butjoe biden stopped short of formally declaring a national emergency.t declare it an emergency? because there are traps on the totality of authority i have. i will make that decision soon. like so many issues challenging the president, from government—control to abortion rights, long—term progress on climate change is mired in congressional politics. peter bowes, bbc news. dozens of families in the uk are dealing with the aftermath of losing their homes in wildfires that started during the record—breaking heatwave. 15 areas around the country declared a major incident when fires broke out. laura tra nt reports. what looks like scenes from a hollywood movie are real—life horror stories. across the country, communities, including here in dagenham, are coming to terms with the destruction of the wild fires. gutted. totally gutted. my daughter was born there. i've been there for nearly 27 years. it's first house i've actually sat down and settled in. i'm just totally gobsmacked. i don't know what i'm going to do now. you see this on tv, but you don't expect