by forecasters as extremely dangerous — is heading towards the us coastline. these are the live pictures from key west in the south of the state. the hurricane is expected to hit further up florida's west coast. evacuations are underway in 21 counties and residents have been warned to prepare for violent winds, intense rain and a potentially life—threatening storm surge. these are the images of the storm from 250 miles above ea rth�*s surface. the international space station passed over hurricane idalia as the storm churned over the gulf of mexico. it's been moving north, and is now a category 2 hurricane — that's according to the national hurricane center. that could mean winds of up to 110 miles per hour. but, as ever, it's the storm surge that has the authorities most concerned. this is the situation on the ground. this footage was taken from a sea front hotel in key west. the wind and in evidence. in the last hour florida governor ron desantis had a message for people in the evacuation zone. you really got to go now, now is the time. you don't, if you stay and hunker down tonight, it's going to be too nasty tomorrow morning to be able to do it. now if you do choose to stay, and one of the evacuation zones, first responders will not be able to get you until after the storm has passed. we have an update. the first few bands of rain and started moving across the city of tampa and, as you can see, there is a little bit of traffic you have on the streets but a lot of people heeding those warnings now and heading to the safety of their homes. as the hurricane gets ever closer, to florida's gulf coast, it is expected to pick up energy as a result of the unusually warm sea temperatures. and that is where the real risk to life comes in. notjust because of the predicted wind speeds, up to 120 mild an hour or so but, most crucially, because of the expected storm surge. with those winds pushing waters from the gulf of mexico ahead of that unthreatening communities right along this coastline. evacuation orders are in place in more than 20 counties in florida. the authorities here repeatedly using the word catastrophic to explain the potential impact on importance of people heeding those evacuation warnings and florida's governor telling the residents of this state that they need to buckle up. presidentjoe biden said the state will get whatever help it needs. we're worried about the ocean surge, we don't know what exactly it is, hour to hour we are watching this, i told the governor and the mayor, likely to hit the first, we'll be there as long as they need making sure they have everything they need. the management agencies said it's standing ready to support florida in the path of hurricane 10 too. i know the people of florida are no strangers to storms, and i urge all floridians to take this storm seriously. very few people can survive being in the path of major storm surge, and the storm will be deadly if we don't get out of the way. early i spoke to someone from the national weather service who gave us this update on the hurricane. who gave us this update on the hurricane-— hurricane. with the 5p and eastern standard - hurricane. with the 5p and eastern standard time - hurricane. with the 5p and i eastern standard time update hurricane. with the 5p and - eastern standard time update we did see hurricane idalia become a category two hurricane with wind speeds of around 100 mph, around 155 kilometres per hour so, since this morning, the storm has strengthened significantly and faced off with the latest radar and satellite imagery, it appears that our fears are coming true because it does look like their system is beginning to rapidly intensify so, unfortunately, we continue to expect it to intensify as it draws near to the gulf coast of florida. such that we are anticipating their system to become a category three, potentially even a category four hurricane before it makes landfall tomorrow morning. it makes landfall tomorrow morning-— it makes landfall tomorrow morninu. ., ., , morning. the governor is saying that this could _ morning. the governor is saying that this could be _ morning. the governor is saying that this could be one _ morning. the governor is saying that this could be one of - morning. the governor is saying that this could be one of the - that this could be one of the strongest storms that the state gets hit in living memory. of course, florida does get hit by these storms. why are they getting even stronger, in your view? ~ , , ., ., view? well, this year, one thing that _ view? well, this year, one thing that we _ view? well, this year, one thing that we have - view? well, this year, one thing that we have had - view? well, this year, one thing that we have had to l thing that we have had to contend with around the state of florida is unusually warm water temperatures. so both the gulf of mexico and the atlantic ocean are experiencing some of 0cean are experiencing some of the warmest water temperatures in recorded history. so one thing to remember, the feel for harry keynes is warm water. so the warmer the water temperatures, effectively, the more gasoline that we can pour onto the virus that are hurricane so, unfortunately, hurricane so, unfortunately, hurricane idalia is moving into part of the gulf of mexico were water temperatures are in the upper 80s to lower 90 fahrenheit temperatures and thatis fahrenheit temperatures and that is only adding fuel to the proverbial fire that is only adding fuel to the proverbialfire and that is only adding fuel to the proverbial fire and allowing their system to become even stronger despite some upper—level winds that would otherwise act to weaken the system but it has got plenty of fuel between now and tomorrow morning for it to intensify. i guess that is something that scientists have been warning about. climate change. but the governor emphasising that those in evacuation zones must go as soon as possible. that first responders cannot get to them in the morning. do you agree with that advice? so, one thing that we are always worried about with harry kane's is storm surge. it is by far and away the number one killer of people in the vicinity of where hurricane is make landfall. we often say one from the water, hide from the wind. the fact is that we are forecasting anywhere from 7—10 to 15 feet along the big bend region where the state kind of occurs around that north eastern gulf of mexico coastline. ten to feet is incredibly dangerous for those coastal communities so we agreed that now is the time to evacuate and unfortunately we are running out of time, especially with the fact that the sun is about to set in our local community so, if you have not heeded those evacuation warnings, please do so now. you do not want to mess with rising oceans and come on top of that, the large waves that were anticipated in the gulf mexico, to move on sure with that storm surge. some florida residents have been preparing for the storm. prisoners have become a common site at sandbag distribution centres throughout the state as people try to prepare. piling up stand bags in front of businesses under him in front of their homes. we've been through a lot of hurricanes, we - pray, god turns them - around, fizzles them out. we believe this is. a safe place and if a hurricane comes it will still- be a safe place as anywhere in florida. the storm system has already been lashing cuba with heavy rainfall and hurricane force winds. these were the images from monday as heavy rainfall slammed the island where tens of thousands of people evacuated. and this is the situation now where people have been left to pick up the pieces. the authorities have declared alerts in several western provinces. here is what one resident had to say. my western provinces. here is what one resident had to say.- one resident had to say. my two children and _ one resident had to say. my two children and i _ one resident had to say. my two children and i went _ one resident had to say. my two children and i went through - one resident had to say. my two children and i went through a i children and i went through a really rough time inside our home. we needed to leave this place at 2am because everything was wet. the mattresses, the beds, the quilts were drenched. everything was drenched. if beds, the quilts were drenched. everything was drenched.- everything was drenched. if you look at the _ everything was drenched. if you look at the number _ everything was drenched. if you look at the number of _ look at the number of hurricanes making love on the united states that has not increased by climate change and warming oceans have led to more powerful storms forming over the atlantic in recent years. the bbc look at what that means for the us and its residents. if we can see is any measure of how bad they have become, no. the sheer number of hurricanes has not increased but overall, the storms are getting stronger. the number of category three, four and five hurricane is, the most intense is on the rise. that is making these storms more and deadly, too. hurricane katrina, which hit louisiana 2005 reached the coast as a category three storm. the storm left more than 1200 people dead, displaced hundreds of thousands more and left $125 billion of damages. at the time, it was considered a once in a century storm but, the 20,016 and 2018, alone, the us was impacted by six other major hurricane is. what powered katrina and other storms is the heat in the oceans? so with oceans warm, hurricanes gain more energy and become more severe. the result, scientists that model of each high wind speeds and rates of rainfall which can cause catastrophic destruction and widespread flooding, like we saw with hurricane harvey in 2017. 9 trillion gallons of water fell over the texas coast, hitting houston especially hard. the region was under waterfor especially hard. the region was under water for days and tens of thousands were displaced. recovery has taken years so as hurricanes approach in the future, the more likely to wreak havoc and impact notjust coastal communities but those further inland as well. hurricane idalia has now been upgraded as a category two hurricane as it reaches a close. the decision was made by the national hurricane center and the bbc�*s correspondence spoke to someone from that centre. it spoke to someone from that centre. , ., ., :: :: centre. it is located about 200 miles south-west _ centre. it is located about 200 miles south-west of _ centre. it is located about 200 miles south-west of tampa i centre. it is located about 200| miles south-west of tampa bay miles south—west of tampa bay florida. the maximum had been increasing steadily during the day and now it is a category two hurricane with maximum winds of 100 mph and all indications are it continues to intensify as we speak and more than likely will be a major hurricane this evening. already, people in around 50 counties are under evacuation orders, schools and colleges are close, airports, trains are cancelled. hospitals are suspending services. as there is going to be as scary as it sounds? you make for some communities, yes. forsome communities, yes. for some communities, yes. forsome communities, it is probably going to be worse than they are envisioning because so few people understand the power major hurricane. just people understand the power major hurricane.— major hurricane. just look at this red area _ major hurricane. just look at this red area here _ major hurricane. just look at this red area here which - major hurricane. just look at this red area here which is i major hurricane. just look at. this red area here which is the hurricane warning area or area where people can expect hurricane conditions. you can see just how many large cities, tampa and tallahassee into southern georgia could be impacted by these powerful winds. , ., , winds. the winds, the rains, ou are winds. the winds, the rains, you are a — winds. the winds, the rains, you are a storm _ winds. the winds, the rains, you are a storm surge - you are a storm surge specialist as well, what is the impact of the storm surge going to be? we impact of the storm surge going to be? ~ ., ., , to be? we have are they looking at storm surge _ to be? we have are they looking at storm surge being _ to be? we have are they looking at storm surge being maximised here in what we call the nature coast of the florida big ben area here. this purple area here could see storm surge of “p here could see storm surge of up to 10—15 feet. less surge to the south and west but still very impactful, potentially life—threatening storm surges all the way down into the tampa bay area and all the way around. bay area and all the way around-— bay area and all the way around. ., , ., ., around. that is a huge volume of water- _ around. that is a huge volume of water- in — around. that is a huge volume of water. in the _ around. that is a huge volume of water. in the practical - of water. in the practical sense, how's that going to mean for people? what would they see? 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' i: ' , ., ., ., see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of peeple _ see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of people to _ see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of people to fathom - see? 10-15 feet is hard for a lot of people to fathom and | lot of people to fathom and envision but stand six feet tall so you can imagine that would be over to have me so if you put it to. my personal my shoulders again you can see how high that would be. share shoulders again you can see how high that would be.— high that would be. are you satisfied with _ high that would be. are you satisfied with the _ high that would be. are you satisfied with the level - high that would be. are you satisfied with the level of i satisfied with the level of preparations that are in place? it is hard to know. we are focused here on the weather forecasting so i don't always get the latest information on the preparation. but what little but i have heard, people are really taking this seriously.— are really taking this seriousl . ., , seriously. now, if there is hurricane _ seriously. now, if there is hurricane tracks _ seriously. now, if there is hurricane tracks as - seriously. now, if there is hurricane tracks as is - seriously. now, if there is hurricane tracks as is it i seriously. now, if there is. hurricane tracks as is it will go to the big bend region of florida there, a region that has not seen a hurricane like this by very, very long time. what is causing this hurricane to track so differently to the ones that the people of florida will be well used to seeing? the steering for this one is very similar to other, you know, hurricanes. it'sjust, know, hurricanes. it's just, for anyone know, hurricanes. it'sjust, for anyone area, a major hurricane is a relatively rare event so a lot of places receive the edges of a hurricane and this area has received the edges of many hurricane is but if this track materialises, the core of a powerful category three could move through later tomorrow. yevgeny prigozhin has been buried in a private ceremony. the kremlin confirmed he died along with nine others in a plane crash last week and denies any involvement in yevgeny prigozhin�*s death. right now, it is probably the most tightly—guarded cemetery in russia along the perimeter fence. we saw a police officer every five metres and there were many more inside on guard because of this fresh grave. yevgeny prigozhin, we're told, was buried here today, but there were no military honors for the wagner mercenary chief accused by the kremlin of treachery. and few people came to the funeral. the location had been kept secret until this evening. by the time the media arrived, it was already no entry. we've been told that the cemetery is officially closed for the day and that we can't go in and just to make sure that the media doesn't try to get in. the whole place is pretty much under lockdown. by all accounts, the funeral itself was low key. the security, farfrom it. story is an astonishing one — from hotdog seller. to paramilitary chief fighting on the kremlin side in ukraine. but then, insurrection, a brief mutiny by the mercenaries and their leader. an unprecedented challenge to president putin. two months later, this. ten people were reported killed, including the wagner chief himself. not our work, says the kremlin. but there's widespread suspicion the authorities were behind this. those in power may be hoping that russians will now forget yevgeny prigozhin. but despite his reputation for ruthlessness, he'd become a celebrity. he'd become very popular. alexander says prigozhin was perhaps the most popular person. a lot of people will come here. and across russia, people are remembering the brazen, straight talking tycoon turned paramilitary leader who fell foul of the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. rishi sunak has paid tribute to a sergeant who died after sustaining serious injuries last thursday. he was trying to help someone on the tracks not far from help someone on the tracks not farfrom nottingham. flags far from nottingham. flags across farfrom nottingham. flags across the force will be flown at half mast. his colleagues have been paying tribute to him. ,, ., , ., ., have been paying tribute to him. ,, ., ., him. sergeant graham savill was a huael him. sergeant graham savill was a hugely respected _ him. sergeant graham savill was a hugely respected and - him. sergeant graham savill was a hugely respected and popular. a hugely respected and popular colleague in the news of his death on the line of duty has come as an ultimate shock to all of us. on thursday, graham went to work to protect the people of nottinghamshire from harm. and it is testament to his dedication and bravery that he was killed in the line of duty while trying to save the life of another man. his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. nottingham police paying tribute to sergeant seibel his death was announced earlier today after an incident on last thursday. you at bbc news. now to japan where investigators have said that the late star maker must resign as the head of a talent agency which allegedly used to sexually abuse aspiring pop stars in the country. the agency was also told to compensate victims his accounts featured in a bbc documentary in march. the company apologised after the coverage which led more people to come forward saying that they had also been abused. victim said the agency needed to do more to make amends. let's bring in an entertainment commentator whojoins us let's bring in an entertainment commentator who joins us live. thank you so much forjoining us at newsday. now, of course, within now deceased we cannot give him the right of reply. but there were rumours of abuse and even court cases when he was alive. in your view, how significant is this investigation�*s outcome? significant is this investiuation's outcome? ~ investigation's outcome? well, there is a couple _ investigation's outcome? well, there is a couple of— investigation's outcome? well, there is a couple of ways - investigation's outcome? well, there is a couple of ways to - there is a couple of ways to answer that. there is a couple of ways to answerthat. in there is a couple of ways to answer that. in terms of the company which was by far the most powerful agency in japanese music industry for decades and decades i think there has already been a fall from grace in a lot of different ways which we could discuss. but the fact that someone has been forced to resign is very, very significant. the larger issue but i don't think this particular case will actually address, though many people have pointed to, is how interwoven this whole thing is with japanese society. i mean, there was basically a code of silence, if you like, around this whole issue, as you said. there were court cases, there was a report on the one magazine that will do actual investigative reporting in japan and in 1999 they reported on the years abuse allegations against him. and johnny and associates suit that magazine. that is alongside the but, basically, no other media in japan would cover this story. nor would the police investigate it. so there really is a wide, widespread implication of societal, societally weighed cover up for the story. societally weighed cover up for the sto . , , ., ., the story. this investigation also criticised _ the story. this investigation also criticised the _ the story. this investigation also criticised the japanese| also criticised the japanese media's role in not investigating allegations which, as you said, were made decades ago. but withjohnny�*s p0p decades ago. but withjohnny�*s pop star still dominating the tv shows injapan, what can happen next and how will japanese media be covering this investigation's outcome?- investigation's outcome? fight, well, that is _ investigation's outcome? fight, well, that is a _ investigation's outcome? fight, well, that is a good _ investigation's outcome? fight, well, that is a good question. . well, that is a good question. but of all we should note that johnny�*s pop star is don't dominate the media scene and the entertainment scene the way they have in the past. there is certainly present and they do some tv shows but they are not dominant the way they were in the past where the top five hits on the japanese charts would all bejohnnies and associates artists. what will happen? i think that the japanese media will still treat this gingerly. they certainly won't point to any industrywide problem or a societal problem. they will say that it may be johnny was a bad guy or he could not help himself or something like that. i they will be forced to reckon with the fact that he was a years predator and he did abuse tens, if not hundreds and hundreds of young boys. if not hundreds and hundreds of young hove— young boys. thank you so much forjoining _ young boys. thank you so much forjoining us- _ young boys. thank you so much forjoining us. as _ young boys. thank you so much forjoining us. as he _ forjoining us. as he mentioned, he is now deceased so we cannot give him the right of reply but this was an investigation done by an independent group which found, which said that the head of the agency must step down. the foreign secretary james cleverley from the uk has travelled to beijing. the first such visit in five years. trade between the two countries is likely to top the agenda but there are many other thorny issues to discuss. for example, britain is unhappy over china's growing military support of russia in its war in ukraine. london has also voiced concerns about china's crackdown in hong kong as well as its ongoing treatment of the uyghurs. the governments of britain and china really want these talks to go ahead. but even after five years, because relations between the chinese government and western nations are certainly not smooth, you would expect at least some level of tensions. when the uk foreign secretary sits down with his chinese counterpart, wang yi. and these are also not smooth waters to navigate forjames cleverly, because there are backbenchers in his own party who don't even want him here in the first place. they would argue that the chinese government is now beyond the point of no return when it comes to authoritarianism. so they want more so—called decoupling. that means less contact with china on all fronts. well, the uk foreign secretary would argue no. what's important is to have direct engagement with china, to smooth trade relations with this economic giant. he says he will raise human rights abuses. he says he will call on beijing to do more to pressure russia to end its invasion of ukraine, plus that there are these enormous global problems like climate change, which simply cannot be solved without china's involvement. so he says because of china's size, because of its history, because of its place in the world. you just cannot ignore this country. so over the next 2a hours, you might expect some positive noises to come out of both of these governments, but not all smooth sailing. that is it for the programme. thank you so much for watching newsday. hello. 0n the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be developing during wednesday because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it's going to make landfall during wednesday in the northwest of florida with a combination of dangerous winds, a life threatening storm surge, with the potential to cause catastrophic flooding. we will, of course, keep you up to date with that. here at home, a much quieter weather outlook for wednesday. sunny spells and scattered showers. most places getting off to a fine start. a little bit of mist here and there that will tend to lift and clear and then a lot of sunshine around. but shower clouds will bubble up through the day. a scattering of showers to take us through the afternoon, the odd heavy one. but there will be some big dry gaps in between temperatures ranging from 15 degrees in stornoway and lerwick to 19 in london, maybe 20 somewhere in the south east corner. but those temperatures will drop once again under clear skies during wednesday night. the early hours of thursday, though, will bring outbreaks of rain in across the south west of england, wales, perhaps northern ireland, turning milder here by the end of the night. but where those clear skies hold on. yes, it will be rather chilly to start thursday. now, on thursday, we'll see this band of rain pushing its way north was in eastwards southern parts of england, wales, the midlands, northern ireland, seeing some of that wet weather. much of eastern england staying dry. much of northern england, too. and scotland should have a fine day with some spells of sunshine. temperatures north to south, 1a to 19, maybe up to 20 degrees. now, some showery bits and pieces of rain may still be with us on friday, but increasingly things will be turning drier. there will be some spells of sunshine. those temperatures typically in the mid to high teens, the low 20s for some. and as we head into the weekend, what actually it looks as if high pressure is going to build across the uk and where we see high pressure, that tends to mean fine unsettled weather. so yes, as we move through the first few days of september, the weather is really going to be settling down. there will be some good spells of sunshine through the weekend. the vast majority will be dry and it's going to feel a little bit warmer as well. bye for now. australian gas workers plan to strike with wage pressures high in the mining—dependent country. and the business of comedy — we take a look at what the edinburgh fringe festival does for the scottish capital. welcome to asia business report. a planned strike by workers at two massive offshore gas plants run by us major chevron highlight that even with a small dip in inflation, wage pressures are not easing. unions are asking chevon to improve pay and conditions. workers at rivals managed to reach a deal on conditions in a couple of hours, we'll be getting the latest reading on the country's consumer prices in the month ofjuly. 2—3% is the target. australia managed to achieve that from the 1990s but since the pandemic it has seen inflation rise outside the target range, just like the rest of the world. the reserve bank of australia will be holding its monthly meeting next week to decide on the cost of borrowing.