, what is going on there now , how are the public broadcaster and the public broadcaster financed, andn a single telethon. is there currently a reduction in the creative team at the moment, please tell us about it , and at the moment, if we have already moved away from the eurovision song contest on the public broadcaster, in fact, we are dependent on budget funding, and accordingly. the objective situation with finances in the state is, well , we understand everything at the moment, half of our team is on layoff, because we cannot produce. well, the company in the company there will be a certain transformation planned, but we are still i am working on this, these people are on vacation at their own expense. was he paid to pay? the legal function is simple - it is when a person receives 2/3 of his official salary, that is, 2/3 of people receive and do not work. there are concepts in legal practice that are simple and uh the employee and there is a concept of labor, the employer is responsible for the submitted representation , as well as the regional management, the representative is m

broadcasting archiver. all in the hopes of making one big public company called france media. report circulating in the french senate suggested that is very much under consideration, as is the creation of an independent commission that would review budgeting issues. the concern is scrapping the licensing fees could be a step towards this kind of consolidation and budget-cutting in public broadcasting. keep in mind there are also private media outlets in france, on the tv side, bfm, seniors, they are sometimes accused of being more biased and less transparent. as is the case in other countries as well. these criticisms were repeated by the union's leading cities strikes. saying editorial independence and quality content are really at stake here. >> thank you very much for that. kate moody, business editor. the british socialite, healing maxwell, has been sentenced today to 20 years in prison by a court in new york for her role in recruiting and grooming teenage girls who were then abused by her then boyfriend, delete financier jeffrey epstein. in december, the 60-year-old was c

japanese public broadcast and h k is reported that former prime minister, sions, are obeyed, has died after he was shot during a campaign event in the city of nata al jazeera, as florence 3 reports now on the murder of a former prime minister. schanzer abbe had been containing in the city of norah, a head of upper house elections this weekend. the former prime minister had been speaking for only a few minutes. when i witness reports a 2 loud bangs were heard and he collapsed to the ground. a group of men se in tackling another man believe to have been distributed to the ground with the court, say a 42 year old man has been arrested public broadcast in each case add video of what's believed to be the only other reports showed obey lying on the ground, his should stained with blood, while some one attempted cpr on him. a fire department official said our bay was in cod. you and pulmonary arrest. he was air lifted to a hospital. the incident has shocked japan, a country with strict gun ownership laws and low rates of gun crime. ah, they came from a high profile political family. his gran

the corporation for public broadcasting.y contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again from washington. >> good evening and welcome to washington week. this was another busy week full of news. during thursday night public hearing, january 6 committee when in deep on 187 minutes. lawmakers say that's the time between when donald trump ended his speech on the mall and when he told his supporters attacking the capital to go home. trump chose not to act as part of a deliberate plan to delay certifying the vote and lawmakers say he only told the rioters to go home after it was clear to him that they failed to stop the proceedings. during the event, there was also new video of takes -- outtakes of prerecorded speech given by former president trump given after the attack. how his daughter coached him through the remarks. >> this election is now over. congress has certified the results. i don't want to say the election is over. i just want to say congers has certified without saying the election

the localjapanese public broadcaster nhk reporting that he is being taken to hospital.mer taken to hospital. japan's former prime minister shinzo abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020. we will bring you all the latest on that story and much more on the bbc news website. thank you very much for being with us. from all of us on the team at london, have a great day. hello, there. despite cloud dominating the weather story this week, we've been promising you sunshine. well, we gradually got there in the end on thursday. after a cloudy start, we had beautiful blue sky and sunshine by the middle of the afternoon. not quite the case, unfortunately, in the far northwest, in highland scotland. still some pretty grey cloud around, and in actualfact, this weather front�*s still going to sit there throughout the day on friday. high pressure is building in, and it will gradually drift its way a little bit further eastwards and dominate the scene over the weekend, but it does mean some drizzly rain, first thing in the morning, to the northwest of scotland, and the far north of n

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. nick: we begin tonight in sri lanka, and further fallout after the country's top leadership stepped down yesterday. opposition leaders today huddled to hash out a new government, as the prime minister's private residence remains a smoldering ruin. protestors who stormed there, and the president's residence on saturday -- playing in the pool, using the gym -- vowed to stay put until a new government is installed. in thailand today, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said the administration will be watching the developments in sri lanka closely. sec. blinken: we would urge the sri lankan parliament to approach this with a commitment to the betterment of the country, not any one political party. nick: secretary blinken will also visit tokyo tomorrow, to offer condolences following the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. today, abe's political legacy remains secure. japanese voters propelled his party, the current rulin

, and as far as i know, our western partners are not very satisfied with the fact that the public broadcastered to broadcast such a monotonous picture, and it is also controlled by a fairly strong government, but for now what 's next. let's see how it will develop. thank you very much. natalya ligachova. tree sofification, or at least what we call it in our country, all this is called identification somewhere, we will have anton sharonych, head of the ukrainian institute of national remembrance, and mykhailo kalnytskyi, kyiv expert, historian, champion of the collegium of the kyiv city organization of the ukrainian society for the protection of monuments of cultural history, i was able to read it in the same breath, there is not only russification, but also sovietization. we will also talk about this with our experts. it is not translated in the world. that is, it is considered such a purely russian hmm phenomenon, accordingly, it is soviet, so it is, or it is the soviets, it is not a council , anton shranochych, the head of the ukrainian national memory is already with us, antona, right away

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youron from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. it is good to be with you. we begin tonight with a fast spreading fire that's burning out of control in california, at the doorstep of yosemite national park. hot and drconditions, linked to climate change, are making it an exceptionally tough fire to fight. reporter: the flames moved so swiftly, residents had very little warning to get out. the fire engulfed entire homes in the sparsely populated mountain communities of mariposa county. . more than 6000 people have been forced to evacuate. the oak fire in -- ignited friday afternoon and since has exploded in size, more than doubling from saturday into sunday to 22 square miles, enabling the fire, bone dry vegetation after the worst drought in a decade. cal fire authorities report more than 2000 firefighters are battling the blaze that so far is 0% contained. the oak fire is so large, it is visible from t international space station drifting over a swath of the western united st

that's according to reports from japan's public broadcaster nhk.iving a speech in the city of nara in western japan. our blake essi fw is live at this hour in tokyo. and blake, we are learning more details, we believe one person now in custody. what more can you tell us about this shooting? >> reporter: yeah, a very fluid situation. japanese public broadcaster nhk is reporting that shin zo abe hs been shot in the chest while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning. nhk is reporting that abe was rushed to the hospital in a state of cardio pulmonary arrest, meaning that his heart wasn't beating. we do not know the current health condition of the former prime minister. now, witnesses say that abe was shot from behind. he didn't collapse after the first shot, but did collapse after the second shot and people at that point began conducting cpr. witnesses say that the suspect

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the corporation for public broadcasting.nd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. clayton davis: have you ever wished you could hang out with your favorite hollywood stars? andrew garfield: the first thing i did was a doritos commercial in spain, and i thought i was done. i'd made it. clayton: variety studio invites you to listen in as the most critically acclaimed actors working today discuss their latest role. courteney cox: it's so intense. i can't believe it. clayton: with zendaya and andrew garfield, cynthia nixon anbowen yang, and courteney cox and faith hill. clayton: welcome to variety studio "actors on actors." i'm clayton davis. elizabeth wagmeister: and i'm elizabeth wagmeister. in this episode we're hearing from the actors who gave some of the year's most memorable performances. wherever or however you watch those shows, these are the biggest stars in television. major players from the marvel cinematic universe, superstars zendaya and andrew garfield reunite after the massive

the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. >> good evening and welcome to washington week. this week started with another high-profile mass shooting. in highland park, a man shot seven people to death at a july 4 parade. according to the gun violence archive over the holiday weekend, there were at least 11 mass shootings. that comes as the challenges facing the nation continue to mount. a debate over gun laws, abortion politics, and historic inflation. this week, president biden faced a rash of bad headlines, with democrats questioning whether he's meeting the moment. as an example, critics pointed to the president's response of the parade shooting as not forceful enough in contrast to jb pritzker's open frustration. >> we got a lot more wk to do, we've got to get this under control. >> if you are angry today, i'm here to tell you be angry. i'm furious yet more innocent lives were taken by gun viol

bridging cultural differences in our communities, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." it has been a week since the supreme court handed down its historic decision striking down roe v. wade and ending the constitutional right to an abortion. activists for abortion rights are continuing to take to the streets in protest. they and democratic lawmakers argue the decision threatens the lives of women and will lead to other rights being taken away. republicans, though, are condemning the protests. here is what senator lindsey graham of south carolina had to say. >> when roe v. wade came out, we did not burn down the capitol as conservative justices. the radical left are constitutional anarchists. they are literally trying to change this country from top to bottom. yamiche: on wednesday, i interviewed former secretary of state hillary clinton. she expressed her outrage over the court's ru

elvira bondarenko , correspondent of public broadcasting in vinnytsia elvira my greetings please tell me what is happening in the city at this moment. actually since the rocket attacks took place, the latest information that is known as of today is 52 hospitalized, 34 in serious condition, five in critical condition, among the hospitalized, there are also three children from the 22 bodies of the dead, as reported by the national police, it was possible to identify the bodies of six of the dead calls continue to be received to the hotline created for the search for victims, and so far 46 appeals have been registered there regarding people with whom there is no contact, we were informed about this in the regional service of the state for the emergency services, all cars and public transport are currently going to the bypass, and behind me there is a parking lot right now, who is the parking lot near this nine-story building, stay here, there were rocket hits, and the cars are completely burned at the moment, the emergency services informs about 40 completely destroyed cars, after the br

japanese public broadcaster nhk is reporting that shin zo abe hs been shot in the chest while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning. nhk is reporting that abe was rushed to the hospital in a state of cardio pulmonary arrest, meaning that his heart wasn't beating. we do not know the current health condition of the former prime minister. now, witnesses say that abe was shot from behind. he didn't collapse after the first shot, but did collapse after the second shot and people at that point began conducting cpr. witnesses say that the suspect didn't attempt to run. he just got arrested on the spot. several police officers on site were able to take the suspect into custody and he's now being questioned. police did retrieve a gun and the suspect, again, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. nhk reporters on the scene said they heard two shots while abe was delivering that stump speech. he was there to deliver a speech in support of liberal democratic party candidates ahead of the upper house election, which is set for this sunday. abe is japan's longest-serving prime min

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. it's good to be with you. we begin tonight with fires raging across europe and floods inundating south and northwest china. as many europeans endure record-breaking heat, climate scientists caution these extreme weather events are likely to happen more often. the buzz of helicopters filled the air, racing to to extinguish dozens of wildfires burning across spain. roads are cut off and thousands of residents have fled their homes. maria: i am doing very badly, very stressed and very badly. we are all very ressed. it's a shame how the fields are burning. miguel: at 100 degrees -- 104 degrees fahrenheit, it's only making it more difficult to extinguish the fire. climate change affects everyone. this area which is green and cool in summer is becoming very hot like the south. geoff: across the border in france, a similar story. firefighters working to contain the flames of several wildfires. ms. couillard: we are dealing with ve

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. it is great to be with you. we begin tonight in saudi arabia, where president biden todawrapped up his first trip to the middle east as commander in chief. the visit unfolded amid questions about the relationship between the two countries and the biden administration's attempt to balance human rights, energy and security interests. following a highly scrutinized meeting with the saudi crown prince and a summit with arab leaders, president biden unveiled what he called a new framework for the middle east. joining us now from jeddah, saudi arabia to discuss all this is nick schifrin. president biden today laid out his vision for american policy across the middle east. what did he say? nick: senior officials describe it as a major speech and frankly that's what they want to be talking about rather than that fistbump with the crown prince yesterday. president biden called it a new framework and he delivered it in a conference t

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. nick: we begin tonight with breaking news, as the island nation of sri lanka has descended into political turmoil. the country's president and prime minister will both resign, bowing to pressure after protests rocked the capital, colombo. tens of thousands of demonstrators broke through barricades and stormed the presidential residence, forcing him to evacuate. crowds shouted and cheered as they roamed the halls,limbed statues, and defaced property. some even swam in the presidential pool. separately, protesters broke into the prime minister's private residence and set it on fire. the crowds were a crescendo of sri lankans' discontent, against leadership they deem responsible for the nation's worst economic cris in a neration. fiona: to get rid of the president and the prime minister and to have a new era for sri lanka. also i feel very very sad that they dn't go earlier. because had they gone earlier there wouldn't have been any destruction an

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. it's good to be wityou. we begin tonight with news about the monkeypox outbreak. today, the world health organization announced the virus has now reached more than 70 countries and should be treated as a global emergency. that's the who's highest level of alert. monkeypox has existed in parts of africa for decades, but since may, cases have been reported on five other continents, unaccustomed to the virus. in the u.s., there are nearly 3,000 cases of monkeypox, according to the cdc, and nearly 17,000 cases worldwide. washington, d.c. has the highest number of monkeypox cases per capita in the country. today, the war in ukraine hit its 150th day, and the state department has confirmed that two americans have been killed in the country's eastern donbas region. elsewhere, russian missiles struck the southern port city of odesa one day after the two countries agreed to resume vital grain exports. cell phone video captured a mas

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. it's good to be with you. we start tonight in kentucky, as catastrophic flash floods across the eastern part of the state and wider appalachia have killed at least 25 people. four of the dead are children, tragically all from a single family, according to kentucky governor andy beshear. heavy rains eased today, allowing floodwaters to recede, but there is more rain in the forecast tomorrow, adding urgency to the ongoing rescue efforts. entire neighborhoods remain underwater. and officials say hundreds of homes and businesses have been lost. governor beshear says he expects the death toll to continue to rise, and that the search for victims could take weeks. president biden has returned to strict isolation after testing positive for covid again, the white house physician said in a letter today. the president is not experiencing any symptoms. it's said to be a rebound case for the president, who tested negative every day sinc

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. lisa: good evening. we start tonight in texas, and yet anotr turn on abortion. late last night, the state's supreme court ruled against and seemed to close a temporar four-day window to abortion access. a lower court had ruled that a century-old ban could not go into effect. it allowed providers to resume abortion services for very early pregnancy this tuesday. now the state's now, the state supreme court's decision to overrule has clinics again sorting out if they can provide any abortions. we will have more on the ripple effects from the u.s. supreme court's abortion decision later in the program. also in texas, the embattled district police chief for uvalde schools has resigned from his position on the city council, amidst a growing outcry. he was already placed on administrative leave from the school district. chief pete arredondo came under fierce criticism for his decision making during the mass shooting at robb elementary school that lef

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: and illinois state judge denied bail today for the gunman who police say confessed to the july 4 massacre in highland park that left seven people dead. authorities revealed that the gunman considered startg another shooting spree in madison, wisconsin, where he drove while he was avoiding police in illinois. and there were more questions about how he was able to get his guns in the first place. >> today in a close hearing, the first court appearance for the 21-year-old alleged gunman behind monday's attack, charged with killing seven people and injuring more than three dozen at a july 4 parade in highland park, illinois. >> the judge ruled that robert crimo iii would be held without bond and that there was probable cause to hold him at this time for seven counts of first-degree murder. >> deputy chief christopher clavell he of the sheriff's office shared the suspect's plans. >> he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehi

delay-magnuson, rose hirschel and andy shreeves, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." this week the range of president biden's political fortunes was on full display. he dealt with grim economic reports and enjoyed surprise legislative wins. on wednesday, the federal reserve took another aggressive step aimed at tackling inflation. it increased interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point. then in a surprise move, senator joe manchin of west virginia announced he and senate majority leader chuck schumer reached an agreement on president biden's top domestic agenda items. this is a deal that had seemed dead for months. $739 billion agreement is named the inflation reduction act. they say it taxes climate change, increases taxes on the wealthiest corporations, lowers health care costs, and fights inflation. >> this is a good piece of legislation. this is not american or republic

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: former japanese prime minister shinzo abe was gunned down today during a stump speech for a legislative candidate he was supporting. abe was japan's prime minister two separate times, with his second stint lasting from 2012 until 2020, when he resigned. his murder sent shock waves not just through japan, but across the world, as special correspondent phoebe amoroso in tokyo reports. pheobe: what began as a sleepy campaign event became the site of horror, chaos, and the murder of japan's longest serving leader -- felled by an assassin in the street. [gunshots] shinzo abe's death comes as a shock in a country where gun violence, much less political violence, is exceedingly rare. guns are tightly restricted. the gunman -- now in police custody -- took aim at abe from behind. japanese media say he used a homemade weapon. video from the scene shows him being pinned down by security. the 41-year-old man -- a former member of japan's navy -- tol

public broadcaster nhk is saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a handmade shotgun arrested a 42—year—old man who appeared to have shot abe. the man did not try to move after he did this so was immediately apprehended on the scene. kyodo news agency and nhk said abe, 67, appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest when taken to hospital. initially, he was conscious and responsive and those with the report that first came in from police. nhk showed video of abe making a election campaign speech outside a train station when two shots rang out. then, the view was briefly obscured and then security officials were seen tackling a man to the ground. a puff of smoke behind abe could be seen in a separate video shown on nhk. matsuno told a briefing abe had been shot at about 11:30am. that's 230 gmt. "such an act of barbarity cannot be tolerated," he said. tbs television reported that abe had been shot on the left side of his chest and, apparently, also in the neck. political violence is rare injapan — a country with strict gun regulations. he will be known right across the

public broadcaster says he used a home made gun. abe was hospitalized after the attack. minister says he is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. >>> in ukraine, russia is laying down the work in the east but forces are fighting back. >>> so this is video of ukrainian troops firing at russian positions on thursday. ukraine says russia is stepping up artillery sites in the donetsk area. the next major target is where they are testing missiles north and northeast of the city. but 45% of the region is still in ukrainian's hands. down south, they raised their flag over snake island after russian troops pulled out. putin says russia will fight the war to the bitter end and blaming the west for it. >>> russia's war is taking a devastating toll on the people of ukraine. now, it is effecting the people of sumalia as well. just outside of somalia, they showed us the fresh graves of those that died here. 30 victims of this country's record drought. as the camp administrator, she is tasked with burying the dead. [speaking in foreign language] >> from that

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to talk about what happened early this morning, japanese public broadcaster, nhk is reporting that heas been shot twice, once in the chest and according to fire and disaster, once on the right side of his neck. it happened while delivering a speech at 11:30 this morning local time in the western city of nara. earlier this afternoon, 1 1/2 hours ago, prime minister kishida held a press conference. >> first of all, in the morning, i received the news that the former prime minister, abe, was shot and is in critical condition. emergency operation is taking place to save his life. i pray he pulls through. >> you heard the current prime minister kishida is in critical condition. he called today's shooting unforgivable act. now, after the shooting, the former prime minister was bleeding from his chest and in cardiac arrest, he did not collapse after the first shot but did after the second shot after receiving cpr. the suspect, a man in his 40s, nhk is describing as a home made gun, the suspect did not attempt to run. he was arrested on the spot before being taken to a local police station fo

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: barely one day after striking a defiant tone, britain's prime minister boris johnson told his nation today that he would resign his post later in the summer. and stand down now as head of the conservative party. it marks the beginning of the end of a chaotic and eventful johnson premiership. reporter: amid a cresting wave of anger within britain, especially his own party, boris johnson admitted today what almost everyone already knew. it was time to go. >> it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister. reporter: this was a resignation from his party as leader, not the premiership yet. his three years in power marked by tumult and a people coming to a close after a mass exodus from his government crescendoed in recent days. >> as we have seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. reporter: two top cabinet secretaries left

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and from contributionsbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> a mass shooting at a fourth of july parade in a chicago suburb this morning last at least six people dead and two dozen more injured. five of the six adults died at the scene. one child was critically wounded. hundreds of people fled. the gunmen has not been captured. they are still hunting for a 22-year-old person of interest. it is the latest mass shooting at what most of been the most ordinary and eugene -- routine places in this country. a warning tonight about our coverage, it does include video and graphic accounts of the shooting. >> it was a parade to celebrate the fourth that turned into terror and anarchy. gunfire cut the celebration short. attendees fled, leaving a barren scene. the shooting happened in highland park, a wealthy suburb about 25 miles north of downtown chicago. the mayor said her entire community was really. -- reeling. >> our community was terrorized by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core. on a day

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: new data out today shows the u.s. economy shrank for the second straight order. at the same time, democrats are logging a senate deal announced late yesterday to affect inflation while reducing the deficit. the agreement is a stunning development after over a year of negotiations failing to win the support of joe manchin. stalling key parts of the president's agenda in the closely divided senate. president biden: the work of the government can be slow and frustrating, sometimes even infuriating. then the hard work of hours and days and months of people who refuse to give up pays off. history is made. lives are changed. with this legislation, we are facing up to some of our biggest problems and taking a giant step forward as a nation. judy: we will look at the economy in a moment but geoff bennett has more on the democratic deal. what it does and how it came to be. jeff: -- geoff: it took a compromise on what was the president build b

this program was made possible by the corporation or public broadcasting. by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. judy: a barrage of russian missiles pounded a quiet coastal town in southern ukraine today, killing at least 21 people, including two children. it happened in the early morning hours about 50 miles from odesa, far from any frontline. the shelling battered a nine story apartment building at a resort as residence slept. rescue workers scour the rubble for human remains with the help of locals. >> we heard the strikes. we live close by. together with emergency workers, we helped those who survived. and those who unfortunately died we helped to carry away. judy: the kremlin falsely denied that it targets civilian areas meanwhile in russia, the trial for u.s. women's basketball star brittney griner got underway in a moscow suburb 4.5 monthafter she was arrested for possessing cannabis oil. she has been charged with intentionally importing narcotics into russia. a u.s. diplomat spoke to reporters after attending the opening session. >> i di

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c demonstrators also demanded access to the nation's public broadcaster in colombo. after discussions with staff, protest leaders, we're allowed to make life statements. i'll be a lunch brisket off alberta that all their struggle historic moment for sri lanka and said state t, v should not allow itself to be manipulated by politicians. order was under. at least one person has died in clashes with security forces. protests against the economic crisis have simmered for months. sri lankan blame president, go to buy a raj, a pack shot, and his family for bankrupting the nation of 22000000. he's fled the country, but as yet to formerly stepped down, protest her say they won't stop until he does. let's get a quick look now at some of the other stories making news around the world to day. pipe. frances has appointed 3 women to the vatican department that chooses new bishops. the 2 nuns and the lay woman will become the 1st women to serve on the body. the mood comes as francis seeks to give women more influence within the catholic church. government. britons form a finance m

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: president biden has tested positive for covid for the first time. the white house announced it today. they say the symptoms are very mild. the president's physician says he has a runny nose and a cough. he says he is fine and keeping busy. >> i appreciate your concerns but i am doing well. judy: mr. biden is 79 and is fully vaccinated and boosted. he is taking the drug paxlovid to ward off severe symptoms. the covid response coordinator defended the white house pandemic protocols. >> will way said this was a possibility. i think i even said it from the stage that it was a possibility. and i think the protocols have kept him from getting infected, but we knew this was a possibility with this incredibly contagious variant. judy: the president will isolate until he tests negative. the january 6 committee and the u.s. congress holds the eighth and possibly final hearing tonight. testimony will focus on the three hours when then president

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believe there is real change. oliver, my eye is a south asia corresponding for the general public broadcaster id oliver. the prime minister is now also the interim president. what's next? it's difficult to predict really what people say is that there's gonna be an election them held by parliament next wednesday. and there will be a new president elect, some people think that the prime minister, former prime minister, i need to become is sing a was now the acting president will also run for president. and that's quite a tricky situation because the people were celebrating yesterday that the guitar by era to pack sales. finally design pro, i resigned from office, but they do not want any vicar missing as the next president of this country. so the next days are gonna be tricky, and if i'm going to become a singer really becomes the new president of this country, than the turmoil is going to continue against the lanka. uring, colombo, how are locals receiving this news? i mean, yesterday, as i already mentioned, they were really happy when the message got through that they're going to buy or roge

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programme in high definition on the bbc news channel via free view because of a reduction in 3—view public broadcastviewers that if they want to watch the news channel in h d, they have to do so on the iplayer. that doesn't satisfy paul hetherington. here is a video he recorded for us. i have recently started getting p°p�*up5 i have recently started getting pop—ups from the bbc on the news channel telling me that bbc news hd is soon being removed to be replaced by a standard definition, although i can watch it on the iplayer if i wish in high definition. this does seem a retrograde step to me. so to get my hd news, i will need to go into the apps, open bbc i, find the news channel, select live news, wait for a while for it to load up, assuming i have internet speed fast enough, and then get my news a couple of minutes after everybody else. imagine if this were a sports channel and the world cup winning goal had just been scored and you found out about two minutes after the rest of the world. by the way, i am filming this in hd on my phone, but of course if you are watching it on the bbc, you won't b

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions topbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: inflation has delivered its second shot in his many days, this time at a wholesale level. the u.s. laborepartment reports that prices in june were 11.3% higher than yesterday. the core rate, not including food and fuel, was still at more than 8%. retail inflation was also sharply higher than expected. separately, home mortgage rates shot back up this wk, averaging 5.5% on a 30 year loan. the inflation news and week bank earnings held wall street in check. the dow jones industrial average lost 146 points and the nasdaq rose three points, the s&p 500 fell 11. a federal grand jury today indicted the white suspect in the buffalo supermarket massacre. 10 black victims. he now faces hate crimes and other counts on top of state murder charges. the federal indictment came shortly before local and state leaders marked a two month anniversary of the shootings. >> this is the day where we declare that hate did not win. that hate was defeated. th

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: eastern kentucky is the epicenter tonight of the nation's extreme -- latest extreme weather disaster. at least 16 people have died in flooding that rewrote the record books and ravaged neighboring states as well. the town of garrett, kentucky, is hardly recognizable, inundated by torrents of rain water that flooded streets and wiped out homes and businesses. >> everything is gone. my whole life is gone. >> her mother also had to be rescued. >> we had to put her on a door to get her out of the trailer. she was flooded in and cannot get out. >> search-and-rescueeams backed by the national guard are still searching for missing people, but determining the exact number of missing has been a challenge as many people were stranded without cellular service, and many are in areas still inaccessible to the cruise. >> we got folks now we cannot get to. they got water in their home and they are trapped, and we cannot get to them because the water is