Regulars. It is not convenient, but it is something. Better than nothing. We understand because theres no water. Even the critters are coming down for water. When humans p find water these days, it is a bit like striking gold. Were you surprised when you pulled upped to aint said water here . Absolutely. Are you guys not surprised . Yeah. It has been closed a while. Reporter water restrictions are already paying off. They have seen a 50 reduction. Those who live up here on the mountain, the satisfy members, they are taking cuts as well. Paul says we are about to get a stretch of wet weather. Thats good luck, paul. Reporter yeah. It is good news. And what a change. Many of you hit the 80s today. Livermore close to 80. Foster city 74. Richmond sunshine. 68degrees. Way such an abrupt change . Huge area of low pressure off to the west not blocked by a ridge of High Pressure. The ridge is finally moving out. That will allow Something Else to move in, a significant prolonged pattern change.
Ukraine 2. 2 billion in loans. All eyes are on secretary of state john kerry as he sits down with his counterparts. The former president of georgia highlighted the importance of the wests reaction to vladimir when he spokes down with Ryan Chilcote. It could signify a fast and for Vladimir Putins adventures. It depends on how the west will react. We certainly do not want them to be messy. For more on the tensions in crimea, Ryan Chilcote joins us. What are we expecting from john . Errys meeting today i think we can expect a Frank Exchange of views and hopefully, both sides are looking to find out what they intend to do next to read remember, next. Remember, the United States has threatened sanctions against russia. I will be something the Russian Foreign minister will want to hear more about. Secretary kerry will want to hear about what the Russian Military intends to do in crimea. This is the first time these two men have come together since the crisis began for facetoface talks. Presi
Investor john calamos here with his take on what investors should be doing right now. Could apple help pull this market out of the funk. Apple due out with earnings at 4 30. Well have the crucial numbers the moment they cross with the analysis they need. Apples results will be watched closer than ever. Regardless, it will have a huge impact whatever apple does because of the size of that company. It will have a big impact on markets tomorrow. Lets look again at this hour of where we stand. The tenyear u. S. Treasury yield is pretty flat. As a result earnings moving the indexes to some extend. We have caterpillar contributing in the range of 40 points to the dow which is up 47 at this hour. Take a look at the nasdaq. This the underperformer today and its the social media names which we have to watch. Its off about 0. 4 or 16 points. And the s p 500, as mentioned, is fighting to return to positive territory. You can look there at the chart and see this turnaround weve had since midday. L
The first female Radio Operator to be sent into nazi occupied france. They were losing Radio Operators like flies. The Life Expectancy was six weeks, so noor was crucial to this. And they flew her in undercover. She is transformed into madeline, the secret agent. After months of dangerous work, she was betrayed, arrested by the gestapo, imprisoned and tortured. She died after being shot in a concentration camp in september 1944. Her plaque marks the return of the blue plaque scheme after a brief hiatus because of coronavirus. The new plaque will mark the house in bloomsbury in Central London that was her family home when she left england for the last time. English heritage, which oversees the blue plaque scheme, believes that the story of her remarkable courage in the service of her adopted country is something that will serve to inspire future generations. Time for a look at the weather heres ben rich. More downpours to contend with today, but for the weekend it should look a bit more
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump accepts the Republican Partys nomination to run for president , accusing the democrats of having a far left agenda, and being weak on law and order. Japans longest serving Prime Minister, shinzo abe, announces his resignation due to ill health. Translation i decided to step down as the Prime Minister. I would like to send my apologies to the people of japan. The Worlds Largest study of patients with covid 19 has confirmed that the risk of children needing hospital treatment for the virus is tiny. And if you would like to get in touch on any of our stories today, you can contact me on twitter annita mcveigh, or use
the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Manchester united captain and england defender Harry Maguire says he feared for his life, in his first interview about his arrest in greece. We thought we were getting kidnapped. We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air. And then, erm