good morning to all of you. welcome to way too early. on this friday, july 1st. i m alex witt in for jonathan lemire. there are new legal and ethical questions being raised about whether former president trump may be trying to influence witness testimony related to the house select committee s january 6th investigation. so according to the new york times, trump s save america pac and his allies have paid for or promised to finance the legal fees of more than a dozen in to testify. financial disclosures show that in may alone, trump s save america pac paid about $200,000 to different law firm, the times notes that a dozen witnesses have received free legal advice and had attorney s fees paid for by the american conservative union s first amendment fund which consults with mr. trump s team about who s fees to cover. that is according to the organization chairman. the house select committee is known to ask witnesses whether anyone has tried to influence their testimony, it
really will be quite heavy, even as we go through thursday night, so the chance of localised flooding in places is that rain moves north east on friday for a dip linked in with this area of low pressure, which means on friday it s going to remain quite unsettled. further showers spreading the northern ireland into much of england, wales and scotland. some bright, sunny spells in south eastern areas but again that milder air is with us, so no frost orany milder air is with us, so no frost or any problems with ice or snow. temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. over the weekend, temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. overthe weekend, it temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. over the weekend, it stays unsettled. there will be spells of rain and also some sunny spells at times. it s not going to be completely wet temperature is ten to 14. thanks, simon. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it s time to join ou
welcome along to sportsday. we ll start in manchester, where thousands lined the streets to bid a final farewell to one of england s greatest ever footballers, sir bobby charlton. the funeral of the 1966 world cup winner and manchester united legend took place at manchester cathedral. the bbc s sports editor dan roan has more. applause a final farewell for, arguably, english football s greatest ever figure. here at the stadium where he is immortalised, thousands paying tribute to sir bobby charlton earlier as his funeral cortege passed old trafford, home of the club where he made more than 750 appearances. members of united s youth teams forming a guard of honour as the hearse drove past, the ground adorned with images depicting a glittering career. he s a gentleman and a legend. do you know what i mean? he had time for everybody. now, we ve been to different countries, and they said, manchester, bobby charlton. everybody knew him. at manchester cathedral, meanwhile, 1,000
welcome along to sportsday. we ll start in manchester where thousands lined the streets to bid a final farewell to one of england s greatest ever footballers, sir bobby charlton. the funeral of the 1966 world cup winner and manchester united legend took place at manchester cathedral. the bbc s sports editor dan roan has more. a final farewell for arguably english football s greatest ever figure here at the stadium where he s immortalised thousands, paying tribute to sir bobby charlton earlier as his funeral cortege past old trafford, home of the club where he made more than 750 appearances. members of united s youth teams forming a guard of honour as the hearse drove past the ground, adorned with images depicting a glittering career. he s a gentleman and a legend. you know, i mean, he had time for everybody. manchester cathedral. meanwhile, a thousand guests, including the fa president, prince william, legendary former united manager sir alex ferguson, and a host of other foo