from five different continents through the magic of our video link, as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service, on radio and television. the climate catastrophe and the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific rate of accidents that they cause has forced a revolution in the way we think about cars. with me today are three engineers who are at the forefront of that revolution. we have arjo van der ham from the netherlands who is the chief technical officer at a company called lightyear. he has developed the world s first family sized solar powered car. jamie shotton, an expert in al and in autonomous vehicles. he is the chief scientist at a company called wayve and he is here to tell us about autonomous driving vehicles and, last but not least we have linda zhang from the united states. she is the chief engineer for the f150 lightning and has managed somehow to electrify one of america s most iconic
these are live pictures from atlanta s jackson airport where you can see long security lines already forming this morning. we re tracking hundreds of delays and cancellations at airports across the country. where we re seeing those slowdowns and where the weather could impact your travel plans right now on new day. we re so grateful that you re starting your holiday weekend with us. it is saturday, july 2nd, just two sleeps away from fireworks and hot dogs and all the good stuff. thanks so much for waking up with us. good morning, kristen. good morning, boris. yeah, just two days away if you can get there as you look at all of these major travel disruptions that we re seeing this morning at airports across the united states. they re threatening to spoil the holiday for millions of americans. airports being put to the test as the number of people traveling by plane this fourth of july weekend climbs to near pre-pandemic levels. but staffing issues, cancellations and su
good morning. it s saturday, july 2nd. i m boris sanchez. right now hundreds of flight vs been cancelled or delayed across the u.s. threatening to spoil the july 4th holiday for many people. arms are being put to the test and pushed to the brink as the number of people traveling by plane climbs to near pre-pandemic levels. staffing issue, cancellations and summer storms have caused headaches for airlines and travelers. we got to get home. we got a flight. it is going to be cancelled, they need to let us know now. it s saying my flight was last seen near new york. it s not really saying. it s not really telling me what s going on. nearly 1500 flights in the united states have been delayed so far. cancellations, as you can see, over 450. aaa is predicting that 3.5 million people will fly this weekend. an additional 42 million are expected to hit the road and drive to their holiday destination. the silver lining for those drivers and this is the absolute thinnest a silve
in nearly 50 years, it would take weeks worth of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news: three engineers at the forefront of reimagining the carjoin kevin fong at the science museum in london. applause hello and welcome to the science museum. i am kevin fong and this is the engineers, the future of cars. i am in the information age gallery set in front of an object called the rugby tuning coil and 100 years ago this big wheel of copper wrap in wood was the most powerful transmitter in the world. so it is an appropriate place for us to have this broadcast which brings in an audience from five different continents through the magic of our video link as well as a large audience here in the gallery for a programme that will be broadcast on bbc world service, on radio and television. the climate catastrophe and the sheer weight of traffic on our roads and the horrific rate of accidents that they cause
that is double the number before the pandemic. so this is a mock up restaurant. you won t find a customer in here. the boss of this suffolk hotel chain shows me the training centre he started in march to help recruit and retain staff. you have to do something about it yourself because no one is going to give you these people, and if you want them to stay, you have got to give them the skills and the confidence to be with you. labour shortages now, but could that tide be about to turn? at the alex cafe, they are open all week three days only, though, upstairs. but the owner is in no rush, with rising energy costs for him and his customers. i ve done the job for over a0 years and it has never been like this. you know, you have always been able to see a path, however steep that path is, or how difficult. at the moment, it is almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 per year extra extra on energy. you know, that s £2,000 per week. he is trying to keep it simp