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the slicing social loans seeking their self determined life go from drudgery and abuse stuff oldest. on the w, the, you're watching the, the news live or from berlin, heat and wild weather sweep across the globe. heat warnings are issues across the united states, but tourists are flocking to death valley, hoping to see a new world record. high climate activists are sound and the alarm saying there was nothing to celebrate. also wanted to show russia threatens to use cluster bombs. if
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you crane does the same, president vladimir putin says he made a boy his talk pile of the controversial weapons. after ukraine receives shipments from the united states, plus wimbledon unexpected champions or catch up andras above the comes to be 1st on seated woman tennis tournaments in the open era. the hello, i'm clear, richardson, thank you very much for joining us. extremely high temperatures are affecting regions around the world in the united states, heat warnings are in place for areas home to one 3rd of the population state from florida to california are sweltering as hot air is being trapped under a high pressure system known as a heat don't, and despite the health hazard, visitors are flocking to one of the hardest places on earth,
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death valley. they're hoping to witness what could be the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded thermometers there are forecast to reach 54 degrees celsius. that's 130 degrees fahrenheit. it's the hottest tories bond in america, and soon maybe even all nurses at 130 was the wall climate scientists and health authorities are ring of the alarm visitors to california stuff valley are rooting for temperatures to keep rising just enough to mil to century old record of wine and a place like that that we were talking about the hottest temperatures here. we might be talking about some of the highest temperatures ever recorded. if you look at the top temperatures on record, death valley is all over that list. and so if you experience the top temperatures here, you're, you may be experiencing that world record which is really exciting for many folks. for weeks, large parts of america have been faking under relentless heat. don't breaking nearly 900 daily temperature records across the country since june. authorities of
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issued heat advisories for at least 15 states from florida in the southeast to california in the west. for the rest, i never experienced this kind of heat. now, through the result, you can magazines, they always like 10 minutes, 50 minutes, then you need to have some medical from the car. but the, even the guard is getting some trouble getting the cooling but not everyone's excited about the record breaking hate. the fact that people are coming out here to celebrate this, the park service is giddy. people are excited. i'm calling it happy death day because ok, it's a mile soon tomorrow. but then next year it's going to be another milestone in 10 years. 20 years is going to 140 here. what do we celebrating for years? climate experts, a point this is only the beginning. as man made climate change leads to ever more extreme weather events. but even after year flooding hurricane some blistering heat
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waves, a majority of americans remain unconcerned. a recent poll found that fewer than $4.10 americans think climate change is a major issue. matthew purchase, a meteorologist based in washington dc, and we asked him earlier to explain what's behind these widespread heat waves. so we have multiple heat deals globally. the heat though is a big, sprawling raiser kind of like a magic for fuel type pressure. what that does is a couple things. number one, as a magic force fuel, it pushes the jet stream farther north, so it takes all the inclement weather, the storm systems with it. number 2, it brings hot and dry, stinking air, which stays more, it keeps up dry's out, and it squashes any cloud cover which allows century to port out unimpeded. sometimes the heat don't sit in language for a little while, not really buzzing, and that's the case over both parts of europe and the united states right now. and that's pushy temperatures towards record territory. so 6 opportunity to take a look at some other climate related stories making news around the world.
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authorities in japan have issued heats for warnings for tokyo in nearby regions. i'm an extreme heat. temperatures are near record highs, hitting 40 degrees celsius in tokyo. much of the world is currently facing scorching heat waves, and scientists say climate change is making the more severe spanish firefighters. meanwhile are battling a wildfire. on the canary islands of la palmer, the blaze broke out on saturday. just forced thousands of people from their homes. officials that the island had received below average rainfall in recent years. and rest versus south korea have recovered several bodies from a flooded car tunnel after days of heavy rain. local media say the death toll from widespread flooding and land sites has now reached at least 37. authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate their homes with more rain forecasts for next week. and meanwhile, monsoon rains continued to lash northern india, the yamuna river,
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which runs past the capital daily, has reached its highest level on record, leaving large parts of the megacity under water. the floods have forced tens of thousands to flee their homes into cities porous districts grappling with the damage and loss. these people who escaped at least flooded slums are taking shelter industry. in the middle of the monsoon season that solid nearly double the average rainfall. it won't stop pouring without the god number that i have. i will have to stay awake in the rain for the entire night. and dinner with mosquitoes will bite us. and usually we stay awake until 3 am. i mean to guard against snakes and insects of the low line neighborhoods in the mega cities of more than 20000000 people remain submerged. even as the flooding started receding on friday,
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i mean idea, and we had no idea that this much water would get into our house. and all of a sudden the water gushed in and we weren't able to take our belongings. we managed to get some things using a roku, our goats and buffalos got what, but we managed to see them. major flooding and lance lights are common steering and the as monsoon season. but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity. let's turn to some other news now, and russian president vladimir putin has threatened to use cluster bombs. if you crank does the same, it comes days after ukraine receive shipments of the controversial weapons from the united states. cluster munitions are banned by over a 100 countries world wide because of their wide spread damage and because they can leave behind many unexploded bomb. what's that harm civilians long after fighting has ended the head of the united nations,
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as appealed for them to never be used by human rights watch cleans both russia and ukraine have already used cluster bonds in the 17 month more and an interview released by state television on sunday, put in and said most guy was ready to retaliate, but its own cluster bombs, pressure with me to shoot. i'd like to know that the russian federation has a sufficient stop kind of different types of cluster munitions, dealing with different types. because each number we haven't done this before, but of course, if they use the games does what if we was at the right to take reciprocal option that's bringing these up, these russia analyst constantine. i got for more content input and has said russia has a significant start pile of cluster bombs. do we know how big that stockpile might be as well? i think so. no one definitely knows it because pressure doesn't want to uh to, to, to, to, to reveal that. but it is a actually big enough to have been used before. and frankly speaking,
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i think booting is quite sort of um, quite comfortable this time. and he says if he's going to retain early talley age and that he has a supply of these, munitions, neither the united states, no rush or no ukraine have signed up to banning cluster munitions. and now they're being used in this war. i'm absolutely such something that puts and has enough of this stuff to continue using it. it gets to graham's as he already did actually. and they looks like we'll see an increase in their use after deliveries from the us to ukraine last week. yes, i think that puts in who is, but we know that he of horse being seen as weak quote unquote, he will retaliate massively against ukrainian use off of cluster munitions. however, this is not new. this happened before both sides of the front. so for him is just
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a continuation of what was there before, not maybe as a man before that, that wasn't as massive as probably is going to become no because it seems that they you bring that's quite a lot on using these munitions to break through russian defense is and it's kind of the end. it's called the offensive, but it's definitely, i mean, no big news. it's spelled the 1st time they're being used. yeah. tell us more about ukraine's counter offensive. where do things stand at the moment? are they making the gains that they have hope for as well look, i think so. the ukrainians definitely did not deliver it yet on any condo, spic tech, you la recapture of territories that bus promised that they have managed to liberate. i think up to maybe uh, several uh, several dozen square kilometers, maybe bit small now. but still it is an ongoing process as far as on the stand and that is what
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a lot of ministry experts are saying. and that is what was discussed here in venice . during the nato summit, them all the expense of the problem is that the russian forces are really dug in the managed to create quite formidable, a permanent stationary defenses. and that is why it's very difficult things to break through. and that is why present zaleski wanted to use gloss diminishes, although it is well quite a risk guessing both for ukrainians and for the future or the grant as well as i mean because it's not making great be off. we great, let's also admitted. yeah, well, thank you very much for that update. that's d w as rush analyst constantino. okay. we can bring you up to speed. now, with some other world news headlines, or the last ship carrying ukrainian grain has left the black sea ports of odessa, a deal between cuban moscow to protect crane shipments expires on monday. she's
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president vladimir putin has, threatens not to renew the agreement. if some western banking sanctions are not listed, police and mexico were investigating after a journalist was shot dead in the southern tourist city of acapulco. it's the 2nd reported death of a journalist in mexico this week. the country is one of the world's most dangerous for the press. in israel, another huge crowd turned out in tel aviv to protest against the government plan, traditional reforms. it's the 28th street week of demonstrations against prime minister benjamin netanyahu, whose proposals opponents saving new laws. could we can that you did sherry and lead to corruption tennis now and there was a sensational opposite at wimbledon as more catch a funder sofa. the on the chicago to become the 1st on seated woman to win the title in the open era. the check left hand her 16464 to clinch a maiden grand slam title. and it was another blow for support,
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who also lost in last year's final estimates of 3 said went in her send. the final one is your birth said she felt she had turned a mental corner. and as she raced into a 42 leading the 1st set, she looked like she was on her way to avenge last year's final defeat. located producible, spent less wimbledon with her wrist than a cast she'd previously never going to be on the 2nd round at the old england club before dispatching for seated players on her run to this year's final. and she should got here, when he was 16 of the last 18 points to turn the 1st set in her favor. spurred on by the crowd, the popular shall boot or 2 to 31 lead. and the 2nd set for
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the cuteness. ian would win. only one more game and the set is latrice of a search to to championship point and the check held her nerve to take her place and with building history. the 3rd major final defeat was tough to take what you do typically to dizzy and bore her emotions on her sleeve. she address center court i think this is the most painful laws to make yours. so it's going to be to do today for me, but i'm not going to give up and i'm going to come back stronger in the day begins to but you could scarcely believe he'd win a meeting from some tight till after
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a 2022 to forget yeah, servicing, i know i have the casa this time, so i'm just, you know, if there's amazing, there's how i can send here and, and hold this, you know, it's, it's, and this is crazy, conducive. it becomes the 1st check to hold a law of the venus. what was walter dish, since petro commit to about 9 years ago and with our injury, was behind her to be hoping. it's not the last time she does. so that's news update at this hour. thank you so much for watching the guardians of truth. my name is joan and i have paid almost every price of being enjoying this in a country like to tease taking on the powers that be.

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