I knew heatwave is scorching the Pacific northwest of the United
States tonight as the East Coast finally gets relief forecast calls
for highs of 110 degrees in eastern Washington state and Oregon today,
and Oregon's governor declared an emergency along the coast. Portland's
faced readings of 100
And Seattle headed into the nineties. Meanwhile, rising humidity
again slowed the spread of the oak fire burning near Yosemite National
Park. It is now only 26% contained the heaviest rainfall and more
than a century, meantime, flooded the Saint Louis area today, Some
sections got more than 11 inches in a matter of hours.
The resulting flash floods submerged roads and threatened homes and
one person was killed. The deluge followed a period of extended drought.
The U. S. Senate is set to pass a bipartisan bill worth $280 Billion
to boost the semiconductor industry. Senators agreed today to limit
debate and take a final vote later this week. At the same time, General
Motors blamed shortages of computer chips and parts for a 40% plunge
in profits since a year ago.
Russia says that it will officially withdraw from the International
space Station. The country's space chief says that instead, Moscow
will focus on building its own orbiting outpost. Today's announcement
had been expected, with tensions running high over the war in Ukraine.
He was an actor store. Uh, you know, we are working within the framework
of international cooperation on the international space station.
Of course, we will fulfill all our obligations to our partner. But
the decision to leave after 2024 has been taken. Take a closer look
at the implications of all this later in the program the European
Union agreed today to ration natural gas this winter. It came a day
after Russian energy giant Gazprom cut the gas flow through the Nord
Stream.
Um one pipeline to 20% capacity.
Germany's economic minister said the EU block will not bow to pressure
We have now seen it very clearly that the strategy is to keep the
price high in Europe and to let the political price get higher and
higher and thus to divide Europe and to split off solidarity with
Ukraine. This council today has sent a strong, decisive signal. Europe
will not be divided. The draft EU legislation calls for voluntary
reductions of 15% from August through March.
Pope Francis held a huge outdoor mass in Canada today, one day after
apologizing for the mistreatment of generations of indigenous schoolchildren.
An estimated 50,000 people turned out in Edmonton, Alberta, Pope
praised the indigenous tradition of showing respect for elders, but
he made no further mention of his apology.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones went on trial in Texas today for lying
about the sandy Hook school massacre in 2012. The attack left 20
Children and six adults dead. But Jones claimed that it was a hoax
to increase gun control. The trial will decide how much he pays in
damages to one of the families.
The school was in Connecticut. Jones and his Info Wars program are
based in Texas.
President Biden physician now says that his covid symptoms are almost
resolved, and the president himself said today he's feeling great.
There's also new research that concludes that the pandemic likely
began at a live animal market in Wuhan, China, and not at a government
lab in the same city. The findings appear in the journal Science.
In economic news. Consumer confidence in July was the lowest in a
year and a half amid worries about inflation and new home sales in
June hit their lowest in more than two years, driven by rising mortgage
rights on Wall Street. Stocks fell after WalMart warned that high
prices have forced shoppers to cut back.
That Al Jones industrial average lost 228 points to close at
7 31,061. The NASDAQ fell 220 points. That's nearly 2%, the S and
P 500 was down 1%.
Joel to come on the news hour. The Republican divide widens as Donald
Trump and Mike Pence continue separate appeals to supporters.
A planned visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises questions
in the US and China.
The future of the international space station is in doubt after Russia
announces it will withdraw plus much more.
This is the PBS news hour from W. E to studios in Washington and
in the West from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona