this is bbc news. the headlines: day two of the olympics in tokyo is getting underway on day one of the games the host nationjapan picked up its first medals winning gold and silver injudo. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 us states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. thousands of people have marched through the streets of the hungarian capital budapest, to mark the largest gay pride gathering in the country s history. it comes after viktor orban s right wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotion of homosexual or transgender content to people under 18.
the efforts. let s get back to the efforts themselves. is this something you are seeing more intensely as the years go by, this kind of efforts, these are huge fries with this intensity? yes, we have seen a variety of fire experiences. some in the eastern part of our state which is dry and in high altitudes and we have large fires. during labour day last year we experienced a lot of fires on the other part of the state which is usually quite green. luckily the fire service is ready to protect communities. thank you very much to talk us through what is happening there. ., ., you re watching bbc world news. the headlines: day two of the tokyo olympics is underway with surfing and skateboarding making their debuts. on day one the host nation japan picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. and firefighters are facing ever bigger
this is bbc news. i m sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where day 2 of the olympics is now underway. surfing and skateboarding are both making their olympic debuts today at the games. their olympic debuts today at the games. on day 1, the host nation, japan, picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. i m lewis vaughan jones, in london. the rest of the day s headlines: wildfires in northern california force thousands into evacuation centres, while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti lgbt law. and the uk army safely detonates a world war ii bomb
this is bbc news, i m lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the olympic host nation, japan, has picked up its first medals, winning a gold and a silver injudo. that was after ecuador s richard carapaz won the gold in the men s olympic cycling road race, making it the country s second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain s adam yates finished ninth. but it was bad news for geraint thomas, who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. the uk government attempts to tackle disruption to key services in england, as hundreds of thousands of people are told to self isolate by the nhs covid app. afghanistan imposes a curfew across almost the entire country,
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i m lucy hockings live from tokyo. the olympic host nationjapan has picked up its first medals winning a gold and a silver injudo. that was after ecuador s richard carapaz won the gold in the men s olympic cycling road race, making it the country s second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain s adam yates finished 9th but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. i m shaun ley. in other news from the uk