Ought to be a robust bipartisan process. The senate is working through the weekend again and working closer to passing the sweeping infrastructure bill. House stands adjourned. Texas democrats win a momentary victory, blocking passage of a restrictive new gopled voting bill. This is a victory for texas voters, but we understand the fight continues. How republicans are planning to keep up the pressure on democrats and get the bills passed. I just don t know if we re going to have enough water to get to the end. Extreme drought is plaguing the west, and it is leading to water restrictions. And hardships for farmers. The olympic spirit on full display at the tokyo games. Newsroom starts now. Good morning to you on this saturday, august 7th. I m christi paul. Hey, boris. I m boris sanchez. You are live in the cnn newsroom, and we re grateful to have you. We start with some numbers that are deflating. The u. S. Averaging more than 107,000 new covid19 cases a day. That s a rate we haven t se
The rain pushes its way eastwards, pushes into western scotland, western england, wales. For a time, there will be some quite hefty downpours and some quite gusty winds as well. Temperatures will not be any great shape, 13 or 1a at best because of all the cloud. It turns showery for northern ireland later and is certainly a day of heavy showers on monday. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Former bbc director general lord hall resigns as national gallery chairman, saying continuing in the role would be a distraction, following the inquiry into panorama s interview with princess diana. Wider surge testing has been rolled out in parts of london and the north east due to a rise in coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant. The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants came into effect. Whipsnade zoo launches an investigation after two brown bears escape from their enclosure and are shot by wardens. And
Yet again? well, they had the perfect chance to put it beyond hibernian later on, a foul and a penalty given. A good save but he is there! and what about this a double save from the goalkeeper? the saints stood firm at the other end, the oldest trophy in association football back in the hands of the men from perth. Very special, for a club like stjohnstone to do the double win. Not many teams outside the old firm managed to do it, so a small club like st johnstone doing it. Delighted for them. The whole team, the manager, it is an amazing achievement. I saw on twitter it was 10,000 1. You always take that. Until 2014, stjohnstone had never won a major honour. Now today, it is a cup double for the club who regularly play in front of crowds of around 4000. A phenomenal achievement and once again in scottish football it is the saints who go marching on. It is stjohnstone s cup! it is stjohnstone s season! chris mclaughlin, bbc news at hampden park. What a season it has been for them. Stay
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. dozens of people have been killed in an islamist militant attack on the northern mozambique town of palma, including seven people who died when their convoy of cars was ambushed as they tried to escape. a large rescue effort has been under way to save civilians stranded in palma, and fleeing from the attack by is linked militants. it s been reported that hundreds of people have reached safety. bbc africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga has more. there is really a sense of relief this evening for a lot of families and friends that had been searching desperately for their loved ones. we understand from humanitarian organisations and diplomatic sources on the ground in the city of pemba that hundreds of people that had been stranded in the town of palma have managed to make it to safety. now this has been a desperate operation that has been carried out by civilians. we have had a mixture of vessels, from ship
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