in their latest t20 match fresh hope for the world s largest colony of gannets off the east coast of scotland after thousands died last year from bird flu. good morning. we have some heavy and persistent rain coming into northern ireland as we go through today and then later into western scotland. a few scattered showers around but for many we will have a dry day with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. i will have all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it is thursdayjuly the 6th. our main story. the bosses of the four biggest banking groups are meeting the financial watchdog today to discuss concerns that interest rates on savings accounts aren t increasing as quickly as those for mortgages. the banks have denied accusations from mps that they ve been profiteering. our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, reports. bank customers are feeling the pressure charged lots to borrow money, but given very little reward to save it. so today,
the capital of kyiv. ukrainian officials say russian missiles targeted power stations in the east bank part of the city causing a fire at one of the facilities. ukraine also says russian strikes targeted infrastructure in the kharkiv and lviv regions in the country s east and west. cnn s scott mclain is in kyiv for us. scott, are things quieter at least right now? reporter: yes, fredricka, the air raid alert ended an hour ago but it lasted for two and a half hours. this was the second one today. this morning we were woken up by the very distinctive sound of explosions that could are heard from right here in central kyiv. there were three of them. luckily, there was relatively minimal damage. no injuries reported in this area. not long after that, there was another round of sirens and this one, the officials made very clear, that it was actually incoming missiles that had been spotted entering the country. so people took this one very seriously. we went and sheltered in a ne
through weather, more sunshine coming through today. especially so across the south east and east anglia. temperatures up to about 22 degrees. through temperatures up to about 22 degrees. through the temperatures up to about 22 degrees. through the evening and overnight, there through the evening and overnight, there goes through the evening and overnight, there goes the rain through scotland, northern england, north west wales and still remaining across west wales and still remaining across northern ireland. some clear skies across northern ireland. some clear skies for across northern ireland. some clear skies for the rest of england and wales. skies for the rest of england and wales, windy still in the west, especially the irish sea, and a fresh especially the irish sea, and a fresh feet especially the irish sea, and a fresh feel to the night tonight. tomorrow we start off with the rain in northern tomorrow we start off with the rain in northern ireland and scotland
where that rain moves. more than 25 million people under flood watches. it s not just for the rain that is expected to come in the next 24 to 48 hours, but it s taking into account all of the rain that has fallen. when you look at reno, sacramento, san francisco, santa barbara, all of them have had roughly six months of rain in just two short weeks. so, again, it s good to have the rain. they need it in the state. but not necessarily in that short condensed time period. we will start to see loot of the rain in northern and central california shift southward into areas of southern california, areas of southern nevada and eventually towards arizona. then we get a teensy bit of a break sunday morning before the next round begins to arrive late sunday afternoon and then continuing into the day on monday. in addition to rain and snow, you are also talking winds. a lot of these areas under wind advisories, wind gusts up around 50 miles per hour. in the higher elevations 60 to
70-mile-per-hour wind. most areas when we talk about rain widespread two to three inches. some spots could pick up half a foot of rain. then snow likely going to be 1 to 3 feet in most places. but when you take the totals out through monday, the sierras could pick up 3 to 6 feet of additional snowfall. goodness. allison chinchar, thanks so much. all right. meantime, across the southeast search and recovery efforts continue after severe storms and tornados ripped through that region. at least 37 tornados were reported, killing at least nine people across alabama and georgia. and those violent storms causing extensive damage and power outages for thousands in the region. in griffin, georgia, a city that got hit by an e ef-3 twister fire crews rescued a man after he was pinned under a tree for hours in his home. he gave a thumbs up while responders loaded him into an ambulance. his family members managed to