morning to you. i'm >> good morning to you. i'm ellie costello , alongside sam ellie costello, alongside sam francis, and this is saturday morning live. >> it's great to have your company this morning. we have, as ever, got an action packed show for you. we'll have all the day's top stories with author and broadcaster nichi hodgson and broadcaster nichi hodgson and comedian bruce devlin as we approach the holiday season , approach the holiday season, many will be anticipating the rise in tensions during long car journeys. journeys. >> i'm sure many of you can relate to that. we'll be finding out exactly how to avoid them, and we'll be meeting some of the team—mates and in this case, family members who fielded an entire cricket team. >> would you believe, while keeping it close to . keeping it close to. home.7 >> and of course, we're talking about the opening ceremony last night in paris for the olympics. sam, what do you think? >> i didn't manage to watch all. i was on air, sam. so i kind of

dipped in, dipped out, saw a few highlights. there was a rumour that a particular singer. we all know who it was, really was potentially going to be closing the ceremony. she did. and it was fantastic, wasn't it? i've just listened to it in the dressing room. >> well, thank goodness for ceune >> well, thank goodness for celine dion because she just stole the show, didn't she? she is a superstar. it was incredible. >> first time that she's been back in four years on stage since her diagnosis. so it was fantastic. >> she is just incredible. so she stole the show for me last night, but the rest of it i wasn't sold on. >> are we going to be? yeah, we're gonna have to dip into that. there were a few controversies. they were a bit issues. >> we'll find out. well, let us know what you think. gb news communal say. we love to hear from you. do you keep your views coming in for us this morning? >> but before we do anything else, ray addison is waiting in the wings with all your news headunes. headlines. >> cheers, guys. good morning. 10:01, our top stories. the prime minister says the whole country is rooting for team gb at the paris olympics. with the

games now underway, it follows a damp start to the event, with sir keir starmer braving the downpour to attend the official opening ceremony. 300,000 people cheered athletes as they sailed along the river senne with flagbearers tom daley and helen glover, leading team gb in one of 85 boats. the event also saw performances from the likes of lady gaga and even celine dion, making her first on stage appearance since revealing that she suffers from stiff persons syndrome. well, meanwhile, eurostar passengers are facing ongoing travel disruptions after arson attacks on the french rail network. ahead of those games, 1 in 4 trains will not run this weekend, with the operator saying four have been cancelled today. travellers are being told today. travellers are being told to postpone their journeys if they can. the chief constable of greater manchester police says video footage of a officer seemingly kicking and stamping on a man at the airport is a source of profound regret.

stephen watson insists the force is committed to supporting a criminal investigation into that officer's behaviour . it comes officer's behaviour. it comes after the mayor of greater manchester appealed for a rigorous and swift investigation into allegations of assault. the police watchdog is now looking into the incident to determine whether his use of force was acceptable . well, in the united acceptable. well, in the united states , president biden is states, president biden is expected to announce plans to reform the supreme court on monday. sources suggest he's likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics. he's also expected to push for a constitutional amendment limiting immunity for presidents. it follows a supreme court ruling in july giving presidents broad immunity from prosecution . the israeli prime prosecution. the israeli prime minister has visited donald trump at his florida resort, and a warning for those watching on television . flash following television. flash following footage does contain flash

photography. benjamin netanyahu rearranged his travel schedule to meet the republican nominee a day after meeting president joe biden and vice president kamala harris. trump has recently criticised netanyahu for israeli security failures around the october seven hamas attack. it's thought the meeting could ease tensions between the two men. the fbi has u—turned over claims that donald trump may not have been hit by a bullet in pennsylvania. it comes after fbi director christopher wray told us lawmakers that trump's injury could have been caused by glass. that's been denied by former white house doctor ronny jackson, who described the comment as inappropriate. now, the fbi has issued a statement confirming trump was struck by a bullet where the whole or fragmented into smaller pieces . fragmented into smaller pieces. asda workers will stage a fresh strike in their dispute over hours and pay. the gmb union says more than 170 of its

members will walk out at a lowestoft store on friday, august. the ninth. the last strike was held back in may, but gmb says senior management seemed to be, quote, burying their heads in the sand. asda has rejected the union's claims that no action has been taken and is reassuring customers that the store will be open as usual and a common mouth . bacteria can and a common mouth. bacteria can melt certain cancers , scientists melt certain cancers, scientists have discovered. researchers say that they were surprised to find that they were surprised to find that fusobacterium was found to help those with head and neck cancers . help those with head and neck cancers. bible help those with head and neck cancers . bible cancer cells were cancers. bible cancer cells were found to be reduced by 70 to 99%. it's now being keenly studied at guy's and saint thomas's and king's college london. right. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now. i'm ray addison more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward

slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thanks, ray, and welcome to saturday morning live and welcome to you, tam fry. >> i know you've been given a chance. finally, you started with someone slightly more well known than me, and now you've got the dregs. but i'm here. >> no, it's gonna be good. >> no, it's gonna be good. >> it's going to be good. >> it's going to be good. >> no, i'm glad that you're here. it's great to have you sitting next to me. thank you very much. and what did you make of last night? the opening ceremony? >> well, as i said, i didn't manage to see all of it. i dipped in, dipped out, what i did see and also on social media, because it was flooded with pictures, people saying they loved it, some people saying they hated it. but i think you can see on tv there on the screen. now, this was the moment that the flag was actually hoisted upside down. one of the main mishaps that was spotted there were a few gaffes, weren't there? >> and i don't think the weather helped things. i mean, tom daley in particular, you can see tom daley on the no, i don't think it helped. i think he did look a little bit like a wet rat, but they still 300,000 people

managed to turn out lie—in the river. i'm impressed. i'm impressed by them. yeah. everyone had their. what do you. >> i mean, it's not a good look, though. >> poncho, a poncho. people were. yeah. wearing their ponchos. i don't know if that could have been me, but. well doneif could have been me, but. well done if you're out there. oh, look, sir keir starmer was there in his rain jacket. yeah. celine dion was the star for many, many people. she was of course, the final billing in that unique opening ceremony in paris. let's say that much for now in paris last night for the olympic games, the pop superstar has been battling with stiff person syndrome, and she performed for the first time in four years in that pouring rain. >> remarkable on the eiffel tower. in fact , earlier on, tower. in fact, earlier on, though, athletes from around the world waved their country's flags on a boat that travelled along the river seine. i think this is the moment i've been told to wave our flag, apparently. gotcha well done. there we go. tick. but the day began with a coordinated attack on french infrastructure, with a series of fires bringing down the country's train systems to pretty much a grinding halt. >> while russia , iran and >> while russia, iran and hard—left saboteurs have all been accused of launching that

arson attacks. let's go straight to paris now. we're joined by our reporter there, sophie reaper, our reporter there, sophie reaper , who had the best seat in reaper, who had the best seat in the house for the best show in the house for the best show in the world last night. it's officially opened in paris now, sophie. but of course, it hasn't been without its problems . been without its problems. >> no, i think the weather last night , particularly >> no, i think the weather last night, particularly during the opening ceremony, everyone was hoping that it was going to be dry, hoping that it was going to be sunny. but instead we got absolutely soaked and it's been no different this morning, a brief respite from the rain. i have been holding my umbrella up all morning, but i'm currently able to broadcast without it. thankfully, a brief break from it, but no time to worry about the weather. we are well underway with events now. right now team gb are taking on spain in the men's hockey qualifiers at the last time i checked, it was the end of the third quarter and team gb were winning two nil. so we've got our fingers crossed there for a good start for our hockey team, for the

men. meanwhile, here at the aquatic centre where we are this morning, a gold medal match is now taking place . there are now taking place. there are eight contestants, including two of our athletes, two of our team gb athletes, scarlett and yasmin . gb athletes, scarlett and yasmin. they're going in the three metre synchro springboard in the diving . so there are only eight diving. so there are only eight in the field. and scarlett and yasmin in the world championships in japan. last yean championships in japan. last year, they took the silver medal and although they're both still relatively young , there are relatively young, there are going to be big hopes for them. maybe not the gold because we know that team usa and china are both in this final as well, but we .are hoping that they could well take a medal and that will of course, would put team gb on the medal table really, really early on, which would be absolutely brilliant for team gb's confidence. i'm sure, elsewhere in paris, we're already underway in the gymnastics as well. the men are going in the gymnastics seen the return of max whitlock and the introduction of jake jarman to the gymnastics. lots of eyes going to be on him to see if he

can take gold in the vault and the all around final. so plenty to watch, plenty to update on here in paris and hopefully now the focus can be on the sport. >> so fingers crossed. thank you very much indeed. >> what do you think are medal standings are going to be? >> i think we're going to be fantastic. we'll be there's a prediction of second. >> yeah okay. optimistic. optimistic. it was the flag that did it i think i think it was the flag that did it. >> i think you've got to have hopein >> i think you've got to have hope in your heart. what do you think. right >> let's ask the panel. >> let's ask the panel. >> let's ask the panel. >> let's let's ask the panel. we are joined by nichi hodgson and comedian bruce devlin. bruce. yes. what do you think the olympics are going to pan out like for us? okay. you're optimistic. >> i'm optimistic. you have to have optimism . i think you have have optimism. i think you have to have optimism, don't you? because otherwise, what's the point? so let's get behind the country. and i agree with you. i think probably second or third either would be respectable think. >> so see what you did there through third in just in case cover all bases. >> yeah . just in case. >> yeah. just in case. >> yeah. just in case. >> nikki. >> nikki. >> well, i mean, that's kind of

sports psychology, isn't it? it's so much in the head. it's not in the body. even though obviously you've got to be ridiculously fit and well trained to be at the olympics and in the peak of your performance . but, you know, performance. but, you know, we've had a pretty good summer sports wise, haven't we? yeah we have. yeah. i think we're better at olympics than we. you know , at olympics than we. you know, although we're not in football's not in the olympics. >> the brits aren't in the olympics. no. >> well yeah. i mean, i'm not surprised by that, but i mean, i think we're, i think we're, i think we're, i think we're, i think we're, i think we're, i think we're on a roll and i completely agree. we've got to be optimistic about it. >> i feel like the country needs it as well. i feel like we need to get behind. >> i don't know, i feel like we're having a good summer. i mean, the weather's terrible. yeah, i feel that it's more. it's terrible in paris as well, it seems. yeah, absolutely diabolical in paris. i hope that greta wasn't watching because she would have been appalled at all that single use plastic ponchos. >> it was a very good point. she would of. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> we don't know whether they were recyclable. >> that's true. i'm sure they were, because the focus of this game is meant to be sustainability, isn't it? so not london 2012, when they were building all these amazing aquatic centres and stuff, paris was like, no, we'll just use what we've got. >> yeah. and they did and they did. >> what did you make of the opening ceremony? because i can hear you all talking about it in

the green room this morning is on everyone's lips this morning. >> i adored it. it was better than eurovision. oh my goodness, it was all the weird little interjections. it was weird. the catwalk that was so camp. the blue bacchus that came out of the plateau pretty much naked, painted, you know, lots of it was kind of inappropriate, but only lasted for three seconds at a time. and then it would flash back to something that was kind of more worthy. i loved that beautiful silver tech horse that they had that went up the river that delivered the flag. did you see? >>i see? >> i must have missed that from her tour you were working. >> it wasn't beyonce's horse. no, but similar vibe. and then there was the real beautiful horse with the parisian olympian riding and the coolest silver suit. and it made me want to get riding again. i'm really bad rider and i was watching it. i was like, gosh, she just looks so incredible dressed like that. it's really inspirational. >> do you think though, that you're so your comparison was eurovision? oh yeah. is that the right comparison? well is that saying something about what the opening ceremony was? >> worst athlete of all time. i mean, i go to the gym, i like doing that. but i've got no skills athletic wise. i just like the performance element of the olympics. >> i think a lot of people are

criticising it for not being quintessentially french. >> that's what we were saying . >> that's what we were saying. >> that's what we were saying. >> it was french, though. >> it was french, though. >> it was french, though. >> i thought there was aspects of french culture for sure. well for sure, surely that was well represented. >> yes, yes, i felt that their mugs could have been beaten a bit better. >> some of the makeup was sketchy at best, but the rain didn't help. no, the rain didn't help, did it? but i think the night belonged to celine. i thought, oh, triumphant return. and also singing in french. >> controversial that she's not french. french, french canadian. that's something much more french than us. >> you say the same about lady gaga. >> you could say. i mean lady gaga.is >> you could say. i mean lady gaga. is she french? could they not get a french person to sing? >> well, they did a delightful french singer singing imagine, and she had an incredible voice. >> i actually forget what she's called because i didn't. i had never seen her before. >> i was hoping they would bring back vanessa parody. and the thing that actually going on about fashion. i wanted a big balloon of karl lagerfeld. >> i wanted something, yeah. >> i wanted something, yeah. >> shop french. yes >> shop french. yes >> that would have been incredible. >> that would have been for me. >> that would have been for me. >> it didn't scream france. this is what we were saying this morning. i think for something like an olympic ceremony, it's

just got to be about the country and the culture. it was very eurovision. >> it wasn't the idea behind it about unifying nations, you know, because you're right . know, because you're right. france always puts itself before everyone else in terms of how it protects its language and all the rest of it culturally. but i feel that they were very generous spirited in being inclusive of everybody. i liked it, yeah, it certainly seemed to be. >> what was the focus last night? let us know what you made of it. we know that you all have an opinion , gbnews.com/yoursay, an opinion, gbnews.com/yoursay, but it was marred, wasn't it? perhaps even overshadowed by what happened on the rails earlier on in that day and left wing radicals are some of the groups that are being accused of, but no one has claimed it. sabotage of the rails. >> yeah, but everyone is. what do you think towards the far left? i think until such time as we know, we won't know. i mean, it's all very. but you were saying about russia. >> i think russia is far more likely to be the culprit. >> i mean, and would they come forward with it, do you think if they were completely depends on what their motives are for it. >> the whole point is that putin still cannot believe that russia

has been banned from the olympics . yeah. and you know, olympics. yeah. and you know, after sochi and all the rest of it is still spitting teeth about it. it wouldn't surprise me at all. but that's why we've got to talk about it very carefully in the media. i say saying it might be putin because actually we do want to keep the politics out of it. i mean, the whole point of the olympics is peace. and of course, it's political , because course, it's political, because inevitably there are conflicts that are ongoing. while the countries are competing against each other in in sport. but it would make sense to me that it was them , unless some kind of was them, unless some kind of islamist terrorist group claims it, but i doubt it. >> but they would have claimed it. say, yeah , there are there it. say, yeah, there are there are reasons to believe that none of that might be correct. >> yes. this is all speculation, all speculation. >> yeah. and there are reasons to believe that any of the parties that the aforementioned parties that the aforementioned parties could have, you know, been responsible for this? there are some there is some school of thought that putin may have been yearning for a chance to humiliate macron, or it could just be hackers, or it could just be hackers, or it could just be hackers, boy hackers in a little room somewhere deciding to mess things up for the

olympics. >> i would like with microsoft the other week . yeah, yeah. fair enough. >> well, let's turn to something a bit closer to home, this morning we're seeing that brits are being left hungry for more because they are sneaking out of the olympic village to find grub. they're saying that the food is horrible. now that i knew there was controversy around the beds, but i hadn't heard anything about the food . heard anything about the food. >> no one. cardboard beds, cardboard beds. >> sustainability , i was telling >> sustainability, i was telling you. >> yeah, but i mean, also, isn't it also to stop the bed hopping, presumably. >> i think it's to stop a few things. >> yes, i think that might be part of what i was gonna say about the food is only a few days ago, we had a story that there was michelin starred food being served at the olympic village. >> this year , because the food >> this year, because the food has always been so terrible. they've had mcdonald's in the past. and don't our athletes deserve more ? so what's going deserve more? so what's going on? is it that our brits are craving a maccas or, i don't know, fish and chips or something and they're not getting that or maybe there's not enough of it. >> maybe it's about the portions, but especially in starred food. they're saying here the food is horrible .

here the food is horrible. >> exactly. so it can't be porsche. you wouldn't describe a portion size as horrible of the world. >> i'm really surprised. it doesn't make any sense to me. it doesn't. >> we've had that michelin starred food promised. and then what? it's not really there. >> nothing. some mouldy old baguette. we need some more investigative reporting on this. >> i. >> i. >> i. >> i volunteer as tribute. you can send me to the olympic village and i'll just eat all the food and try it all out for you. but there are a lot of people, to be fair, 10,500 athletes try to feed at the same time, and you imagine they'll be wanting the same food as well , apparently. >> right? well, apparently the report earlier in the week was saying they've all been given very specific food according to their culture, things they enjoy and their dietary requirements. of course, you'd imagine that they all need something completely different, completely according to what sport you participate in your gender, all sorts of factors. >> should we talk modern jargon ? >> should we talk modern jargon? this is a story in the daily mail this morning. so this is the cambridge dictionary has added 3200 trendy terms in the past year, one of them being the ick, which is a sudden aversion to somebody because of something that they've done. >> yeah, like the way you and i

used it all the time. >> the ick in scotland is called the boke , the boke, >> the boke, the boke boke book that gives me the dry bulk, that gives me the heave, that makes me physically sick. >> yeah. do you spell it b or. >> yeah. do you spell it b or. >> i'm dyslexic and i don't . >> i'm dyslexic and i don't. okay. i think it's b or e which. >> right . >> right. >> right. >> so that could be a pair of slacks. it could be a drink. it could be. it could be food from the olympic village that could give you the bulk. but the ick. yes. the i quite like that as a term. >> yeah. it's part of my daily language now. really? would you say i'd never say the ick. would you not know? >> i sound ridiculous saying most words . most words. >> people are icky about saying the ick. i mean, the thing is, this is the cambridge dictionary. it's not the oed. the oxford english dictionary. so, you know, it's going to be really snobbish about the lexicography going on here. i would say that i'm not that impressed because it's not the real dictionary. >> wow. in the same way, it's not a real university. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> i think it's quite concerning that there are 3200 new words in a year. i mean, we shouldn't be moving that fast forward. >> gen z, gen z, i've got to be

honest with an english degree. >> when i was geeky at university, my dream was to get a word in the dictionary i'd still love to. do you still can, nicki. still time, isn't it? i do write for a living. some of the time i forget that aim for the time i forget that aim for the stars. >> you could even end up in the cambridge dictionary. >> what neologism are going to go? i couldn't possibly go to the list, bruce. okay. >> and just one more. we've got one minute left. the obama's giving their backing to the harris campaign. now, this was a notable absence, wasn't it, when kamala harris said that she'd be she'd be going for the presidency. they took their time to come out with it. they did. >> and then did it with a splash. >> and that was strategic, in my opinion. they were always going to back her. they were just waiting for the right moment to do so. >> i think it's to do with that woman that appears on the lorraine show that reads the asparagus. >> no, seriously. vargas psychic? >> no. i know you're going with this. >> yeah, and she kept throwing it up, and it kept coming back as an aim . so a lot of people as an aim. so a lot of people think that kamala is not necessarily going to be the person they're going to bring michelle in, as i kind of know. >> but there was a very eminent professor here this week. saying

that it's impossible. michelle obama doesn't want to do it. she's having a very nice life with on all her other projects. and it's just it's just too short a timetable . short a timetable. >> she'll wait another term and then do you think she'll have and then maybe next, next time. >> that's why i think as well i think we i think we will see it, but not this time around in our lifetime. okay >> i was also shocked to hear that kamala harris was 60 years old or 59, 59, 59 straight. >> she's looking good. she looks great. dewy skin . great. dewy skin. >> she does look great. hair is nice. good. >> yeah. there we go . >> yeah. there we go. >> yeah. there we go. >> well thank you. and she's the young spring chicken in this race. now isn't she. she is at 60 by a long way, which is remarkable. >> well we'll do the maths and tell you the exact figure after the break. yes we will, thanks to nicki and bruce. we'll catch up with you later on in the show. still to come, though, as we approach the holidays. what's the best way to avoid the much anticipated car arguments? it's anticipated car arguments? it's a really important. >> arguments. arguments, yes . >> arguments. arguments, yes. but next, we're going stateside to hear all of the latest on kamala harris as she becomes the democrat candidate for the presidency. not confirmed yet, but very, very likely

welcome back to saturday morning live. i'm just delving in the inbox. loads of you are loving sam as a presenter. kathryn says. loving sam as a presenter. exactly. those words. diane says sam's good, isn't he ? gb news sam's good, isn't he? gb news seems to have found a rising star. break a leg , sam. aileen star. break a leg, sam. aileen says she really likes bruce's shorts. they were short, weren't they? short shorts? >> i didn't know they were even in vision. oh, they were great. and we've also been invited around for dinner. >> oh, yes. and susan has ianed >> oh, yes. and susan has invited us round saying, ellie, bnng invited us round saying, ellie, bring sam with you when you decide to pop in for a sunday lunch. it's a saddle of lamb this week. >> we're booking in tomorrow. >> we're booking in tomorrow. >> yes, all the trimmings and a sticky toffee pudding, which susan actually is my favourite pudding. >> oh, so that or a pavlova or a pavlova. >> we've got a lot in common. >> we've got a lot in common. >> you and i love it. right. let's see what you have. we've already done that. we've already. we've already keep those comments coming in. you can keep those comments coming

in. if it's all about me gb news coming in. >> slash your say, should we go, stateside? stateside. >> let's do it. >>— >> let's do it. >> because overnight donald trump has slammed kamala harris over her position on the israel—gaza war during a meeting with benjamin netanyahu. >> he's a radical left person. san francisco destroyed san francisco. she's really a destroyer . she doesn't know how destroyer. she doesn't know how to build. and, i think her remarks were disrespectful . they remarks were disrespectful. they weren't very nice pertaining to israel. i actually don't know how a person who's jewish can vote for her. >> well, the former us president also said yesterday that a third world war could erupt if he loses the election in november. that was while he met benjamin netanyahu at his estate in mar a lago. and it was the first face to face meeting between the pair in nearly four years. >> well, the former us president also said he wanted to mend an important political alliance with the israeli prime minister, who had previously congratulated joe biden on his election

victory in 2020. >> well, we are joined now by journalist and author nelson aspen from the us. for us. good morning to you. great to have you with us, nelson, we're just going to take a quick look at the phone call that was made between barack obama, michelle obama and kamala harris when they finally got round to endorsing her, it took them a while to do so. let's take a quick listen to that. >> kamala . hello. hi. hey there. >> kamala. hello. hi. hey there. >> kamala. hello. hi. hey there. >> oh, hi. you're both together. oh, it's good to hear you both . oh, it's good to hear you both. >> i can't have this phone call without saying to my girl, kamala, i am proud of you. this is going to be historic. >> we called to say michelle and i couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office . and into the oval office. >> oh my goodness, michelle, barack, this means so much to me. i am looking forward to doing this with the two of you. doug and i both , and getting out doug and i both, and getting out there being on the road. but

most of all, i just want to tell you the words you have spoken and the friendship that you have given over all these years mean more than i can express. so thank you both. it means so much. and we're going to have some fun with this too, aren't we? >> your toes curling? >> your toes curling? >> just a little bit. >> just a little bit. >> just a little. nelson, what did you make of it? >> i think it's just so spontaneous and unscripted and just it just seemed so natural and warm. but i have to tell you, this is one of my favourite story lines of this week's edition of our presidential soap opera. you guys have coronation street , we have a presidential street, we have a presidential election and the story that's that's circulating this week is the reason it took so long for barack obama to endorse his old pal. kamala is because they were really wanting obama was really wanting to wait for the democratic national convention and have some sort of official process to nominate an official

nominee, probably not the current vice president. rumour has it he likes arizona senator mark kelly, who is now under consideration to become the vice president. and as the story goes , president. and as the story goes, president biden was so miffed, hurt and irritated that obama and pelosi and senator chuck schumer had sort of ganged up on him to push him out of the nomination that he biden quickly endorsed kamala just to get at obama, to just say, look, i still have some some skin in the game. and by endorsing her, it as some folks are saying, quote unquote, anointed her for the nomination. >> and there was that delay , >> and there was that delay, though, wasn't there, nelson. and it is a notable absence when the obamas don't speak. you're almost waiting to hear where they're going to go. what do you think that delay was about? do you think it was in respect to joe biden? obviously, the former vice president for barack obama? or do you think it was actually

because they were hoping to get michelle obama potentially in the running ? perhaps not this the running? perhaps not this time, but but the next campaign ? time, but but the next campaign? >> i think there's a lot of hype about our former first lady, michelle obama, running. i do not think she has any interest in a political career whatsoever. i do, though, agree with the thinking that they wanted to delay and wait for the convention. now the convention is coming up august 19th, they will have to come up with some sort of process. that's that's the law. but by biden's endorsement. so quickly, i think that was a ploy on his part to make sure she has the nomination. and what's interesting is people thought she wouldn't have a chance against donald trump, and now they're actually in a statistical dead heat. so we'll see how the next couple of months unfold. >> and looking to the other side of the political spectrum, nelson, we've got obviously, the republican presidential nominee, donald trump, and his now nominee for vice president. they're due to be speaking. is it tonight? i think this rally roughly at a rally. what can we

expect to see from them tonight? >> i think you'll see more of the same. they sort of whip their admirers into a frenzy, but they really do speak to their base. i don't know how many more undecided voters or new voters they get, but they are really masters at playing to their current fans . and i hope their current fans. and i hope for their sake that that would be enough to keep the momentum going. but, kamala has become a mistress of the tiktok so in a tiktok world, people are really enjoying her content. if she doesn't win, she can always produce a variety show. >> yeah, it is pretty incredible , >> yeah, it is pretty incredible, isn't it? her meteoric rise in the past week or so , she's been the past week or so, she's been pretty lacklustre as the vp, hasn't she? but as you say, she's now going viral all over tiktok and all of the top democrats are coming out to support her. she's very much enjoying a honeymoon period, isn't she? nelson and now the honeymoon period indeed for trump will be he needs to try and end that honeymoon period

and end that honeymoon period and quickly . and quickly. >> well, he has warned that it is going to get nasty. he he for a couple of weeks after the not even a week. gosh, time is flying so quickly . but after the flying so quickly. but after the assassination attempt, he seemed to adopt more of a calm , to adopt more of a calm, statesmanlike attitude. well, the gloves are off, he said. it's going to get nasty. he has referred to kamala harris as a bomb. he has referred to her as dumb, vicious . so i think this dumb, vicious. so i think this is only the beginning. and of course he has branded her with a nickname lie—in kamala , and he's nickname lie—in kamala, and he's not worried about pronouncing her name correctly . whether it's her name correctly. whether it's kamala or kamala, he just just wants to brand her and mock her in his inimitable way. >> very, very briefly. nelson, we've got about 15 seconds left. can we expect to see a debate? i think that's what everyone's waiting for. >> yeah, i'm sure we will see a debate. trump has now said he wants to wait until she is, quote unquote, the official nominee, which i assume will happen. so we'll see them go to

toe toe and get the popcorn. >> okay, nelson guzman, good to see you this morning. thank you very much. >> well, still to come, we will be meeting this some of the meeting, some of the cricket team who made the papers this week for keeping matters close to home. >> but next, we'll find out how best to avoid arguments. this summer. you know all about those. this is saturday morning live on gb

welcome back to saturday morning live. you are making us laugh on the views this morning. you are reacting to the phone call between the obamas and kamala harris when they officially endorsed her. took their time, but they got there in the end. oh, these views are great. >> it's hilarious. okay, so we've got the ad that we've just been talking about and just seen saying kamala is the biggest piece of cheese since cheddar gorge was discovered with a puke emoji. >> yes.

>> yes. >> very good. sarah says it's the pukefest with the obama phone call , peter says the pukefest with the obama phone call, peter says kamala harris is excruciating, just me saying here that's probably not a real name says some surprise , a real name says some surprise, kamala? with a full camera crew, i think there's been a lot of that thinking. >> it was all just a setup and it was probably not live. >> it was a bit toe curling. you're correct with that one struggle, but it's also very american. maybe to them it doesn't feel that. >> can you imagine i cringe i was going to say, could you imagine starmer doing keir starmer doing that? but they do a lot more social media clips now . maybe that's the way it's now. maybe that's the way it's going. yeah. >> drudge think anyway, you'll relate to this one. we've all been there haven't we. tensions high in the car as you head off on the latest adventure or houday on the latest adventure or holiday during the summer break. >> now, with the average family set to spend about 3.5 hours a week together in the car driving on the roads during the holidays, new research has shown that our relationships could be tested to the limit. >> yes, figures show that 21% are having arguments for simple things like the driver going the

wrong way , which we were saying wrong way, which we were saying is not actually very simple. >> that's very serious. i was going to say that i'm surprised it's just 21%. if i was going the wrong way down the road, you'd know about it. hear from me a further 20% squabbling over how their partner drives. >> yes, and 25% admitting to being more prone to rowing when their kids are misbehaving. it's a lot to deal with, isn't it? fair enough? well, we're joined now by dating and relationship coach and author percy lawson. good to see you this morning, percy. what is it about being in a car that just makes things so tense? >> well, i think it's probably quite obvious, isn't it? it's the fact that we are in a confined space. we can't go anywhere, and it can just really create so much tension and stress, especially if you and your other half or a family member, whoever you're in the car with are going through a little bit of a tricky time. and if it's really hot outside that doesn't help either. so inevitably it creates a lot of irritation and bickering. i would say from my experience . would say from my experience. >> and what is it about children

if you add children into the mix? it just makes things very, very difficult , doesn't it? very difficult, doesn't it? >> well, yeah, because there's a lot of are we there yet. yeah. picking the back seat and just squabbles kicking the siblings. so adding children into the mix is just going to turn the heat up on that tension . up on that tension. >> are there any tips or tricks that you've got? i remember when i was in the car squeezed between my two brothers, mum and dad would get us to, you know, look out the window, i spy play a game we used to drive the pretend to drive the car with the wind down window. any other top tips to help people kind of calm the situation down, particularly with kids involved? >> what i would say the key is to be prepared and i learned this myself recently. so my husband and i actually went to our friend's wedding in the south of france, and we drove there. and on the way there, we nailed it because i was prepared and i'd done a load of research and i'd done a load of research and i'd done a load of research and i booked us a really lovely, cheap and cheerful little chateau on the way down. so my memory of the journey to france was great. so stop offs really

goodif was great. so stop offs really good if you can. whether it's like staying over or just a spot of lunch or a little cultural excursion, whatever it doesn't matter, but it just disrupts the boredom and gives you something to look forward to. the way back was not so great because we didn't stop off. we did the whole journey in one go. and so you can probably imagine by the end of it we were very irritated with each other. but what was really interesting is some research from renault has shown that car features actually play a really significant part in terms of helping us keep our moods up . so one of the most key moods up. so one of the most key features is car seats. like we obviously want them to be comfortable. the new electric renauu comfortable. the new electric renault scenic, for example, has seats that massage you and i think that would have really helped us if we'd had seats that massaged on the way back. >> it's nice for that. >> it's nice for that. >> right. so seats, that massage, you sound system very important as well. one thing that i've discovered that is really great, if my husband and i actually met at a music festival. so we love our music and there can be a lot of

squabbling over who gets to put what song on. so this is what we do now before we go away, we create a playlist. both of us get equal amount of songs to put on there, and then we play it on random , which really helps. and random, which really helps. and if you have kids, my friends have tried this too, and they say that their kids really love it because they get to feel included. and then it kind of becomes a game, because when you're sung, song comes on, it's sort of like when you get to celebrate and it's it just helps break up the journey a bit. i also recommend snacks and have if you've got kids, some like secret snacks and maybe some games and dare i say it, screens. you might need to have them as well just to just to pull something out. if they start to get really angry or irritated and beating their siblings up, well, that's what i was just about to ask you. >> how do you feel about screens in the car? because it is controversial for parents, isn't it? lots of parents put ipads or they lock it up, leave them on they lock it up, leave them on the back of the seat, and then it's just they can just watch that for the entire journey. it keeps them quiet at least. but then we were speaking to a parent earlier this morning who was saying, that's the worst thing you can do for your

child's development. and no screens at all in the car. what do you think? >> well, i have to say, i'm not a parent. i'm a dog parent. but i don't have kids. so. but what i don't have kids. so. but what i would say is , i this is what i i would say is, i this is what i would probably do, is i would keep the screens for like again, up my sleeve. if i really need, if i've exhausted all other opfions if i've exhausted all other options , i'd keep the screens up options, i'd keep the screens up my sleeve and whip them out. when i was at my at my wit's end, i think that's what i would probably do . yeah. probably do. yeah. >> good tip. thank you. persia, good to see you. this morning. >> i remember dad had a sneaky little pot of sweets in the car . little pot of sweets in the car. yeah, and if we were on our best behaviour, we might get one, but that was a rarity. mum and dad would just sit there scoffing the sweets , and then you'd get the sweets, and then you'd get the sweets, and then you'd get the odd one if you were well behaved. >> i think the trick is food. it sounds like you and i are inclined the same way, but it would be like when we get there you can have an ice cream, but only if you're well behaved, so you'd be sat there. >> the problem is, it was a ten hour journey. >> are we there yet? that must be the most annoying sound at the back of the car. goodness me. anyway let us know what you

think about that one. gbnews.com/yoursay still to come, we're going to be meeting some of the members of the cricket team who fielded with just members of their family. thatis just members of their family. that is one competitive family, isn't it? this is saturday morning live on news, britain's news

welcome back. do you keep on sending your views through to me and sam today? gbnews.com. slash your essay. one from archie on the arguments that we've been discussing. it's a good one, isn't it ? isn't it? >> oh, do you want this one, archie? yeah, yeah, yeah. i thought you were going to go straight in there. oh, no. so that relationship coach that we just had, they're not 100% convinced by some of her advice . convinced by some of her advice. he says, archie, my car, my music, wife's car, wife's music. i think that's quite a that's a good strategy. if you can afford to two separate cars, if you do have two separate cars, maybe that's the way to go. >> he also says, just put the kids in the boot job done. i think a lot of you can relate to

that one. and tim says staycations support your locals and enjoy your local places. that's a really good tip, actually. i know she was saying that she obviously didn't have children herself, had a dog, but i think that could be just as challenging a dog. >> yeah, i mean, you can put the dog in the boot. >> you can, but dogs don't talk , >> you can, but dogs don't talk, can't feed it sweets. no, you can't feed it sweets. no, you can't feed it sweets. no, you can't feed it sweets. to be fair, you have to keep stopping and make them go to the loo as well. that's the other thing. do keep your views coming in gbnews.com/yoursay now. >> there's plenty of time still to enjoy a massive win this summer with your chance to win. would you believe £30,000 in tax free cash? you really could be our next big winner. here's how to celebrate a spectacular summer with your chance to win an incredible £30,000 in tax free cash in our great british giveaway. >> it's the biggest prize of the yean >> it's the biggest prize of the year, so far and it's totally tax free. what would you spend that on? luxury holidays? a new car or just put it away for a rainy day? whatever you'd do with £30,000 in tax free cash ,

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even if slightly controversial, one of the umpires was a jolland too. stephen the umpire. >> yes, well, the jon rahm family mostly live in wickhambrook in suffolk and have played for four years. but dullingham village team before it merged with newmarket's that's the entire backstory. we're delighted to be joined now by captain james jolland and team mate and brother nick jolland. really good to see you both. this morning. this is incredible. how did you get the entire family involved in cricket? >> well, we started the club about three years ago and with more friends and family, but then it had this opportunity of this week, this week to get everyone involved because everyone involved because everyone was back and they all played cricket at various levels. and the youngest being 12. george. and we're all available. so we thought one week we'd do the whole the whole team. >> you booted the friends out for one weekend? >> yeah, they were very good about it. they come and watched. they supported us. how did the other team feel about having an umpire with related ties? well,

the captain of the furlough is, one of our friends. he we do know him, so he was fine with it. and there was no controversial decisions at all. >> i think it's a fantastic strategy. no, you could plant somebody. >> that's the way in, in a position of authority. >> it's a great idea. >> it's a great idea. >> oh, look , here's the >> oh, look, here's the scorecard we can see on the screen with all of your names on there. some fantastic english names on there, very traditional engush names on there, very traditional english names. lovely. how does it get between the family members? is it very, very competitive between you all. >> it can do. we're a football sided family and that can get competitive. but we, you have to as you get older you work on that don't you. and you keep that don't you. and you keep that competitiveness out of it. and we it's really for to play with your sons. it's a great thing to do. it's a lovely thing. we've all got sons in it. so it's that's why we do it. >> you've got any weird family traditions as well, pre—game rituals or anything strange that you do to get psyched up? >> no, but what we do do is everybody bowls two overs, which is quite unusual as well. >> oh, and we do afterwards. we do. i don't know if i can say this, dick of the day. >> well, we've said it now. it's

out there now. >> and the man of the match. so we go to the pub and we all vote, and then you have to down a pint against each other to see who wins. >> that. it must be a lovely bonding experience for you all as a family. it's very rare, isn't it, for families to come together and play sport? >> well, me and nick are very close. we do a lot together and, and there's mark and paul who. yeah, we're a very close family. that's good. >> we're best friends and we're both best men for each other as well. yeah >> oh, does it ever get too much where you're. yeah. you're so, so close. does it ever get a bit fiery? >> your own spice. that's why i moved out of the village of wickhambrook to have a bit moved out. have you? i'm the only one. >> do >> do you >> do you find >> do you find that >> do you find that you >> do you find that you have this strength because you're a family of almost telepathically communicating with each other when you're on the. >> i think you do football. definitely football. but cricket is a bit more of an individual sport. so you're out there and you're batting on your own, you're batting on your own, you're bowling on your own, and they've got two. i've got paul's two boys. they're not really cricketers, but they've got involved and they've, really enjoyed it.

>> there's a real mix of ages then as well. yes, across the board. >> and they all get on. they all get on. it's all. >> and your children must love it as well. yes, yes. such a good example for them. and they're good friends. >> there's freddie and archie who are very good footballers. the same age. they're best mates as well. so, yeah , all links in as well. so, yeah, all links in very well. >> so where do we go from here? do you think we'll be booting the friends out and having more family matches? >> definitely not. no, no that was out back in one time only. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> try to do again. >> try to do again. >> but it went that well did it. when we're never doing it again . when we're never doing it again. >> well some of them go into uni and some of them go just lucky everyone was available this week, so that's why we did it. >> whose idea was it to set this up for today? oh, mine. that was yours. yeah. >> who's the most skilled player in the team? >> if you've got a question. >> if you've got a question. >> no, you can't split the family up. >> so we'll go with the youngest. >> okay . >> okay. >> okay. >> oh, diplomatic youngest or the oldest? mark. my brother mark played a good level. he's probably the best. definitely the best bowler. he played at lord's when he was younger. wow. yeah. wow youngest george. he's a bit of a county player. so

yeah we'll go for them to. >> any plans for the future going to keep climbing the league tables. >> we don't do it competitive. like nick said we do all bowled two overs. we bat, we share the batting around our competitive days are past us. >> i think we need to get our own team going as well. gb news yeah, cricket, i was going to say squad. it's a team. >> you can't call it a squad cricket though. >> perhaps we'll give you game. >> well, it's in the blood. see for me. so my, my father, dad and my two brothers, both in a cricket team together as well. not quite. not quite a team. >> yeah, well, there you go . >> yeah, well, there you go. >> yeah, well, there you go. >> but that's an invite for you. yeah. be against the francis ngannou. >> we'll entertain you. >> we'll entertain you. >> yeah. although me and mum didn't get the pick. >> well, what the women in your family doing, what do they do when you're all off playing cricket? they all come to watch that game, which is very rare because they don't come and watch cricket very much. >> they're not really into cricket, especially my wife. >> they'll do it if the kids are involved. >> yes, they they drive because the football is like ridiculous academy football. so they do a lot of driving. so they're good wives will say a taxi service . wives will say a taxi service. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> well, it's so lovely to meet you.thank >> well, it's so lovely to meet you. thank you for bringing us such a lovely story. it's so

nice to smile on a saturday. and best of luck. keep it going if you can. it'd be really, really good to see some more. and i'm sure the kids absolutely love it as well. apologies if you are offended by the language that we used earlier. i do just need to say that, i don't think we'll be there. don't you worry. you too. thank you very much. lovely to see you both today. loads of you getting involved today, sam francis reminds me of the actor tim curry. have you got that before? tim? >> i'm going to have to google tim curry. >> yeah, he's got a very animated face. i take that as compliment. >> no, i do, i have i have an animated face. and i'm also known for having a massive mouth, very big lips. >> i think that's being really mean. no no i do. >> oh people ask, have i had my eyelashes curled and why do i have big lips are so beautiful. i'm giving too much away now aren't i? >> yeah, yeah you're right. >> yeah, yeah you're right. >> archie's been in touch saying salmonellae lovely combination. i just want to see a cooking section, though. well, archie, i'd love to see a cooking section, but we don't have a kitchen. >> i put a request in. did you? yeah, i said i want food, wine, cocktails. i don't care what it is.

>> and team gb, we've just heard, have just won their first medal in paris. absolutely fantastic news. we'll have more for you on that. in the details . for you on that. in the details. sadly not in the cricket of the next hour. unfortunately not in the cryptic do stay with us. lots more to come. we're going to be talking about the showbiz and of course paris and that first medal. don't go anywhere. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb. news weather on. gb. news >> good morning and welcome to your gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. well, it's quite an unsettled start to the weekend with sunny spells and showers though it is turning drier on sunday and much warmer too. and the reason for this unsettled start is that we have this frontal system pushing into western parts of the country, bringing in some rain and some showers, showers turning fairly scattered into the afternoon, which means quite a changeable

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and this is saturday morning live. >> it is great to have your company this morning . we've got company this morning. we've got an action packed hour still to come in the show . we'll be come in the show. we'll be talking all things paris as team gb have just won their first medal of the games in the synchronised swimming. >> yeah, we'll have all of the day's top stories as well, >> yeah, we'll have all of the day's top stories as well , with day's top stories as well, with author and broadcaster nichi hodgson and the comedian bruce devlin. >> and should women be allowed to breastfeed in public? well, according to a new figure, 57% of 18 to 25 year olds think that women shouldn't be allowed to breastfeed in public. is this a bit backwards, though , for 2024? bit backwards, though, for 2024? >> and of course, we're going to be joined by the wonderful stephanie takyi to bring us up to speed on all of the latest showbiz news from last night's opening ceremony. what did you make of celine dion's performance ? i thought she was performance? i thought she was the star of the show. >> marvellous.

let's look at our first medal. i've left my flag back at the sofa when you need it. >> but >> but brilliant >> but brilliant . >> but brilliant . brilliant >> but brilliant. brilliant stuff. i mean, it only kicked off this morning. as in crazy within. >> within hours. brilliant. we've landed our first medal. i don't think it was even expected that we would medal in that. oh, well, that's very good. so very, very good. we're one up already. >> congratulations. can't wait to get all of the details. >> bronze in the synchronised swimming three metres. how can it be a three metre synchronised swimming. >> it's a dive i think. oh, is it synchronised dive springboard. there you go. we will, we will clear up the facts as it happens. >> but one fact is certain. >> but one fact is certain. >> we've won a bronze in the back. and i think the hope is there's going to be 55 medals and there's a hope that we're going to get 20 gold. >> so 54 to go. >>— >> so 54 to go. >> things are looking good. yeah. one down 54 to go. >> but before we do anything else ray addison has all your news headlines. >> cheers guys. good morning. 11:02. our top stories. the prime minister says the whole

country is rooting for team gb at the paris olympics with yasmin harper and scarlett mew jensen securing the teams first medal, taking bronze in the synchronised three metre springboard. diving. the success follows a damp start to the event, with sir keir starmer among those braving a downpour to attend the opening ceremony. 300,000 people cheered athletes as they sailed along the river seine, with flagbearers tom daley and helen glover leading team gb one in of 85 boats there. the event also saw performances from the likes of lady gaga and even celine dion, making her first on stage appearance since , revealing that appearance since, revealing that she suffers from stiff person syndrome. meanwhile, eurostar passengers are facing ongoing travel disruptions after arson attacks on the french rail network ahead of the games. 1 in 4 trains will not be running this weekend, with the operator saying that four have been cancelled already today . cancelled already today. travellers are being told to

postpone their journeys if they can.the postpone their journeys if they can. the chief constable of greater manchester police says video footage of an officer seemingly kicking and stamping on a man at the airport is a source of profound regret. stephen watson insists the force is committed to supporting a criminal investigation into that officer's behaviour comes after the mayor of greater manchester appealed for a rigorous investigation into allegations of the assault. the police watchdog is now looking into the incident to determine whether his use of force was acceptable . his use of force was acceptable. over in the us, the fbi has u—turned over claims that donald trump may not have been hit by a bullet in pennsylvania. it comes after fbi director christopher wray told lawmakers that the former president's injury could have been caused by glass . have been caused by glass. that's been denied by former white house doctor ronny jackson, who described the comment as inappropriate. the fbi has now issued a statement

confirming that donald trump was struck by a bullet, whether whole or fragmented, into smaller pieces . well, meanwhile, smaller pieces. well, meanwhile, the israeli prime minister has visited donald trump at his florida resort. and a warning the following footage we're about to show contains flash photography. benjamin netanyahu rearranged his travel schedule to meet the republican nominee a day after meeting president joe biden and vice president kamala harris . biden and vice president kamala harris. trump biden and vice president kamala harris . trump recently harris. trump recently criticised netanyahu for israeli security failures around the october 7th hamas attack. it's thought the meeting could ease tensions between the two men. president biden is expected to announce plans to reform the supreme court on monday. sources suggest he's likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics. he's also expected to push for a constitutional amendment limiting immunity for presidents. it follows a supreme court ruling in july giving

presidents broad immunity from prosecution . asda workers will prosecution. asda workers will stage a fresh strike in their dispute over hours and pay. the gmb union says more than 170 of its members will walk out at the lowestoft store on the 9th of august, the last strike was held back in may. the gmb says senior management seemed to be, quote, burying their heads in the sand. asda has rejected the union's claims that no action has been taken, and is reassuring customers that the store will be open as usual. customers that the store will be open as usual . a common mouth open as usual. a common mouth bacteria can melt certain cancers. scientists have discovered. researchers say they were surprised to find that fusobacterium was found to help those with head and neck cancers. viable cancer cells were found to be reduced by 70 to 99%. it's now being keenly studied at guy's and saint thomas's and king's college london. those are the latest gb

news headlines. for now, i'm ray addison more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thanks, ray, and welcome to saturday morning live and we are so excited about this first medal. where's my flag ? medal. where's my flag? >> where's my flag. there it is. >> where's my flag. there it is. >> took you a while but it's here. >> woohooi it's actually a good blend. >> it is a very good blend. so we have a medal in the bag . this we have a medal in the bag. this is absolutely fantastic, isn't it? breaking news in the past few moments that we of course won our first medal. it is a bronze but it's still a medal and that's what counts. >> first time in 20 years. >> first time in 20 years. >> yeah, the gb news has won a medal on day one. gb news or team gb. >> i mean we'll take it. >> i mean we'll take it. >> we'll take it gb news on the brain guys. >> i just clearly love it so much that it. yeah. team gb and team gb have won. yeah. >> the first one of the olympics

scarlett mew jensen and jasmine harper have claimed the bronze in the women's three metres synchronised springboard. >> we've cleared that up. >> we've cleared that up. >> we've cleared that up. >> we have now three metre springboard not three metre swim springboard not three metre swim springboard in the diving . yes, springboard in the diving. yes, they've done very well there. should be very proud of themselves. it's a great start, isn't it? and it comes after singing sensation celine dion kicked off the olympic games in paris during the opening ceremony . that's despite the ceremony. that's despite the french capital being hit with a spot of rain. >> athletes from around the world were waving their countries flags on a boat that travelled along the river seine . travelled along the river seine. however, it does all come as the day was overshadowed by a coordinated attack on french infrastructure with a series of fires bringing down the country's train system to a grinding halt. >> well, russia , iran and >> well, russia, iran and hard—left saboteurs have all been accused of launching the arson attack lots to get through with our panel, nichi hodgson and bruce devlin, good to see you both this morning. and what do you make of this medal? >> well, great. >> well, great. >> fantastic start. >> fantastic start. >> it's a great start.

>> it's a great start. >> don't waste any time. just get right in there and win something. >> yeah. history making first time in 20 years. we've had a medal on day one. wow >> yeah, yeah, that's what i'm thrilled. pro olympics over there. yeah >> you're not feeling sporty. >> you're not feeling sporty. >> do i look as though i'm a sporty person? i'm. no no no no no no i've got my shorts. i've got my legs out. yeah yeah yeah. and my yeezys. what i don't understand is how can you have a final and win a medal on day one. >> but then i'd feel surely it takes a couple of days. >> if it's only three metres, i can crack on with it quite quickly. just having one round, aren't they? >> is that how it works, john? >> is that how it works, john? >> if it's diving, i mean, you'd be delighted with yourself, wouldn't you? >> you've got, you've got a medal by 11 am. on day one. >> you're done. but you're olympics is potentially over. >> on day one. i'd want to enjoy the whole experience. >> yes, exactly. now you get to party. >> do you think they went to bed early? >> that was my first thought this morning in the cardboard bags. oh, my gosh, you were better. have gone to bed early. they were on the on the boats going down the seine last night. and then they're winning a medal this morning. i mean, it's impressive. >> this must be very stressful thinking. you've got to be at

the opening ceremony and then, you know, you've got to be diving in the pool in the morning. >> but this is show business. you just have to deal with it. come on. 45678. yeah. >> and talking of show business and the show must go on celine dion last night, i mean unbelievable. >> yeah . in wake of all the >> yeah. in wake of all the health difficulties, i don't know if you've seen the documentary. she laid everything bare and gave a spellbinding performance. she is back. >> she is had a really difficult 20 years actually. yeah. if you go back to you know, she's had a personal problem. she's had a really tough time. yeah. and she has a supreme talent. you know she's become a bit of a kind of gayicon she's become a bit of a kind of gay icon and all the rest of it in the meantime. but but the people forget just how good she is. >> did you sense any change in her ability last night? >> i mean, there were a few comments online saying it was noticeable that she potentially hadnt noticeable that she potentially hadn't been on stage for a while. oh, really? >> yeah. i didn't notice that. i didn't notice that . didn't notice that. >> and i yeah, i genuinely do think that that is cruel. that's, you know , it's like what that's, you know, it's like what they say about madonna as well, that she's past it. no, they're just in different stages of life. and again, what you say

ceune life. and again, what you say celine has been through so much. so i think to give the performance that she gave and again, as we discussed earlier, singing in french. >> yeah, >> yeah, >> back to the olympics. and the sports this morning wasn't without incident. apparently the south korean team were introduced as north korea. a bit of a gaffe . of a gaffe. >> ooh, that's a huge gaffe. was one of those things. when you think, don't say it, don't say it, don't say it. and then you say it. >> i mean, the flag upside down was one thing. >> the flag upside down last night. >> yeah. i mean, mark adams from the ioc says this was of course a genuine error, but that wouldn't go down well, would it? if you're a south korean athlete, isn't it just like the most obvious error to make and therefore the one you don't? >> i don't know. there's something really odd about that to me. >> was biden writing the links? >> was biden writing the links? >> oh no. >> oh no. >> we've also got, i think , adam >> we've also got, i think, adam peaty, very well known swimmer. you must know him. i know adam, you know him. >> thank you. sam. >> thank you. sam. >> yes, he is apparently heading for his hopefully third consecutive gold medal in the pool >>i pool >> ihave pool >> i have a good feeling about that in my waters. >> i mean, he's he's. >>— >> i mean, he's he's. >> haha haha. >> haha haha. >> so he did that. he's i mean

he's fantastic. he's breaststroke i think. and the speed that he was he the speed he flies through the water. yes yes i think nice segue bruce. >> i'll see what you did there. >> i'll see what you did there. >> oh wow. >> oh wow. >> our next story is about the strictly scandal which has engulfed the bbc, and it's not going anywhere but a new line in the papers this morning is that graziano di prima , who was one graziano di prima, who was one of the professionals, has now stepped down from the hit bbc show. he is now under medical supervision after being axed from the series . from the series. >> that's a worrying development, isn't it? >> i mean , strictly's having its >> i mean, strictly's having its love island moment. it is, yeah, for want of a better way of putting it. it's, it's damning that it's taken this long for these kinds of stories to come out because it feels like there was a certain kind of behaviour that was endemic, that was in the culture. that's what i feel from, you know, kind of reading, reading the reports of, of what is now coming out about the kind of treatment of the celebrities and also the fact that they felt they couldn't say at the time that they weren't being treated well. >> but we were discussing that because i said, well, why have they come out? you know, why is

amanda abbington only come out now and you'd explained, it's the pressure, it's the pressure. >> it's, you know, you've got so many people gunning for you to stay in the series. there's a lot of sponsorship money potentially involved later down the line. not from the bbc, obviously, but from your association with strictly. if you, you know, if you win the toun you, you know, if you win the tour, the tour. and then that is money. that is about money. and then the pressure from the, you know, the agents, the pr people, you feel, i think you would feel like you were letting a lot of people down and maybe you should just try and, you know, buck up and get on with it. that's why people don't reveal things at the time, not because they're not happening. do you think the scandal is going to prevent people from wanting to sign up? >> no. as well . >> no. as well. >> no. as well. >> oh, interesting. >> oh, interesting. >> no. you say, why ? >> no. you say, why? >> no. you say, why? >> i just think for the vast majority of people, they'll think they will be able to ride whatever. and it's too good a career opportunity, particularly if you are a known person who's perhaps been out in the wilderness for a while . wilderness for a while. >> and yet, though, i mean, is it a good career move for some people it may be. >> yeah, i think so. to show that they've come through there unscathed and it's pure again,

it's not good timing if you know , it's not good timing if you know, if this kind of really does blow up and there are lots of names put out there and lots of evidence of wrongdoing, the next set of contestants to sign up will be seen to just be kind of trampling on the corpses of everybody else that suffered well , yeah, i everybody else that suffered well, yeah, i hadn't thought about that, but i'm there now, having chaperones for training and that that is helpful and that does make a difference. >> but this is what i don't understand. why do they always have all of this? yeah, but the rehearsals have always been filmed. we're talking to john sergeant last week who says there's cameras in every rehearsal. you're wearing a microphone at all times . so microphone at all times. so there are questions to ask of there are questions to ask of the bbc. absolutely. >> but apparently they're not reviewed until the end of the week, which is absolutely ridiculous. >> i mean, so it's too late. you should have people either actively watching that or reviewing it within a to pick up this sort of behaviour. yeah, thatis this sort of behaviour. yeah, that is absolutely the bbc's fault. >> well, that should hopefully be changing now with chaperones . be changing now with chaperones. yeah. but it has it marred the show. can the show come back from this. do you think with these changes i think it can. >> i think it can just because it's such a strong brand, because it's never had any scandal before. i mean, there's always the joke about the strictly curse, but that's why

people go on. >> i mean, they've confirmed it's airing. they want it. it's airing this year, isn't it? >> they've confirmed they're going to do another run. >> so and there were some stories in the papers today kind of guessing, pre—empting who might be in the line—up this year already. celebrities. so. >> well, i'm not saying anything. bruce. yeah, i've got your letter today teasing us all. >> would you do it? absolutely. >> would you do it? absolutely. >> oh, yeah. i'd love. >>— >> oh, yeah. i'd love. >> of course, of course. >>— >> of course, of course. >> yeah. i've got two left feet, though. it wouldn't be very good telly. i'd probably do it for free. you do it for free? >> no. oh, no. no never do anything for free. i think it'd be great fun. >> yeah, yeah, you'd be great. >> yeah, yeah, you'd be great. >> you'd be very good. >> you'd be very good. >> right? >> right? >> complete gear change now. artificial intelligence is set to let dog owners talk with their pets. oh, are we just going barking mad? >> oh. very good. boom boom. >> oh. very good. boom boom. >> that's the type of thing that will get you on strictly. >> well, i'm so passionate about this story. everyone knows i have a beloved mini dachshund called cutest dog in the universe . universe. >> you're a fan of him? i am on instagram. >> yeah. and? and he's very vocal and he has a huge repertoire of utterances, shall we say. i don't need ai

repertoire of utterances, shall we say. i don't need al to understand my dog. i know what you want. oh, right. i know what you're saying. >> so do you two have conversations? you and herbie? >> i took frequently. it's generally me telling him to shut up because he barks so much at anything. >> what does he sound like? give us a taste of the sort of conversations you have. >> well, you know, he's got a range of growls . oh, growls, range of growls. oh, growls, growls, the growls tell you who's at the door, whether he thinks it's someone he knows or it's a stranger. he talks to the babyin it's a stranger. he talks to the baby in a completely different way. he's very soft with her, very sweet. and when he wants petting, he sort of lays on his back and he goes, like, makes these really weird noises, which means you've got, like a wheeze. >> was that a deep wheeze? yeah. >> was that a deep wheeze? yeah. >> but he when he wants you to stroke him, he makes a noise. and when you take your hand off, he makes it again for you to stroke him again. >> these dogs are not nearly as your husband. >> he doesn't make similar noises when he's needing a stroke or a belly rub. oh, no. >> well, no. i mean, i wouldn't pay >> well, no. i mean, i wouldn't pay attention to that anyway. >> no, exactly. >> no, exactly. >> i mean, it says here the advances in the technology will translate the woofs and miaows, but surely that's just recognising sounds that may or may not mean, you know, you know what they want. >> if you pay attention to them, you know what they want. like my child can't talk. she's 18

months old. i understand her perfectly. >> yeah. there is that. see, i maybe i was a bit late to the game on this one, but i thought dogs had their own language and they could talk to each other. i thought that was like 101, so i thought that was like 101, so i thought they could talk to each other, like in 101 dalmatians. wow. and i found out the other day they aren't just sounds, they're not actually dog language, but they recognise that because dogs, you know, we transliterate barks in different ways around the world. >> yeah. so, you know, we say woof, woof. but other countries might say, i think say honk, honkin might say, i think say honk, honk in like thailand for example. i learned it this week. i've got a whole list. >> i want that as my ringtone. >> i want that as my ringtone. >> honk honk. >> honk honk. >> it's all to do with how long, you know? we interpret the sound. yeah, but apparently dogs from other cultures and countries can understand each other's barks. >> oh, isn't that so? >> oh, isn't that so? >> there is a universal language. >> think about it. we're just making noises. >> it's true. >> it's true. >> you more than me. >> you more than me. >> only with dogs and barking. it's all regional, so they will emulate your accent. >> you're making this up now. no no no no no no. no 110 110 110 110. >>— no no no no no. >> it's true. >> it's true. >> making this up. >> making this up. >> but my dogs must have an essex accent because he came from essex, >> one of my people. >> one of my people. >> that's why i get along with him so. well. >> there you go. >> there you go. >> yeah. my dog came from chelmer village, so we always

imagine she talks to us in a really essex accent. >> should we, should we bring the dog tone down? >> i think we have to. >> i think we have to. >> this is a sad one. >>— >> this is a sad one. >> there's space for all dogs here. britain's ugliest dog has its day. >> i think it's so cruel to call a dog ugly. >> i mean, some are, though. bruce, do we have a. >> do we have a picture? >> do we have a picture? >> isn't it fugly? >> isn't it fugly? >> let's get this picture up. in a word. oh no. it's. oh, i mean, come on, bruce, can you not love it? >> i love it, in— >> i love it, i love it literally an underdog. >> well, you know what's with the outfit? >> it's not necessarily a natural beauty. i think the look works. it's obviously worked with it's mohawk. >> he's pulled ryan reynolds. >> he's pulled ryan reynolds. >> it's. well yeah. who hasn't, but the thing i don't understand. what's wrong with the tongue? i'd be worried that that scraped along the floor. >> so i think that's a lack of front teeth. so the tongue just hangs out. >> oh, yeah. but that look, all of that, i think a good a good haircut. no. do you think chim chim cher—ee up. i agree with you, bruce needs to move into its look and own it. >> yeah, it's the only dog of its kind. and that's got to be worth something. >> yeah i know i agree, so

unique. >> let's not use the u word unique dog ugly not ugly. >> fabulously ugly. >> fabulously ugly. >> can we say oh fabulously ugly. >> we can say that. well said. >> we can say that. well said. >> note we will be very careful and move on. nikki bruce, thank you very much. it's been fun . yeah. >> very much. you too. >> very much. you too. >> still to come? we will be bringing you. who's got the lovely little remote control? here we go. scrolling scroll on my lap. we are going to be bringing you up to speed on all the latest showbiz news. >> yes, but up next we're going to be speaking to marie curie and dame esther rantzen's daughter, rebecca. we're going to get an update on dame esther rantzen and of course, the assisted dying bill that went into the house of lords yesterday. this is saturday morning live on gb news, britain's

welcome back to saturday morning live with me and sam francis. >> thank you very much. well, yesterday, the asylum assisted

dying for terminally ill adults. bill was introduced to the house of lords, which would allow terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to live to get medical help to end their own lives. >> well, the leading end of life charity, marie curie, are currently on a mission to highlight just how many people in the uk are currently missing out on the right care and support. at the end of their life. they believe that reform is needed across the sector to ensure that everyone has access to the end of life care that they so desperately need. well, we're joined now by the executive director of research and policy at marie curie, doctor sam royston. very to good see you this morning, doctor, and reading through the notes here, marie curie estimates that in the next 25 years, the need for palliative care is going to rise by 25%. i mean, more now than ever. it's important that we look at palliative care and look at reforming it as well . look at reforming it as well. >> absolutely. it's interesting that yesterday's bill, it's a

bill that would allow terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to live, to get medical assistance to end their own life. but, assisted dying is, marie curie and neutral on the question of whether there should be changes in the law around assisted dying itself. but what we are far from neutral on the question of whether everyone should be able to get the care and support that they need towards the end of their life and, for far, far too many people, they're unable to get that support at the moment, and as you say , demand is likely to as you say, demand is likely to rise. there are more people who are going to need palliative care in coming years. we expect more than 120,000 more people each year in need of palliative care, by in 25 years time. and currently there is simply no plan to, to address the scale of that need. and that's what has to be an immediate priority for

this government. >> sam. hi. good morning. it's sam in the newsroom for you. this morning. what would this dying bill achieve for people in that sort of last six months of their life ? their life? >> well, well, as i as i say, the assisted dying bill is about, enabling terminally ill adults to get medical help, to end their own lives. but marie curie are neutral on that question of whether, assisted dying should be should be made legal . but what we're seeing far legal. but what we're seeing far too much of is people not being able to access the care and support that they, that they need. and for far too many people , that means the end of people, that means the end of their life, it's been isolated and alone without anyone to care and alone without anyone to care and support them for. far too many people, dying . not where many people, dying. not where they want to be with family and friends. close, but often stuck in the back of an ambulance. and for many, dying people, terminal

diagnosis also means being pushed into poverty with people unlucky enough to become terminally ill in working age, particularly affected by that. so without addressing those, what we've got to see as an immediate priority is making sure that everyone is able to , sure that everyone is able to, access the care and support that they need. and we believe that that means a national palliative and end of life care strategy supported by a delivery plan, which would ensure that there is 24 over seven support available for people living with terminal illness and, crucially, a new funding solution for palliative and end of life care to end the current postcode lottery in access and reduce reliance on charitable donations for what should be a core part of our nhs. >> i think there'd be a lot of support for that aim doctor sam royston, good to have your company. this morning. thank you very much for your time . well, very much for your time. well, we're very pleased to say that we're very pleased to say that we are joined now by tv

presenter and daughter of dame esther rantzen, rebecca wilcox. really good to see you. this morning, rebecca, and you must be so proud of your mother's endeavours. i wanted to start by asking how she is , asking how she is, >> well, it's an incredibly impossible question to answer. it seems like the most simple one, isn't it ? it seems like the most simple one, isn't it? how are you? it's what we say every day. but when you have a terminal diagnosis, as anybody knows, who is unfortunate enough to be living one, or have a loved one who is suffering under such a cosh, you live from scan to scan. you hope the medications you hope the procedures work, and every 6 to 8 weeks, or whatever it may be, you find out whether it is so a scan recently said that mum is fine. she is in a holding pattern. this, chemo drug that she's on is , is working, but, she's on is, is working, but, you get that reprieve for about five minutes and then, then you wait for the next scan. so it's a, it's a ridiculous process, cancer is horrible . nobody is

cancer is horrible. nobody is going to disagree with that. but she is she's indomitable and awesome and i'm very, very proud of her. >> oh, she is an absolutely incredible woman. you must be so, so proud. she was saying this week how she allowed herself to feel hope for the very first time in a long time. and this is the assisted dying for terminally ill adults bill being introduced in the house of lords on friday that must have been a really big moment for her and you as a family. >> yes. massive moment, lord faulkner, who introduced it into the house of lords, has always been a great campaigner for dignity in dying, which is the campaign that we have attached our names to which again supports the choice for people, in the end, few days of their lives to be able to end it how they want to. and i've said it before and i'll say it again, it is not about ending lives. it's about shortening death . you have about shortening death. you have about shortening death. you have a terminal diagnosis. there is no cure . all that lies ahead is

no cure. all that lies ahead is pain and discomfort and trauma for you and your loved ones who are going to watch you. so he has always championed this cause with us, and we are so grateful to him, to bring it into the house of lords. now we need an mp to come top of the ballot and to bring in a free vote into the house of commons, because sir keir starmer has said that he is. he is in support of assisted dying. he has always, when he was, in the dpp, been, a strong campaigner for it always protected those who have accompanied loved ones when it has been a really obvious, choice by the person who has taken their life. he's always supported the loved ones who accompanied them, which is something that i have very close to my heart. selfishly because at the moment, mum's only choice is to go to dignitas. she's in the fortunate position that she can afford it. it is ridiculously expensive. it is not ideal. she'd have to go way before she's medically ready and at the moment she'd have to go alone because my family and i

would, face up to two years investigation and prosecution. we could face 14 years in prison . we could face 14 years in prison. ihave we could face 14 years in prison. i have a really wonderful job, a wonderful family. i'm deputy president of childline. i don't think they let you do that sort of thing. if you are under investigation for killing your mother, who was the previous president of childline. so, i would like a promise from sir keir starmer that families that accompany loved ones to dignitas or somewhere like that , do not or somewhere like that, do not get prosecuted. if it is very obviously the person's choice, and i would like that to be in place until there is a vote. and england and the uk catches up with many countries around the world who are far ahead of us with this, who have a kinder, empathetic view to death and don't make it a traumatic taboo that it don't make it a traumatic taboo thatitis don't make it a traumatic taboo that it is here. >> rebecca, thanks for being with us this morning. it's obviously a very difficult and delicate topic to talk about. you're mentioning there the risks for families. if they do

go ahead and take their loved one overseas, is that something that you would still do out of the love for your for your mother, even if there were risks involved ? involved? >> i can't imagine a scenario where i would let her get on that plane alone, but i cannot say to you, even if it's hypothetical, that i will accompany her, because even then i am risking some sort of legal murkiness. it's the law is unclear. the law is messy, and everybody in the report that came out earlier this year from the commons said that the law is not working. the bmj don't know whether they're allowed to sign people off to to travel switzerland, that legal prosecutions don't know whether they're supposed to prosecute you. if your loved one is obviously unwell and therefore taking their own lives. and so what we're talking about is a very simple model that is already in oregon. and works in other places around the world. it is nothing to do with mental health. it is nothing to do with

long term disability. it is nothing to do with ending the life of vulnerable adults. in fact, it has a lot of safeguards for that , because i know that for that, because i know that people worry about this supposed slippery slope. it doesn't exist in the oregon model. the report proved that it is about people who have a terminal diagnosis, who have a terminal diagnosis, who are going to die within six months, and there's no other option. so i know, i know, i've heard the arguments on the other side, and i hate arguments on the side for what it means for society to make vulnerable people, to make disabled people feel that they are a burden on society. they're not a burden on society. they're not a burden on society. they're not a burden on society. they're an addition to society. they're an addition to society. this is a completely separate issue. this is about pain that cannot be stopped by morphine, that there is no drug to help you, that you are just going to writhe in agony for those last few days. so doctor hilary jones spoke so eloquently on tv the other month about his own mother's appalling death of four days of absolute agony, and

he was unable to do anything. and she completely refused to let him do anything because she knew he would lose his doctor's licence, he would lose his job and he would face prosecution . and he would face prosecution. and as a doctor, where it's do no harm and help people. how can you watch your favourite person in the world go through that and all the tests, all the biopsies, all the tests, all the biopsies, all the tests, all the biopsies, all the scans , all the blood all the scans, all the blood tests, they're painful enough , tests, they're painful enough, but they can be coped with because you feel there's an end goal. because you feel there's an end goal . and what mum wants is to goal. and what mum wants is to be able to live now without fear , be able to live now without fear, without fear of what is coming . without fear of what is coming. because not all cancer ends in horrible pain. i'm not saying that it does, and not all terminal diagnoses end in a terrible death, but those that do, the deaths that come that are terrible are so appalling that it are terrible are so appalling thatitis are terrible are so appalling that it is worth bringing in this bill to protect those people so that they can make that choice when it hurts . that choice when it hurts. >> rebecca, it's been an absolute honour and a privilege to speak to you. this morning.

we could talk to you all morning. so lots of love to you to and your mother and to your family as well. from all of us here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> very difficult, isn't it ? >> very difficult, isn't it? >> very difficult, isn't it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> lots more to still to come on the show today. but first let's get a quick look at the headunes get a quick look at the headlines with ray addison. >> cheers, guys. good morning. 1133 our top stories this hour, team gb has secured its first medal of the paris olympics with yasmin harper and scarlett mew jensen taking bronze in the synchronised three metre springboard diving event . china springboard diving event. china claimed gold and the us took silver. the result places great britain equal fourth with kazakhstan on the medals table . kazakhstan on the medals table. meanwhile, eurostar passengers hoping to travel to paris are still facing disruption after arson attacks on the french rail network ahead of the games. 1 in 4 trains will not run this weekend, with the operator saying four have been cancelled

today. saying four have been cancelled today . already, travellers are today. already, travellers are being told to postpone their journeys if they can. the chief constable of greater manchester police says video footage of an officer seemingly kicking and stamping on a man at the airport is a source of profound regret. stephen watson insists the force is committed to supporting a criminal investigation into that officer's behaviour. the police watchdog is now looking into the incident to determine whether his use of force was acceptable . his use of force was acceptable. asda workers will stage a fresh strike in their dispute over hours and pay the gmb union says more than 170 of its members will walk out at the lowestoft store on the 9th of august. the last strike was held back in may. the gmb says senior management , quote, seemed to be management, quote, seemed to be burying their heads in the sand . burying their heads in the sand. asda is reassuring customers that the store will be open as usual. that the store will be open as usual . those are the latest gb usual. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm ray addison more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct

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>> welcome back to saturday morning live. >> loads of you getting in touch on the assisted dying debate. we're just speaking to dame esther rantzen's daughter , esther rantzen's daughter, rebecca. it's a really emotional, difficult, rebecca. it's a really emotional, difficult , tricky emotional, difficult, tricky subject, isn't it? >> very, very tough. i mean, we were just saying that's that's exactly why it is an open vote in parliament over the bill. because it is a matter of conscience. it's something that every single person is going to have a very different take, different view, different opinion. it does divide the nation, including all of you. >> yeah . lee says it should be >> yeah. lee says it should be put to the nation as a referendum . this should not be referendum. this should not be an issue that's left with politicians or celebrities. that's an interesting view. >> someone else , lee, saying he >> someone else, lee, saying he would never support assisted dying, thinks it's so wrong. but

he has got personal experience losing several members to cancer himself, but would still, he says , never advocate for the says, never advocate for the bill. >> adrian says i do not agree with assisted dying. however, many situations in life where people have been abused, life is so precious and we must enable 24 over seven palliative care. i lost all of my family, my mother, my father and my sister to cancer. each one we cared for as a family and our local hospital and gp, they were absolutely second to none. even my mother was pleased , pleaded my mother was pleased, pleaded with me do not let me die. >> it's so difficult because it's so personal, isn't it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and you don't know until you get there. yeah. you know, until you've got a member of your family or yourself. perish the thought. are in that position. you probably don't know how you would respond. no. >> it's a very good point. do keep your views coming in on that topic or indeed any of the topics that we are talking about today. gbnews.com slash your say and you're going to have an opinion on this one because it appears there are still a stigma around women breastfeeding in public, which has led to some mothers being forced to introduce formula to their infant's diet before they are

ready. >> apparently , almost 70% of 18 >> apparently, almost 70% of 18 to 25 year olds. we don't know whether that's men or women, but they say that women shouldn't breastfeed in public. 19% would even go as far as labelling it disgusting . disgusting. >> well, only a quarter of brits say that women shouldn't have to cover up when they're breastfeeding. so clearly there is a big debate here and one to get to the bottom of. and to do so, we're joined by parenting journalist annette kelly. really good to see you this morning, annette. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> see you. why is this still stigma still existing in our society ? society? >> well, i think we've got a case here going on of double standards, i don't know about you, but i live near a park. okay. one little hint of sun. the men get completely naked. honestly, you've never seen anything like it. the bodies are out. all different shapes and sizes. so why? why is it not okay for a woman to feed her baby? you know, we've got this whole thing there. okay? to be naked doing what they want. why can't a woman just feed her baby? why is it shameful in 2024? and it's interesting what you say about the 18 to 25 year

olds, because i really want to know, are they men or women? because i feel like there'd be men. >> it's going to say, have you got a hunch? have you got suspicion? >> yes, i have, and i think as well they're thinking of them as sexy time, you know, and i feel like they're not. well, maybe that's because they're bombarded with images and they see things like that, that they're seeing it in that context. but it's really not. it's feeding the baby. it's simple. shouldn't be shameful. >> but do you think for men it's like they can't see the difference? there's so much porn in society, isn't there, that breasts are sexualised and seen as this sexual object and not actually for their main primary purpose, which is actually feeding a media association. yeah, yeah, yeah. they can't , yeah, yeah, yeah. they can't, you can't see that they could have two functions. >> absolutely. and to them as well, i feel like they see it. and on the other side of it they think like ooh mummy. and that bnngs think like ooh mummy. and that brings up weird feelings for them maybe. but it's very interesting. but i think women shouldn't be shamed either way. and also on the other side of it, if a woman does want to

cover up, also let her do that because some women have difficulties latching or problems with breastfeeding, or maybe they have a baby that's a bit, you know, techy, so they want to cover up. so i think as well, if they do want to do that, that's okay. and even the only place in london that i've seen that has breastfeeding rooms is john lewis. and apart from that i haven't seen anywhere else. so they should maybe, you know, where else are they supposed to do it if they don't want to do it in in public, in the toilets. bit disgusting. >> where where are women at on this? i don't have children. but do women want to breastfeed in pubuc do women want to breastfeed in public or would they rather have a private room? what? yeah. is it a personal choice? i think it really is a personal choice. >> i mean, for me, it was. i preferred to just find my baby out in the open, but maybe be in a corner or whatever. you know, i'd pick the corner of the cafe maybe, or something. but you do get tuts. you do get little. yeah. and a lot of my friends as well say the same. and you think, oh, and i'll tell you what i think as well. some of it is from older women. so what do you think that's about.

>> because i've heard comments from older women saying, oh it's disgusting i don't like it. >> has >> has the >> has the perception >> has the perception changed over time do you think is it getting worse. is it getting better. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well that's really interesting. i think it's probably the same. but i feel like now there's, i don't know if you've noticed, but there's actually influencers that talk about it a lot online. and i've seen some of those . and people seen some of those. and people the comments underneath them are from men and women, which is so surprising for me . so it could surprising for me. so it could be said it's getting a bit worse in the sense of social media, where people think it's free to be able to just go, and then what do you think it is about women, though? >> because men, you can almost see where that's come from. not saying it's right or wrong, but just saying you can understand that the background to that. but with women, i wonder where the, the criticism or the or the disgust element comes from when it comes to women. would they feel as though you're just exposing yourself? >> well, i don't know about exposing yourself, but i think women think they're showing off. so i've seen comments online where they're like, oh, stop showing off because you can breastfeed, but then it's a competitive element to it.

>> in a strange way . >> in a strange way. >> in a strange way. >> know what women are like. they can sometimes be a between each other. so yeah , there's each other. so yeah, there's that context too. >> but there is that important point. we are almost out of time with you, but it's also worth pointing out we're talking to the makeup artist this morning. actually, you said it's actually really difficult to breastfeed. yeah. and we talk about, you know, whether it's right or wrong to breastfeed, but there is this need or want for women to breastfeed and they think it's breast is best and all of that, but it's actually very difficult to do. there's latching issues and it can be quite a painful experience for women. >> absolutely . yeah. fed is best >> absolutely. yeah. fed is best i would say. whether it's formula or breast. it's what works for you. and same with, you know, in public or not. it's got to be what works for the person and how they feel about it. >> okay, annette, really good to see you this morning. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> i cannot wait to see the comments coming in. it's going to be very, very interesting. >> yes. let us know what you think about that one. gbnews.com/yoursay now there is still plenty of time to enjoy a massive win this summer with your chance to win £30,000 in tax free cash, you really could be our next big winner. and

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very good morning to you. welcome back to saturday morning live. just about ten minutes left on the show. >> yes, and lots to be getting in touch this morning. wanted to share this one from janet hill. we've been talking about the assisted dying debate and we were just talking today . mr were just talking today. mr branson's daughter rebecca, who is an incredible woman, isn't she? and janet says exactly that. what a remarkable woman. rebecca is very much like her mother . what rebecca is very much like her mother. what agony rebecca is very much like her mother . what agony the rebecca is very much like her mother. what agony the family are going through. and, janet, that's exactly what i feel as well. absolutely agonising. >> and how you as a friend or a

neighbour come around a family like that, that are going through such difficult times. i they're just incredible, aren't they? >> so thank you, rebecca, for that interview and thank you for your views that are coming through with lots of support and love from the family. >> gbnews.com/yoursay i'm sure they'll keep coming through the day as well. they will. well, it's day as well. they will. well, wsfime day as well. they will. well, it's time now for your weekly dose of showbiz news and as even dose of showbiz news and as ever, we're delighted to have showbiz reporter steph takyi with us. >> good morning . good morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> we have to talk about the star of the show. >> we have to talk about a lot of people are saying that actually, celine dion was the first winner of the olympics because she has had this athlete sort of mentality. we know that she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, and if anyone's watched her documentary, i am ceune watched her documentary, i am celine dion, you see her battling through this autoimmune disease which causes involuntary muscle spasms. it means she hasn't been able to perform live in over four years. so yesterday was spectacular. she closed out the show, performing one of a really popular french songs, the hymne a l'amour, and it

literally , it brought the crowd literally, it brought the crowd to tears because, to be honest, i think it was a personal achievement. and her, yes, at the end it was a personal achievement for her because her voice still sounds incredible . voice still sounds incredible. and the fact that to know that, you know, she's had to battle through , even to still have through, even to still have a voice, it was quite inspirational, to be honest, and i think it was very fitting . i think it was very fitting. there's been a lot of speculative speculation the whole week that she was going to do a duet with lady gaga , who, do a duet with lady gaga, who, of course, started the show , but of course, started the show, but i think it was all about celine's comeback. if i'm honest. >> there were rumours with speaking of lady gaga. yeah her performance wasn't exactly live. >> yeah, so it was pre—recorded. a lot of people are waiting for official confirmation about whether it was, but obviously look at the rain . yesterday she look at the rain. yesterday she had a full on show full of theatrics and stuff like that. so one of her dancers, even supped so one of her dancers, even slipped during the performance as well because of the wetness. and there was sound issues as well because of the rain. so it wasn't. >> perhaps the pre—record was a

fail safe if they needed. >> that's what i was thinking. so because if they'd done it live, they could have been more slips, there could have been more disasters. it wasn't her finest hour, but she got to open the show and lady gaga, she has so many fans worldwide, so i think a lot of people are still happy to see her opening the ceremony. >> i don't know, maybe i sound a bit harsh, but i think if you're performing at the opening ceremony of the olympics, you do it live and you belt it out. >> i agree, but this is where i think the french were quite ambitious by not doing it in the stadium. if you're doing it in a stadium, i think you will get the best out of a lot of performers. but she was literally on the performing on the steps of the scene. so, you know, there was risk involved . know, there was risk involved. >> but she's celine dion, she tookit >> but she's celine dion, she took it away. yeah >> and i really hope this is the beginning of us seeing more of celine. but because of her condition, you never know. and i can imagine the amount of training she had to go through just to make that performance. but she did all of us proud and no doubt probably taking a break now. >> yes, definitely . >> yes, definitely. >> yes, definitely. >> you need to. you would need to. >> she'll need it. yeah can you tell us about the latest in the strictly scandal . so you know strictly scandal. so you know and now concerns about graziano.

>> you know it's been ongoing this strictly storm. and you know the main thing that a lot of people have been talking aboutis of people have been talking about is the duty of care. and it doesn't just apply to the contestants, it applies to the dancers. unfortunately graziano, he was sacked by the for bbc claims of gross misconduct, and now his family have said in an interview that he's under medical supervision as you can imagine, to build up your career as a dancer for and that to be gone. he's now left the country, he's back in italy. there's been rumours saying that he's had a job where he's picking grapes for £6 an hour, so there has been this fall of a glitzy grace for him and his family said he just hasn't been able to deal with all the accusations due to the bbc strict policies, he hasn't been able to say his side of the story . so hasn't been able to say his side of the story. so in one hasn't been able to say his side of the story . so in one way hasn't been able to say his side of the story. so in one way he's been tainted as a villain in that sense. so there is that mental health, which clearly has affected him. and, you know, nothing's i don't condone what he's supposedly have done, but nobody wants someone to be battling through mental health

like that. >> no, you don't , stephanie, >> no, you don't, stephanie, i have a feeling this is going to rumble on. oh, it is, it's going to rumble on. good to see you this morning. >> really good to see you, sir. oh, i've loved it. not behind the desk, i know. well, i will be behind the desk in about two hours time. and he's getting back to work. >> yeah. doing the bulletins from 2 pm. thank you for joining us. no, thank you for joining us. no, thank you for joining us. no, thank you for joining us at home. we'll see you next week. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar . sponsors of weather on . solar. sponsors of weather on. gb. news >> good morning and welcome to your gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. well, it's quite an unsettled start to the weekend with sunny spells and showers, though it is turning drier on sunday and much warmer too. and the reason for this unsettled start is that we have this frontal system pushing into western parts of the country, bringing in some rain and some showers , showers turning fairly showers, showers turning fairly scattered into the afternoon,

which means quite a changeable day where it will be dry one minute and then raining the next. and showers could be quite heavy at times across southern parts of scotland, northern england may even hear the odd rumble of thunder across the south, though largely dry showers, fairly isolated here and seeing some sunny spells too. across the southeast with highs of around 24 celsius here. but elsewhere temperatures largely in the high teens, low 20s into the evening . then we 20s into the evening. then we will see some of these showers lingering on, particularly across eastern parts of scotland. once again, the odd heavy downpour here, but similar across northern ireland, northern parts of england to still some showers lingering on. but elsewhere it is largely turning drier as we progress into the evening. perhaps 1 or 2 showers still across parts of wales but across the south. plenty of late evening sunny spells to end the day. now overnight, we will start to see these showers ease away, which means it is going to be a largely dry night. means it is going to be a largely dry night . plenty of largely dry night. plenty of prolonged clear spells and that means we could see some mist and

fog patches develop, particularly in those rural spots. and it is going to be a much cooler night compared to recent nights, particularly in those rural spots. but most towns and cities remaining in the low double digits . so the low double digits. so a pretty bright start to start. the second half of the weekend. once any mist and fog clears pretty quickly through the course of the morning, and that leaves a largely fine and settled day across most of the country. plenty of warm sunshine to go around may just be turning a little bit cloudier in the far north—west as we get into the afternoon, but temperatures improved compared to today across most of the country, with highs of 26 in the south—east. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on

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