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in the uk and around the world. i'm tadhg enright. we start here in the uk where a summer of strikes could get even worse in the winter as two of britain's largest trade unions have put forward motions to co—ordinate future walkouts in an effort to cause maximum impact. this the latest move to build pressure on the government and companies as workers demand higher wages in the face of soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis. the summer has seen industrial action from railway workers, to dock workers through to criminal barristers. and there could be more to come as nurses a...

wants a long sentence for his son. he claims he did not see a lot of signs of his son's troubles, but police reports prove otherwise. but first, moments from now, president biden will present the medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor, to 17 recipients. the prestigious list includes olympians, actors, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, and the first american to receive the covid vaccine. cnn's phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. what do we expect from today's ceremony? >> reporter: it's a buoyant moment to some degree. this is a particularly difficult momen...

smaller than our federal workforce. entire countries. in other words, the u.s. government is astoundingly large, truly gargantuan. what do all those people that work there every day do? many aren't sure, including employees themselves. fundamentally, the federal government is a mystery, and like the universe, it goes on forever. the good news is every once in a while, our government does something we can understand. that happened recently when joe biden -- $750 billion piece of legislation, the inflation reduction act. what does it do? are you slow? the answer is in the name. the inf...

steve giffords. but first u.k. prime minister boris johnson is out or at least he's about to be. the scandal-plagued leader says his party doesn't believe in him anymore. "themes the breaks," he said in front of 10 downing this morning. >> i tried to persuade my colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we're delivering so much and have such a vast mandate. but as we've seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd moves, it moves. my friends in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. >> johnson was touting his successes on brexit, the pandem...

>> accepting on behalf of steve jobs. >> [applause] >> few people in history embody the american spirit of innovation like steve jobs. the adopted son of high school educated parents, he redeemed soda bottles to pay for his meals after dropping out of college. at every turn of life he dared to think different. is the cofounder of apple he created one of the most important companies in history. bringing computing in the home and phones and revolutionizing our way of life. a true visionary, a beloved husband and father, steve jobs embodied that most american question, what is next? >> ...