sandra: breaking a few moments ago as we top a new hour, house homeland security committee will move forward with articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas in the coming weeks. comes as record border crossings hit cities across the country and the white house is right now briefing, that s happening wide screen left. we will bring you the latest reaction from there as we get it. john kirby up now, karine jean-pierre will likely take back the microphone in a few moments. hello, welcome, sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you on this fri-yay as shannon bream terms it. a short time from now, president biden will host with many things up for discussion. for many leaders migrant crisis is top of mind. this issue will destroy new york city, destroy new york city. never in my life have i had a problem that i did not see an ending to. i don t see an ending to this. sandra: and now as we brought to you on the program yesterday, denver is hitting a breaking
flood warnings. the state s lieutenant governor joins us with an update. plus the justice department is reviewing a batch of classified documents found in joe biden s private office from when he was vice president. what will the president say about it today? and a 6-year-old accused of shooting a teacher with his mother s gun, the choice prosecutors now face in virginia. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. the flooding in california is really terrifying and the threat is not over. the state s governor said severe weather has killed at least 14 people now. 34 million people are under flood alerts today. more than a foot of rain has fallen in southern california in the last two days. a real threat isn t just the water, it is all it is rock slides, and the threat of severe mudslides as well that could also very quickly create dangerous conditions and it is all forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. c
Mile away from a fracking side were exploratory drilling is about to begin. Site. Nearly £30 billion in mis sold Ppi Compensation has been paid out by british banks, and theres still much more to come. Ill be taking a look at when it will ever end. In sport, englands women ease into the Quarter Finals of the European Championship, with victory over portugal but for scotland its a case of so near, yet so far. And theres confusion at the races as a 50 1 winner turns out to be completely the wrong horse. An investigation has begun. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Iam i am below the Streets Of London. These tunnels were built over 100 yea rs these tunnels were built over 100 years ago. They used to be used to transport mail and parcels below the Streets Of London. They are about to be reopened to the public after being long abandoned. We will find out how and why later on. New line and sarah has the weather. 0ur unsettled theme continues. Lots of cloud and heavy showers forecast.
Lots coming up today, have you bought diet pills . Many are illegal and deadly but can be bought online. Get in touch with us as we are talking about that also some new research that might seem a Bit Suprising which is that people who drink three to four times a week are less likley to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those who never drink we will explain all. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The bbc understands at least 60 buildings have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test is seen as more they were owe than previous ones as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in Greater Manchester. The local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Dan john
Workers in greece and say they are dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees held on the island of lesbos. Bags of Rubbish Pile Up in birmingham as rubbish collectors step up their industrial action. Collection has already been disrupted for weeks. And its only just bought it. A Driver Looses Control of his new £200,000 ferrari. That was one hour after he picked it up that was one hour after he picked it up from the garage. Good morning. Its friday 28th july. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The bbc understands that at least 60 high rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to Grenfell Tower, have failed a new fire safety test. The test is seen as more thorough than previous ones, as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So farjust nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers w