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good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. it is a tuesday, full of news. victor blackwell by my side. good morning. good to be back. good to have you. here all week. five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. new this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. hundreds of thousands of people without power. already more than 300 flights cancelled. happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the city s river front. it started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. so far no arrests. but four warrants have been issued. right now, los angeles city workers are on a 24-hour strike. 11,000 workers including sanitation workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. they say it s a fight for fair contracts. this hour, polls open in ohio as voters decide whether to make it ....
an urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with sickle cell disease. we will speak to two families of those living with the disease. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. we d love to hear from you if you re an eu national living in the uk. are you reassured by what you hear? we re also talking about fire safety this morning. if your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe? do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. german chancellor angela merkel has described theresa may s offer to give european citizens rights after brexit living in the uk is a good start. at a summit last night, the prime minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. in retur ....
so who s right? i ll speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but it s tough out there. in sport lewis hamilton labels sebastian vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the glastonbury festival on the main pyramid stage. and carol has the weather. for many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. however, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in northern ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. first, our main story. every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. there are still more than 500 other buildings n ....
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