90, his festival voice on. just before i go, are you going to see paul mccartney tonight? yes! those of the people that count, colin. thank you very much indeed. enjoy your day at glastonbury. that s quite a good to get, isn t it? lucky him. you have been watching bbc news. plenty more coming up right here. don t go away. it will remain dry and sunny the saturday. was seasoned passing showers like here in penzance earlier in the day. more to come in the west because you are closer to an area of low pressure which is
festival. this morning i saw a documentary shot in a rather tragic way by a lithuanian film maker who was killed, allegedly by russian forces, in april. his fiancee smuggled out the footage and they assembled the footage and they assembled the film. it is the grim portrait of a community living amid devastation. you come to cannes, you watch a film like that, beautiful mediterranean sunshine, cappuccinos, baguettes, and you are in a different world. different world. it is certainly different world. it is certainly a - different world. it is certainly a lively, i certainly a lively, inspirational atmosphere. and i have to say, as an assignment as a journalist, i treasure coming here. iam as a journalist, i treasure coming here. i am sure you do, tom! lucky him, on the french riviera. that is it for the
chris fox quite literally having the time of his life at ces in las vegas, lucky him. after multiple postponements, the africa cup of nations finally kicked off in cameroon on sunday for a month long football bonanza. the event couldn t come at a better time for the financially challenged tournament organisers, the confederation of african football, who are projecting a loss of $13 million for the 2020 21 season. the hosts faced burkina faso in the opening game and won it 2-1. the pandemic has obviously had an impact on the tournament, with caf capping attendances at 60% of capacity for most matches and only those who have been double vaccinated and have a negative covid test can attend. we have a guest here. are you joining us. tell us about the postponement. $5 joining us. tell us about the postponement. joining us. tell us about the ostonement. ~ , ., postponement. as you mentioned, it is a huge
and good luck with the rest of the recovery operation. recovery operation. thank you, stace . stay safe. to scotland now, where, as in the rest of the uk, department stores are closing by the dozen, as shopping habits change. so what to do with these often iconic city centre buildings? drinks giant diageo has given a new lease of life to one store in edinburgh, as a centre for whisky tourism. douglas fraser, lucky him, went to find out more. a new perspective on the capital and on scotch whisky. the makers ofjohnnie walker have invested £185 million to convert the former frasers department store in princes street. that s alsog to up rate visitor centres at four distilleries around the country that provides spirit for this blend. the most valuable commercial brand to come out of scotland. in this immersive experience, it s not enough to sell a product, this is about smelling,
found an exit route for us. but it was a very dangerous situation, inspired of course by the former twice impeached corrupt president of the united states of america, we can never allow something like that again to happen. congressman hakeem jeffries, thank you for your time, i appreciate it. thank you. in texas, the governor who has banned mask mandates has himself tested positive for covid. according to a statement from his office, greg abbott is fully vaccinated and isn t experiencing any symptoms and will self isolate. the news came less than 24 hours after governor abbott attended a mask-less indoor fund-raiser. now it s worth noting that sources tell nbc news app and has told people he received a booster shot of the vaccine. though his office did not respond to a request for comment. that extra dose may be helping him after contracting the disease. lucky him. and now it looks like the u.s. is going to roll out a third