this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: australia smash the world record to win gold in the women's axioom freestyle relay. two huge disappointments for team gb, as double olympic champions andy murray and jadejones are both out of the games. 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 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 and welcome to bbc news. day two of the olympics in tokyo has brought us all what we have come to expect from the games. there were major shocks in the swimming pool — a world record was broken and for some big names their olympic dream has come to an end. and a couple of sports made their debut too. sarah mulkerrins takes us through some of the highs and the lows. what a story we have had. we have seen the first gold medal given out in one of the four new sports at the olympic games. skateboarding centre stage this sunday morning with the street event final for the men taken place and i can tell you that japan

have wanted with a 22—year—old local by from tokyo winning gold in that. they pull off some great tricks on ramps and rails and also stems. a wonderful win for the host and a big win in the pool as well as gold in the women's 400 metres individual medley. also a great win for pelissier as a 28—year—old means the first gold of the game for them and their fifth first gold of the game for them and theirfifth olympic gold first gold of the game for them and their fifth olympic gold in total and then the australian women smashed the world record to claim the victory in the four x 100m freestyle. elsewhere we have had the surfing also taking place with the heatin surfing also taking place with the heat in that. one of the other new sports but we have had some big

shocks in the tennis as the world number one ash barty is out in the opening round. she came in as the winner of wimbledon. organisers have had to put in the extreme heat policy which allows them to monitor the health and safety of the players in the court in the very high temperatures here in tokyo. one of the new slides we have had today as we do with the covid—i9 cases is that the case is linked to this game has now risen to 142 with ten more announced today. prior to his journey to japan, we also had the news that the us golfer has had to pull out as it tested positive for covid—19 before making hisjourney to japan. patrick reed will now take his place. the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo outside the olympic village.

japan celebrating a gold medal? indeed, samantha, yuto horigome winning the first ever gold medal for skateboarding winning the gold medal tally forjapan to three. we had a win in the swimming pool and 14 takato naohisa. daiya seto failed to qualify for the finals. that was a surprise. but the government and the olympic organisers will be relieved that the sporting headlines are taking over the headlights about the more controversial aspects. the

flowers in the bouquet held by the athletes come from namie, a town which had to be evacuated after the because that nuclear accident. it is a very proud moment seeing their flowers being at the olympics. it is reall hot flowers being at the olympics. it is really hot although there is a breeze that, how is it impacting on things? —— fukushima. breeze that, how is it impacting on things? -- fukushima.— breeze that, how is it impacting on things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic sa s it is things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too — things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too not i things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too hot and h things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too hot and asked _ says it is too hot and asked officials to reconsider at the start games. notjust elite athletes but

even schoolchildren during sporting activities usually suffer from heat stress and some even die during this period. we have been speaking to tennis coaches about what measures they take but it is not like schoolchildren who can take a break and decide not to practise, it is an olympic where the athletes will have to compete in this heat. they have been concerned about why the games have had to be held injuly and august instead of cooler months like october for example when in the 1964 games were held in tokyo but it has to do with the calendar with a gap between july and august went basketball, baseball and all the other sports, especially american networks want to cover. as it will get hotter, there will be fewer and fewer cities actually able to host the summer games so this is something the ioc will have to think

about. let's speak to jane dougall, who joins us from the bbc sports centre. tell us more about the excitement in the pool. we tell us more about the excitement in the ool. ~ ., tell us more about the excitement in the ool. . . ., the pool. we were hearing earlier about the australian _ the pool. we were hearing earlier about the australian women - the pool. we were hearing earlier about the australian women four| the pool. we were hearing earlier| about the australian women four x 100 relay team beating the world record which was fantastic news but the very first medal in the pool was in the men, the mentally final 400 metres, the usa swimmer chase kalisz winning ahead of his teammate and the australian brenda smith coming in third. forteam the australian brenda smith coming in third. for team gb it is adam peaty all the way and it was like he will become the first british swimmer to retain will become the first british swimmerto retain an will become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. he had an easy read into the 100m press drug final. he is a recordholder and olympic champion. but in one of the early shocks of

the game, an 18—year—old from tunisia won the men's 400 metre freestyle god. as you can imagine, a feeling win for the teenager and pretty much one of the shocks of the day from the pool. swimming obviously still continuing at the moment. two new sports happening today, an attempt to attract a different audience to the olympics. as you have been hearing skateboarding hasjust finished, the first time appearing in the olympics. it was i home goal. for yuto horigome. perfectly executed and earning him the win. the brazilian with silver and jagger

eaton in third place. skateboarding one of the new sports hoping to attract a younger audience but with no crowds being that we do not know if that would be the case. it will be viewing figures to look. surfing, another of the new sports, eliminations begin in the second round and the middle win is will be determined when winners reach the semi—final. they are being held about 60 miles from tokyo. it's not been a good session for team gb though has it. jadejones, merrily, jade jones, merrily, with jadejones, merrily, with a chance to become the first british woman to win a medal in three successive olympics, but she suffered a shock first round defeat from an athlete from the refugee team in tokyo.

missing out on gold was unexpected for the breach and she looked stunned. kimia alizadeh beat giant before but we had thought that because jones was before but we had thought that becausejones was in such good form that she would live up to her form. she could still win bronze if kimia alizadeh ridges are final. olympic champion andy murray has pulled out of the tennis after consent about eight quad strain. a double gold—medallist and was due to start his single magic today. he said a few days ago that he was in with a chance now by a statement he says he

is really disappointed but needs to and take a look at the current medal table. go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend

in evacuation centres, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have destroyed around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the dixie wildfire, california's biggest blaze, to the north of the state, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring it 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 the 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 easierfor firefighters to gain ground on the blaze. but the phenomenon known as smoke shading is unpredictable and there are fears that high temperatures and wind gusts later in the weekend could fan the flames further. efforts to bring this fire under control have been further complicated by an outbreak of covid—19 among firefighters. those who've tested positive are isolating and are said to be exhibiting mild symptoms. 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. earlier stefan myers who is with the bootleg fire information team for the oregon state fire marshal gave us an update from the incident command post in lakeview oregon. yeah, so we now stand at 4001 acres, or 4100 acres. we're at 42% containment.

weather has been somewhat favourable the last couple of days to make great progress, but it is heating up this weekend and we do have concern for nearby communities. so you said there heating up this weekend, so is there — this is no time to relax orfor complacency — things could get more intense? absolutely. we have 2,200 firefighters that are assigned to this, and all of them are staying vigilant as this has still been a very dry summer. we had drought conditions in this part of the state, so we still have a lot of dry fuels out there and we still remain concerned. sure, yeah, so we did have nine firefighters that tested positive. they are exhibiting mild symptoms and they were isolated from camp. others that came in contact were tested and luckily, came out negative, so at this time, we are feeling confident that we have a handle on this and it has not hampered firefighting efforts. you're watching bbc world news. the headlines: australia have smashed the world record to win gold in the women's 4 by 100 metres freestyle relay.

firefighters are facing ever bigger challenges as blazes spread across the north—western united states. 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. thousands gathered in budapest to send a message of acceptance, unity and defiance. i think it is 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 btqi 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—paedophile 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 a 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. 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 is fear that many lgbt people are now planning to leave the country if there is no change or no change of government next year. many of hungary's eu partners

are furious over the new law and the bloc has begun legal action, warning it will use all power is available to force hungry to repeal or change the law. courtney bembridge, bbc news. in cities across brazil, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row. they're calling for the covid vaccination programme to be speeded up, and demanding the impeachment of presidentjair bolsonaro. gail maclellan reports. "out, bolsonaro". the message in 20 states across brazil. as the coronavirus death toll in the country passes half a million, protesters demand the resignation of the man they say is to blame — president ofjair bolsonaro. translation: we allowed this| person to become the president of the republic and we are seeing the consequences of that today — in the absurd number of deaths due to the pandemic, due to the irresponsible way in which he handled the pandemic in brazil.

the president has been famously dismissive of the health crisis — opposing masks and social distancing measures, and he's been criticised for a slow rollout of vaccines. only 17% of the population is fully vaccinated. with a presidential election looming next year, mr bolsonaro's approval rating is at a record low and he faces investigation in the senate on charges of corruption. as night fell, skirmishes broke out between protesters and police... explosion. ..who fired tear gas and through flash bangs. explosion. such clashes are likely to persist, putting president bolsonaro under increasing pressure as the pandemic continues to exact a devastating toll. gail maclellan, bbc news.

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. protests have also been taking place in london. these were the scenes in trafalgar square — where thousands of people gathered to campaign against vaccine passports, face masks and further lockdowns. crowds then marched towards government buildings. business leaders across england are calling for an end to self—isolation rules for people who are fully vaccinated. it comes as the so—called pingdemic continues to cause staff shortages for thousands of firms. people in england with the nhs app on their smartphone are forced to self isolate — if the app pings

with a notification to say they've come into contact with someone who's tested positive for coroanvirus. but calls are growing for the government to rethink the self isolation rules, as robert coxwell reports. this coffee shop in west hampstead in north london is thriving, while another round the corner is struggling because of some of their staff are self—isolating. struggling because of some of their staff are self-isolating.— staff are self-isolating. there is this wax and — staff are self-isolating. there is this wax and wane _ staff are self-isolating. there is this wax and wane effect - staff are self-isolating. there is this wax and wane effect and i l staff are self-isolating. there is - this wax and wane effect and i hope, we love those guys, i hope they get on their feet. we love those guys, i hope they get on theirfeet. it we love those guys, i hope they get on their feet. it is quite stressful thinking about it. the on their feet. it is quite stressful thinking about it.— thinking about it. the number of --eole thinking about it. the number of peeple being — thinking about it. the number of people being asked _ thinking about it. the number of people being asked to _ thinking about it. the number of people being asked to stop - thinking about it. the number of. people being asked to stop isolate reached a record high in england last week. while the bbc crew were out filming this report, they met somebody who was just contacted by the nhs test and trace app. i just the nhs test and trace app. i 'ust not the nhs test and trace app. i 'ust got pinker! — the nhs test and trace app. i 'ust got pinker! and. i the nhs test and trace app. i 'ust got pinker! and, i i the nhs test and trace app. i 'ust got pinker! and, i haven't i the nhs test and trace app. iijlsii got pinker! and, i haven't been with anyone except for my daughter who has tested negative so i can't understand it and it seems to be really conflicting, you know? that the advice and what we are excited to do are two different things ——

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2022. $5 your summer months and three to 2022. �* , , ., , ., 2022. as it stands, though, the millions of _ 2022. as it stands, though, the millions of phones _ 2022. as it stands, though, the millions of phones of— 2022. as it stands, though, the millions of phones of people i 2022. as it stands, though, the millions of phones of people in | millions of phones of people in england will continue to ping until mid august. robert coxwell, bbc news. emergency workers in western india have been frantically trying to rescue around 50 people, feared trapped in a landslide, triggered by monsoon rains, in the state of maharashtra. officials said the downpours over the past few days have triggered severe flooding in many parts of the state, causing widespread devastation. here's our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the rains have subsided briefly in the state of maharashtra, giving the officials an opportunity to deploy more emergency teams to look for survivors in this devastating floods, which triggered landslides and flooding in many records rivers across the state. dozens of people have been killed. in one particular village, in the district of raigad, their whole settlement

is buried in the debris. the hillside caved in. people there described within a matter of minutes, the whole settlement went under the mud. so dozens of people are feared and still trapped under the debris. the government has sent teams which they are now desperately trying to rescue the survivors there. any of them, if they are alive. but the number of debris is continuously going up in this particular state, and also the rivers are flooding because the torrential downpour has increased water levels in dams, so the authorities are forced to release water in the rivers. that has flooded many towns and villages. photographs and videos on social media show how people have gone to the rooftops because of the flooding. the enormous damage that is staggering at a time we have been going through this pandemic, people are not having enough income. now this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and in neighbouring states.

again, where the officials describe the worst flooding in the last four decades. american comedianjackie mason has died at the age of 93. the rabbi—turned—comedian was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being jewish. he was born in 1931 and died at a new york hospital on saturday. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a world war ii bomb — which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. it's thought an raf lancaster bomber ditched the bomb when it was attempting to crash land. jake zuckerman reports. explosion. oooohhh! 0h! the moment a live 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 experts spent

yesterday and much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62, which passes right next to the site, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. meanwhile in goole, local people watched and waited and tried to find a good vantage point. yeah, i'm meant to be inside watching something, but i've got my head down the road thinking, what's happening here, trying to catch a little glimpse of it all. i've just snuck through the edge there onto the field to see if we could see it and it's a good viewpoint. spectators had to wait until 4:30, but when the moment finally came, it was dramatic. explosion. oooohh! 0h! yeah, it's been a diversion from all the covid and everything, so yeah, it's been exciting. something quite different for goole, certainly put it on the map today. jake zuckerman, bbc look north, goole. definitely a bit of excitement. that

is it from me for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. i will be back a little later, thanks for watching. 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 north—west. 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. 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 north—east england, the risk of those showers across east anglia and down to the south—east 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 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.

this is bbc news, the headlines: australia has claimed their first games gold, breaking the world record for the women's 100m freestyle team relay. the hosts, japan, also won their second gold, in the pool. while the tunisian teenager, ahmed hafnaoui, stunned the field to win the men's 400 metre freestyle gold. 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 of homosexual or transgender content to people under—18.

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