by my side. happy to be back. you worked all weekend. yes, i did. really severe weather is dominating the headlines. here are five things to know for monday, august 21st. right now what is left of tropical storm hillary pounding the southwest with record rainfall. states of emergency declared roads inundated with water. the national hurricane center warns catastrophic flooding is still a threat. happening today, president biden will visit maui to meet with survivors of the devastating wildfires. the number killed there, 114 with hundreds still unaccounted for. new overnight, president trump makes it official. he says he will not show up to this week s gop primary debate and even suggests he may not show up to any of them. that s right. ferreras-copeland jail in georgia bracing for a very busy week. d.a. fani willis has given donald trump and his 18 co-defendants until friday to overturn the election. major news here from russia. the first lunar mission in 47 y
i m reshmin chowdhury. coming up on the programme. reported to the police neil lennon s conduct during hibs‘ win over rangers is questioned. banned for five matches cristiano ronaldo is punished after pushing a referee. and the future is bright great britain s athletics team say the world championships were a great success. hello and welcome to the programme. police have received complaints about hibernian head coach neil lennon s conduct during his team s win over rangers at ibrox on saturday. the northern irishman was criticised by some rangers fans for so called inflammatory actions after simon murray equalised. it comes as police investigate offensive and threatening comments made to lennon on social media. alistair lamont reports. the ibrox stage was set for a hotly anticipated fixture. the recent rivalry between rangers and hibernian spiced up even further as the former celtic player and manager neil lennon took his place in the opposition technical area. in
cristiano ronaldo is hit with a five match ban after pushing the referee who sent him off in real madrid s super cup win over barcelona. polive are to investigate complaints over neil lennon s so called inflammatory goal celebrations, in hibs‘ victory over rangers. and rory mcilroy warns he may not play again this year, because of a long standing rib injury. welcome to the programme. cristiano ronaldo has been banned for five games after pushing a referee in the spanish super cup first leg. he d already scored in real madrid s 3 1win over barcelona at the camp nou and was reacting to being sent off, after picking up a second yellow. he has ten days to appeal. hugh ferris reports. voiceover: cristiano ronaldo has had a taxing summer, given extended time by real madrid due to footballing and then legal commitments, this is the moment that will give him even more of a break(!) any of that has its fair share of drama, especially when the trophy there is a trophy at stake,
in sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has nothing to say about phillipe coutinho‘s future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the champions league and can you be fat and fit? i have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. i am full of fitness. scientists say the idea s a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. more from them later. and the weather. good morning. rain going east and into the north sea. behind that, sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery. in the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. i will have more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the government is pushing for a temporary customs union to be put in place when britain leaves the european union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uk s borders. there ve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they f