landslide of vengeful trumpian fury. there is a slight sense of unpredictability. as you saw in my report there, if enough registered democrats change affiliation, as they are entitled to do, then maybe, just maybe there is a slim path for victory for her but i think very few people think that is likely. when she cast her vote today, liz cheney spoke to reporters, she made it very clear that for her, whatever happens, this is not the end of the fight. she said that she also felt, as many observers do, that there is something far bigger than the party at stake here,

democracy, she said, is under threat and she said this is really only the beginning for her. that may be the case but how often do you think this could be replicated around the us then? liz cheney supported most of what donald trump ever put through, did everything right but it feels like she's being dismissed for daring to cross him? that is exactly right and this will be replicated. he has been replicated. as you've mentioned, a number of members of congress have already been through this and have lost their seats. states like michigan and wisconsin. there is a fight in alaska with an election today with very similar dynamics. states like arizona, key battleg rou nd states arguably, for the 2024 election, where donald trump is using his influence to great effect. he may have been out of office

for more than a year but he is undoubtedly still sort of exercising this role as kingmaker. the real question is, for those who oppose him, particularly within the republican party, what can be done about it? i think there is a very interesting sort of possibility here, david, particularly for liz cheney, and some people have suggested that, if she loses tonight, as she is widely predicted to do, a presidential bid might be her next step, not because she believes she has any real chance in winning — i think she would understand, i think the result here would suggest, that she is not likely to appeal to the republican base, but if she garners enough support, sort of 20%, 30% of those loyal republican voters, then she does not have to win. the aim of a presidential bid for her might simply be to stop donald trump winning.

she gets if she gets 20— 30%, he was saying. what we are getting at this moment, nbc news is projecting that she has lost. news is pro'ecting that she has lost. �* ,., . lost. also we are getting the same from _ lost. also we are getting the same from one _ lost. also we are getting the same from one major- lost. also we are getting the | same from one major polling company being quoted by reuters. got some pictures for you here. liz cheney standing to one side, presumably waiting to one side, presumably waiting to have her say but it does appear, and that is no great surprise, that she has lost her battle to win the primary for the republican party and has been beaten by harriet hegerman who was very publicly backed by donald trump and liz cheney being on the vice—chair of the congressional committee the january six riots. very anti—trump and appears to have

cost ability dearly. —— cost her very dearly. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tributes to the scottish singer and theatre star darius danesh, who's died at the age of 41. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last 10 days, 500 have died. crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ man: czechoslovakia must be free! - czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners

who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," - chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope. "so, you want mej to desert rome?" president biden signs on the dotted line — the biggest ever investment in green energy passes into law, with more than $400 billion of new spending. i was mentioning the situation for liz cheney who has been defeated according to all the polls now in primary in wyoming. here she is speaking now. i want to thank all my

family and pay a special tribute to those who are here with us tonight, my mum and dad, thank you. and my husband phil. and four of our five kids are here. katie and gracie and philip and richard are all here tonight. and elizabeth is starting law school today, so we will have another generation carrying on dedication to the constitution and to our freedom. a little over a year ago, i received a note from a gold star father. ago, i received a note from a gold starfather. he ago, i received a note from a gold star father. he said to me, standing up for truth, honours all who gave all. and i thought of his words every single day since then. i've afforded them because they are

afforded them because they are a reminder of how we must all conduct ourselves. we must conduct ourselves. we must conduct ourselves. we must conduct ourselves in a way that is worthy of the men and women who wear the uniform of this nation. and in particular of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. this is not a game. everyone of us must be committed to the eternal defence of this miraculous experiment called america and at the heart of our democratic process are elections. they are the foundational principle of our constitution. two years ago, i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with resident trump's lie about the 2020 election, it would have required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attacked

the foundations of our republic. the foundations of our republic— the foundations of our reublic. ., ., republic. that was a path i could not _ republic. that was a path i could not and _ republic. that was a path i could not and would - republic. that was a path i could not and would not i republic. that was a path i i could not and would not take. cheering and applause. no house seat, no office in this land, is more important than the answer falls that we are all sworn to protect and i well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my duty. 0ur republic relies upon the goodwill of all candidates for office. to accept honourably the outcome of elections. and tonight, harriet hegerman has received the most votes in this primary. she one. i called her to concede the race. this primary election is over but now, the real work begins. cheering and applause. the

great and original champion of our party, abraham lincoln was defeated in elections for the senate and the house before he won the most important election of all. lincoln ultimately prevailed, he saved a union and he defined our obligation as americans for all of history. speaking at gettysburg of the great task remaining before us, lincoln said," we hear highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom and the government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth. as we meet here tonight, that remains our greatest and most important task. most of world history is a story of violent conflict.

servitude and suffering. most people in most places have not lived in freedom. 0ur american freedom is a providential departure from history. we are the exception. we've been given the exception. we've been given the gift of freedom by god and our founding fathers. the gift of freedom by god and ourfounding fathers. it the gift of freedom by god and our founding fathers. it is being said that the long arc of history bends towards justice and freedom. that is true. but only if we make it bend. today, our highest duty is to bend the arc of history, to preserve our nation and its listings, to ensure that freedom will not perish, to protect the very foundations of this constitutional republic. never in our nation �*s 246 years have we seen what we saw onjanuary six. like so many americans, i assumed that the violence and the chaos of that day would have prompted a united response, a recognition that this was a line that must never

be crossed. a tragic chapter in our nation �*s history to be studied by historians to ensure that it can never happen again. but instead, major elements of my party still vehemently defend those who caused it. at the heart of the attack on january six is a willingness to embrace dangerous computers —— conspiracies that attacked the very core premise of our nation, at lawful elections reviewed by the courts when necessary and certified by the states and electoral college determine who serves as president. if we do not condemn the conspiracies and the lies, if we do not hold those responsible to account, we will be excusing misconduct it will become a feature of all elections. america will never be the same. today, as we meet here, there are republican candidates for governor who deny the outcome of the 2020 election and you may refuse to certify future elections if

they oppose the results. we have candidates for secretary of state who may refuse to report the actual results of the popular result in future elections and we have candidates for congress including here in wyoming refused to acknowledge thatjoe biden won the 2020 election and suggest that states decertify their results. our nation is barrelling once again towards crisis, lawlessness and violence. no american should support election denies from any position of genuine responsibility where their refusal to follow the rule of law will corrupt our future. cheering and applause. fill" cheering and applause. our nation 's cheering and applause. our nation '5 young _ cheering and applause. our nation 's young in _ cheering and applause. oi" nation '5 young in the cheering and applause. i>i" nation '5 young in the history nation �*s young in the history of mankind and yet we are the oldest in the world. our survival is not guaranteed. history has shown us over and

over again our poisonous lies destroy free nations. 0ver over again our poisonous lies destroy free nations. over the last several months in the january six hearings, the american people of what dozens of republicans including the most senior officials working for president trump in the white house, thejustice department and on his campaign, people who served president trump loyally, testify that they all told him that the election was not stolen or rigged and there was no massive fraud. that's why president trump and others invent excuses, protect or people not to watch the hearings at all, but no citizen of this republic is a bystander. all of a sudden obligation to understand what actually happened. we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation. to believe donald trump's election lies you must believe that dozens of federal and state courts ruled against him, including manyjudges he appointed, were all corrupted and biased, that all manner of

crazy conspiracy theories stole our election from us and that donald trump actually remains president today. as of last week, you must also believe that 30 career fbi agents who have spent their lives working to serve our country abandon their honour and their roads and went to amenoni nasilasila not to form a lawful search or address the national security threat but instead with a secret plan to plant fake and incriminating documents in the boxes they seized. this is yet another insidious life. donald trump knows that voicing these conspiracies will provoke violence and threats of violence. this happened on january the 6th and is now happening again. this entirely foreseeable will escalate further yet he and others continue purposely to feed the danger. today, ourfederal law danger. today, our federal law enforcement danger. today, ourfederal law enforcement is being

threatened, a federaljudge is being threatened. fresh that's of violence are rising everywhere and despite knowing all of this, donald trump recently released the names of the fbi agents involved in the search. that was purposeful and malicious. no patriotic american should excuse these threats will be intimidated by them. our great nation must not be ruled by a mob provoked over social media. liz be ruled by a mob provoked over social media.— social media. liz cheney who, in the last _ social media. liz cheney who, in the last few _ social media. liz cheney who, in the last few minutes, - social media. liz cheney who, in the last few minutes, has l in the last few minutes, has conceded she has lost the primary but in the process, made the point that this is not a game, she says and this is where the work will start which does sound like she may be preparing herself for a nomination for the republican candidacy for president. she

has repeatedly condemned what she calls the lies of donald trump with regard to denying the electoral result of 2020. we will keep across the story for you here on bbc news. tonight on panorama, the property developer who has turned taxpayers' cash into a personal fortune. and who is footing the bill and who is paying the price? the public are paying the price and footing the bill. and the charity housing vulnerable people that's helped him do it. it never felt like a charity, it always felt like a business. we investigate the charity's links to the developer. he had a stranglehold over the charity. - they were dependent on him. and claims the charity has been failing some tenants. it doesn't feel like home,

it feels like a prison. it was destroyed, absolutely destroyed. i've never seen anything like it. we ask, is public money being exploited for private gain? it's a really wild west system i and the winners are the people creaming off quite often very large profits. - boat�*s like this don't come cheap. most people would never have the opportunity to own a boat like this. it would cost you more than a couple of hundred grand, and you can see why. 0ne just like this was bought by a property developer called paul 0'rourke. here he is explaining his business model. we are a private limited company that buys properties for one price, develops them and sells them for another

and that's what we do as a business.