they initially avoided getting vaccinated, but after ending up in the hospital for days there is a couple, one couple in particular, who is urging everyone to get the shot. they will be with us live. and gold standard. cnn sitting down with olympic gold medal swimmer katie ledecky fresh off another big showing at this year s games. new day starts right now . buenos dias. good morning. sunday, august 1st. thank you for waking us with up. christi, great being with you. i got to say, august 1st, where has the time gone? we are barreling through the summer. but that s okay because i m about ready for fall right now. it is hot. i know. and listen, we want to begin with a new month and new numbers that we re seeing. numbers of covid cases we haven t seen in months. yeah, it s because of that contagious delta variant that is erasing some of the progress made earlier this year in the united states. look at the red on that map. the month of july ending with a daily rate
now on bbc news, as part of bbc sport s lgbt+ history month, clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport she ll see how women have adapted as they try to reclaim the word lesbian . hi there, my name is clare balding, a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it s really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. i will particularly focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century with the record goal scorer lily par to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and superstar megan rapinoe, women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view or deny who they are and who they love, there will be a stigma
now on bbc news: the sporting l word. in this programme, first shown in february as part of bbc sport s lgbt+ history month, clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hello. my name is clare balding and i am a broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it is really interesting looking at lgbt+ rights and attitudes towards lgbt+ people through the lens of sport, and i am particularly going to focus on women s sport because since the earliest 20th century with a record goal scorer and iconic footballer to the 21st century boxer or soccer player, women s sport has been a place where it is important to be able to be yourself. billiejean king has been a vocal advocate for equal rights and for the lgbt+ community to be respected and valued and visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view or deny who they are and who they love, then there will be a stigma of shame, and that shame passes on fr
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come into us from the turkish ministry of agriculture, taken from one of their planes which is helping to fight the blazes. well, many people spent the night in temporary accommodation like this after being evacuated from hotels. others have been forced to gather in public buildings like halls and schools. these pictures are from journalist katy dartford, who is in corfu. i spoke with her a short time ago. katy, thank you so much for being with us. now, i did see a photo that you did actually post on twitter, close to where you are, the wildfire on the horizon. i mean, it must ve been quite terrifying. what is the situation where you are currently? well, i am in corfu town, which i would say is maybe ten to 15 kilometres away from where the wildfire is actually happening, but i can see it directly from my window it s going on right behind me now at the moment, but it s a bit too dark to see. i would say i first started seeing little glimmers in the background about nine o c