to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win ireland make history with their first ever series win in new zealand. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. temperatures are soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugal. strong winds and tinder dry conditions are fuelling the flames. more than 300 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. more than 12,000 people have been evacuated so far in france s gironde region as fires continue to burn out of control. in southern spain, near the costa del sol, about 2,300 people had to flee a wildfire spreading in the mijas hills. and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time , as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it s still sweltering in south western europe where wildfires have come
reporter: but the president is laughing off questions about what exactly he gains by being so cozy. coming under a lot of fire for your fist bump with the crown prince. [laughter] are i want to give you a chance to respond to that, but also how can you be sure another murder or like that won t happen again in. ■ç god love you, what a silly question. i just made it clear if anything like that occurs again, he ll get that response and much more. reporter: president biden said the big takeaway from his meeting with the crown prince and others here in jeddah was a commitment between the u.s. and saudi arabia to clean energy in the future. he did also say that the saudis agreed to increase oil production here, but the prices back here at home might not go down for several weeks. back to you. will: hey, peter, i d love to ask you■ç this, it was clearly coordinated. that had to have been something that was discussed ahead of time to see that entire reception line. d
official told the panel that they raised text messages from the day of the capitol attack and the day before. we have new reaction from a congressman this morning. the odds of these texts being deleted that they are not the same odds that someone was audited by the irs randomly. the committee is gearing up for the final hearing on thursday. we have more on that in just a moment. also new today, growing frustration among democrats after senator joe manchin once again pulled up log on a climate, energy, and tax package. that is the latest here for the party. a tried for months to pass a slimmed down reconciliation bill that would require support from all 60 senate democrats. we now head overseas. joe biden this is his first trip to the middle east as commander-in-chief. they met with leaders in the region. they met with the saudi crowned prince, mohammed bin salman al saud. the president soul shared vail veiled criticism of the saudi ruler. you always protect the rights
capable militaries. where citizens can question and criticise their leaders without fear of reprisal. i have plenty of criticism over the years. it is not fun, but the ability to speak openly and exchange ideas freely is what unlocks innovation. accountable institutions that are free from corruption and act transparently, respect the way they are are the best way to deliver growth and respond to people s needs and i believe servejustice. no country gets it right all the time, even most of the time, including the united states. but our people are our strength. countries with the confidence to learn from their mistakes grow stronger. so let me conclude by summing all of this up in one sentence. the united states is invested in building a positive future in the region, a partnership of all of you and the united states
veiled criticism of the saudi ruler. you always protect the rights and values and shine in the un charter. these are foundational to who we are as americans. it is in our dna. citizens can question and criticize leaders without fear of reprisal. i ve gotten plenty of criticism over the years. it is not fun. the ability to speak openly and exchange ideas freely is what unlocks innovation. joining us now is nbc s carol lee. she is in jeddah, saudi arabia. julie adjusters joining us from the capitol. we are going to start with you, what are we hearing from the president today about his controversial meetings from the saudi crown prince? alex, those meetings began with this fist pump that has drawn a lot of criticism on what was already a highly criticized trip to saudi arabia. the president is coming under fire from a number of democrats