draw at the us open, which extends her extraordinary record. the women's second seed, aryna sabalenka, overcame a poor start on serve to win her opening match against belgium's maryna zanevska. she hit five double faults to lose her first two service games — but found her rhythm and won in straight sets. andy murray became just the ninth man to win 200 grand slam singles�* matches when he beat frenchman corentin moutet in straight sets in his opening round match. murray was one of six british players to make it through on the day, meaning all seven who are taking part are in to round two. veteran american, john isner, beat facundo diaz acosta of argentina in straight sets in his final tournament in professional tennis. the 38—year—old announced last week he will retire after this year's event. he served 11 aces in his victory increasing his record career tally to 14,422. quite some record! england's women cricketers will get the same match fees as the men after their sensational ashes series this summer where they got record—breaking crowds. it's said the women were paid just 25% of men's fees for white—ball cricket and 15% for tests. england's men take on new zealand in the first match of their t20 series later today in durham. england's captain, jos butler, says the standard of cricket this summer should make for a great game. everyone has been playing high—class, competitive cricket, which has been great. the hundred has been great. everyone is battle hardened, but it is willing to get together as a team and pull on the england shirt again, so we're very excited to play in international cricket. i think you need cricket now in the lead up _ i think you need cricket now in the lead up to— i think you need cricket now in the lead up to the world cup. it's good cricket _ lead up to the world cup. it's good cricket the — lead up to the world cup. it's good cricket. the skies going to that tournament, it is the quality of the opposition— tournament, it is the quality of the opposition and yeah, it's a different_ opposition and yeah, it's a different format, but i think you need _ different format, but i think you need cricket now to lead into the world _ need cricket now to lead into the world cup. — need cricket now to lead into the world cup, it's good cricket. team usa made it three wins from three at the basketball world cup as they comfortably dispatched jordan in group c. despite not featuring the biggest of names in american basketball, team usa were too strong forjordan. anthony edwards led all scorers with 22 points injust 18 minutes, including this dunk as steve kerr's side put on a show for the filipino crowd. the usa have won their first—round matches by an average of 31 points. they face montenegro next on september 1st. georgia continued their impressive debut at the world cup with a 70—59 win over venezuala in japan. the crusaders secured the win they needed to confirm their spot in the second round. the result means that the south american side failed to progress. serbia too are going well — they got a third straight win as they marched into the second round with a 115—83 victory over south sudan. despite nba finals mvp nikola jokic missing the world cup, serbia will be among the teams to beat going forward. atlanta hawks star bogdan bogdanovic scored 23 points including six three pointers. in the day's other completed matches, brazil booked their place in the scond round with victory over the ivory coast. luka doncic and slovenia maintained their 100% record in group f in beating cape verde while puerto rico ensured they finished runners up to serbia in group b with a comfortable win against china. that is all your support for now, nancy. thank you, tanya. let's just run you through the latest pictures we're getting from hurricane idalia in florida. it's weakened to a hurricane two storm, but it's still a very serious threat to life. these are the latest pictures from jacksonville near to where the hurricane hit land. the us national hurricane centre says a catastrophic tidal surge is occurring in florida's big bend region. although the storm has continued to weaken, it is still bringing sustained winds of up to 175 kilometres an hour. evacuation orders are in force in more than 20 counties, and the state governor has outlined a wide range of measures to deal with the aftermath of the storm. the hurricane is fuelled by the unusually warm waters of the gulf of mexico. let's show you some live pictures now from tampa in florida. you can see a highway being buffeted there by sea water. it is threatening to overwhelm there barriers. that is the scene in tampa. let's show you the scene in tampa. let's show you the view from the international space station. the storm can be seen from there. it is being monitored there. that is what those pictures are from the international space station of hurricane idalia and at the after effects. we will bring you more on that as we get it. the president of gabon is under house arrest after army officers seized power and said they were annulling the results of saturday's election in which ali bongo was declared the winner. the army has nominated the head of the presidential guard as the leader during a transition period. the head of the african union commission has strongly condemned the attempted coup. this is the moment the military made the announcement of the takeover on national television. translation: in the name of the people of gabon - and as guarantors of the institutions, we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime. to this end, the general elections of 26th august 2023 and the truncated results are cancelled. the borders are closed until further notice. all the institutions of the republic are dissolved. for context, gabon is a former french colony located on the west coast of central africa. the electoral commission said president bongo had won just under two—thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent. concerns over delays in returning the election results led to an internet shutdown, and a night—time curfew by the government. mr bongo came to power when his father omar died in 2009. if he has been overthrown, it would end his family's 53—year hold on power in gabon. for more on that, we are joined now by remadji hoinathy, a senior researcher at the institute of security studies. i think it is worth first about getting some perspective on how we ended up here. gabon was seen as a relatively stable, even though power was held by one family for more 50 years. was held by one family for more 50 ears. , ., _, ., ,., years. yes. i mean, compared to some ofthe years. yes. i mean, compared to some of the other— years. yes. i mean, compared to some of the other african _ years. yes. i mean, compared to some of the other african countries, - of the other african countries, gabon seems very stable, but then the political climate in anticipation of the actual elections were riddled already with fear and political tensions from both citizens and also the opposition. those fears were mainly centred around a repeat of the violent post—electoral crisis that we have seenin post—electoral crisis that we have seen in 2016 where ali bongo was re—elected amid accusations of rigged elections by his opponent at the time. following elections saturday, as we see very fast evolutions in terms of the curfew that has been set and also internet has been cut in some areas, broadcasting stopped in the country. this was automatically followed by the opposition claiming —— living victory as we saw in 2016 and calling on president bongo to can see defeat. then there was the timing of the announcement of the election results —— can see defeat. they wanted to appear the new man is the general, very known by the gabon is this —— bongo system because he served under bongo's father,... if i system because he served under bongo's father, . . ._ bongo's father,... if i could 'ust ask ou bongo's father,... if i could 'ust askyouto�* bongo's father,... if i could 'ust ask you to give i bongo's father,... if i could 'ust ask you to give us i bongo's father,... if i could 'ust ask you to give us a i bongo's father,... if i could 'ust ask you to give us a bit �* bongo's father,... if i could 'ust ask you to give us a bit ofh bongo's father, . .. if i could just i ask you to give us a bit of context, ask you to give us a bit of context, a bit of wide contacts in terms of who has carried out the coup and who they are trying to install in power in place of ali bongo. the they are trying to install in power in place of ali bongo.— in place of ali bongo. the people that appeared — in place of ali bongo. the people that appeared on _ in place of ali bongo. the people that appeared on the _ in place of ali bongo. the people that appeared on the tv - in place of ali bongo. the people i that appeared on the tv announcing that appeared on the tv announcing that the military is taking over are the actual regime cancelling the elections and are setting in your transitional process are mainly people from the army, but also from the presidential government army, so people from the security apparatus, serving a long time the system. and as i said, general oligui is a very well—known actor of the system. at some time at the beginning of ali bongo's rain, there have been distances between the two. general oligui being out of the country, but then he came back in the country and regained his position of trust. just briefl , i regained his position of trust. just briefly, i apologise for interrupting, we only have a little time left, but many will find these seems reminiscent of what has happened in niger and other parts of west africa. are there any similarities to be drawn here what is now happening in gabon? i think this is what — is now happening in gabon? i think this is what the _ is now happening in gabon? i think this is what the opinions _ is now happening in gabon? i think this is what the opinions seem - is now happening in gabon? i think this is what the opinions seem to l this is what the opinions seem to think, but there is no immediate similarities. in the case of niger, it was at the elected president in office who was overthrown by the army. although still confused, following the announcement of the results of the controversial general election, and any military questions it, whether rightly or wrongly, especially those of the security sector, denouncing also the cooperation with france. in gabon, the results of the election that had been cancelled where the trigger of the situation. however, beyond the elections, it is the anti—bongo system that has been set and the bongo system that has been put into question. bongo system that has been put into cuestion. . ~ bongo system that has been put into cuestion. ., ,, , ., , bongo system that has been put into cuestion. ., ,, i. , . question. thank you very much good to have you — question. thank you very much good to have you on _ question. thank you very much good to have you on the _ question. thank you very much good to have you on the programme. - remadji hoinathy, a senior researcher at the institute of security studies. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. we have the coloured jumpers and then here we have clothing for every single one of the secondary schools and special schools as well. this uniform exchange has been overwhelmed in the eight months it has been open. we have had lots of comments from families to say i really love the option now of choosing where to buy uniform. i have had the feedback from families to say they like the choice to buy reused items. parents help repair items here. it is often the children that are concerned about the environment. it is important to reassure young people that by taking part in initiatives like this, they are doing their bit to save the planet. to manufacture a jumper, shirt and trousers uses 13.5 kilos of carbon, and with 10 million schoolchildren, that starts to add up. according to the organisation eco—schools, there has been an increase in pre—loved uniform sales. you're live with bbc news. let's show you some live pictures streaming from the international space station of hurricane idalia, which has made landfall in florida. it has weakened to a hurricane to storm just now, but still a very serious threat to life —— harry kane two. on the ground, the impact has been very real. evacuation orders are in force in 20 counties and their early wide range of measures to deal the after—effects. those coming from clearwater beach in tampa. heavy winds are still causing many storm surges and there is the risk that low lying areas will be overcome. that has the latest on hurricane idalia. we will bring you more as we get it. the duke of sussex has described his emotional "unravelling" after he returned from military service in afghanistan in 2013. in a netflix documentary series about the invictus games, prince harry says he found the deployment triggering, bringing to the surface the trauma of losing his mother, princess diana, at the age of 12. let's hear some of what he had to say: i can only speak from my personal experience, my tour of afghanistan in 2012 flying apaches. somewhere after that, there was an unravelling. the trigger to me was actually returning from afghanistan, but the stuff that was coming up was from the age of... from 1997, from the age of 12. losing my mum at such a young age. live now to kevin porter, hypnotherapist and coach, also author of the book called "fearless — the diary of an 18—year—old at war in the falklands." thank you very much forjoining us. prince harry really bring some attention here to the idea that events like war can trigger memories of personal tragedies. help us understand what you know her and have studied about that.— understand what you know her and have studied about that. thank you for havin: have studied about that. thank you for having me- _ have studied about that. thank you for having me. the _ have studied about that. thank you for having me. the triggers - have studied about that. thank you for having me. the triggers for - for having me. the triggers for trauma and ptsd can be many and it is very difficult to find the root cause, but talking and therapy, hypnotherapy, unconscious mind therapy, etc, things that i use, can't get to root cause and find what helped to create that trauma. what harry said was his trigger was coming back from afghanistan. and at the events of trauma were not so much about the afghan war itself, but about losing his mother. so sitting somewhere in his amygdala and unconscious mind is at the memories of everything that went on sadly that september day way back when. and that created... helped expand the triggers and create more of his traumas. it is known that the traumas can be created at an early age, even when you're in the womb. as simple as your living in that beautiful loving cocoon, you hear raised voices, arguments outside, and at the baby will react to that. and then later, when something terrible happens, that then creates the reactions it does with ptsd. it is extraordinary to think that trauma can stretch that far back. just talk to us about why it is so important to find the cause of the trauma, and is it difficult to do? it is very difficult to do, yeah. this is what i would say with the way i work as i work with the unconscious mind and do it any very gentle, calm, safe way using programme called sino therapy, which is an advanced form of hypnotherapy and various other protocols —— sanothera py. protocols —— sanotherapy. talking about the issues and are finding where you believe you're coming from can really help you. back in 2007, after the falklands war, which is where mine started, i went back to the falklands on a pilgrimage with combat stress and there we got a lot of help by going back lane ghosts to rest and remembering and experiencing the environment —— lane ghosts to rest. it helped but triggered more for me. what really set me on was when my wife gave birth to my beautiful twin children, holly and ethan. i went down at the business end and there was all this blood and everything else on the floor, which took me right back to 1982 when one of my friends got shot on the deck of a ship and all his blood was on the floor. that triggered that. finding the actual cause is also a big problem. you have to go very deep to find the actual cause. have to go very deep to find the actual cause-— actual cause. yes. a really interesting _ actual cause. yes. a really interesting to _ actual cause. yes. a really interesting to learn - actual cause. yes. a really interesting to learn a - actual cause. yes. a really interesting to learn a littlej actual cause. yes. a really i interesting to learn a little bit about how that works. kevin porter, thank you very much. kevin is a hypnotherapist and coach. let's turn to something very different now. excuse the puns! a bun—fight going on in the us — burger king is facing a lawsuit that alleges it makes its whopper burger appear larger in its ads than it is in reality. the class action law suit claims the fast food giant cheated customers, by showing burgers that "overflow over the bun". burger king told the bbc that "the claims are false." our reporter callum tulley has more. this is how burger king have been advertising their whoppers — beef overflowing the bun, sauce oozing out of the centre and salad stacks. but according to some customers, at least, they've been receiving whoppers that appear a lot more like this. and that is causing problems. so much so that burger king is facing a lawsuit which accuses them of misleading their customers. it claims that the whopper is made to look 35% larger with more than double the amount of meat compared to what's actually served. now, burger king say they're not obliged to deliver burgers that appear exactly as they do in the picture and that the flame—grilled beef patties portrayed in their advertising are the same patties used in the millions of whopper sandwiches they serve to guests. roy altman, however, the judge in this case says it should be up to jurors to tell us what reasonable people think now. burger king aren't the only ones who've been accused of this kind of things. and actually, just last year, a customer of two of their rivals, mcdonald's and wendy's, was so incensed that he received burgers that didn't match up to how they were advertised, that he tried to sue $50 million worth of damages for himself and other guests. so clearly, this isn't a very isolated case, and you don't have to look far on social media to find other burger—lovers having beef with some of the big fast food chains. but in their view, it is entirely reasonable and to be expected, actually, that the burgers you order don't always appear exactly as advertised. callu m callum tulley there. a super blue moon will be visible on thursday night, treating stargazers to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year. the blue does not refer to the colour, but instead it refers to the second full moon in one calendar month — an event which only happens once every two or three years. it won't be happening again until 2037 so get out there tonight. you don't need binoculars or a telescope — cloud permitting, you should see it with just your eyes. and if you also spot what looks like a bright star next to the moon, its not a star it's the planet saturn. live now to professor catherine heymans, the astronomer royal for scotland. great to have you on. this is one of those times we are correct to say once in a blue moon.— those times we are correct to say once in a blue moon. yes, you can aet out once in a blue moon. yes, you can get out your— once in a blue moon. yes, you can get out your banjo _ once in a blue moon. yes, you can get out your banjo and _ once in a blue moon. yes, you can get out your banjo and sing - once in a blue moon. yes, you can get out your banjo and sing blue . get out your banjo and sing blue moon of kentucky if you like! it is a rare event and what makes this even more rare is it has a super blue moon. the moon orbits the earth and that is like an ellipse, so sometimes it is closer to earth than others. when it is at the closest point, we call that a supermoon will stop the astronomical description of a blue moon works out as two film and is in the same month —— full moons in the same month, so we had one at the start of august and this is a second. this is a really rare event that will not happen again until 2038. you can always see a full moon every month when the heart of the men that the sun is shining on can be seen by the half of the earth in darkness —— when the half of the moon that the sun is shining on. the blue is mislabelling, it is not going to be blue, it isjust a term used for these rare events. it will look quite super if you see it at moonrise, when it isjust will look quite super if you see it at moonrise, when it is just coming up at moonrise, when it is just coming up over the horizon. if you're in the that is about 8pm, 8:30pm, depending on whether you're in the south or north. it will rise in the horizon opposite to where the sun sets, and when you see the moon on the horizon, you can see it relative to buildings and trees and then it really does look super on the sky because it looks so they compare to the things you can see on the horizon. that has a super tip on how to spot that the best times, so thank you for that. just how rare is it. ., . ., ., , | thank you for that. just how rare is it. ., _, ., , i do it. put it into context for us. i do worry that _ it. put it into context for us. i do worry that we — it. put it into context for us. i do worry that we must _ it. put it into context for us. i do worry that we must label - it. put it into context for us. i do worry that we must label things, these astronomical events. these are technical terms, these astronomical events. these are technicalterms, it these astronomical events. these are technical terms, it is a supermoon, a blue moon, but it will only look 10% brighter than you would normally see a moon, but as astronomers, we like it when it gets in the media because we can encourage people to go out and look at the moon. don't look down at your smartphone. some of the technology and smartphones these days is so fantastic that you can use it to zoom in on the craters on the moon. one fun thing i would like you all to go and look for is the south pole of the moon, because right now the indian mission chandrayaan is there now and the rover is moving along and solving the composition of the moon. think about the wonderful rover that is currently walking around looking for water on the chandrayaan. lots currently walking around looking for water on the chandrayaan.- water on the chandrayaan. lots to look forward _ water on the chandrayaan. lots to look forward to _ water on the chandrayaan. lots to look forward to there. _ water on the chandrayaan. lots to look forward to there. thank i water on the chandrayaan. lots to look forward to there. thank you i water on the chandrayaan. lots to l look forward to there. thank you so much, professor catherine heymann, filled with enthusiasm for that supermoon that we now know is not blue! stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it's a day of sunny spells and scattered cumulus clouds, with a few showers as well. overall, not a bad day, and for many of us, actually, skies like this, so a fine day. however, tomorrow, we are expecting some thicker cloud and rain in one or two places. so here's the forecast, then, for the rest of the day. you can see just a scattering of showers here and there. these are the temperatures into the afternoon — around 18 for glasgow and about 20 or so in london. it's just a fraction below the average. now tonight we've got the super blue moon on the way. why is it a super blue moon? well, super because it's very close to the earth and it'll appear large, and it's a blue moon because it's the second full moon of the month, which happens once in a blue moon. so, of course, we want some clear weather tonight. it won't be completely clear. there is a weather front approaching, and here it is on the satellite picture. we're just ahead of this weather system and i think there's enough of a gap, enough of a weather window to catch that super blue moon. so let's have a look at the forecast for this evening. here's the weather front approaching ireland. at this stage, you'll be able to see the super blue moon, particularly across central and eastern areas. but then, by the early hours of the morning, it turns wet across southwestern parts of the uk. 12 in plymouth, but elsewhere for the north and east there will be a nip in the airfirst thing on thursday. now, lots of sunshine across northern and eastern areas, but out towards the west we've got thicker cloud and also outbreaks of rain for a time across southern areas. some of this rain, at times, could be heavy, could even be thundery, and it will be a cool day, disappointing — 15 maybe in the midlands, a little bit warmer there, i think, in northern scotland because we'll have more sunshine. and it will take time for this rain to clear away. in fact, it's still hugging the south coast of england on thursday. here's friday afternoon. eventually it pulls away towards the east and then we're left with sunny spells and, again, a scattering of showers. temperatures around the high teens or 20 degrees. now, here's the weekend. this jet stream loops around the uk, through scandinavia and back towards the south, and in the middle we have an area of high pressure building and that does bode well for the weekend at least. here's the outlook, then. so the end of the week a little unsettled with a few showers, but then saturday, sunday, monday and into tuesday, the weather is looking not bad at all. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. hurricane idalia makes landfall in florida, with forecasters warning of the potential for catastrophic damage. this is the live scene in tampa. evacuation orders are in place it in more than 20 counties as strong surges that of the coastline. —— strong surges batter the coastline. russia has reported ukrainian drone attacks in six different regions — we'll have expert analysis from the bbc verify team. we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian drones target ukrainian forces. there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states, as a major hurricane has made landfall in florida, bringing with it fierce winds and water surges. it's now a category two hurricane, but it's still a very serious threat to life.