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Of a new Housing Estate. Hello. Iam here i am here at Tokyo Bay in the japanese capital. The olympics are all about stories of dedication, commitment and occasionally a big surprise. Well, there have been two surprises in the pool in the last couple of hours. Australia smashed the World Record to win the womens 4 x 100m relay. That coming about an hour after tunisias Ahmed Hafnaoui pulled off one of the biggest surprises of this or any olympics. The 18 year old took Gold in the Mens Aoom freestyle final its only the 5th Gold-medal'>Gold Medal for the country in its olympic history four of them have come in the Swimming Pool earlier, the United States picked up their first medals of these games. Chase kalisz finishing well ahead of Jay Litherland in the Mens Aoom individual medley. And japan has its first Gold in the pool of these games Yui Ohashi winning the final of the woMens Aoom individual medley. The Womens Road Race has started, with current champion Anna Van Der Breggen representing The Netherlands for the final time at the games before she retires. But two huge Disappointments Forfans of team gb, Double Olympic Champion Andy Murray has been forced out of the Tennis Singles with injury. Meanwhile, jadejones, who was Going for a third title in the taekwondo has been beaten by Kimia Alizadeh from the olympic refugee team. The bbc� s Mariko Oi is outside the olympic park in tokyo. What about the first Goal in the Pool Forjapan . find what about the first Goal in the Pool Forjapan . What about the first Goal in the poolforjapan . And a lot of excitement the poolforjapan . And a lot of excitement here. The poolforjapan . And a lot of excitement here. We the poolforjapan . And a lot| of excitement here. We were glued watching her bringing the second Gold 1a japan, glued watching her bringing the second Gold 14japan, the glued watching her bringing the second Gold 1a japan, the first in the pool as you said. It comes especially exciting because yesterday we had the disappointment with them not qualifying for the finals, which came as a total surprise. The athlete said he tried to reserve some energy for the finals, learning from his previous mistake of getting too tired by the time we Got to the finals but this time he miscalculated and actually manage not to qualify so definitely an exciting Moment Forjapan getting the Gold. Yesterday we had the first Gold in the Sport Ofjudo and very exciting for many people in japan. It is giving us a sense that Sport Headlines are starting to dominate injapan after all the scandals and controversies and this is exactly what the Government was hoping for, that people start talking about the scandal and start talking about the sport. A brilliant start so far. Who a brilliant start so far. Who else will a brilliant start so far. Who else will other a brilliant start so far. Who else will other people a brilliant start so far. Who else will other people be i else will other people be looking out for in japan else will other people be looking out for inJapan Sunday progresses . We looking out for in Japan Sunday progresses . Progresses . We have naomi osaka, progresses . We have naomi osaka. From progresses . We have naomi osaka, from tennis, progresses . We have naomi osaka, from tennis, and progresses . We have naomi osaka, from tennis, and of. Osaka, from tennis, and of course very famous not only in japan but outside as well. In her Home Town or home country, she is a bit of a polarising figure, some people love her as the face of the new generation of japanese athletes, being biracial, ofjapanese athletes, being biracial, very outspoken of japanese athletes, being biracial, very outspoken about political issues as well, unlike japanese athletes who until now has been expected by society to remain rather apolitical. Not necessarily because of her background but because of her background but because she does not live here or speak much japanese and others feel that it is a strange choice that she represents japan as she lit the olympic cauldron but its fair to say that everyone will be watching that game. In judo we have a Brother And Sister in judo who are hoping for double Gold and they are hoping to win double Gold for the family and that would be really remarkable. That would be really remarkable. ,. , remarkable. That would be amazing remarkable. That would be amazing. We remarkable. That would be amazing. We will remarkable. That would be amazing. We will keep remarkable. That would be amazing. We will keep an l remarkable. That would be i amazing. We will keep an eye remarkable. That would be amazing. We will keep an eye on that story. We are down on the bay and lots of action around here one of the events around this is skateboarding. That is studied today in the Street Event and after two runs, the brazilian competitor is in the lead and they do two rounds and they have three rounds with a do tricks. That is making its debut, and also making its debut, and also making its debut is surfing. That is started about 150 kilometres from here and i have been speaking to a surfing journalist. Keith plocek has been following all the action on tsurigasaki surfing beach. I asked him how special a day it was to see surfing make its olympic debut. I think it is a monumental milestone. I think for more than 100 years, some people in the Surfing Community have been trying to make Surfing Part an olympic sport. Duke kahanamoku, a native hawaiian, who many consider the father of modern surfing he was a 5 time medallist in swimming and as early as 1912, he was pushing for it to be an olympic sport, so it has been a long time coming, its exciting to see. Who will we look out for, then . Youve been watching some of the mens heats this morning. Who has impressed you so far . So far, the brazilians are looking very Good Gabriel Medina and italo ferreira. Italo ferreira is the current champ of the world surfing tour, so hes one to watch. They both advanced pretty easily. Owen wright also on the mens side. The real story, the kind of fan favourite, the story to watch is kanoa igarashi. He is surfing forjapan but he grew up in huntington beach, california hes an american, he has dual citizenship and his father was a Surfer Injapan and wanted his son to be a surfer so badly that when they Got pregnant, they moved to california and just started training him, making him into a world class surfer. He is number six right now on the World Tour. He won his heat, hell be Going on to the third round tomorrow. He really isjust looking Good right now, so he is a really and it isjust a Fun Story to watch, too, with the whole japan us connection. Absolutely, definitely. What about the womens event, then . Their heats have just Got under way. What are the big names there . The two americans, Carissa Moore and Caroline Marks. Carissa is, ithink, a three time World Champ on the professional tour. Caroline marks is interesting. She is only 19, i think. She became a professional and joined the World Tour at 15, making her the youngest surfer, male orfemale, to qualify for the pro tour. She is a prodigy, clearly. Shes Got it in her bones. She is definitely one to watch. The brazilians are also looking Good. The brazilians and the americans and australians generally, mens and womens, just dominatejust based on culturally and the way they have been surfing on the World Tour. So those are the three big ones to watch, three big countries. I would say Carissa Moore and Caroline Marks are the two women to watch and i was watching before i came and on Carissa Moore is doing her heat at the moment, so thats exciting. I wanted to ask you about the waves we have seen. I know a couple of days aGo, people were worried we may not have waves. Theres this typhoon that is outside, out on the coast that may whip up those waves a little bit more. What have you made of the conditions so far . Thats a great question. The waves are not great right now. Though the wind is currently on shore, which means its blowing from the ocean into the beach, so it sort of, like, flattens out the waves, rather than holds them up. And, you know, it looks real choppy. A lot of regular surfers, if you drove up to the beach on a day like today, youd be like, i dont know if i want to Go out in that it looks a bit rough, but theyve started the day because, with the typhoon out in the ocean, that actually could generate Good waves in the next few days for the semifinals and finals. The weird thing is, often times, surfers like bad weather, you know, hurricanes, these things, that cause all kinds of problems, they also do sometimes generate large swells, so we could actually have some Good waves in the next few days or so. Keith plocek there. For more on the olympics, Go to the Bbc News website. You can keep up to date with the full schedule and Take A Look at the current medal table. Go to bbc. Com news and follow the links. One bit of news before i hand back to london. The current Boarding Champion Ashleigh Barty Hasjust Gone Boarding Champion Ashleigh barty has just Gone out in the tennis in the opening round, beaten by the spanish player, 64, 63. Beaten by the spanish player, 6 4, 6 3. Naomi osaka should be coming up on court shortly and there has been an update on the heat. We know it has been affecting an awful number of athletes, especially tennis and they have put in an extreme Heat Policies that players will be given more of a break between the second and third sets, if they get that far. They will get ten minutes there and more breaks in between a certain amount of points. So, organisers and athletes keen to manage their bodies and athletes here in this extreme heatin athletes here in this extreme heat in tokyo. A beautiful backdrop there behind you and exactly where you are and what is happened to there . Absolutely. We are here on Tokyo Bay, in the south of the japanese capital and what you can see all around me, the rainbow bridge, stretching right into the centre of the city, linking this area, and you are part of tokyo, into the heart of the city. A lot of the infrastructure from the 1964 olympics are in there, like the olympics are in there, like the olympic park and olympic stadium, that is the Heritage Part of the games, with the athletics Going on there. Down here on the bay we have a look of action, the Triathlon Section is just down there On The Beach below us, we will be able to see that over the coming days and right across the bridge and the bay you may be able to see some of the lower buildings, that is olympic Village Village where many of the athletes are staying in over the right Hand Side in this direction, you have a lot of the rowing will take place, the canoe sprint, Beach Volleyball and where this skateboarding is Going on as well with � e street� final currently under way. Plenty of thrills and spills there. Certainly exciting. And the brazilian competitor was leading after two rounds, and they do two rounds right through the jumps they do two rounds right through thejumps and they do two rounds right through the jumps and rails and then they have three rounds of tricks with a get to pull the best out of the bag, the currently onGoing with that. Brilliant to get a sense of the action around you you later. Thank you, sarah. Thousands of people in the western United States are spending the weekend in evacuation centres, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. More than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have destroyed around 1. 3 million acres in recent weeks. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. The dixie wildfire, californias biggest blaze, to the north of the state, is growing rapidly. Firefighters are battling Day And Night to try to bring it under control, but its with such ferocity that its making its own weather, creating huge clouds that are generating Lightning Strikes across the region. About a fifth of the fires perimeter has been contained, but officials say the extreme nature of the fire, along with low humidity, is hampering efforts to quell the flames. People have been evacuated from their homes in several nearby counties. Smoke from the fire is travelling far and wide and is even reaching the neighbouring state of oreGon, where its helping firefighters put out the countrys largest blaze, known as the bootleg fire, south of portland. A layer of smoke is blocking sunlight and creating cooler conditions, making it easier for firefighters to gain ground the dixie wildfire, californias biggest blaze, but the phenomenon known as Smoke Shading is unpredictable and there are fears that high temperatures and wind gusts later in the weekend could fan the flames further. Efforts to bring this fire under control have been further complicated by an outbreak of covid 19 among firefighters. Those whove tested positive are isolating and are said to be exhibiting mild symptoms. With a long, hot summer still ahead, these fires will challenge much of the western United States for many weeks to come. Peter bowes, Bbc News, los angeles. Rob mayeda is the Nbc Bay Area meteorologist and he gave us an update on the california fires. The extreme wildFire Behaviour, we are calling at our new brand of severe weather, these are known as Pyro Cumulonimbus type structures, they are wildfire generated thunderstorms, if you want to think of it that way. The intensity of the fire because of the updraughts filled with hot ash and then much like a thunderstorm on that downdraught side with them and have rain or lightning, this involves wind speeds leaving the Fire Front anywhere from 60 100 kilometres per hour, so what that does in that environment is take something like the Dixie Fire and allows it to spread so rapidly to the point where you have to do the large scale evacuation, the fire burning so intensely that on radar we are actually detect ash as opposed to Heavy Rain like we might do during our winter season. So when we saw that type of activity on the Dixie Fire, it wasnt a surprise then that we saw this fire in just a surprise then that we saw this Fire Injust A Span of surprise then that we saw this fire in just a span of five days become one of californias top 20 wildfires, now at number 16 and part of this Wildfire Seasonis 16 and part of this Wildfire Season is already well ahead of last Years Season is already well ahead of last yea r� s Pace Season is already well ahead of last Years Pace which is the all time record for most acres burned in california, you can see over my shoulder that column there on the right, that is where things stand right now and it is the key Driving Factor here, also in oreGon and canada, the difference in Drought Conditions we are seeing in the western United States including california. That is how it looked a year aGo compared to what were seeing right now, these are the conditions that are really setting the stage for extreme Fire Behaviour and a recipe for seeing some of these mega fires like we are seeing with the Dixie Fire in northern california. California. You are the absolute california. You are the absolute expert california. You are the absolute expert in california. You are the j absolute expert in this california. You are the absolute expert in this area, youve put into a little bit of historical context there but on a personal level given your experience, how do these events compare . figs experience, how do these Events Comare . R experience, how do these Events Comare . A experience, how do these Events Comare . R. , compare . As you saw on the chart, to compare . As you saw on the chart. To the compare . As you saw on the chart, to the 8596 compare . As you saw on the chart, to the 8596 of compare . As you saw on the chart, to the 8596 of these i chart, to the 85 of these large fires occurring since 2000, a lot has been pointed towards Climate Change and warmer temperatures through time or more frequent droughts helping to drive that but that other component which i think affects millions more people, you can see over my shoulder now, looking towards susanville, that is how the skies look outside. We saw a lot of this in the Bay Area just last september when the wildfires were much closer to the san francisco Bay Area. This is how things look right now and that is what Hazardous Cullity looks like, out towards susanville, they are seeing numbers from 400 1000 susanville, they are seeing numbers from 400 1000 on the Aqa Index and that Wildfire Smoke starting here in california as you see, travels all the way across the rest of the country, combined with fires in canada and oreGon, the impact of what is occurring here is being felt all across the globe. In fact, across the North Atlantic being carried by some of those upper level wins as well. You are watching Bbc News, im Lewis Vaughanjones, our Lewis Vaughan jones, our headlines australia have smashed the World Record to win Gold in the womens 4 by 100 metres freestyle relay. And firefighters are facing ever bigger challenges as blazes spread across the north western United States. In hungary, thousands of people have marched through the streets of budapest, to mark what organisers say is the largest gay Pride Gathering in the countrys history. It comes after viktor orban� s right Government'>Wing Government pushed through a law banning the Portrayal Or Promotion of Homosexual Or Transgender content to people under 18. Courtney bembridge reports. Thousands gathered in budapest to send a message of acceptance, unity and defiance. I think it is more important than ever to out onto the streets and show that we are together, we are joined in this fight for the rights and the freedom for lg btqi people. The annual Parade On took on special significance this year after a controversial law was passed, making it illegal to depict Homosexuality And Gender reassignment to children. So that means, you know, books with gay characters in, it means advertising, it means Television Programmes with any kind of Portrayal Or Discussion of lgbt themes, is technically against the law. The Government has billed it as an anti paedophile law, but these crowds say its a move designed to divide. Translation this is nothing more than a diversion that is trying to tear the country apart. I think its a provocation because of the elections. Translation the law is an outrage. We live in the 21st century when things like that shouldnt be happening. We arent in communist times, this is the eu, where everybody should live freely. Organisers of the Pride Parade say its the largest ever held in hungary, and they hope it will send a strong message to prime minister viktor orban. There was fear that many lgbt people are now planning to leave the country if there is no change or no change of Government next year. Many of hungarys Eu Partners are furious over the new law and the bloc has begun legal action, warning it will use all power is available to force hungry to repeal or change the law. Courtney bembridge, Bbc News. Rescuers in Western India are searching for survivors of deadly floods caused by Heavy Rain. At least 136 people have died in the state of maharashtra, and Tens Of Thousands of people have been evacuated. In neighbouring Goa-hundreds'>Goa Hundreds of homes have been damaged. In cities across brazil thousands of protesters have taken to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row. Theyre calling for the Covid Vaccination Programme to be speeded up, and demanding the impeachment of president jair bolsonaro. Gail maclellan reports. Out, bolsonaro. The message in 20 states across brazil. As the Coronavirus Death Toll in the country passes half a million, protesters demand the resignation of the man they say is to blame president ofjair bolsonaro. Translation we allowed this| person to become the president of the republic and we are seeing the consequences of that today in the absurd number of deaths due to the pandemic, due to the irresponsible way in which he handled the pandemic in brazil. The president has been famously dismissive of the Health Crisis opposing masks and social distancing measures, and has been criticised for a slow rollout of vaccines. Only 17 of the population is fully vaccinated. With a president ial election looming next year, mr Bolsonaros Approval Rating is at a record low and he faces investigation in the senate on charges of corruption. As night fell, skirmishes broke out between protesters and police. Explosion. Who fired Tear Gas and through flash bangs. Explosion. Such clashes are likely to persist, putting President Bolsonaro under increasing pressure as the pandemic continues to exact a devastating toll. Gail maclellan, Bbc News. Next, park run, the Global 5k Weekly Running events have returned in england for the first time since being suspended last march. Phil mccann reports. On your marks, get set. Parkrun they were back in hull. Go they were back in derby. And they were back in Bushy Park in south west london, where the first Parkrun Event was held in 2004. Parkrunners in more than 500 locations across england met this morning to run five kilometres together, nearly 500 days after the events were suspended in the first lockdown. In derby, they were just enjoying each other� s company. Its amazing to be back out in the community and its a really, really Good atmosphere. Its been like a year and four months that weve been waiting so. Didnt think we had it left in us. No. Public events like this have been allowed since monday when nearly all legal covid restrictions were lifted in england. Parkruns resumed in Northern Ireland last month. In scotland and wales, organisers hope they can restart next month. Phil mccann, Bbc News. Uk Army Bomb Disposal experts have safely detonated a World War ii bomb, which was found during the construction of a new Housing Estate in east yorkshire. Its thought an Raf Lancaster Bomber ditched the bomb when it was attempting to crash land. Jake zuckerman reports. Explosion. Oooohhh 0h the moment a live World War ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of Goole. This was the device dug up by workers building a new Housing Estate in the town. Bomb disposal experts spent much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. The m62, which passes right next to the site, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. Meanwhile in Goole, local people watched and waited and tried to find a Good vantage point. Yeah, im meant to be inside watching something, but ive Got my head down the road thinking, whats happening here, trying to catch a little glimpse of it all. Ive just snuck through the edge there onto The Field to see if we could see it and its a Good viewpoint. Spectators had to wait until 4 30, but when the moment finally came, it was dramatic. Explosion. Oooohh 0h yeah, its been a diversion from all the covid and everything, so yeah, its been exciting. Something quite different for Goole, certainly put it on the map today. Jake zuckerman, Bbc Look north, Goole. Before we Go, some Breaking News from tokyo, britains Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Tennis Competition because of a muscle injury, murray and his partner Joe Salisbury beat the second seeds in the Mens Tennis doubles. You can reach me on twitter, im lvaughanjones. Im lewis im im Lewis Vaughanjones and this is Bbc News. Good evening. The Weather Story is on the change, and Weve Seen Signs of that today with some contrasting conditions out there. Yes, there were early morning thunderstorms across Southern England, and then those eased to a legacy of cloud for much of the day. Further north and west, weve had some beautiful sunshine, and yet again, some warmth not the extreme warmth, but 25 degrees. Thats 77 fahrenheit. It looks likely that we see that north South Divide through the night with clearer skies to the north west. But low pressure really dominating the story over the next few days, and that could trigger off further thundery downpours overnight tonight for Southern England and for south wales, and thatll continue into the early hours of sunday morning. So, at risk, then, of some showers here. Therell be quite a lot of cloud as Well Spilling in off North Sea coasts, the clearer skies the further north and west. Its not Going to be a cold night. Temperatures will hold up quite widely into double figures, perhaps quite a humid feel generally down to the south, with 16 degrees to start off sunday morning. So, sunday, once again, we could see some sharp, thundery downpours first thing in the morning, with this area of low pressure really not Going very far, very fast at all. The best of the dry, brighter weather is likely to be further north and west. The Lions Share of the sunshine will be in scotland and Northern Ireland. Early Morning Cloud should thin and break across north east england, the risk of those showers across East Anglia and down to the South East are likely to linger for much of the day. If you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid 20s. Now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the North Sea. That means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. So, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells and scattered showers. The best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid 20s. But some of these showers could bring a lot of Heavy Rain in a short space of time, so the Weather Story is certainly on the change. Last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. Our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they should be for the time of year. This is Bbc News. The headlines australia have smashed the World Record to win the womens 4 x 100m relay olympic Gold, in 3 minutes 29. 69 seconds. While the tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned The Field to win the mens 400 metre freestyle Gold. 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 countrys history. It comes after viktor orban� s right Government'>Wing Government pushed through a law banning the Portrayal Or Promotion of Homosexual Or Transgender content to people under 18

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