Convention. And ukraine presses further inside russia. First, damaging winds and flash flooding target the midatlantic. Millions under threat from georgia to new york. A bounce house sent flying in alabama as bermuda cleans up from ernesto after the hurricane slammed into the island, the impact still felt on the eastern seaboard. High waves and dangerous rip currents. While a new heat dome grips the middle of the country. Dozens sicked by heat at a colorado air show. Meteorologist somara theodore standing by. The race for the white house. Vice president harris and governor walz appeal for votes in mustwin pennsylvania. Our new poll, what it shows about the dramatic shifts in this race, as tens of thousands of protesters get ready to descend on chicago and the democratic national convention. Overseas, secretary of state blinken arrives in israel. Hoping to push that ceasefire deal over the finish line. Tonight, we hear from the family of one of the hostages as they mark her birthday. To
of the sea will be a focus of the ceremony. many aspects of today s ceremony were planned by the duke himself. his many medals and decorations have been placed in the chapel, and more than 730 members of the armed forces will take part in a procession. the selection of which units, which bands, which music, which medals will be there. so it is very much his funeral, designed by him. there is a limit of 30 mourners in st george s chapel, because of covid rules. the queen and the duke s four children and their eight grandchildren will be present. and before the funeral, the queen has shared one of her favourite photos of her and her husband, relaxing in the scottish highlands. the service itself will begin after a national minute s silence at three o clock this afternoon. buckingham palace has urged the public not to travel to windsor and asks people to follow the service on radio and television instead. good morning from windsor castle, where the funeral of the duke of edinbur
the tech giants in the us are dominating the business agenda today. jeff bezos is stepping down as amazon s chief executive. the online retail giant s founder will move to become the compa ny s executive chairman. he will be replaced as ceo by andy jassy, the current boss of amazon s cloud computing business. and this comes as the firm reported $386 billion in sales in 2020, that s up 38% on the year before. their profits almost doubled, rising to $21.3 billion. so what s been the reaction to the news bezos is stepping to the side, and what do we know about the new boss? duncan howe is e commerce strategist at cheil uk, which is a digital marketing and advertising agency. duncan, welcome to the programme. executive chair man still means he will have a lot of control and very much involved in and is on, but it is the day to day responsibility. what do you think about this move? i responsibility. what do you think about this move? i think it is a bit of think about this move?