And 7 00 a. M. On thursday. More heavy rain is on the way as unstable atmospheric conditions are expected to continue through early friday. And for the next 24 hours, up to 300 millimeters is expected to drench the kansai region, 250 millimeters for northern kyushu. Residents elsewhere in japan can expect up to 115 millimeters. Officials are urging people to be on the alert and think about evacuation routes. For more details on the heavy rain, lets bring in our meteorologist tsietsi monare. Tsietsi, we know some parts of japan have already entered its rainy season, but even so the conditions look very unstable. Tell us what people need to watch out for. Yes, that is exactly what is happening. Ththe rainy seasoson has started now frontal system that is quiue stagnant, not going anywhere, its bringing more outer rain bands toward southern parts of japan including central jajapan. You cann see o over the last coe of hours we saw torrential rainfall in large numbers, about 167 millimeters
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But well start to see more clouds moving in as a new storm system approaches. Temperatures in the low 50s and well see it only reach into the upper 60s today and looking at where that rain is now still to our north but moving in later today. The forecast is coming up in a few minute. Laura . All right, thank you very much. Going to take you to washington because on capitol hill a dire warning on states just opening up too soon. A top expert with president Trumps Coronavirus Task force tells congress the disease is certainly not under control and it could affect students going back to school in the fall. Tracie potts is live in washington this morning with more steps on that and all the steps that are even being taken in our state of california. Good morning, tracie. Reporter good morning. California making National News because of the states schools deciding not to reopen in the fall and part of what we heard from the top Infectious Disease experts speaking to congress, dr. Anthony fau
Liverpool move to plug a hole in their defence. The premier League Champions bring in ben davies from preston, as well as a loan signing on a quiet transfer deadline day. Its not quite with the weather today, and Weather Warning for heavy snow across parts of Northern England. Valid until lunchtime. Widely three to eight centimetres above 200 metres we can easily see 15 centimetres to Sow Destruction is likely. All the details later in the programme. Its tuesday the 2nd of february. Our top story. Urgent tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African coronavirus variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 p
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