One of the worlds greatest footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. The International Olympic Committee says its ordered two belarusian coaches to leave the Athletes Village to protect the rest of their team. Greece has been plunged into an unprecedented environmental crisis, according to the countrys Prime Minister. Days of heatwaves have turned the country into a Powder Keg and he predicts the worst is yet to come with strong westerly winds expected to fan the flames. As Mark Lobel reports, villagers are coming under pressure to abandon their homes, as villages like these burn, the greek Prime Minister is urging extreme caution. Houses can be rebuilt, he says, trees can regrow, however human life cannot be replaced. But abandoning your home is never easy in your 70s. Translation leave and go where, and let my house burn . If we had left, this place would have burned. We told the women and elderly and kids to go, and whoever was able stay to help, howe
Swathe of the hIghlands, heavy and persIstent raIn brIngIng the rIsk of FloodIng And Travel dIsruptIon. And as you can see from the earlIer radar, There has been some really very wet weather across thIs part of scotland so far today. And elsewhere, plenty of these bIg downpours and thunderstorms, some partIcularly heavy ones across parts of Northern Ireland, Southern Scotland come Into Northern England, and persIstent raIn contInues throughout the afternoon across parts of Northern Scotland. It Is quIte wIndy out There, the showers could well see gusts of A0 Mph or more, but generally these strong wInds wIll help to brIdge those showers along. So hopefully If you get a Shower It should not be wIth you for quIte such a long tIme as we have had at tImes over the last few days. And quIte a Cool Feel as well, 17 to 20 celsIus. Through thIs evenIng, across england and wales, we keep some of those showers for a tIme, they should fade through the nIght. The RaIn PIvots South across scotland,
Around the world. Im Alison Kosik and this is cnn newsroom. Here is a snapshot of olympic medals awarded so far in tokyo. China the most at 9, the u. S. At 8. The u. S. Leads with five gold medals, japan with three and Team Usa with two. Coy wire is following the competition in tokyo. Americans used their advantage in the Swimming Pool to get on the board today. Tell me how they did it. Reporter since munich, Team Usa was shut out of medals on the Opening Day of competition at the summer olympics. Things changed day two. American men finishing one and two in the 400 meter individual med lay. Chase kalicz wins his first gold and the first for Team Usa at the games in tokyo. He won silver in rio. When he was 8yearold he was on a Ventilator And Feeding tube for eight months as he fought an acute disorder of the nervous system. C K K Kalisz says fell sps like the g. O. A. T. I dont know if everything has sunk in yet, not being in the water, not competing. A lot of emotions ran through my b
Competition for olympic medals isnt the only thing heating up right now in tokyo. So is the weather. Olympic athletes are now competing in grueling heat and humidity. Theres a tropical storm on the horizon. China leads right now with the four Gold Medals, followed by japan with three. The u. S. Has the most medals overall with seven, including one gold. On saturday, skateboarding and surfing made their olympic debuts. But some of the athletes say they miss the Excitement And Energy of live spectators. Covid remains a serious concern. At least 137 cases are now linked to the games. Top american Golfer Bryson Dechambeau wont be competing after he tested positive just before he was due to leave for tokyo. A top draw this sunday is japanese Tennis Star naomi osaka, who lit the olympic cauldron. She played and easily won her first olympic Singles Match after bowing out of the French Open earlier this year. Patrick snell of Cnn World sport is standing by in atlanta with the latest on the com