laura bicker in seoul. a hearing is taking place in washington, dc that could have massive consequences for the global car industry. do cars, trucks and parts shipped into america pose a threat to its national security? that's what the commerce department will be determining after it weighs all the evidence. their answer was yes when it came to steel and aluminium imports and led to tariffs being imposed earlier this year. linda dempsey is vice president of international economic affairs policy at the national association of manufacturers. she has been giving evidence at the hearings today and joins me now from washington. a very warm welcome to you. what was the atmosphere like in these hearings? it was a really unique opportunity. there was widespread agreement across most of the witnesses today. unanimity from the business and manufacturing sector that we are seeing a lot of strength in manufacturing and automotive manufacturing in general and his friend washington disease at unanimity —— to see such

here‘s laura bicker. the temperature has hovered around 37 celsius for several days, and it‘s notjust the top temperature that‘s a problem. it‘s the lowest temperature. they‘ve had the hottest night here in seoulfor 111 years, since records began. and on that night the temperature didn‘t get much below 30 celsius. over 1,000 people have been taken to hospital with heat related problems, and it‘s thought at least ten people have died in this global heatwave on the korean peninsula. next, sweden, with maddy savage. stockholm‘s usually one of the most visibly green cities in europe. about 40% of it is made up of parks. but a lot of it is now yellow and crispy after the hottestjuly since records began. sweden simply isn‘t set up for high temperatures. the buildings are designed to insulate, to keep people warm in snowy winters, and very few offices have air conditioning. but it‘s the countryside that‘s been worst affected. the worst wildfires for decades are still being tackled by firefigh