Plans to have 48 teams at the tournament in 2026. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A breezy day ahead of us. For some of us, starting on a bright note with sunshine. It is cold. Thicker cloud in the west will introduce rain going from east to west during the day. Later the wind will strengthen. And ill have more details on the weather for you in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. Another strike is affecting services on Southern Rail. Drivers belonging to the aslef union will stop work for three days this week. The dispute about the role of the guard on trains has been going on for nearly ten months. 0ur South Of England correspondent, Duncan Kennedy, is at horsham Train Station. Duncan, what is the mood like among passengers there . It has been crippling train lines for ten months. Commuters are out there. You have to get up early. It ta kes there. You have to get up early. It takes longer. I am abandoning going out to town tomorrow. We will see how
it won t be that on the thermometer. in the shade your thermometer will be less than 100, at least very close. if you are in the sun, it will feel warmer than that. back out to the west, sacramento, well over 100. death valley, vegas, phoenix, all the hottest air we ve seen so far this year. many people not accustomed to or climatized to where we are this time of year because it hasn t been that hot in most areas. here s the lightning around thunder. it depends where you are if you will receive this or not. there may even be some severe weather, hail, wind, maybe a tornado or two, but that s going to be up to you to keep your radio on, phone on, make sure your alerts are on especially if you re outside. there will be rain. we ll take the rain. hopefully not on your parade. the farmers in the midwest will take this because they need it. the drought continues there.
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