this is bbc news — i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tokyo extends its state of emergency, afterjapan suffers a record breakaing 10,000 daily covid cases. there's increasing concern the olympics is fuellng the spike. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 7 of the olympics — where there was as world record for south africa as tatjana schoenmaker wins gold in the 200 metres breaststroke. australia sends in the troops to enforce sydney's stay—at—home restrictions as covid infections continue to rise. one of hollywood's best paid stars, scarlettjohansson, is suing disney for streaming her latest movie, black widow at the same time as

releasing it in cinemas. hello and welcome to the programme. after hitting a new record for the number of confirmed daily cases of more than 10,000 injapan, a state of emergency already in place in tokyo has been extended to more regions. there's increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. i'm joined now by mariko 0i who is in tokyo for us. mariko — what do we know about the expansion of the state of emergency?

as you said, the government has proposed to state of emergency to include the prefectures of tokyo and osaka which should be confirmed later today and the state of emergency in place but tokyo and osaka and yokohama extended by ten days to the end of august. how effective this will be to control the pandemic, that remains to be seen, because it has been under a state of emergency for two weeks now but we continue to see that spike. i think the question is, what can the government do, what else can the government do to control this pandemic?— this pandemic? what has the reaction been _ this pandemic? what has the reaction been from _ this pandemic? what has the reaction been from people i this pandemic? what has the | reaction been from people on the ground? i reaction been from people on the ground?— the ground? i thought it was interesting _ the ground? i thought it was interesting when _ the ground? i thought it was interesting when the - the ground? i thought it was interesting when the tokyo i interesting when the tokyo governor said the key to controlling this pandemic is young people, she encouraged them to get vaccinated. i thought it was a bit unfair.

firstly there aren't enough jabs to go around. despite the state of emergency, every age group is out about. people just got used to it. and the fact the olympics are taking place in the city, let's just sending the wrong message. so we came to shibuya were a lot of young people hang out to find out what they thought about the latest from the government. i haven't even received a ticket to get— haven't even received a ticket to get vaccinated, my parents 'ust to get vaccinated, my parents just got— to get vaccinated, my parents just got dad jabs. | to get vaccinated, my parents just got dad jabs.— just got dad 'abs. i can sense we're just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting _ just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too _ just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too used - just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too used to - just got dad jabs. i can sense we're getting too used to the state — we're getting too used to the state of— we're getting too used to the state of emergency - we're getting too used to the state of emergency so - we're getting too used to the state of emergency so it's . we're getting too used to the | state of emergency so it's not stopping _ state of emergency so it's not stogping going _ state of emergency so it's not stopping going out _ state of emergency so it's not stopping going out. if- state of emergency so it's not stopping going out.— stopping going out. if the government _ stopping going out. if the government really - stopping going out. if the government really wants | stopping going out. if the i government really wants to stopping going out. if the - government really wants to stop the spread of the virus they have to lock us down and offer financial support is because without it, people will go out and go to work because they need to earn money. and it really feels like this japanese model of ethics is broken. we are brought up not to cause problems for others,

and stayed home but with the olympics taking place, this 0lympics taking place, this argument that i people going out, you're causing other people trouble, but no longer exists but what i've noticed is the japanese prime minister has been tweeting to celebrate or congratulate every japanese athlete winning a gold medal but he hasn't tweeted once about the most recent surge in covid cases in the message is not getting to be young people. we know they don't watch television and if the government wants them to get the message, they have to change the way they communicate. ., , change the way they communicate. . , . communicate. thanks very much. mariko oi there. _ communicate. thanks very much. mariko oi there. such _ communicate. thanks very much. mariko oi there. such an - mariko 0i there. such an important aspect of this crisis has been communications around vaccines, vaccines and the role of social media. and the messages that do fail to connect. apologies for a bit of breakup on that line to mariko 0i in tokyo. also in tokyo, all the

sporting action. sarah mulkerrins is let's start with a new world record broken in the pool. absolutely. great excitement here this morning, _ absolutely. great excitement l here this morning, particularly for south african sport bands because tatyana schoenmaker because tatya na schoenmaker broke because tatyana schoenmaker broke a record in the 200m breaststroke, she has been in brilliant form, she won silver in the 100m. and you can see her surprise, when she touched the wall, she realised she had one gold and a couple of seconds later she looked up at the time and couldn't believe it. there was a quick time in the women's 100m freestyle with

australia's emma mckeon winning gold, the second woman to go under 52 seconds there are so some great performances from the women, also really exciting races for the men. in the men's 200m individual medley. michael phelps has won all of these titles at the olympics since 2004. he titles at the olympics since 200a. he is not here so we have a new champion in the chinese swimmer xiang yang. 0ne gold and silver as well. in any otherfinal and silver as well. in any other final we have and silver as well. in any otherfinal we have on and silver as well. in any other final we have on 200m backstroke, that gold went to the swimmer from the russian 0lympic the swimmer from the russian olympic committee and also the first time the great britain have one an olympic medal in that event.

have one an olympic medal in that event-— that event. brilliant, fantastic _ that event. brilliant, fantastic pictures. it| that event. brilliant, i fantastic pictures. it is wonderful that moment when they realise the results and what they've achieved, it's fantastic. we've also seen medals for great britain when it comes to the bmx racing? absolutely. brilliant scenes as well. post the two finals. first, let's talk about the men, a silver medalfor kai white, very young. and it was the netherlands rider niek kimmann and in the women's final and to those who don't know the sport, there are lots of humps and bumps on their bikes, as they navigate around, it is speedy and dangerous, they need to be careful around it but there was a gold medal in it for britain with bethany schreiber, she won her race is always through to the final and

she was so surprised afterwards, almost exhausted and kai white came over to her and kai white came over to her and lifted her up. she is the new 0lympic and lifted her up. she is the new olympic champion. she beat the colombian to she is considered the queen of bmx because she has won the last two 0lympic because she has won the last two olympic gold medal saw a great day around for britain. people were glued to it. we got the athletics to look forward to. what we have to look out for at the stadium? it’s to. what we have to look out for at the stadium?— for at the stadium? it's first da of for at the stadium? it's first day of the _ for at the stadium? it's first day of the track _ for at the stadium? it's first day of the track and - for at the stadium? it's first day of the track and field. i day of the track and field. it's always really exciting when that gets under way at the olympics, and it's all lies in the women's100m. in the last hour or so, we had the heats. in the early heads, jamaica's

sheuey in the early heads, jamaica's shelley and fraser price, the fastest woman in the world, she has won this event twice at the olympics before. the defending 0lympics before. the defending champion is compatriot, elaine thompson, she was superb in her heat. she is also true. a national record set. she is from the ivory coast. also getting through very safely is dena asher smith of great britain. some of these new shoes we may talk about, some very fast times coming on the track. we might get a lot of records over the coming days. i will be binge watching it for the rest of the weekend. let's get some of the day's other news. israel will become the first country in the world

to offer a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. people over 60 will be able to get the top—up starting on sunday. israel was one of the fastest countries in the world to vaccinate its population with the first two doses. the us navy has filed charges against a sailor over a massive blaze aboard the uss "bonhomme richard" in 2020. the sailor, whose name has not been publicly revealed, is accused of starting the which took four days to put out. at least a0 sailors and 23 civilians were injured. a former roman catholic cardinal in the united states has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the 1970s. theodore mccarrick, who's 91, is accused of abusing the boy on several occasions, including at a wedding reception near boston. his lawyer said he will address the case in court and made no further comment. at least four people have died in turkey as thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires close to coastal resorts popular with tourists. an investigation has been

launched into whether some of the fires were the result of arson. dozens of people have been taken to hospital. hundreds of troops are to be deployed in the australian city of sydney to help police ensure that residents observe stay—at—home restrictions as covid infections continue to rise. let's find out more from our correspondent, shaimaa khalil. so striking that in the states they're handing out $100 cheques to people to get them to have a vaccine and, in australia, they're rolling out the troops. and the difference between a carrot and stick approach is the availability of vaccines. it's the availability of the back the fact that there is so much mixed messaging, but not many people have gone for weeks. this is a country where

for the longest time, life had gone back to near normal, as recently as may. there was a push to get people vaccinated because people felt there was urgency, but with the situation in new south wales going from bad to worse, there is a big push from the government. their numbers are nowhere near where they need to be. 17%, only 17% of the population are vaccinated. here in new south wales, we've seen the biggest spike yesterday, 239 cases in one day. that's the biggest, notjust in this outbreak that since the beginning of a pandemic or new south wales. today it's about 170 but this is after five weeks of lot down. it has been extended to another four weeks. down. it has been extended to anotherfourweeks. 0n down. it has been extended to anotherfour weeks. on top down. it has been extended to another four weeks. on top of that, there are eight areas in the west and south—west of sydney that have been identified as the hot spots. this is going to be whether police and army presence are

going to be concentrated most, but also knocking on doors to make sure people stayed home. the authorities are saying this is one of the crucial ways to make sure people abide by these rules and abide by the lockdown. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why one of hollywood's best paid stars, is suing walt disney over her latest movie. cheering. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol

in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't see why all these people should wander in and say you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and they've been metl with a roar of approval from visitors. - they are lovely and sweet, yeah, cute. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: tokyo has extended its state of emergency, afterjapan suffered a record breaking 10,000 daily covid cases. there's increasing concern the olympics is fuelling the spike.

on day 7 of the tokyo 0lympics, all eyes will turn to the track, as the heats forthe 100 metres, marks the start of the athletics. president biden has urged individual states to pay unvaccinated americans $100 to get their shots. he's also announced that government workers and contractors who refuse to get a vaccine will face compulsory weekly testing and other restrictions. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. coronavirus cases have risen in all but one state over the course of the last seven days, most of it fuelled, of course, by the spread of the delta variant, yet barely 50% of the population here is fully vaccinated. and that leaves about 19 million americans who are eligible for a vaccine but have so far chosen not to get one.

and today, president biden expressed a measure of frustration, a measure of desperation. he said this was not a political issue — there was nothing political about this — and he blamed misinformation, social media and other platforms, for the reasons for a lot of people not getting theirjabs. he announced new requirements for federal government workers to either get vaccinated or undergo regular testing, and he pushed, as well, for cash incentives to be made available to those who are in areas of the country where vaccination rates are low. to sort of incentivise them to get a jab. this is what he said about that. today i am calling on all states and local governments to use funding they have received, including from the american rescue plan, to give $100 to anyone who gets fully vaccinated. i know that paying people to get vaccinated may sound unfair to folks who have gotten vaccinated already but here's

the deal—if incentives help us beat this virus, i believe we should use them. president biden also said that he is been calling on the us defense department to consider making a coronavirus vaccine one of the required vaccinations that it gives to members of the military here. were that to be the case, about another 1.5 million people would be vaccinated automatically. and he has talked of reimbursing small and medium—sized businesses who give their staff paid time off in order to go and get vaccinated. as to whether all of this will work, we willjust have to wait and see. if it doesn't, the next alternative, really, is some sort of mandatory measures, and that is something that the biden administration is unwilling to deploy.

the star of the marvel superhero film black widow, scarlettjohansson, is suing the walt disney company over its simultaneous release of the movie in cinemas and on its streaming service. msjohannson alleges the action cost her millions of dollars. she said the way the film was distributed breached her contract. disney says the lawsuit has "no merit". we can now speak to entertainmentjournalist kj matthews, whojoins us from los angeles. this is interesting. 0bviously, she has says this cost her money. do we know how much money? why does this matter so much to her?— much to her? scarlett johansson is the highest — much to her? scarlett johansson is the highest paid _ much to her? scarlett johansson is the highest paid actors - much to her? scarlett johansson is the highest paid actors in - is the highest paid actors in hollywood and, really, the kind of contract that she had is really no different to the other a—list stars. generally

when they negotiate they negotiate for a percentage of the box office profits. that means more people guided the box office, the more money they make. here is a problem. we are living in a pandemic and what she is saying is that many of the studios, notjust marvel and disney, they decided to have simultaneous releases, meaning it comes out in the theatre and also on the streaming platform and for that she wanted them to come back to her to renegotiate because when we negotiated before the pandemic, we thought this film would exclusively open in the theatre. and that is not the case now. she never got the opportunity to renegotiate, according to her lawyers and because of that she will not make as much money. now we already know that the film made $80 million in the first weekend it opened and then $78 million overseas in something like $60 million for at—home purchases. here is the problem. that second weekend, it made a

lot less money than any other marvel film in a very long time and her lawyers believe that is because you could watch it at home. so many people felt like covid cases were going up in certain places and it was a good time to stay home so i will not go and see the film black widow in the theatre, i will stay home and watch it in the comfort of my own home. in some ways, this feels both surprising that someone would, you know, would take on a media goliath, someone who basically pays her paychecks and in some ways, inevitable, because media consumption has changed, and was changing before the pandemic and the streaming wars are getting more competitive? absolutely and, you know, if someone is going to take on a giant like disney and marvel, it should be there highest—paid actor! she has a lot to risk but she can risk more because she is making so much money. according to disney, they paid

her $20 million alreadyjust to star and be the lead in the film. yes, going forward, you are probably going to see a lot of top tier actors and actresses wanting to renegotiate the contract because not going to stop seeing simultaneous releases, you will see films being released theatrically but also in the comfort of your own home in the comfort of your own home in screening services and the other thing that scarlett johansson made a point of saying, in her lawsuit that she filed in los angeles and thursday, is that the top male executives at disney had their bonuses tied to the growth of the streaming platform, like disney plus, and she feels that is an incentive do not put the films in the box office and it is exclusively because you more money when you grow the subscription service and get the bonus, according to her lawyers in their lawsuit. that is interesting.—

is interesting. fascinating. this will be _ is interesting. fascinating. this will be interesting - is interesting. fascinating. this will be interesting to l is interesting. fascinating. i this will be interesting to see how this plays out. she's called the 'mother of african contemporary dance' and her achievements have earned her the top award at this year's dance biennale festival in venice. senegalese—french choreographer germaine acogny, who's still dancing at the age of 77, has won the prestigious golden lion for lifetime achievement as brenda emmanus reports. germaine acogny make their debut at the dance biennale office during performance of summer at the beginning. a dynamic piece of self—expression by by the continent and her own personal history. at 77 years old, the senegalese—french performer and teacher is one of the star attractions at this prestigious

international festival. and was recently awarded its highest honour. translation: , ,., translation: it is something like a real light _ translation: it is something like a real light in _ translation: it is something like a real light in the - translation: it is something like a real light in the dark- like a real light in the dark sky after the covid—19 epidemic and in the autumn of my life, this is the crowning and recognition of the work i have been doing all my life. after being acknowledged by african countries, i now have global recognition, which is extraordinary for myself, my career, for my work.- extraordinary for myself, my career, for my work. school in the sand _ career, for my work. school in the sand is — career, for my work. school in the sand is what _ career, for my work. school in the sand is what germaine i the sand is what germaine acogny described as greatest achievement. hailed as the mother of african contemporary dance, hertrading — training academy in senegal attracts new dancers from all over africa and the world, keen to master her unique technique, a combination of traditional african dance styles and contemporary movement.

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outdated western perceptions of dance from the continent. we very much _ dance from the continent. we very much a _ dance from the continent. - very much a line young people to take the lead but we, as africans, must work to change the view the world has of our continent. the view the world has of our continent-— the view the world has of our continent. ., ., ., , ., continent. you are now in your 70s and remarkably _ continent. you are now in your 70s and remarkably show- continent. you are now in your 70s and remarkably show no i 70s and remarkably show no signs of slowing down. what still motivates you? i signs of slowing down. what still motivates you?- still motivates you? i love life. i love _ still motivates you? i love life. i love teaching. i- still motivates you? i love | life. i love teaching. i love transmitting knowledge and training people. that gives me energy. training people. that gives me ener: . , energy. her impact is inspirational. - energy. her impact is inspirational. her- energy. her impact is i inspirational. her vision inspirational. hervision helping to redefine the place of african dance on the world stage and his relentless drive and ambition will no doubt see her continue to work for many years to come. brenda emmanus, bbc news. business is coming up in five minutes time and we have been given rare access to a bitcoin mine in new york that has its own gas—fired power plant and

i'm sure pushing up the buttons for people. join me with the business news. hello there. storm evert is bringing a quite exceptionally windy spell of weather for this time of year across the south of the uk, with a met office amber warning issued for a good part of cornwall and the isles of scilly. it's all because of this area of low pressure, quite a small low, but quite a powerful one tracking its way eastwards, with the strongest winds on the southern flank. you can see the amber warning area here across cornwall into the isles of scilly. those are the wind gusts in the black circles. but the winds also really quite brisk across a good part of devon, dorset, into hampshire, up the bristol channel and across the south coast of wales as well. so, some damage and disruption quite possible as we start the day, and with this curl of wet weather as well, some heavy and potentially thundery bursts of rain at times. our storm tracks its way eastwards across england and wales through the day.

for northern ireland and scotland, calmer weather, quite a lot of cloud and some showers, some of which could be heavy, but a few sunny spells breaking through as well. stays windy for a good part of the day down towards the south, but those winds will slowly be easing as we head towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures, well, a bit disappointing, really, for this time of year, 17—20 degrees. now, you can see our swirl of low pressure clearing away eastwards as we head through friday night. into the early hours of saturday, fairly large areas of cloud, one or two showers and some clear spells. temperatures between 12—15 degrees as we begin the weekend. so, the remnants of storm evert clearing away eastwards. high pressure trying to build in from the west, but not having much luck. stranded between low pressure and high pressure, we will have a northerly wind through the weekend, and that means it will, generally speaking, be rather cool for the time of year. we will see some spells of sunshine, but also some showers, some of which could be quite heavy. quite a lot of cloud, i think, as we start saturday morning.

some outbreaks of patchy rain here and there. some sunny spells developing, but some pretty sharp showers, especially down towards the south. could be the odd flash of lightning, the odd rumble of thunder. in the sunniest spots, up to 21—22 degrees. and then as we look ahead to sunday, again quite a lot of cloud, some showers or potentially longer spells of rain, the odd thunderstorm down towards the south later on. we will see some sunny spells, but temperatures quite disappointing, especially in northern scotland. here, just 111—15 degrees.

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