this is bbc news. i'm sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where the olympic games are now underway. there were fireworks but hardly any spectators as the opening ceremony took place a year later than planned. saturday will see the first medals being awarded as athletes try to focus on competition rather than covid. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. the rest of the day's headlines: a funeral�*s held for haiti's presidentjovenal moise after he was shot dead at his home two weeks ago. more than 100 people have died in western india in landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains.

and what's in a name? cleveland's baseball team changes their�*s to try and avoid offending native americans. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the delayed 2020 tokyo olympics are finally underway. it follows months of uncertainty, and a build—up marred by protests and the resignations of senior japanese officials. but for the athletes, the day is here. 11 gold medals are up for grabs on saturday. and day one of the official olympics schedule is packed, with plenty of key events to keep an eye on in the coming hours, including the first gold medal.

it's expected to go to the winner of the 10 metre air rifle for women. and the final is due to start in the next hour. then we look to the cycling, because the 234km men's road race starts in about an hour's time and is expected to take around seven hours. slovenia's tadej pogacar goes in this — fresh from winning the tour de france. of course, there is tennis — just two weeks after wimbledon, the competition for olympic gold begins with novak djokovic on court for the men. and after lighting the flame at the opening ceremony, home favourite naomi osaka plays sunday. japanese support will also be high for the women's football team. the 2012 silver medalists play team gb. meanwhile, team usa will hope to overcome their disappointing defeat to sweden when they play new zealand. and there's

a debut for a new form of basketball — a three—player—a—side event, it's played on a half court with both teams shooting into the same hoop. so the action is already under way, but we know that these games have been a long time in the making. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes was with a family as they watched the opening ceremony. for the uno family, it has been a long, anxious wait to get to this moment. the unos are serious olympic fans. dad has spent over £3000 on olympic tickets, so you can imagine the mixed emotions they're feeling tonight. yeah, we think about, you know, the kids. it's their very first time to hold their olympics injapan, so we were excited. "i am very disappointed," masato uno says, "if they were not going to have spectators, they should have postponed again until next year, then we could have welcomed people from abroad properly." chanting. those who think the whole show should've been scrapped long ago were out on the streets

again this evening. cheering. but they were vastly outnumbered by the crowds that have turned out to try and get a glimpse of the action. this was shinjuku park at lunchtime as japan's air force display team painted the olympic rings across the sky. the olympics is very... i mean, it's a once—in—a—lifetime kind of event, right? so, ijust wanted to have my kids have experience to see those athletes at least. but, i mean, due to this covid—19, i guess things have got to be the way it is. for months, we've heard that japan doesn't want the games, that people are afraid. it didn't look like it tonight. the contrast between what's going on inside the olympic stadium tonight and what's going on outside in tokyo could not be more stark. because of covid, because of the state of emergency,

the stadium seats are empty, and yet here we are right outside, tens of thousands of people gathered in public squares and public parks to try and glimpse a bit of the action. and if you go in the streets round here, the restaurants are all full, life is going on as normal. there's some pretty strange logic going on here. translation: i am sure the government is taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus by separating the athletes from the public, so i'm not worried. for some, these scenes show the ban on olympic spectators is unnecessary, but with covid cases in tokyo climbing rapidly, others will say this demonstrates exactly why the spectator ban is needed. well, from tokyo bay, we go to the city. the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo. we saw the opening ceremony on friday night. i wonder what the reaction is on saturday

morning, here? well, as rupert mentioned in his report, we felt that excitement here as well outside the liberty stadium. several 100 people gathered to watch it. they were very excited to see that roving globe made by several 100 drones here as well. i also managed to grab some newspapers for you. i managed to grab some newspapers for you this morning. this is a delayed by a year, no cheers. but it also says that let's hope sport bring some joy. it wishes the athletes good luck but to stay safe and healthy. and i want to show you this picture of the emperor naruhito, who declared the opening of the tokyo olympics just like his grandfather for the 1964 games. there were some people on twitter who were comparing the duration of the emperor's speech,

which wasn't long, versus thomas bucks�* speech, which went for ten minutes. but overall, a lot of positive reaction to the opening ceremony from last night. in one of the main attractions at the opening ceremony, particularly for the hosts, japan, naomi osaka will be in action in the tennis. what will her attraction be like here? she was featured dominantly by all the newspapers as well, lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony. she is the opening ceremony. she is the face of the new generation of japanese athletes and it wasn't just of japanese athletes and it wasn'tjust her, also one of these labourers, both of them biracialjapanese athletes, biracial japanese athletes, representing the biracialjapanese athletes, representing the country, which would have been unthinkable when japan lost would have been unthinkable whenjapan lost because of the games. i was also just talking to my japanese colleagues about

it that the head of the organising committee, being a woman, japan has long been criticised for the big gender gap, butjapan really trying criticised for the big gender gap, but japan really trying to show that it is moving on with trying to narrow the gender gap but also trying to show diversity, whether or not that will lead to fundamental changes in the japanese society, that is something we have to watch out for. definitely trying put that show on for everyone outside japan. and on for everyone outsidejapan. and mariko, lots of people on for everyone outside japan. and mariko, lots of people know about the big names, but who else should we also be looking out for that levels will be getting behind? well, today we will be watching for ikee, this were diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. she inspired many when she managed to qualify for this again. should the game — qualify for this again. should the game is _ qualify for this again. should the game is not _ qualify for this again. should the game is not have - qualify for this again. should the game is not have been i the game is not have been postponed from last year she probably would not have made

it. but this year she made it. a lot of excitement around how she would perform, but also this weekend we will be watching forjudo, as well, there is a brother and sister hoping for double medals for the family, so a lot of excitement about them as well. great stuff, mariko oi from the olympic stadium in the centre of the city. we're down at tokyo bay. there is action to my right hand side where the rowing is taking place and also the beach volleyball and actually this morning, this saturday here in tokyo, the beach volleyball team were not able to take part in the event after one of their players tested positive for covid—19 two days ago. that resulted in a did not start so japan, their opponents were given a 2—0 victory in that. but from here in tokyo bay, i now had back to lewis in london for the rest of the news.

uneventful start. thank you, sarah. —— an eventful. now, in western india, more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in the state of maharashtra. officials say dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad, with more feared trapped. hundreds of villages and towns are without electricity and drinking water. our correspondent sarah campbell reports. whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater, the result of torrential rain triggering devastating landslides. battling fast—flowing currents and submerged dangers, 32 houses have collapsed in the landslide because of the rain, and the rescue operation is there going as per their latest report, we have recovered 32 bodies,

all of them got submerged in the floodwater. it's thought that more than half a metre of rain fell in parts of india's west coast in just 2a hours. the authorities were forced to evacuate people from low—lying areas as water was released from dams which were threatening to overflow. translation: if the water'sj released from the dam today and the rainfall continues, floodwater could enter our homes. and the situation is set to worsen. india's meteorological department has issued red alerts, indicating the torrential rainfall is expected to continue. sarah campbell, bbc news. let's get some of

the day's other news. sierra leone has become the latest country in africa to abolish the death penalty. capital punishment will be replaced with life imprisonment or a minimum term of 30 years. no one has been executed in sierra leone since 1998, but it was still on the statute book for crimes including treason, murder and mutiny. firefighters in miami have declared an end to their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed apartment block last month. the collapse at the the 12—storey champlain towers south in surfside killed 97 people, with at least one more missing person yet to be identified. a funeral has been held in haiti for presidentjovenal moise who was shot dead in his home two weeks ago. there was a heavy security presence at the funeral — but outside, angry supporters of mr moise clashed with police. courtney bembridge has more.

the president's widow told the card she wanted justice, not revenge. she was injured in the attack which killed her husband attack which killed her husband a fortnight ago. translation: the family is living in dark days. to make thejourney the family is living in dark days. to make the journey here to support us,, to say goodbye to support us,, to say goodbye to my president, my husband, my friend, the father of my children, is a sign of strength for the whole family. find children, is a sign of strength for the whole family. and from the president's _ for the whole family. and from the president's son, _ for the whole family. and from the president's son, a - for the whole family. and from | the president's son, a message to the killers. translation: our tiller filled eyes are still desperately searching for a sign of life in this body that heartless men have made nothing. that heartless men have made nothinu. , ., ., nothing. these are some of the men accused — nothing. these are some of the men accused of _ nothing. these are some of the men accused of carrying - nothing. these are some of the men accused of carrying out. nothing. these are some of the| men accused of carrying out the killing. 26 colombians and two haitian americans. three were killed by police and five are still on the run. the assassination and subsequent political turmoil has prompted

widespread protests and that anger was not far away when the funeral began. beyond the compound walls, gunshots rang out, and foreign media who were caught up in the chaos filled piles of burning tires and gutted cars. a delegation from the us and other dignitaries left the funeral early.- left the funeral early. they are on their _ left the funeral early. they are on their way _ left the funeral early. they are on their way back- left the funeral early. they are on their way back to i left the funeral early. they | are on their way back to the united states. we are deeply concerned about unrest in haiti at the moment. the leaders must come together to plot and uncharted path that reflects the will of the people. there are questions _ the will of the people. there are questions over _ the will of the people. there are questions over how- the will of the people. there are questions over how they | are questions over how they were able to walk unchallenged into the president's home. the search for answers will probably only grow louder. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: we'll meet one of the oldest debutants in the new olympic sport of skateboarding. mission control: we see -

you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. crowd: seven, six, five, four, three... i thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. -

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the sport is underway: the opening ceremony of the tokyo olympics has taken place and the man in charge has described it as a day of hope. a funeral has been held for haiti's presidentjovenel moise after he was shot dead at his home two weeks ago. the major league baseball team in cleveland, ohio, is changing its name from the indians to the guardians after criticism that the old term was disparaging towards native americans. the new name is a reference to the famous statues that guard traffic on one of the city's bridges. several local indigenous leaders have praised the move. i'm nowjoined from michigan by aaron payment, vice president of the national congress of american indians.

thank you very much for coming on the programme. i'm glad to be here to celebrate with you. i'm going to ask you your reaction but it sounds like one of celebration? it reaction but it sounds like one of celebration?— of celebration? it is, we've been working _ of celebration? it is, we've been working on _ of celebration? it is, we've been working on this - of celebration? it is, we've been working on this for i of celebration? it is, we've i been working on this for over 40 been working on this for over a0 years. the washington team was first, you know, the cleveland team and there's more to come but we are marking this as a success and we are celebrating.— as a success and we are celebratina. ., ., , ., celebrating. so what do you think is the _ celebrating. so what do you think is the change - celebrating. so what do you think is the change here? . celebrating. so what do you l think is the change here? you said you've been working on this forfour decades. said you've been working on this for four decades. there's been constant talk of changes but nothing really happening. and now we're starting to see a bit of momentum.— bit of momentum. yes, so there's a _ bit of momentum. yes, so there's a lot _ bit of momentum. yes, so there's a lot of _ bit of momentum. yes, so there's a lot of turmoil- bit of momentum. yes, so there's a lot of turmoil in i there's a lot of turmoil in america right now with different issues related to race and a lot of awareness that people are becoming woke to the issues that people of colour face and this is one of thoseissues colour face and this is one of those issues and so, so we have the support of other racial ethnic groups and we're just appreciative that other people are paying close attention to

why this was a racist practice and weight should not exist. and what about the argument on the other side which says these terms that they use, they don't have the original meanings, sports teams themselves have their own history and they should be left as is? well, so we ask ourselves _ should be left as is? well, so we ask ourselves why - should be left as is? well, so we ask ourselves why are - should be left as is? well, so we ask ourselves why are we | should be left as is? well, so i we ask ourselves why are we the only racist but has objected to that so if this was truly an honour, why wouldn't other races be subjected to it and we know the answer to that because it's kind of an asinine question, it is racially offensive and don't want to be the only group that singled out for such an honour.— the only group that singled out for such an honour. right then, what's next _ for such an honour. right then, what's next because _ for such an honour. right then, what's next because as - for such an honour. right then, what's next because as you - what's next because as you mentioned at the top, the nfl football team in washington, dc changed its name and now we've got the guardians. who's up next, do you think? 50 got the guardians. who's up next, do you think?- next, do you think? so in addition _ next, do you think? so in addition to _ next, do you think? so in addition to national- next, do you think? so in | addition to national sports teams, there are almost 2000 schools that have indian mascots and we're working on that. the national congress of american indians has a toolkit

and are encouraging schools to reach out to us so that we can coach them through the process and help them to make the changes well. is and help them to make the changes well.— and help them to make the changes well. is this a part of a wider issue? _ changes well. is this a part of a wider issue? clearly - changes well. is this a part of a wider issue? clearly here i a wider issue? clearly here because you mentioned schools there, sports teams are the ones of course who grabbed the headlines but underneath it, there seems to suggest you think there's a kind of broader bit work to be done? filth. bit work to be done? 0h, absolutely. _ bit work to be done? 0h, absolutely. so _ bit work to be done? 0h,j absolutely. so curriculum bit work to be done? oi absolutely. so curriculum needs to be approved. we need to understand that the american form of democracy was based on the iroquois confederacy bringing about peace, a lot of people don't know that history, we do have a really good history to tell if we tell the history to tell if we tell the history within our school systems. there is a little push backin systems. there is a little push back in america for critical race theory but it's the truth and accuracy and people deserve to know the truth.— to know the truth. thank you so much for coming _ to know the truth. thank you so much for coming on, _ to know the truth. thank you so much for coming on, great - to know the truth. thank you so much for coming on, great to i much for coming on, great to talk to you. much for coming on, great to talk to yon-— now we could soon be paying more for our cappuccinos and lattes because the price of coffee beans has gone

through the roof. arabica coffee futures have risen around 25% in a week, to their highest in more than 6.5 years. so what's behind the record spike? there has been a big frost in the minas gerais region, the prime coffee—growing region of brazil. well, for more of an explanation on what's been happening to this year's coffee crops, i've been speaking to pedro dias, a coffee farmer in the region. i tried to pick a few branches in our coffee crop to try to show you this damage. it's not the same thing as being here and looking with your own eyes at the damage and how heartbreaking it is to see and to predict that our next crop will be affected. the only thing is it's too early to figure out how much

it's going to affect because there's frost coming just a few examples. this is a branch that got bit by the frost. you can see the leaves are falling down. the top of the branches are just breaking. it's not really good. this is how it should be looking right now, with the buds here for the next season's crop, you know, all beautiful, all coming out ready for the spring blooming in a couple of months. but not, it's all dry and toasted. crosstalk. i see, we can really see the difference. ..the coffee. we can really see the difference in what you just showed us there. how much of your crop is affected?

well, it's a bit too early to say how much in a percentage, brazil—wise, but for example on my farm, from what we've seen and the stories that we've been marking down from what my parents passed to me, we are afraid that it could go up to about 50% breakage for the next year, but this is my case, according to what the frost hit me. so this happened this past tuesday, from monday to tuesday evening, and in another week with the forecast showing another one coming, so we have to see then it'll go by and after the winter season, we can tell more exactly on that percentage but it's still going to be a lot, that's for sure. pedro dias. back now to our top story as the olympics begins

its first full day in tokyo. one new sport for this games is skateboarding. there are two disciplines, park and street, and one of the oldest debutantes will be the american alexis sablone. at 3a years old, this street skater is a role model for many of the younger competitors. she's been talking to the bbc. when i started skating, i felt like it wasn't cool, you know? it was, like, punks and kids that didn't fit in. and the olympics does feel like this point of no return. and maybe it's already reached that, but skateboarding will look dramatically different. it gives it this different kind of status. you know, when i was ten in, like, the mid �*90s in a small town in connecticut, i was the only one in my town that even skateboarded. if you saw someone with certain shoes on, you knew for a fact that was a skateboarder. you know, it was exciting to see another one because it felt, like, rare. i think it's kind of fitting.

i get one shot. it's going to be the first time for skateboarding, and i've seen it change so much and it doesn't get much bigger than this, you know? i make sculptures and i have a studio space. i made, like, a large—scale skateable sculpture in malmo in sweden. it's in a public square and it's open to the skaters for them to use, but it can be shared by, you know, all different user groups. skateboarding's always going to be a part of my life in one way or another. even when you're old, it makes you feel young. it's just so nostalgic. it's, like, this is the same thing i've been doing since i was ten years old. i can't imagine my life without it because it's just so woven in there. for women in skateboarding, i think it's been, like, a really positive thing. i think it's given us way more, like, visibility. there's going to be a world stage and there's going be men and women on it with skateboards. suddenly, everyone started to care more. we can't be ignored now. competition — it's, like, when i win, ifeel great, and when i lose, i don't, you know? and then i say, like, "why am

i doing this to myself?" but, you know, i do it all over again because there must be some part of me that really wants that. and before we go, a record number of people acquired pets during lockdown and might be wondering what to do with them now restrictions in many places are being lifted. one london bar called the after bark is serving up cocktails for dogs. did you see what they did there? the owner says they're trying to help people who became dog owners during the pandemic get back into the swing of after—work pub life. there is, of course, no alcohol in the drinks — at least, not the ones the dogs are enjoying. just so you know! that's it from me for this hour. i will be back with the headlines in a couple of minutes. let me on social media, though.

—— get me on social media, though. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. goodbye. hello. after another fairly warm and mostly dry day on friday, things are now changing with the weather. we've got some heavy showers and some thunderstorms moving their way in from the south—west and through the course of the weekend, it's going to turn cooler and fresher with some downpours for some places, particularly towards the south. that's down to the fact that this area of low pressure is pushing its way in, and that's going to generate some really heavy downpours at times, some showers, some thunderstorms as well. and if you do catch some of those thunderstorms, they could bring some disruption to travel — particularly across parts of southern england and south wales, there is a risk of some localised flooding. so as we head through saturday morning then, initially the heaviest of the downpours will be close to the south coast and they'll slowly work their way northwards across the southern half of england and wales as we head through the day. some of them bringing some thunderstorms, some hail and some gusty winds

mixed in with some of those heavy showers. further north across the uk, most places staying dry with some warm sunshine. temperatures around 26, possibly 27 degrees in the warmest spots towards the north—west. we've got more cloud just lurking around those eastern coasts of scotland and north—east england as well. into saturday evening, we keep that threat of heavy showers and thunderstorms going on across some southern and south—eastern parts of england. they should ease a little bit overnight. many places starting sunday morning on a dry note and temperatures a little bit fresher overnight than they've been recently, between about 12 to perhaps 16 degrees or so. now, through the second half of the weekend, then, low pressure still not far away. it's just starting to drift its way a little bit further eastwards, so that's going to bring another day of fairly heavy showers and thunderstorms. but i think the focus of most of them during sunday will be across southern and south—eastern parts of england, perhaps one or two into south wales, too. but for the rest of the uk, once again, some dry and some warm weather with fairly light winds and long spells of sunshine. temperatures down a notch on recent days, so by the time we get to sunday, highs typically about 20—2a degrees

for most of us. again, watch out for localised flooding with those torrential hit—and—miss heavy showers. into monday, and another day of a few showers around across southern parts of england and wales and if you do catch one, it could be heavy and thundery as well. but i think much of the uk seeing again some spells of sunshine and largely dry conditions with temperatures about 20—2a degrees on monday. into the working week, it does remain pretty unsettled. more showers in the outlook, as you can see, but turning a little bit drierfurther south across the uk. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: emperor naruhito ofjapan has formally opened the olympic games at a ceremony in tokyo. it took place in an empty stadium with fewer than 1,000 spectators because of the pandemic. the ioc president said preparing for the games had been a difficultjourney with unprecedented challenges. the funeral of the assassinated haitian president, jovenel moise, has taken place amid heavy security near cap—haitien — the main city of his native northern region. outside the moise family compound, police fired shots and tear gas at protesters voicing anger at the president's murder. more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in western india. officials say that dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad.