Cornish, Ron Brownstein, kate bedingfield, geoff duncan. Thank you. And thanks to all of you for joining joining us im kasie hunt, Cnn News Central starts right now homes burned in almost every direction. Thats the word from texas as multiple wildfires are burning right now and breaking just moments ago, we just got word that pope francis was taken to the hospital. Were getting new information in on the condition of the 87 yearold pontiff, hunter biden about to take questions face to face with a republican lawmakers trying to impeach his father. Im kate bolduan with john berman. Sara is out today. This is Cnn News Central we are following this Breaking News. People in texas are being forced to flee communities, burn to the ground. There are multiple wildfires burning in the Texas Panhandle right now that is terrifying. If you come upon that, of course, overnight, the fire called the Smokehouse Creek fire became the fifth largest fire in texas state history, scorching over 300,000 acres
good morning. iam good morning. i am out of the very front and to get this prized position you had to be here two days ago, at a 7am on saturday morning. it won t be long before this lot are inside. that is wherejohn and carol r. yes, good morning. the big news on day one of these wimbledon championships is the withdrawal of nick kyrgios. the beaten finalist last year and the amount s singles is out because of a wrist injury after what has been an injury ravaged season. and will it stay dry? well, actually, we are expecting some showers this afternoon at wimbledon. for most, rain in the north of scotland, rain in northern ireland putting eastwards. behind all of that, sunshine and showers. a day for taking the brolly. more later. good morning. it s monday, the 3rd ofjuly. it appears to have been a calmer night across france, after the family of a teenager shot dead by police said they did not want his death to spark riots. police made around 80 arrests overnight, down from mo
he s up for the fight to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants crossing the channel. the un refugee agency says it will punish asylum seekers. people must know that if they come here illegally, it will result in their detention and swift removal. ahead of sunday s oscars ceremony, we speak to the star and director of best picture nominee elvis. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving through matamoros in the north east, after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here s our mexico correspondent, will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico s violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens, in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them, were kidnapped
they will not work and they are unfair. also in the programme this lunchtime. questions from relatives about why it took police almost two days to find the victims of a car crash in cardiff that left three young people dead and two seriously injured. scientists say annual flood damage in parts of the uk could increase by more than 20% over the next century. calls for anyone with a prepayment meter for their energy supply to have it removed for free. and tickets for this year s eurovision song contest final in liverpool have sold out in just over half an hour. coming up on the bbc news channel. refunds for liverpool fans who attended last year s champions league final, as uefa take responsibility for scenes where supporters were tear gassed in paris. hello. good afternoon. enough is enough the words of the home secretary in the last few minutes as she outlined the government s plan to stop migrants coming to the uk on small boats. suella braverman was introducing to the ho