canada and all around the world. i m kim bruun hoover. we begin with breaking news with what some call a once in a half century extreme weather happening right now in florida as we speak up to 20 inches of rain has fallen in parts of south florida in the past few hours with more in the forecast. well, that led to a flash flood emergency, the highest possible level of flood warning. so what you see here is the ford lauderdale hollywood international airport, which is partly underwater and closed until at least noon on thursday , the city of fort lauderdale has activated its emergency operations center and plans to issue a local state of emergency. officials also say airboats and high water vehicles will join rescue operations in the coming hours. for the latest, we go to meteorologist separately, ritz here in atlanta, who s keeping an eye on all of this? obviously relief folks in florida used to storms , but you know what we re seeing now so unusual. take us through what they
as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. and, all eyes on the wimbledon women s singles final as ons jabeur and elena rybakina each prepare to make history when they meet later on centre court. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party is gathering pace, with four mps launching their campaigns to become the next prime minister. they include former chancellor, rishi sunak, whose resignation earlier this week helped trigger the mass walkout of ministers that forced mr johnson to stand down. this weekend, more candidates are expected to announce their intention to stand, as our political correspondent, ione wells, reports. will you be standing for the leadership? who is in the running to be the next tory party leader? are you going to be the next prime minister? some, like former chanc
of a 44 billion dollar deal to buy twitter. as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. ina in a normal year, even in high summer, i could not do what i m doing right now, which is a walk across this stretch of river po without even getting my feet wet. this riverbed has become a sandbank. and.go for it all naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on global fashion. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. our top story in sri lanka protesters have stormed the president s official residence in colombo as the country s economic crisis deepens. the whereabouts of the president are unknown. we can bring you some new pictures which have just come in showing the potesters inside the residence. police fired tear gas in an effort to disperse huge crowds gathered to demand the resig
trophy for the women at wimbledon. but yesterday cameron norrie s wimbledon final dream ended with a semifinal defeat to reigning champion novak djokovic. and supermodel naomi campbell on modelling, mortarboards and motherhood. good morning. the temperatures will be the talking point of the weather forecast this weekend, things really warming up again, especially by sunday. lots of strong sunshine and things remaining mostly drive. dry. it s saturday, the ninth ofjuly. our top story: the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party is gathering pace this morning, with four conservative mps now in the running to become the next prime minister. the candidates so far include former chancellor, rishi sunak, whose resignation earlier this week helped trigger the mass walkout of ministers that forced mrjohnson to stand down. more candidates are expecting to enter the contest over the weekend, as our political correspondent, ione wells, reports. will you be st
which erupted today, with people venting their fury on the streets. extraordinary scenes as people take over the pool at the president s residence, and march on official buildings, forcing their way in. there are reports that the house of the prime minister has been set on fire. we ll bring you all the latest. also on the programme. here, the defence secretary ben wallace rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest as two other cabinet ministers rule themselves in. the body of japan s assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. and moscow born elena rybakina, representing kazakhstan, wins the women s final at wimbledon. good evening. the ongoing economic crisis in sri lanka has erupted today with thousands of people storming the residence of the president in the capital colombo and setting fire to the home of the prime minister. after months of protests, huge crowds enraged by the authorities handling of sri