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this is bbc news. i'm sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where day 2 of the olympics is now underway. surfing and skateboarding are both making their olympic debuts today at the games. on day 1, the host nation, japan, picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. i'm lewis vaughan jones, in london. the rest of the day's headlines: wildfires in northern california force thousands into evacuation centres, while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against
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a new anti—lgbt law. and the uk army safely detonates a world war ii bomb on the site of a new housing estate. hello. day two of the olympics is getting underway and we're expecting the medals to start arriving thick and fast, with 18 gold medals up for grabs. the first swimming medals will be handed out. there's more action on the tennis court. and for the first time at an olympics, we'll be following the action at the skatepark. let's take a look at some of the highlights expected in the coming hours: in cycling, the women's road race
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takes place on sunday, although, after complaints about the heat, the route has been changed, to avoid mount fuji and mount mikuni. one of the biggest names in the world of sport will be making herfirst appearance at the tokyo games. simone biles, the most decorated us gymnast of all time, will lead her team in women's qualifying. local favourite, naomi osaka, who lit the olympic cauldron at friday's opening ceremony, begins her bid for a medal. it's osaka's first match since withdrawing from the french open because of mental health issues. and sunday is a big day for the sport of skateboarding which makes its debut at the olympics. and day one got off to a very hot start. thousands gathered to watch the men's road race on a humid day with highs of near 35 degrees celsius,
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95 degrees fahrenheit, where a late burst gave ecuador�*s richard carapaz one of the first gold medals of the games. china's zhihui hou won the gold medal in women's a9—kg weightlifting. she broke the olympic records in two categories of snatch, clean and jerk, and total with 210 kg. the united states women's national team stormed back from their opening defeat in the olympics, to earn an emphatic 6—1win over new zealand, with goals from rose lavelle, lindsey horan, christen press and alex morgan, as well as two own goals. novak djokovic beat bolivia's hugo dellien in a 6—2, 6—2 first round win, but struggled in the heat and called on organisers to delay the start times
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of olympic tennis matches. there had been a distinct lack of enthusiasm about these games among some of the locals, concerned over the spread of covid—19. but they may be a bit happier now, afterjapan won its first medals. they came in judo. takato naohisa took gold in the men's 60 kilos. and funo tanaki got silver in the women's 48 kilos. the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo. i bet there are some big pictures and spreads of those gold and silver—medallist today
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on the front of the newspapers? absolutely. i have managed to grab one of them but i have to say takato naohisa's picture was on every single newspaper. notjust was on every single newspaper. not just about was on every single newspaper. notjust about him winning the first gold medal but how he was really disappointed five years ago in rio, winning bronze, and he overcame the enormous pressure he was under and winning the first gold medal. the first silver medal, the first medalforjapan, the first medal forjapan, the 500th first medalforjapan, the 500th medalfor teamjapan in 500th medal for team japan in olympic 500th medalfor teamjapan in olympic history. i were watching a local programme this morning, takato naohisa's first ever coach was watching that match with him and takato naohisa told him five minutes after winning that gold medal
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so a lot of excitement. some disappointment in gymnastics and swimming, with japanese athletes not qualifying for the finals. but it has now become all about the sport and this is what the government was hoping for. the sporting headlines overtaking the negative headlines. it overtaking the negative headlines.— overtaking the negative headlines. . , , headlines. it was interesting watchinu headlines. it was interesting watching some _ headlines. it was interesting watching some of _ headlines. it was interesting watching some of the - watching some of the differences to the games, with the pandemic. we know with the medal presentation, they put the medals around themselves. and what about the bouquets, can you tell us more about them? i can you tell us more about them? ., , ., ., , them? i only found out this morning — them? i only found out this morning but— them? i only found out this morning but the _ them? i only found out this morning but the bouquet i them? i only found out this i morning but the bouquet that every medallist has been given yesterday, some of the flowers are from fukushima, more precisely the town four kilometres away from that
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nuclear plant which exploded after the devastating earthquake and tsunami. the entire town had to be evacuated and only four years ago in 2017, people were allowed to be back home. so they were farmers have been a growing those flowers hoping they could be used for the limb eggs stop they were watching the games yesterday as well, feeling really proud that they have managed to do so. it is not just about athletes achieving their dreams but also those farmers of fukushima having that proud moment as well. mariko oi, thank you for joining us. you will be with us over the coming hours early on a sunday morning. for more on the olympics go to the bbc news website. you can keep up to date with the full schedule, and take a look at the current medal table. go to bbc.com/news
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and follow the links. i have a monitor here, i could see the skateboarding in action. plenty of tumblers, thrills and spills. it is one of the new sports. we will also have surfing on the way. the serving is about 1.5 hours away east of tokyo out of the beach. we will have plenty more to talk about in particular those two spots because it is quite interesting for the future of the olympics how they go. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the dixie wildfire,
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california's biggest plays, the dixie wildfire, california's biggest blaze, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring this under control, but it's with such ferocity that it's making its own weather, creating huge clouds that are generating lightning strikes across the region. about a fifth of the fire's perimeter has been contained, but officials say the extreme nature of the fire, along with low humidity, is hampering efforts to quell the flames. people have been evacuated from their homes in several nearby counties. smoke from the fire is travelling far and wide and is even reaching a neighbouring state of oregon, where it's helping firefighters put out the country's largest blaze, known as the bootleg fire, south of portland. a layer of smoke is blocking sunlight and creating cooler conditions, making it easier for firefighters to gain ground. but the phenomenon is unpredictable. there are fears that high
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temperatures and wind gusts later in the weekend could fund the flames further. in oregon, firefighters are facing another problem, and a number have tested positive for covid—19. they have now been isolated in an area away from the base camp. it really just poses another complication for those firefighters who face an enormous ordeal. with a long, hot summer still ahead, these fires will challenge much of the western united states for many weeks to come. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. 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—story champlain towers south in surfside killed 97 people, with at least one person still missing. charles burkett is the mayor of surfside where the building collapsed.
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thank you very much for coming on the programme. the firefighters declaring an end to that search of the area. what happens next? right now we're moving _ what happens next? right now we're moving into _ what happens next? right now we're moving into a _ what happens next? right now we're moving into a different . we're moving into a different phase of the operation which is basically to continue to support the families who are just at the very, very edge are beginning to regain their footing as is the town of surfside but we have other pressing issues which is to find out how the building fell down. this is a third world phenomena and it is an emergency for us to get to the bottom of why that building collapsed. bottom of why that building collapsed-— bottom of why that building collased. ., w . collapsed. who takes over that side of the _ collapsed. who takes over that side of the investigation? - collapsed. who takes over that side of the investigation? that| side of the investigation? that is what we _ side of the investigation? that is what we are _ side of the investigation? twat is what we are discussing right now. we are at the point where we have to figure out exactly how to co—ordinate that effort and i must give the county
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credit, they are working hard on that. the site is almost completely clear right now and the debris has gone through that — could be gone through in — that with a fine tooth comb off side. people walked out of their homes and close the door and left their life behind them and left their life behind them and that life is now in that debris piles are in is to be gone through very carefully. i mentioned at the start, one person still missing?- person still missing? yes, auain, person still missing? yes, again. it _ person still missing? yes, again, it has _ person still missing? yes, again, it has been - person still missing? yes, again, it has been a - person still missing? yes, again, it has been a very l person still missing? yes, . again, it has been a very fluid situation and we are still looking for people in the debris pile.— looking for people in the debris pile. looking for people in the debris ile. . , , . debris pile. that must be an incredibly — debris pile. that must be an incredibly difficult _ incredibly difficult circumstances for the family? it is terrifying. it is unimaginable pain. the not
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knowing is very difficult and i knowing is very difficult and i know because i have talked to families, i have been to funerals, of the little girl praying across the wave hoping her dad would be pulled out alive. unfortunately, he was one of the last to be identified and did not make it out. it identified and did not make it out. , ., identified and did not make it out. , . . , , identified and did not make it out. ,., , . ' out. it is an absolutely awful set of circumstances - out. it is an absolutely awful set of circumstances and - out. it is an absolutely awful| set of circumstances and you mentioned your operations with many of the families. what are some of the stories you are hearing aboutjust how so many people and so many families try and get to grips and try to comprehend what has happened. it is really unimaginable. you go to sleep at night, close your bedroom door and the next thing in the building comes down on top of you and your family members are trying to understand how that could possibly ever happen in this world. it really was like a war zone, a little bit like 9/11
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because those two buildings came down right on top of each other. and we had the fires and then of course we had the bad weather and the hurricane threatening and then of course we had to demolish the rest of the building. it has been a series of major hurdles and a series of major hurdles and a series of major hurdles and a series of great disappointments for us because we were all praying for a miracle. please, ass on praying for a miracle. please, pass on all— praying for a miracle. please, pass on all our— praying for a miracle. please, pass on all our thoughts - praying for a miracle. please, pass on all our thoughts to i praying for a miracle. please, | pass on all our thoughts to all the families and best of luck to you and all the other authorities.— in hungary, thousands of people have marched through the streets of budapest, to mark what organisers say is the largest gay pride gathering in the country's history. it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotion of homosexual or transgender content to people under—18. courtney bembridge reports.
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thousands gathered in budapest to send a message of acceptance, unity and defiance. i think it's more important than ever to out onto the streets and show that we are together, we are joined in this fight for the rights and the freedom for lg btq people. the annual parade on took on special significance this year after a controversial law was passed, making it illegal to depict homosexuality and gender reassignment to children. so that means, you know, books with gay characters in, it means advertising it means television programmes with any kind of portrayal or discussion of lgbt themes is technically against the law. the government has billed it as an anti—pedophile law, but these crowds say it's a move designed to divide. translation: this is nothing more than a diversion - that is trying to tear the country apart. i think it's provocation because of the elections. translation: the law is an outrage. - we live in the 21st century when things like that shouldn't be happening.
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we aren't in communist times, this is the eu, where everybody should live freely. organisers of the pride parade say it's the largest ever held in hungary, and they hope it will send a strong message to prime minister viktor orban. there was fear that many lgbt people are now planning to leave the country if there is no change or no change in government next year. many of hungary's eu partners are furious over the new law and the block has begun legal action, warning it will use all power is available to force hungry to appeal or change the law. courtney bembridge, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: day two of the tokyo olympics is underway with surfing and skateboarding making their debuts. on day one the host nation japan picked up its first medals, winning gold
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and silver injudo. research published in the medicaljournal, the lancet, shows there's been no progress in the levels of physical activity, especially in the young, over the last 10 years. the authors suggest that olympic games host cities should do much more to provide a lasting legacy. we can speak to professor melody ding, one of the co—authors of the research. she joins us from sydney. thank you very much for coming on the programme.— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me- _ on the programme. thank you for having me- a _ on the programme. thank you for having me. a big _ on the programme. thank you for having me. a big problem - on the programme. thank you for having me. a big problem this, i having me. a big problem this, let's focus _ having me. a big problem this, let's focus specifically - having me. a big problem this, let's focus specifically on - having me. a big problem this, let's focus specifically on the i let's focus specifically on the olympic games host cities. what more do you think these cities can do? when a bed for the games, they always boast this will have huge benefits for people in their countries, and increase the health benefits. are you saying thatjust doesn't happen is yes. we examine _ doesn't happen is yes. we examine data _ doesn't happen is yes. - examine data from the recent eight olympic games and what we found was that in all of these
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countries that we analysed, there was essentially no change in terms of physical activity, participation at the population level, so the data is basically saying that we hope that the olympics could create a legacy for the communities in terms of sports participation and being physically active, but there is limited data to back it up. what you think there should be doing more of to try and get people moving? 50. doing more of to try and get people moving?— doing more of to try and get people moving? so, from the biddin: people moving? so, from the bidding stage. _ people moving? so, from the bidding stage, we _ people moving? so, from the bidding stage, we really - bidding stage, we really advocate that the ioc and the local organising committee �*s, together with other sectors, for example transportation, education, sports, health, could all work together to really create a narrative around the olympic games, not just for elite athletes, but also for communities and the entire population to use this as an opportunity to be more
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active, and this should be already at the bidding stage for the conceptualisation of the olympics, and the preparation towards the olympics and during the olympics and during the olympics and during the olympics and post olympics, there should be data collected, with various indicators to collect evidence as to whether these strategies are working, so we currently don't even have enough evidence to conclude, so future olympic host cities should really make use of this is an opportunity to catalyse physical activity in the population.— physical activity in the population. and who in particular— population. and who in particular is _ population. and who in particular is being - population. and who in particular is being left | population. and who in - particular is being left behind here? 50 particular is being left behind here? , , , particular is being left behind here? ,, , ., here? so this series has found two particular— here? so this series has found two particular populations - here? so this series has found j two particular populations that have been left behind. the adolescent population, and just adolescent population, and just a reminder, the audience here the adolescents make up for about one quarter of the world's people, and what we have found is that among 80% of the world's adolescents are not
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meeting the who recommendations of one hour of physical activity per day, and this trend is really worrying, and on top of that, what we are seeing is that in 97 countries based on the who school survey data, adolescents are spending more than three hours each day outside of their school hours being sedentary, and there is data coming from europe showing that a lot of the time is being spent on screens, so tv, video games, phones, various devices, and that is very concerning. aha, and that is very concerning. a lot of work yet to be done, and i know you have so much more to say but i'm afraid we are out of time, but thank you very much for coming on.- of time, but thank you very much for coming on. thank you for having _ much for coming on. thank you for having me. _ the president of cuba's supreme court has 59 people have been
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prosecuted over the unprecedented mass protests on the island two weeks ago. the president did not specify how long the president had protesters had been arrested, but dismissed the trials. dissident group says there are more than 600 arrests after protests erupted to demand democratic change. protesters have again taken to the streets across brazil in support of vaccinations and to demand the impeachment of the president as the country struggles with high numbers of covid deaths. local media reported demonstrations and 13 state capitals including sao paulo and rio dejaneiro, and around 17% of the brazilian population has been fully vaccinated so far. a curfew has been imposed across nearly all of afghanistan, in an attempt to prevent taliban infiltration into the country's cities. fighting has escalated over the past two months, with the insurgents capturing around half of all territory, as international troops are withdrawn. secunder kermani has
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more from kabul. this curfew is coming into place across the country except for kabul and two other provinces. everywhere else, there'll be no movement allowed between 10pm and 4am. the idea is to try and get a grip on the deteriorating security situation, and particularly to prevent the infiltration of taliban operatives. the militants have encircled a number of cities and are already in the outskirts of some, but whilst they have managed to capture around half of all territory, they've not been able to take hold of any major urban centre. the last few days over the muslim festival eid had seen a lull in the fighting, but now the festival is over, the pace of fighting unfortunately seems to be picking up again, and it seems that the next few months until we get to the colder winter, fighting is going to keep increasing. there's also increasing concern about what's been going on inside those territories that the taliban
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have taken hold of. human rights watch raised concern along the border with pakistan, of around 100 civilians being killed, executed by the taliban for alleged links with pro—government forces. the taliban have denied those allegations. in france, opponents of covid restrictions have been staging another day of protests. in central paris, protesters clashed with police, who responded with tear gas. the demonstrations are against a draft bill introducing covid passes and mandatory vaccinations for health workers. the passes give access to a wide variety of services and amenities, to those who have been fully vaccinated, or have a negative test result. protesters say it restricts people's freedom. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a world war 2 bomb which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. part of the m62 motorway has
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had to be shut near goole for a controlled explosion to be carried out. jake zuckerman reports. the moment alive world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal expert spent yesterday and much of the day preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62, which passes right next to the side, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. it led to traffic chaos across large parts of east yorkshire. i chaos across large parts of east yorkshire.— east yorkshire. i live in doncaster, _ east yorkshire. i live in doncaster, and - east yorkshire. i live in| doncaster, and working east yorkshire. i live in - doncaster, and working today, at the infirmary, but i'm stuck in the traffic. i'm absolutely frustrated, but what else can we do? i havejust frustrated, but what else can we do? i have just told the on—call person to hold on,
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because i think i'm going to be very late today. the because i think i'm going to be very late today-— very late today. the village near goole _ very late today. the village near goole came _ very late today. the village near goole came to - very late today. the village near goole came to a - near goole came to a standstill, and east yorkshire buses were stuck on the bridge and kick off at hull city's game against scunthorpe united was delayed due to the traffic. this was only a village, it was not meant to be traffic like this, ever. not meant to be traffic like this. ever-— not meant to be traffic like this, ever. ~ . , this, ever. we have never seen so many _ this, ever. we have never seen so many cars. _ this, ever. we have never seen so many cars, ever. _ this, ever. we have never seen so many cars, ever. meanwhile in goole. _ so many cars, ever. meanwhile in goole, local— so many cars, ever. meanwhile in goole, local people - so many cars, ever. meanwhile in goole, local people watched | in goole, local people watched and waited and tried to find a good vantage point. i and waited and tried to find a good vantage point.— and waited and tried to find a good vantage point. i meant to be inside watching _ good vantage point. i meant to be inside watching the - be inside watching the olympics, but i'm trying to work out what's going on, trying to catch a glimpse of it all. i trying to catch a glimpse of it all. , ., trying to catch a glimpse of it all. , . . , , trying to catch a glimpse of it all. , ., ., ,, ., all. i “ust had a glimpse to see all. ijust had a glimpse to see if we _ all. ijust had a glimpse to see if we could _ all. ijust had a glimpse to see if we could see - all. ijust had a glimpse to | see if we could see through all. ijust had a glimpse to - see if we could see through and if it's_ see if we could see through and if it's a — see if we could see through and if it's a good viewpoint. spectators had to wait until 430, but when the moment finally came, it was dramatic. it's been a diversion from all the covid and everything, so it's been exciting. two something quite different from goole, certainly putting it on the map today.
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that it. this is bbc news. good evening. the weather story is on the change, and we've seen signs of that today with some contrasting conditions out there. yes, there were early—morning thunderstorms across southern england, and then those eased to a legacy of cloud for much of the day. further north and west, we've had some beautiful sunshine, and yet again, some warmth — not the extreme warmth, but 25 degrees. that's 77 fahrenheit. it looks likely that we see that north—south divide through the night with clearer skies to the northwest. but low pressure really dominating the story over the next few days, and that could trigger off further thundery downpours overnight tonight for southern england and for south wales, and that'll continue into the early hours of sunday morning.
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so, at risk, then, of some showers here. there'll be quite a lot of cloud as well spilling in off north sea coasts, the clearer skies the further north and west. it's not going to be a cold night. temperatures will hold up quite widely into double figures, perhaps quite a humid feel generally down to the south, with 16 degrees to start off sunday morning. so, sunday, once again, we could see some sharp, thundery downpours first thing in the morning, with this area of low pressure really not going very far, very fast at all. the best of the dry, brighter weather is likely to be further north and west. the lion's share of the sunshine will be in scotland and northern ireland. early—morning cloud should thin and break across northeast england, the risk of those showers across east anglia and down to the southeast are likely to linger for much of the day. if you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid—20s. now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the north sea. that means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. so, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells
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and scattered showers. the best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid—20s. but some of these showers could bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time, so the weather story is certainly on the change. last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they should be for the time of year.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: day two of the olympics in tokyo is getting underway on day one of the games the host nationjapan picked up its first medals — winning gold and silver injudo. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 us states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. thousands of people have marched through the streets of the hungarian capital budapest, to mark the largest gay pride gathering in the country's history. it comes after viktor orban's right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotion of homosexual or transgender content to people under—18.
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