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by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder. there are other gold medals up for grabs in track cycling and boxing. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride festival. hello, and welcome to the programme. thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from towns north of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control some now close to the northern suburbs of the greek capital itself. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many other parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather conditions this summer. widespread flooding, and colder than average temperatures in central europe and now baking hot weather in the south. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of c ....
including in track cycling, basketball and boxing. tea m team gb win the men s kieran, bringing the gold to seven. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. welcome to bbc news. thousands of people have been evacuated from towns and villages in greece, as wildfires spread to many parts of the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control, some now close to the northern suburbs of the greek capital itself. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many other parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather conditions this summer. widespread flooding, and colder than average temperatures in central europe and now baking hot weather in the south. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. extreme heat means these forests n ....
governor andrew cuomo facing possible charges. the albany county sheriff providing new details today on the criminal complaint from one of the governor s 11 accusers. the woman saying cuomo groped her at the governor s mansion. what we re learning tonight. breaking out of washington late today, the massive trillion-dollar infrastructure bill clearing a significant hurdle. details from the rare session, and votes this weekend on capitol hill. the warning, americans urged to evacuate afghanistan immediately. taliban fighters advancing on key cities as americans head home. apocalyptic scenes in greece. flames towering over the horizon as hundreds evacuate by ferry. the dramatic video tonight. the suspected shark attack on the east coast. a12-year old girl seriously injured at the beach. and making history in tokyo. allyson felix becoming the most decorated u.s. track and field olympian. men s basketball clinching a fourth straight gold medal. our james longman in ....
we begin with a big sign of progress in the u.s. vaccination campaign against the coronavirus. but it comes, hand in hand, with a record the country could do without. as for the milestone, half of americans are now fully vaccinated, according to data released friday. but in the state of florida, the delta variant is spreading, at unprecedented speed. we are talking about 20,000 new cases, per day, on average. florida had more than 134,000 new cases, total, over the past week. the highest number, since the pandemic began. and the fda is stepping up efforts to make a decision about booster shots for people whose immune systems have been compromised. an administration official says the decision could come before early september. but despite the uptick in vaccinations, the covid surge is showing no signs of slowing down. nick valencia reports. reporter: a major milestone for the country with half the total-u.s. population fully vaccinated. but the grim count of covid deat ....
on her mental health. a belarusian sprinter has taken refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo, after claiming her country tried to force her onto a plane back home. the first passengers arrive at heathrow after the change in rules which means people coming in from the us and eu no longer have to quarantine. the british doctor killed in syria who inspired this young medical student to follow in his footsteps. also coming up this hour with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow, the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. team gb have won their eleventh gold at the tokyo olympics. great britain s eventing team did it after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at tokyo equestrian park. the showjumpers oliver townend, laura collett and tom mcewen took team gb s first gold in team eventing for 49 years. and in the past half an hour, tom mcewen has won the silver medal in the eventin ....