positive for covid again. what we know about his symptoms and we re going to talk to an expert about how rebound cases work. plus, anger, outrage, and sheer frustration after senate republicans block a bill to help veterans impacted by burn pits. we ll talk to a woman who lost her husband to a burn pit exposure. you ll hear her message to lawmakers. and explosions rocked southern ukraine. some calling it the strongest shelling since the start of the war. our cnn team is live in kyiv with the very latest. we ll take you to ukraine. it is sunday, july 31st, thank you so much for waking up with us. good morning, sara. grateful you re starting your week with new day. we begin this morning with an update to the ongoing weather emergency in kentucky. the death toll there continues to rise as search and rescue crews are making their way through flooded areas and as we re expecting yet another round of heavy rain and flooding today. and the death toll rose from yesterday
champion, as the activist and paved the way for every black player who came into the league after him, and including me. the world has lost a legend and my condolences to the family and may he rest in peace. this is from the boston celtics organization, bill is a champion unlike any other, and bill s dna is woven throughout the celtics organization with relentless pursuit, and from the individual glory to the commitment of social justice and civil rights on and off of the court. andy shoals is taking a look at bill russell s life and career. i took basic skills and egotistically speaking, i think they had the best command of all of the skills in basketball as a package of anyone who has ever played. reporter: the champion of champions, bill russell played the best of anybody in nba history, and he had one thing on his mind winning. one thing i loved to do was to be back on defense by myself and have a three-on-one coming to me, and i loved that. because over half of t
at these latitudes, the sea can be terrifying. they say below 40 degrees south, there is no law. but below 50, there is no god. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes, home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries, people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together, they face new challenges. in our rapidly changing world. you are at the mercy of the elements. this is a story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world . patagonia s far south is dominated by the wind. and the cold. extending below the 50th parallel, no other land mass lies so close to antarctica. to survive here takes resilience, determination, and sometimes sheer size. much of the land is just empty, wind-blasted tundra. but the sea is teeming with life. a humpback whale. this 30-ton giant has traveled all the way from its winter breeding grounds in the tropical pacific, a journey of more than 4,000 miles. on its tail is wildlife veteran fredrik
And coming up on bbc news arsenal drop points in the race for the Premier League title after losing to aston villa. They are now two points behind manchester city. Good afternoon. Israels war cabinet is meeting now to discuss options for retaliation against iran after its drone and Missile Attacks on saturday night. Israel says 99 of the iranian weapons were safely intercepted. One senior israeli minister says his country will exact a price on iran for the attack when the timing is right. But World Leaders are urging israel to show restraint. From jerusalem, heres Yolande Knell. Israels air defences called to action. In the early hours on sunday, fighterjets battled waves of iranian drones and missiles, fired at israeli targets. It marked the first time iran has attacked israel directly from its own soil. Explosions could be heard widely, Including Injerusalem and tel aviv. Israel says that 99 of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran were intercepted. Some of those that go
Of its choosing. Oil prices are particularly volatile, given the regions role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the Global Economy. Well, oil prices have actually been falling and thats because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. The American Bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above 100 a barrel. And its likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and Finance Ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual International Montary fund and world bank meetings. Ahead of that, the head of the imf Kristalina Georgieva has been warning the Global Economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. Any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. And inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil prices go up, inflation goes