catastrophic consequences, perhaps even trigger a recession. just when they thought it couldn t get any worse, this hotel is still recovering from covid shutdowns. now its energy bills are soaring and if gas supplies aren t secured, germany could how face rationing. translation: if we don t get gas any more, we can t cook. the kitchen closes. we won t be able to heat, either. i don t believe it will come to that but we have to act now. it would be the death of hospitality. germany s hoping to import liquefied natural gas to boost reserves. it doesn t have enough to get through the cold months. it could be bad, there could be - shortages if we don t prepare enough and that said we have to import gas from other sources as well, - we have to diversify - the import even further. we have to fill the storages as high as possible, - we need to get the gas demand down and also to increase renewables more. vladimir putin has forced germany s climate conscious government back to co
life from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning here in singapore and 6pm in washington, where president biden is in isolation after testing positive for covid. the confirmation came hours ago first in a statement from the white house, then in a tweet by by the president then in a tweet by the president and finally in this video message, released on social media. so, that s president biden suffering from covid, and these are the last moving pictures of him before he tested positive. they were filmed as he flew back to the white house on wednesday evening, by way of comparison to how he looked a few hours ago. dr ashistha is the white house covid 19 response coordinator. he says the president is only experiencing mild symptoms, and he s started a course of pfizer s antiviral pill called paxlovid which reduces the severity of covid 19. because the pres
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington in the united states where it s a crucial night for the committee investigating the january sixth capitol riot, when supporters of former president donald trump stormed congress, while lawmakers met to certinyoe biden s election victory last year. this will be the committee s eighth hearing, and maybe the final televised hearing before the report is published in the autumn. let s hearfrom two insiders who were in the trump white house onjanuary 6th. matthew pottinger, the deputy national security adviser. he s one of the few senior officials to have been there, throughout the trump administration. as countless others left, he stayed. until the afternoon of jan 6. at 2:24, the president sent this tweet attacking mike pence at the very moment his supporters were in the capitol search for the vice president. at tha
to the american people. inflation, crime, border security. all fitting into these four categories. an economy that a strong, a nation that is safe, a future that is filled with freedom and a government that that is accountable. here s republican leadership today. they control the house, the senate, the white house, they control the committees, agencies, it is their plan. they have no plan to fix all of the problems they create. there can be hope, opportunity so that when you wake up is not just going to work for yourself is to go to work to make sure that your kids can have a better future. there s nowhere else in the world with that opportunity exists. moms and dads across this country they know that parents are the primary stakeholders and their kids education which is why we will pass a parent s bill of rights. speed to compare with president joe biden. with the biggest teachers union in the country. yep who push school shutdowns and masks for your kids addressing th
is taking aim at more than scotland s historic st andrew s course. it may look more like an oil rig and an oil painting but this former north sea platform standing more than 100 feet high is being brought into weston super mare to become a major art installation. fix, into weston-super-mare to become a major art installation. major art installation. a pleasantly warm day for major art installation. a pleasantly warm day for many, major art installation. a pleasantly warm day for many, feeling - major art installation. a pleasantly warm day for many, feeling a - major art installation. a pleasantlyj warm day for many, feeling a good deal more comfortable than of late. it continues in the south east of england. the full forecast coming up here on breakfast. it s wednesday, the 13th ofjuly. our main story. conservative mps will cast their first vote today for who they want to replace borisjohnson as party leader. eight candidates are left in the race to become the next prim