the celebrations erupt in the streets of lucerne after switzerland the world champions france in a penalty shootout in the euros. that s a roar of shock and dismay for french fans as the tournament favourites, make an early exit. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and indeed around the globe. they have never known a summer heatwave quite like this across a vast swathe of north america and canada temperatures are breaking all records. to give you one measure, among many i should say, in british columbia soared to 47.5 c, say, in british columbia soared to 117.5 c, 117 say, in british columbia soared to 47.5 c, 117 fahrenheit, breaking and 84 year old
generally across the country. glad sitting through eastern scotland, north east england, widespread showers in central and southern england as well, odd rumble of thunder but with some sunshine we could see temperatures sitting at 21 celsius, 17 fahrenheit, a little bit cooler further north and that cooler air is set to descend steadily south behind this cold front. that s going to continue to enhance and share was the sunday four southern parts of england in particular. some of those showers, as the ice about open up and the wins for lighter could be heavy and slow moving still with the odd rumble of thunder so that s going to be an issue across central and southern england. behind it sunny spells, fewer showers, but not as warm as it has been of late. top temperatures 12 to 21 degrees. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode,
showers arnold the chicago area. some will be severe weather, maybe a tornado or two. out across the west, warm temperatures temps in the triple digits. 117 across parts of the colorado river valley. 117. fahrenheit? certainly not celsius. impressive. thank you. you bet. 13 minutes after the hour. brian williams demoted to msnbc after lying on air. so is this a desperate attempt for ratings or are they trying to push him out the door? our next guest has been covering the scandal and has the scoop on what s happening inside the network. then you think you ve had bad breakups? this guy puts it in perspective. he cuts everything he owns in half. this is his car. this is his half. we ll bring you the rest of the story coming up.
measure among many, in british columbia, soared to 47.5 c, 117 fahrenheit, and that breaks an 84 year old record. what makes it all the more remarkable is that it it all the more remarkable is thatitis it all the more remarkable is that it is still early summer, and it is the result of what is called a heat dome, a huge amount of high pressure which has settled across the region. canadians escaping the heat wherever they can. temperatures firing up toaround 20 degrees hotter than normal. this is unseasonably warm, but we will take it. sometimes we get snow injune, so we ll take the sun as we can get it. cooling down has almost become an act of survival. there is extra drinking water for schoolchildren. british columbia s power providers report a surge in demand for electricity to keep air conditioners running. we do have air conditioning in our house and our car, and if we have to buy