hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the actor and comedian bill cosby is to be released from jail after a court overturn his conviction for sexual assault. philadelphia supreme court ruled in agreement with the previous prosecutor meant he should never have been charged in the first place. the 83—year—old will now be free today from the state prison outside philadelphia after serving two years at what could have been a ten year sentence. dozens of people have now died in the heatwave in canada, communities that have been given warnings they may have to evacuate because of possible wildfires, president biden in the us is also concerned about that. we are seeinu is also concerned about that. we are seeing wildfires _ is also concerned about that. we are seeing wildfires inc. _ is also concerned about that. we are seeing wildfires inc. with _ is also concerned about that. we are seeing wildfires inc. with greater- seeing wildfires inc. with greater intensity that move with more speed,

and last well beyond traditional months and for the fire season. find months and for the fire season. and we are looking _ months and for the fire season. and we are looking in detail at a warning from the un day trillions of dollars have been wiped off the global economy because of a drop in tourism caused by covid. let's begin in the us. bill cosby�*s sex assault conviction has been overturned. he will be freed from jail later on. bill cosby has served more than two years of a three— to 10—year sentence. he was charged in late 2015 over allegations of sexual assault in 200a. it was found guilty of drugging and molesting a former player. but an

the last hour, the pennsylvania sovereign court set a previous agreement prevented him from being charged in the first place. the judges came to this conclusion... thejudges added that judges came to this conclusion... the judges added that testimony from accusers and related to this particular case had tainted the trial. he has never acknowledged any remorse over the alleged encounter. ken belkin is a criminal defence attorney in new york. this is his reaction. whatever happened between mr cosby and miss con stan, i cannot say but i didn't think it was fair for him to be retried and for them to admit five witnesses who really were not there. —— constand. we put a witness on the stand it has to be a witness who is relative, relative, meaning they have some information that bears on whether or not these allegations are true. and these five

people they put on the stand, they were no witnesses to the event between mr cosby and miss constant. they are witnesses to other incidents that are being delayed. with those other incidents were not the subject of the trial. let me show you aerial pictures of the penitentiary in philadelphia or outside philadelphia where bill cosbyis outside philadelphia where bill cosby is at the moment. you will be released today after this ruling from the pennsylvania supreme court. let's bring in david willis live with us from los angeles. tell us more about this agreement that bill cosby had with this prosecutor. yes. an old agreement _ cosby had with this prosecutor. yes. an old agreement and _ cosby had with this prosecutor. 133 an old agreement and it was cosby had with this prosecutor. 13.1 an old agreement and it was one under which the officials in charge and agreed not to actually bring charges against bill cosby, you mentioned as well there was this mistrial as aware, the first child was deadlocked and then the second and the first child, the judge

allowed allowed evidence from one of the accusing a bill cosby, in the retrial, five other people are allowed to give evidence and we just heard from your previous interviewee that those were not interested in is that those were not interested in is that directly related to the matter in hand, namely whether bill cosby was guilty of sexually also thing in drugging the woman in question number so the supreme court has ruled that he was basically denied a fair trial and he as you are saying expected to be released from prison and today. prosecutors are not saying yet whether they intend to appeal against this supreme court ruling, which as you can imagine has garnered enormous interest here. bill cosby was renowned as america's dad and his was the first criminal

prosecution involving somebody if his calibre and celebrity of the so—called #metoo movement. his calibre and celebrity of the so-called #metoo movement. david, 'ust so i'm so-called #metoo movement. david, just so i'm clear. _ so-called #metoo movement. david, just so i'm clear, the _ so-called #metoo movement. david, just so i'm clear, the pennsylvania - just so i'm clear, the pennsylvania supreme court was not concerning itself with the merits of the testimony or the merits of the allegations being made and bill cosby�*s trial? allegations being made and bill cosby's trial?— cosby's trial? that is right. it a- ears cosby's trial? that is right. it appears to — cosby's trial? that is right. it appears to be _ cosby's trial? that is right. it appears to be centring - cosby's trial? that is right. it appears to be centring his . cosby's trial? that is right. it - appears to be centring his verdict and it is an extremely lengthy one, roz, this is it about the size of a telephone directory, the fact that previous instances were called into testimony, which did not relate directly to the charge at hand. that of course the charges against a woman called condrey a constand. that is something i think now that legal scholars will be rallying over. —— andrea constand. they will be scott discussing for some type

the admission into court of of so—called bad acts, prior bad acts, that seems to be the nub of this case and the reason that the supreme court has decided to dismiss the charge against bill cosby. david, make ou charge against bill cosby. david, make you very — charge against bill cosby. david, make you very much. _ charge against bill cosby. david, make you very much. -- - charge against bill cosby. david, make you very much. -- thank l charge against bill cosby. david, l make you very much. -- thank you make you very much. —— thank you very much. dozens of people have died in canada as the heatwave continues to smash temperature records in a country where extreme cold is usually more of a problem than extreme heat. police in the vancouver area say they've responded to more than 130 sudden deaths related to the heat since friday. gregor craigie presents the morning show on cbc radio one on vancouver island. that number is very likely to go up, but heat wave deaths of course are often difficult to pinpoint directly to the heatwave immediately. so we're likely to hear of more deaths in the days and weeks ahead

and i suspect there will be many more because ambulance crews were overwhelmed. people were phoning in with unresponsive family members and waiting two hours or sometimes longer in certain parts of the province and those are only the numbers from metro vancouver where it was not hardest or at least it wasn't the hottest. the village of lytton continues to set the records. a new all—time high of 49.5 celsius — that's just over 121 fahrenheit — was set there on tuesday. the heatwave has been caused by a �*dome' of static hot air. here's ben rich from the bbc weather centre. a big dome of high pressure has bult across this part of north america, trapping the air in place, that air has been the sinking and warming, allowing temperatures to climb day by day. this is not an uncommon situation in the summer, though,

so why have temperatures been so high? scientists expect climate change has had a part to play. brandy yanchick, lives in edmonton, alberta, when she spoke to the bbc earlier it was 9am and already 28 degrees. she's been living in her basement to escape the heat. i have never seen anything like this. we got up early this morning, and let our dog out, i have sadie beside me, she is our seven—month—old puppy, we are living in the basement where it is cooler in our 1957 bungalow because the temperatures are much cooler downstairs, and i have been watering my garden like crazy because the temperatures can burn the leaves and kill all those plants. experts are now worried the extreme heat will lead to wildfires with some communities in british columbia already on evacuation alert. georgina smyth is a cbc reporter in vancouver. these sorts of conditions here in bc present huge

fire danger in the bc interior, the dry heat is drying out what is already a dry desert, and a lightning strike that might happen could set off a fire, you might remember 2017, 2018, catastrophic forest fires here in bc. that is the real fear as we go into summer. it is the beginning of summer, people quite fearful of what this might mean for the rest of the summer here. across the border in the united states least a dozen deaths in washington state and oregon have also been linked to the heatwave. president biden today said the threat from wildfires in western states is "as severe as its ever been". he's promised more resources. let's hearfrom him. we're seeing wildfires of greater intensity that move with more speed, and last well beyond traditional months of the fire season. and that is a problem for all of us. wildfires are not

a partisan phenomenon. they don't stop at a counting error or a state line. or a county line for that matter. we need coordinated comprehensive response. dr crystal raymond is a climate adaption specialist at the university of washington, she's in seattle. thank you for your time. tell me what climate adaptation needs to be donein what climate adaptation needs to be done in this city where you are at the moment. done in this city where you are at the moment-— the moment. here in the city of seattle, the moment. here in the city of seattle. we _ the moment. here in the city of seattle, we mostly _ the moment. here in the city of seattle, we mostly have - the moment. here in the city of seattle, we mostly have to - the moment. here in the city of seattle, we mostly have to do | the moment. here in the city of. seattle, we mostly have to do with the smoke associated with wildfires with that we are thoroughly protected but in the areas around washington state, there's a lot of need for wildfire preparedness and an increased emphasis on for health. people in washington state would know about what is happening in california in recent years. but is that the state of oregon, they prepared for fires given they are not normally as hot as california? they are somewhat prepared. last year we had a another severe fire season, especially in western washington. that is typically an area that is burn very often. so we

had a wake—up call. there were several large fires, increased awareness i think can increase preparedness in oregon or washington, but there is still not enough to recognise how fire prone we are in this region and how much worse that is getting. what we are in this region and how much worse that is getting.— worse that is getting. what kind of thins worse that is getting. what kind of thin . s can worse that is getting. what kind of things can be _ worse that is getting. what kind of things can be done _ worse that is getting. what kind of things can be done for _ worse that is getting. what kind of things can be done for oregon - worse that is getting. what kind of things can be done for oregon or l things can be done for oregon or washington to be better prepared to counter wildfires?— washington to be better prepared to counter wildfires? there needs to be a combination _ counter wildfires? there needs to be a combination of— counter wildfires? there needs to be a combination of things. _ counter wildfires? there needs to be a combination of things. we - counter wildfires? there needs to be a combination of things. we need . counter wildfires? there needs to be a combination of things. we need to | a combination of things. we need to prepare for them like we do other emergencies. like earthquakes or tsunamis that are rare and can have consequences for people. but we prepare evacuations, we prepare how to co—ordinate and find people and manage for the response, but we also can do more than that, and notjust respond when they happen but we can prepare beforehand in terms of how we manage our vegetation come in terms of zoning and building codes, how we can protect people who live near forest, how we can protect people who live nearforest, and how we can protect people who live near forest, and we can how we can protect people who live nearforest, and we can prepare our

own homes with taking care at the vegetation around our houses and thinking about their materials that we use in building our homes and buildings. so that is something that has not been done in a lot of areas come in part because we have short memories and we don't realise how much there can be severe wildfires in this region. much there can be severe wildfires in this region-_ much there can be severe wildfires in this region. understandably there is a hue in this region. understandably there is a huge amount _ in this region. understandably there is a huge amount of— in this region. understandably there is a huge amount of focus _ in this region. understandably there is a huge amount of focus on - in this region. understandably there is a huge amount of focus on the - is a huge amount of focus on the threat of wildfires, but are there other aspects of how the state of washington is set up in terms of climate adaptation that you think should be considered?— climate adaptation that you think should be considered? well, i think, there is also — should be considered? well, i think, there is also the _ should be considered? well, i think, there is also the need _ should be considered? well, i think, there is also the need to _ should be considered? well, i think, there is also the need to recognise l there is also the need to recognise how much ignitions from wildfire can play into this with them we are in a major heat wave. we have extremely high temperatures. this is coming on top of a drought, 65% of the region, oregon, washington and idaho is already in a drought and now we are

moving into the 11th ofjuly holiday which basically means fireworks. i think there is a lot that needs to be done in terms of awareness and helping people realise that right now, one small ignition they gets out of control can have huge consequences for people and communities. and there's a lot that can be done. communities. and there's a lot that can be done-— can be done. thank you for “oining us. we appreciate * can be done. thank you for “oining us. we appreciate it. h two dire economic warnings from the un. we're told losses in tourism since the start of the pandemic will wipe four trillion dollars from the global economy. we're also told that the tourism sector is unlikely to recover until 2023. we'll look at how through experiences in africa, europe, asia and latin america. first — here's the un world tourism organisation. we are currently, in

international tourism, we are at levels of 30 years ago, so basically, we are in the years 80s, so not much crowd. the problem that we are mainly facing is that many livelihoods are really at threat. and i will pick it up from the policy recommendations. we have lost one billion travellers, so one billion opportunities for people to build livelihoods, especially in developing countries. according to a new un study — international arrivals fell by 73% in 2020. that cost the the global economy 2.4 trillion dollars. then this year — in the first four months, arrivals fell by 88%. and the impact of that is everywhere to be seen. across the world — tourist sites are empty. these are the pyramids at giza, they're usually visited by over 14million people a year. parts of europe reopened last month

but the beaches in crete for example are still deserted. here's another example. this is bodrum in turkey. remember, we're injune — it's the beginning of summer — the riviera would usually be much busier than this. here's more on the impact on tourism — from the bbc�*s imogen foulkes is in geneva. restaurants, hotels, souvenir shops, people who tour guide, people who will show you around a cathedral, or show you a coral reef, all this kind of thing, the airline industry of course, the airline staff, flight attendants, pilots, all of this, taxi drivers, we think about it, the list is very long. many, many young people, many women working in this industry, so real livelihoods affected and again, this uncertainty, who is going to accept our vaccine certificates if we have them? who is going to accept our negative test?

willa government imposed restriction while we are already flying to a destination? that is all really depressing the market. we've had details of how developing countries are being affected. the un says arrivals fell by between 60 and 80% last year this has been a disaster for countries like thailand, these famous beaches in phuket haven't had visitors for over a year. but there are efforts under way to to revive tourism there. this week phuket is reopening to visitors — they can come without quarantine —, it's a programme called "phuket sandbox". the bbc�*s chaiyot yong—cha—roen chai is there. they used to have at least 13 million tourists a year here. but this year, they have less than 1000 of them and this will bring a hub for the local business owner as well as the hotels and tourism industry. this is a pilot project. in thailand, everything is still

basically close and a case of the new delta variant is surging, input can't come up most people here are ready have the vaccinated. around 66% for the first us. —— in phuket. 1;0% 66% for the first us. —— in phuket. 110% of 66% for the first us. —— in phuket. 40% of the second hour. but still, people are worried about a new variant that may be coming from local people who come here to look for a job in the tourism industry. -- 60% of for a job in the tourism industry. —— 60% of people have the first shot. 40% have the second. this is a story repeated across the globe. lets look at kenya. in march last year it shut its borders to foreigners —, and it's billion dollar tourism industry came to an halt. ferdinand omondi is in nairobi. after even open, countries like britain which have the highest number of tourism, and not tourism here, you have places like most of which have modelled their businesses around accepting foreign tourist and the money that comes from foreign

tourism, losing thousands of dollars and hundreds of thousands of dollars for institutions, places here that are shut down and some people have gone home. even in the coast of kenya, places like award—winning beaches, and in with of occupancy as a result of the mr tourism but also because of into restrictions where people cannot go from one region to another, time to time you find most the hotels have had to cancel, during the periods of easter particularly where there is a lot of occupancy, some of them had cancellations about the 100% and these had left a loss ofjobs and up to now lots of businesses have closed and they don't know when they will open again. next — we turn to spain. tourism accounts for 12—13% of gdp. here's guy hedgecoe in madrid. last year the spanish population shrank by 11%. a lot of that had to do with the fact there were not foreign visitors coming to the country. in a normal year with see around 80 million foreign visitors.

last year was around a quarter of that number. the spanish government is now saying that it would like to see this year as a transitional year. it would not be a year where we have normal numbers like we saw in 2019, but spanish prime minister pedro sanchez said he would like to see over the course of the summer around 30% of the kind of numbers that we would normally see. now, a huge market for the spanish tourism ministry, the biggest single market for the spanish tourism industry is the british market. there's another factor to consider. the report points out, "the "asymmetric roll—out" of covid—19 vaccines has magnified the economic blow to the tourism sector in these nations. "meaning those without decent vaccine supply are seeing their tourism sector suffer. and this is likely to become more of a factor as the delta variant spreads. dr deepti gurdasani is an epidemiologist in london.

we know that ed much of the well, the vaccination is quite low, which means many people are our unprotected anatomy to the virus which means are very like this correctly spread. —— we know that in many parts of the well. it can lead to a surge of cases which is what we're seeing now in parts of africa. south and east africa as well as early parts of europe like portugal and warily we also see this is leaning towards dominance in many parts of europe where cases have plateaued. here in the uk, the government is looking to scrap its system for controlling covid in schools after the summer holidays in england. currently, bubbles of students have to self—isolate if one of them tests positive. but from september, secondary schools could be asked to introduce daily testing instead. the uk's health secretary sajid javid has promised to address the issue.

on tuesday, he told ministers that taking students out of school to control infections "is having a huge knock—on impact on their educations". nobody wants to see these kind of restrictions on children. they have been impacted so much already during the course of the pandemic. when in 20 students in our school because of covid. that means 375,000 pupils come up by more than 100,000 injust a week. but of all these students staying at home — only 15,000 of them are confirmed to have covid — that's 11%. the vast majority — 279,000 students — are just self—isolating because they might have come into close contact with cases in school. and unless the policy changes, it doesn't look like those numbers will decrease. because take a look at these figures — they're the number of daily cases in the uk over the last six months. they've been rising fast since mid—may —

to more than 26,000 cases in the last 24h. we've not seen that since january. and what's driving that surge is the delta variant, which the government says it accounts for up to 95% of new cases. schools are seen as a breeding ground for spreading the virus, which is why until now, the government has said bubbles of students should isolate if one student catches covid. but teachers say the current system is impacting students. here's steve chalke, the founder of the academies group oasis schools. the impact of this, it is absolutely hugein the impact of this, it is absolutely huge in terms of the development, their social and mental health, etc. the government is thinking about reassessing the situation for september, there is still three weeks of this summer term to run come you cannotjust write off the rest of the term, three weeks of their long time and a young child's life.

-- is --isa —— is a long time. ella cronin is a single working mother of two whose daughter has i have just been asked to self—isolate. two young children, when it which was told i select this week. we've just completed day two of ten days of isolation. juggling a pretty full on school schedule with my own heavy and hectic work load is really hard work, particularly when you're doing it on your own. it is notjust about the work, it is about finding some kind of a balance, making sure we are eating well, we are getting out of the garden to exercise, isolation is disruptive, it is disruptive to learning a two working parents, but mostly it is the social aspect. my daughter, she cannot see herfather. she is missing herfriends and missing her extra activities like swimming and football lessons. kevin courtney is the joint general secretary of the national education union and joins me now. do you like the sound of the government planned for september? we government planned for september? - certainly need to see something change but we need to look at it for

this term as well, ross. 375,000 children off last week. the doubling time of the virus in the uk at the moment is around 11 days. there are three weeks left of term, four weeks in some area, that is time for two more double links of this. we are getting to understand exponential that would be loads of children off school and then impacting the summer holiday, so i need to ask where is gavin williamson now? let holiday, so i need to ask where is gavin williamson now?— holiday, so i need to ask where is gavin williamson now? let me ask you come if you're — gavin williamson now? let me ask you come if you're not _ gavin williamson now? let me ask you come if you're not happy _ gavin williamson now? let me ask you come if you're not happy with - gavin williamson now? let me ask you come if you're not happy with the - come if you're not happy with the current set up, what would you do instead right now?— instead right now? right now, we would reintroduce _ instead right now? right now, we would reintroduce mask - instead right now? right now, we would reintroduce mask squaring| instead right now? right now, we - would reintroduce mask squaring from getting the prime minister to talk about the mass testing which has gone down from 60% they had on march the 8th two only 15% now but that they should have been investing in ventilation and trying to control cases now. there is a question about september. and we need to look at everything we could do. we want to get away from sending bubbles home. schools are currently following public health advice. schools have

beenin public health advice. schools have been in a trial in this country, or hundred secondary schools trialing daily contact testing, and 100 schools and a parallel state doing the isolation. that child isjust finishing. scientists are looking at the data. it is important the data is publishing people look at that. maybe that is a way forward, but we are still going to have to do more to control cases i think. i’m are still going to have to do more to control cases i think.— to control cases i think. i'm a little tight — to control cases i think. i'm a little tight on _ to control cases i think. i'm a little tight on time _ to control cases i think. i'm a little tight on time so - to control cases i think. i'm a little tight on time so if- to control cases i think. i'm a little tight on time so if you l to control cases i think. i'm a - little tight on time so if you would come in a minute, what impact is this having our children who are still going to school?— this having our children who are still going to school? what we are seeinu at still going to school? what we are seeing at the _ still going to school? what we are seeing at the moment _ still going to school? what we are seeing at the moment is - still going to school? what we are seeing at the moment is many - seeing at the moment is many children at home and many children still in class and it is their teachers happy to divide attention between the children in class and the children in school. obviously the children in school. obviously the children in school. obviously the children that are missing out at this time, missing out on the end tease so it is terrible all around for young people —— end activity. terrible for the staff and head teachers. 1 terrible for the staff and head teachers. ., ., , ., . teachers. i apologise for cutting ou off. teachers. i apologise for cutting

you off. please _ teachers. i apologise for cutting you off. please come _ teachers. i apologise for cutting you off. please come back. - teachers. i apologise for cutting you off. please come back. the | you off. please come back. the subject is not going anywhere. many thanks to him. hello there. the final rainfall stats forjune will be confirmed over the next day or two as more data comes in, but it has been a month of contrast across the south of england, hampshire, kent seen more than twice the amount of rain normally. but that is in sharp contrast to a dryjune for much of the uk, particularly over parts of scotland and northern england and wales. places have seen around about a quarter of the amount of rain normally expected. wednesday had big contrast as well. cloud across eastern england, further west, wales and southwest england having some lovely sunshine. in the afternoon, we did see a few isolated showers build in across these areas.

parts of kent as well. the rain is going to be clearing overnight tonight, so most areas will have a dry night with clear spells initially. always rather cloudy across eastern coastal counties of england, cloud reforming across parts of wales as well. but this mild night, temperatures why there around 10—13 , but cooler for parts of northern england and scotland. for thursday, i think there's going to be slightly greater chances of seeing breaks in the cloud and more in the way of sunshine. exceptions are around some of these eastern areas of england where the cloud will be thick enough for an odd patch of rain. we will probably start to see afternoon showers build across wales and parts of southern england as well. for most of the uk, we're looking at dry weather and sunshine. 21 degrees in glasgow and 20 in belfast, should feel warm enough with light winds. friday is a day of sunshine and showers.

the sunniest weather coming through during the afternoon, but that's when the temperatures rise. most of them will be across england and wales. there will be big gaps between the showers, so there will be a lot of you that escape with a dry day. top temperature is around 23 degrees. this weekend looks unsettled. this area with further fronts following. it won't be raining all weekend, but it is a weekend that will see rain at times. some bright spells between and temperatures coming down a degree or two. that's your latest weather.

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. the actor and comedian bill cosby is to be released from jail after a court overturned his conviction for sexual assault. philadephia's supreme court ruled an agreement with a previous prosecutor meant he shouldn't have been charged. the 83—year—old will be freed from prison today after serving two years of what could have been a ten—year sentence. these pictures are coming live from the prison in pennsylvania, where mr cosby is expected to walk free. dozens of people have now died in the heatwave in canada. communities have been gvien warning they may have to evacuate communities have been given warning they may have to evacuate because of possible widlfires — something the us president has been talking about, too. we've seen wireless fires and greater intensity that ruled with

more speed, and it lasts well beyond traditional months. and reports say us troops are completing their withdrawal from afghanistan "within days", ahead of a september deadline. let's return now to our top story. bill cosby's sex assault conviction has been overturned by pennsylvania's supreme court. he'll be freed from jail later. here he is being led away in handcuffs in 2018 in philadelphia. —— these are life pictures. i'm guessing potentially mr cosby is in one of these cars. we do know there were plans to release him shortly, and we've now got reports that that has happened. whether he's in that car, i'm afraid i can't tell you with any certainty.

the 83—year—old has served two out of a maximum ten—year sentence. it could have gone on for up to ten years. if we go back to 2018, that's when he was convicted. if we go back to 2018, that's when he was convicted. he'd been found guilty of drugging and molesting ex—basketball player andrea constand in 200a. however, in the past couple of hours, pennsylvania's highest court has ruled that an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented bill cosby from being charged. judges came to this conclusion: "cosby's convictions and judgment of sentence are vacated, and he is discharged," and the judges added that testimony from accusers unrelated to the case had tainted the trial. bill cosby was charged in 2015 over allegations of sexual assault in 200a. he's denied the allegation and has never acknowledged any remorse.

joining me now is doug burns, criminal defense lawyer in new york. thank you very much for being with us. ma; thank you very much for being with us. ~ , , . , thank you very much for being with us-_ explain _ thank you very much for being with us-_ explain the - us. my pleasure. explain the reasoning — us. my pleasure. explain the reasoning the _ us. my pleasure. explain the reasoning the judges - us. my pleasure. explain the reasoning the judges have i us. my pleasure. explain the - reasoning the judges have shared today. reasoning the 'udges have shared toda . ., ,., , ., reasoning the 'udges have shared toda . ., , ., , today. the reasoning is not 'ust that there �* today. the reasoning is not 'ust that there was i today. the reasoning is not 'ust that there was an i today. the reasoning is notjust that there was an agreement i today. the reasoning is notjust| that there was an agreement by today. the reasoning is notjust l that there was an agreement by a prosecutor in pennsylvania not to prosecute. that is certainly a big part of it, but a finer point, which is that in relying on that agreement not to be prosecuted, he then went ahead and gave testimony in numerous civil dispositions. as a lawyerfor 35 years, obviously, if he didn't have that promise of not being prosecuted, you would assert the fifth amendment at the civil disposition, because it exposes you from criminal prosecutions. it was a big legal mistake. people shouldn't be confused about how can they say

he's not guilty, that's not what is being said. what's being said is a straight point which is that he was told he would be prosecuted, so therefore, you can go ahead and give this testimony in these depositions, which he did. some of the testimony, thought it was overwhelmingly unfair. the other part is the judge led and what defendant on trial for robbing a bank number one, led and evident that he may been involved and other bank robberies. those other robberies don't have value on the one in court. so, the court was troubled by the judge letting in so many other witnesses. i said at the time it might ultimately prove problematic on the road. ultimately prove problematic on the road, .,, , ., ultimately prove problematic on the

road. , ., , ., . road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're — road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're saying — road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're saying this _ road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're saying this is _ road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're saying this is a - road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're saying this is a point - road. so, it has proved problematic. now you're saying this is a point of i now you're saying this is a point of law rather than a comment on the truthfulness of the obligation that was being made, but nonetheless, mr cosby had been guilty of that crime and now he's not. h0. cosby had been guilty of that crime and now he's not.— and now he's not. no, that's well tut, but and now he's not. no, that's well put. but let _ and now he's not. no, that's well put. but let me _ and now he's not. no, that's well put, but let me break _ and now he's not. no, that's well put, but let me break this - and now he's not. no, that's well put, but let me break this out. and now he's not. no, that's well put, but let me break this out for the audience. there are two completely different discussion. actual guilt, moral guilt and legal guilt. the point is, it's pretty clear that everybody that is morally guilty, factually guilty, in fact guilty, factually guilty, in fact guilty of what they said he did. as a legal preposition when you endue somebody to make statements on a promise that won't be charged, and they renege on that charge, that's just a big legal mistake. but to your point, which is very well stated, this is not a reflection on whether or not he was guilty of the crimes. people universally, and all my years, have a tough time. they think an appeal is to say wait a

minute, he really isn't guilty. that's not what it is. on appeal tests legal mistakes and legal errors that will made, and i have to be candid and honest based on my 36 years, that was a big legal mistake to promise somebody he wouldn't be prosecuted. and then, renege and charge him. i'm not surprised legally, having nothing to do with whether he was guilty. but legally, having nothing to do with whether he was guilty.— legally, having nothing to do with whether he was guilty. but he's got eve hint whether he was guilty. but he's got everything to _ whether he was guilty. but he's got everything to do — whether he was guilty. but he's got everything to do whether _ whether he was guilty. but he's got everything to do whether he's - whether he was guilty. but he's got| everything to do whether he's guilty or not because he was guilty previously since the pennsylvania supreme court ruled he is not, and he doesn't accept any of the things he doesn't accept any of the things he said. he doesn't except he's morally guilty or factually guilty or legally guilty. you would not recognise that distinction, and nor does american law because the reality is he's an innocent man. he didn't commit this crime. h0. reality is he's an innocent man. he didn't commit this crime.— didn't commit this crime. no, i disatree didn't commit this crime. no, i disagree with _ didn't commit this crime. no, i disagree with that. _ didn't commit this crime. no, i disagree with that. the - didn't commit this crime. no, i disagree with that. the point i didn't commit this crime. no, i j disagree with that. the point is there was a substantial record made at the trial. the public was privy

to the allegations and the testimony about what he did. books which i've read, which lay out in great detail what he did. but again, i respect your point and i appreciate the debate. as a legal proposition, he is not guilty, and the court is saying... is not guilty, and the court is saying- - -_ is not guilty, and the court is saint... ., , .,�* saying... can i interrupt? you're referencing _ saying... can i interrupt? you're referencing things _ saying... can i interrupt? you're referencing things like _ saying... can i interrupt? you're referencing things like the - saying... can i interrupt? you're| referencing things like the public has third certain evidence. i can watch as many trial as i want. it's to do with the conclusion the court draws. why are you being so reticent about saying this moment means bill cosbyis about saying this moment means bill cosby is not guilty of the crime of which he was accused? to cosby is not guilty of the crime of which he was accused?— cosby is not guilty of the crime of which he was accused? to me as a turist which he was accused? to me as a purist and — which he was accused? to me as a purist and a _ which he was accused? to me as a purist and a federal _ which he was accused? to me as a purist and a federal prosecutor - which he was accused? to me as a purist and a federal prosecutor in l purist and a federal prosecutor in the us, and a defence lawyerfor 27 years, this has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not he's guilty of the offence. i'm just telling you that based on my years of experience. apparent litigation test legal moves us —— mistakes, not legal and or innocence.

test legal moves us -- mistakes, not legal and or innocence.— legal and or innocence. thank you very much — legal and or innocence. thank you very much for— legal and or innocence. thank you very much forjoining _ legal and or innocence. thank you very much forjoining us. - legal and or innocence. thank you very much forjoining us. my - very much for 'oining us. my pteasure. — hugely important announcement from the us today. us will withdraw its troops from afghanistan within days, much earlier than the september deadline thatjoe biden had set. the americans have been there since 2001. nato forces have also been withdrawing their troops. italy completed its withdrawal today. then, theseare the last of the 1,100 german troops returning home. then, thes eare the last of the 1,100 german troops returning home. they were the biggest force after the americans. there are around 3,500 us troops in afghanistan. the deadline for their withdrawal is september 11th, but now we're told it'll be done within a week. around 650 troops will remain to protect the us embassy and the airport in kabul. germany has completed its troop pull—out from afghanistan started in may.

and as these us troops leave, this was the warning from the head the security situation is not good right now. that's something that's recognised by the afghan security forces, and they're making the appropriate judgements as we move forward. but also, with the recent visit of senior leadership of government, including president ghani and doctor abdul, you saw the assurances of commitment from the united states of america, as well as nato, as we move forward. let's take a look closer at the security situation in afghanistan. apologies for the sound on that. violence has been escalating since may — donald trump had set that date for the us withdrawal. joe biden pushed it to september. in may, a school in was attacked and at least 50 schoolgirls were killed. the government blamed the taliban.

the taliban denied involvement. and violence has risen sharply across the country. recently, the taliban has launched attacks. last week, the group captured the main border crossing with tajikistan. the crossing is in the province of kunduz. there's been an escalation of violence there recently. the insurgents have taken more than 50 of the its 370 districts since may. many of districts circle the region's main cities. that's significant. there are now concerns over what will happen when foreign troops leave. here's the un special envoy to afghanistan. suggesting the taliban are positioning themselves to try and take these capitals once foreign forces _ take these capitals once foreign forces are fully withdrawn. this mililary— forces are fully withdrawn. this military campaign runs directly counler— military campaign runs directly counter to recent statements by the head of— counter to recent statements by the head of the taliban political commission. that, and i quote, "we are committed to forwarding ahead with the _

are committed to forwarding ahead with the other side in an atmosphere of mutual— with the other side in an atmosphere of mutual respect and reach an agreement." but the tele— band to continue _ agreement." but the tele— band to continue this campaign would be a tragic— continue this campaign would be a tragic course of action —— taliban. it tragic course of action —— taliban. it would _ tragic course of action —— taliban. it would lead _ tragic course of action —— taliban. it would lead to increased and prolonged violence that would extend the suffering of the afghan people and threatened to destroy much of what has _ and threatened to destroy much of what has been built and hard won in the past _ what has been built and hard won in the past 20 — what has been built and hard won in the past 20 years. talks between afghan government and taliban negotiators started again in june. they had stalled earlier in the year when the us pushed back its troop withdrawal date to september, but those talks haven't been successful. the eu's acting special envoy for afghanistan warned, here's general miller again.

as we think about what of afghanistan needs, what the afghan people want, it is a political settlement that brings peace to afghanistan. it's notjust the last 20 years. it's really the last 42 years. the political settlement was something that is we start talking about how is this our in, it was something that revolves around a political solution. something that revolves around a politicalsolution. if something that revolves around a political solution. if you don't resist the violence, that solution becomes more and more difficult —— don't reduce. lyse doucet, chief international correspondent. it was interesting to listen to general miller saying you need a settlement to resolve this, which made begged the question why the americans committed 20 years seeking a military option. americans committed 20 years seeking a military option-— a military option. well, a lot has chanted a military option. well, a lot has changed in _ a military option. well, a lot has changed in the _ a military option. well, a lot has changed in the last _ a military option. well, a lot has changed in the last 20 _ a military option. well, a lot has changed in the last 20 years, - a military option. well, a lot has changed in the last 20 years, as| changed in the last 20 years, as president biden himself said when he announced he would be pulling out

troops before september the 11th. he said 2001 is not 2021. they came in, their main objective was to find al-anda, to get rid of al-anda, to find osama bin laden and toppled the taliban. after that, find osama bin laden and toppled the taliban. afterthat, i'm find osama bin laden and toppled the taliban. after that, i'm sure there'll be lots and lots and of discussion. what were the americans doing in afghanistan? where they they are to promote the rights of women and children? were they there on a democracy building exercise? where there there for counterinsurgency. with every year, and sometimes every month, we saw they had different ambitions. in the last few years, it has only been that the americans have finally said yes, we will talk to the taliban. before, they wanted to fight them and weaken them, except they never achieve that. the taliban kept getting stronger. they also wanted to wait and said they should talk to the afghan government first and the

taliban and reviews. it was only under president trump that finally they said, ok, let's talk. find under president trump that finally they said, ok, let's talk.— they said, ok, let's talk. and they are talking — they said, ok, let's talk. and they are talking although, _ they said, ok, let's talk. and they are talking although, as _ they said, ok, let's talk. and they are talking although, as we've - are talking although, as we've heard, progress is slow. with all the foreign troops leaving, the eyes are on the afghan government and military to fill that vacuum. you know about the military and the government very closely. do you think it's ready for that? everyone i've think it's ready for that? everyone we spoken _ think it's ready for that? everyone we spoken to _ think it's ready for that? everyone i've spoken to in _ think it's ready for that? everyone i've spoken to in the _ think it's ready for that? everyone i've spoken to in the last - think it's ready for that? everyone i've spoken to in the last few- i've spoken to in the last few months, and i've spoken to taliban, is they are all expecting a summer of fighting. both sides are saying they expect there to be action on they expect there to be action on the battlefield to try to strengthen their position, and that's a very sad, sad state of affairs because we all know it's going to have to be a lot more death and suffering. as we speak, there's a meeting tonight i was told by one of the government

negotiators. they're sitting down with the tallow band. —— taliban. they had been halting at best. as one of the negotiators put it to mean, "we want to see if they are generally about peace talks." everything we hear from the taliban, a peace deal to than is we won, we defeated the american empire. if you don't want tojoin defeated the american empire. if you don't want to join us, we are going ahead on our march for victory. $5 ahead on our march for victory. as ever, thank you for your help. let's turn back to our lead story. bill cosby has been released from sci phoenix in collegeville at 14:30 p:m., according to the pennsylvania department of corrections. we don't know where he's heading, but he's a free man —— four p:m.. which he had

served two years of a prison sentence for. we talked about a number of different dimensions in this hour. in a couple of minutes, we will turn to north korea. kim jong—un has been warning of a huge crisis in the fight against the virus, and he's been lashing out at some of his colleagues. and theirfamilies and their families who had to step in. nikki fox has more. lockdown was too much for this teenager to bear. it tipped his family, already on the edge, into chaos. just trying to keep max safe

and keep ourselves safe. this is max when he struggles to cope, becoming violent with his mum. when he can no longer deal with what life throws at him, he reacts by being threatening towards those that support him. max... shut up. he couldn't understand why covid meant his crucial hours of support, his routine, everything that made his world manageable, just disappeared overnight. and things came to a head in may last year, when max hit his dad and knocked him unconscious. but, here, max is a different person. it's pumpkin. at this specialist centre, he learns how to control his emotions. so, keep your hand on him. it's these kinds of vital services he couldn't access during the pandemic. itjust shouldn't be so hard, it shouldn't be so hard for him to have what other people can very easily have and i think that's the difficulty for me, as his mum. you feel like you're fighting all the time.

constantly fighting, and it wears you down, yeah. but i won't stop. i'm so proud of you, what brilliant, brilliant grooming of that horse. was that toffee? and his mum will have to carry on fighting, because, just like the thousands of others who have contacted us, the pandemic has made theirfuture so much harder. nikki fox, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our top story: the actor and comedian bill cosby has been freed from jail — after pensylvannia's supreme court overturned his conviction for sexual assault.

coronavirus is spreading rapidly in many countries again, primarily because of the highly transmissible delta variant. in russia, another record high in deaths being reported today — 669 — outstipping yesterday's high. president putin has called on russians to get vaccinated against covid. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow. it's worse than it ever has been in russia, and remember, this is a country which alter this pandemic has really talked up how is coping with covid and really trying to present russia is coping much better than other countries, particularly europe. as some countries in europe start to emerge from restrictions, russia is now seen a spike in cases and is finally beginning to prevent restrictions. until now, there's been no lockdown in russia since last spring. what we've seen as there have been very few restrictions in the country, is the

spike in cases caused by the delta variant of covid, which for the vast majority of infection. the infection rate is up about the level it was backin rate is up about the level it was back in december. more than 600 deaths. which isjust the number that's given by the covid headquarters, and we know from official figures that's up to three times lower than the actual number. so, looking at much higher numbers of death than russia has seen up until this point during this pandemic. remember back in august, vladimir putin hailed a sputnik v as the first registered vaccine and it was meant to be a world beater. statistics to the dressing at them up statistics to the dressing at them up to 90% or more effective against covid, and yet we have this massive spike in cases an increase in deaths. it simply because or

primarily because russians are not getting vaccinated. they don't trust sputnik or the other vaccines available here in russia, other russian—made vaccines, and they haven't been turning out to get the jab. they're very sceptical of the authorities. they're very sceptical about the vaccines. they don't know what it is, they don't trust what they're being told and theyjust haven't been getting it. it's interesting that today, and his direct line, his phone with the public, vladimir putin revealed that he himself had received the sputnik vaccine and he was trying to urge russians to go and get vaccinated. if that's the situation with covid in russia,... we don't offer talk about covid in north korea simply because we have so little information. but now kim jong—un has called a meeting of his politburo, and has said there is a "great crisis" that is threatening "grave consequences". it's clear he blames a number of people. this footage on state broadcaster kctv shows a stream of officials

entering the central committee building, and kim pointing angrily as he addressed the meeting. it reported that mr kim said senior officials have neglected implementing antivirus measures and had created "a great crisis in ensuring the security of the state and safety of the people". it also reported that kim jong—un berated party officials for their "ignorance, disability and irresponsibility." looking at all this, the academic leif—eric easley in seoul says this party meeting... she also said... and here's north korean expert dr edward howell. it's quite clear that the narrative north korea has disseminated for the past year that it's the land of the

covid free and it's rapidly discriminant grading. the state has not been particularly specific in terms of the nature of this covid related threat. it's highly likely that we are starting to see signs of covid infiltrating into north korea. north korea claims to be free of the virus. but bear in mind, first, the authorities are a notoriously poor source of quality information, and also, they may not know. north korea's testing capacity is thought to be low. we do know, though, that it has taken measures. last year, it created a buffer zone along the border with china, issuing a shoot—to—kill order to stop unauthorized crossings. south korea intelligence said north korea executed an official for violating a trade ban imposed to fight the virus. lastjuly, when a man from south korea defected to the north, north korea declared a national emergency?for fear he might have brought the virus. we also know that this closing of borders has created problems. here's professor howell again.

the food truck is from, what we know, —— future is unclear. north korea is one of the first countries in the world to close its borders. it closed its border with china and trade between china and north korea has declined by 75%, which is a huge impact on the economy. this may not be relevant, but it's worth noting that kim jong un has appeared much slimmer than usual. you can see the change in these two images. and when these images were broadcast on state tv showing him entering a concert venue, pyongyang residents expressed concern on camera after seeing him. translation:

seeing kim jong—un looking translation: seeing kimjong—un looking emaciated seeing kim jong—un looking emaciated rates are _ seeing kim jong—un looking emaciated rates are people's arts so much. everyone — rates are people's arts so much. everyone is— rates are people's arts so much. everyone is saying their tears just walled _ everyone is saying their tears just walled up — but where does kim jong un's weight fit into the story of the pandemic? let's hear from professor howell again. asa as a slimmer, healthier kid, what could this mean in terms of how he got domestically? could be a way of him saying the economic situation is also affecting everyone and he wants to be seen as a man as a people. even though this may not be close to the actual truth.— the actual truth. thank you very much to doctor _ the actual truth. thank you very much to doctor howell. - a reminder of our top story — the actor and comedian bill cosby has been freed from jail — after pensylvannia's supreme court overturned his conviction for sexual assault. confirmation came in this tweet from the pensylvannia department of corrections.

that's been confirmed by other sources. thank you very much indeed for watching this addition. see you tomorrow at the usual time. bye—bye. hello there. the final rainfall stats forjune will be confirmed over the next day or two as more data comes in, but it has been a month of big contrasts across the south of england. parts of sussex, hampshire, kent have seen twice the amount of rain that we'd normally expect, but that is in sharp contrast to what has been a dry june for much of the uk. particularly so, though, for parts of scotland, northern england and wales. there are a number of places that have seen around about a quarter of the amount of rain we'd normally expect to see. wednesday had big contrasts in weather as well. cloud across eastern england bringing some patches of light rain and drizzle. further west, wales and southwest england having some lovely sunshine, but in the afternoon, we did see a few isolated showers build in across these areas, and we've also seen these patches of rain running

into parts of east anglia and parts of kent as well. now, the rain is going to be clearing overnight tonight, so most areas will have a dry night with clear spells initially. always rather cloudy across eastern coastal counties of england. some cloud reforming across parts of wales as well, but it's a relatively mild night. temperatures quite widely around 10—13 degrees, bit cooler than that for parts of northern england and scotland. now, for thursday, generally, i think it's going to be slightly greater chances of seeing breaks in the cloud and more in the way of sunshine to be spread around. the exception to that story, again, around some of these eastern areas of england where the cloud will be thick enough for an odd patch of rain. and again, we'll probably start to see a few afternoon showers build across wales and parts of southern england as well, but for most of the uk, we're looking at drier weather with sunshine. 21 degrees in glasgow and 20 in belfast. should feel warm enough with light winds and that fine sunshine around as well. now, friday, broadly speaking, is a day of sunshine and showers. the sunniest weather coming through during the afternoon, but that's also where the temperatures rise

and we start to see those showers and thunderstorms develop. most of them will be across england and wales, but there will be big gaps between the showers. so, there will be a lot of you escaping with the dry day. top temperature is around 23 degrees. this area of low pressure pushing weather fronts across england and wales with further front following through the second half of the weekend as well. it won't be raining all weekend, but it is a week and that will see rain at times, bright spells between and just coming down a degree or two. that's your latest weather.

this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm — the us comedian bill cosby is released from jail after a court overturned his conviction for sexual assault. in the past hour, a convoy of cars was seen leaving a state prison outside philadelphia after mr cosby served just over two years. booster jabs for the most vulnerable — millions may be offered a thrid vaccine in september to get ahead of the winter, following advice for the joint vaccine committee. the european commission agrees to a three—month extension of the grace period for the free movement of chilled meat products between great britain and northern ireland. cheering. as england celebrate an historic win over germany, stay at home is the message to fans wanting to travel to italy for the quarterfinal against ukraine on saturday.