Scientists, and the economists, and the national security experts. They all tell us this is code red. The nation and the world are in peril. Right now, i fear for the world. My 3yearold just about 3yearold grandchild will inherit. By that, i mean the planet itself. In ten days, the hottest summer in recorded history for much of the world will come to an end. But not after thousands have died from extreme heat, or the effects of extreme weather. America has certainly not been spared. The federal announcement coming this weekend that this past summer was our hottest ever documented between the two coasts. As more recordsetting wildfires in california have fed so much smoke into the air that neighboring states have been debilitated. Many of which are suffering under yet another brutal heat wave, the kind that ignited the pacific northwest in ways unthought of a year ago. And new york and new orleans both remain scarred by the same fatal storm. President biden touring the aftermath of trop
Showing today s extensive cloud sheet. To the west, more cloud. This will bring outbreaks of rain in the next few days. Today the cloud is taken off to bring wet weather. The wettest weather has been across the greater manchester area. It is putting eastwards 90 yorkshire and lincolnshire. The rain quite persistent for some across these areas. Showers for wales and south west england. Northern ireland and scotland largely dry. For most it will stay pretty cloudy. Some breaks in the cloud to give some glimpses of sunshine. 0vernight tonight it is a largely dry night. A lot of cloud around, a few mist patches, temperatures drifting down to between ten and 14 degrees. Tomorrow, a change on the way for northern ireland. That weatherfront i showed you a moment ago is here and it will be bringing some rain across northern ireland through the day, with the rain turning heavier and steadier into the afternoon. Further east, scotland, england and wales, a better chance of seeing more sunshine,
There and supporting them. You mentioned there and supporting them. You mentioned the there and supporting them. You mentioned the link with football. Sadly, this isn t the first instance of a former footballer being diagnosed with dementia. His. Of a former footballer being diagnosed with dementia. No, it certainly isn t. diagnosed with dementia. No, it certainly isn t. It s diagnosed with dementia. No, it certainly isn t. It s another diagnosed with dementia. No, it. Certainly isn t. It s another person and what has been a very sad chain of diagnoses over the last few years. It s really important now that we come together with the fa, the always on your society alzheimer s society, and what is this link between professional football and dementia. A disease of the brain, so the symptoms like memory loss that we think about, but there s lots of others. That can come from a source of different diseases and damage to the brain, and we ve really got to find out what is this lin
Them from afghanistan. The government has defended him. New research finds both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the more transmissable delta variant of covid. And, unearthed near a berkshire church. The site of an 8th century monastery that was believed to have been lost and has baffled historians. Good afternoon. The government says the uk will continue to help people leave afghanistan as long as american troops remain in control of kabul airport. More british troops are being sent to the afghan capital today to help maintain order. The defence secretary says more than ten flights a day are bringing people back here. Meanwhile, president biden says us troops may have to stay in afghanistan beyond the withdrawal deadline. Outside the perimeter of kabul airport, there is chaos as desperate afghans try to flee the country. Our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. Still chaotic scenes outside kabul airport. Hundreds desperate to ge
Asking all americans to wear masks when vaccinated and unvaccinated people are together indoors or at public places. Regardless of whether you have the shot, the white house press about it earlier today. A few weeks ago, the president said we were closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. Is that still the case if you guys are now reportedly considering asking vaccinated people to wear masks again. Well, first of all, the cdc director, who oversees decisions along those lines and all of our public health decisions, made clear that that was not a decision that had been made just a few hours ago. So we ll continue to communicate, convey what the actor of public health guidelines is. Nothing has changed about that. And of course we have ongoing discussions about how to keep themen people safe. But expect there to be pushback as masks make a return. Florida governor ron desantis ripping into the idea of bringing back any mandates. I get a little bit frustrated whe