to everything turn turn turn there is a season turn turn turn good morning, everyone. poppy is off. we start with sad news to share this morning. legendary singer, song writer david crosby has died. such a loss. it is. we ve been losing a lot of people, especially in the music industry. very few people i feel moved as many people for as long as he did. he had such a special career. david crosby in his own words about how he would be remembered. but first, is russia getting ready to launch an all-out attack? ukraine bracing for a potential offensive. the u.s. and allies sending more weapons but is it enough to stop vladimir putin s onslaught. president biden is breaking his silence. what he is saying about how he believes he has handled the classified documents found in his home and office. alec baldwin facing charges for the shooting on the movie set. we begin in ukraine where russian forces might be gearing up for a major offensive, ukraine has been
of a 44 billion dollar deal to buy twitter. as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. ina in a normal year, even in high summer, i could not do what i m doing right now, which is a walk across this stretch of river po without even getting my feet wet. this riverbed has become a sandbank. and.go for it all naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on global fashion. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. our top story in sri lanka protesters have stormed the president s official residence in colombo as the country s economic crisis deepens. the whereabouts of the president are unknown. we can bring you some new pictures which have just come in showing the potesters inside the residence. police fired tear gas in an effort to disperse huge crowds gathered to demand the resig
clashes in colombo, thousands of anti government protesters took to the streets of the sri lankan capital. the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . . , the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . ., , ., , capital. they are angry about rising inflation and capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food and | inflation and shortages of food and fuel. people travel from across the country to join demonstrations after attempts to impose a curfew failed. soldiers and police pushed protesters back with water cannon jets and clouds of tear gas, as they broke the barricades. at least 21 people, including two police, have been injured. shouting aykroyd stormed the presidential palace. pictured posted online showed people inside splashing about in the private pool.
trophy for the women at wimbledon. but yesterday cameron norrie s wimbledon final dream ended with a semifinal defeat to reigning champion novak djokovic. and supermodel naomi campbell on modelling, mortarboards and motherhood. good morning. the temperatures will be the talking point of the weather forecast this weekend, things really warming up again, especially by sunday. lots of strong sunshine and things remaining mostly drive. dry. it s saturday, the ninth ofjuly. our top story: the race to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party is gathering pace this morning, with four conservative mps now in the running to become the next prime minister. the candidates so far include former chancellor, rishi sunak, whose resignation earlier this week helped trigger the mass walkout of ministers that forced mrjohnson to stand down. more candidates are expecting to enter the contest over the weekend, as our political correspondent, ione wells, reports. will you be st