Tower. 85 boats carrying 11,000 athletes for the games will sail past parisian landmarks like Notre Dame, this extra special parade of nations will begin with greece as is tradition and it will end of course with the host nation, france. They are estimated to be around 320,000 spectators along the six km route, some 2000 artists, 500 of them musicians who have been rehearsing for the last 200 days. And the show is expected to take us through the history of paris and show france and all its diversity and were being told that everyone will be excited for the surprise us to come, its expected to lastjust under four hours but unfortunately the Weather Forecast for tonight is not good. It looks like its going to absolutely shut it down, but hopefully it wont Put A Damper on things. What shut it down, but hopefully it wont Put A Damper on things. Shut it down, but hopefully it wont Put A Damper on things. What is the atmosphere Put A Damper on things. What is the atmosphere like Put A Damper
Defends his military campaign against palestinian militants in gaza, as hostilities between israel and hamas continue into a tenth day. The family of a 24 year old woman from london, who was murdered in pakistan, call for her killers to be brought tojustice. New york s prosecutor has launched a criminal inquiry into donald trump s property company. And boom bang a bang! eurovision fans gather in rotterdam to celebrate the return of the song contest. Good afternoon. Borisjohnson had defended the government s policy on foreign holidays, after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ministers were presiding over a hopeless system , which threatened to let new covid variants into the country. Speaking at prime minister s questions, mrjohnson insisted the government s advice was very clear that people should not be taking holidays in so called amber list countries such as spain and greece. Recent comments from ministers have led to confusion about whether people should be booking f
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. the trip is taking place amid tight security, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, t