Funding uncertainty means some some Vital Services for the elderly and disabled are at risk. In a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 6 50 well be talking to our Legal Correspondent about the legal moves under way to challenge the suspension of parliament. In response to a massive increase in the number of fires in the amazon rainforest, brazil has banned setting fires to clear land for 60 days. Well hear from our correspondent in sao paolo. And later this evening at 10 40 and 11 30 ill be having a first look at tomorrows front pages with Ayesha Hazarika from the Evening Standard and Christopher Hope from the telegraph. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im sarah mulkerrins. Afamiliar a familiarfoe a familiar foe for liverpool. Well have the details of the draw for the Champions League group stages. Hes impressed for aston villa and now tyrone ming
Meanwhile at headingley, jofra archer dazzles for england, taking six australian wickets to give his side the edge, heading into day two of the third ashes test. After of the third ashes test. A mixed august, sunshine with after a mixed august, sunshine along with the heat going up. Join me with the full weekend forecast. Its friday 23rd august. Our top story Global Leaders have expressed alarm at the Record Number of wildfires in brazils amazon rainforest. French president Emmanuel Macron tweeted our house is burning and described the situation as an International Crisis that will be discussed at the g7 summit. The brazilian president , Jair Bolsonaro, says he is investigating the fires, but claims he does not have the resources to fight them. Ramzan kamarli has more. The fires in brazils rainforest rage on. This year there have been a Record Number. Satellites have identified over 75,000, most of them located in the amazon basin. The situation has become increasingly worse over the p
Im in San Francisco where gearing has been taped off for hours. It was a nice start to the weekend. But High Pressure is building off our coast line, and we are tracking a warmer afternoon for your sunday. Well have the details coming up with the forecast. Im in santa rosa where there is a new program in place designed to help neighbors after the devastating wildfires. Abc7 news starts right now. Now news to build a better bay area from abc7. Tonight were learning new details about a collision that blocked geary boulevard for hours in San Francisco. According to police an Unmarked Police car hit an officer and a burglary suspect. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im deanne limb. That happened at the intersection of geary boulevard and webster streak. Luz pena was there. Reporter thats right. We are still learning more details. According to San Francisco police, all started around 5 20 p. M. When one suspect was arrested and another fled the area. Plain closes off
In saying that the move is a constitutional outrage. Suspending parliament is not acceptable. Its not on. What the Prime Ministers doing is a sort of smash and grab on our democracy in order to force through a no deal exit from the European Union. Whats he so afraid of . Shock in westminster and beyond the government says it will suspend parliament for more than four weeks in september as the brexit deadline looms. Critics say its a constitutional outrage, a dark day for democracy, its 5pm, and today, in a dramatic move, the government but the Prime Minister insists its has asked the queen to suspend about getting on with the countrys future. Parliament just days after mps return to work next month we need new legislation, and only weeks before weve got to be bringing forward the brexit deadline. New and important bills and thats why were going to have a queens speech and were the government says its going to do it on october the 14th. To allow a queens speech, laying out its legislati