welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... gunshots. at least six people are killed after a gunman opens fire on a parade near chicago. police name a possible suspect. a person of interest has been identified. his name is robert "bobby" e crimo iii. explosion. ukrainian forces withdraw from the eastern region of luhansk, as president putin orders his troops to press on.

britain's opposition leader spells out his brexit plans. there will be no return to the single market or customs union. and the tiny islands off the coast of england that are banning visitors to try and stop the spread of bird flu. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and six in the evening in chicago, where police are still searching for the gunman who killed six people at a fourth ofjuly parade in highland park. in the past hour, police have released the identity of a man they want to talk to in connection with the shooting. a person of interest has been identified. his name is robert "bobby" e crimo iii.

he is 22 years of age. he is believed to be driving a 2010 silver honda fit vehicle, licence plate: illinois, dm80653. our correspondent nomia iqbal explains what happened in highland park. the independence day parade had just started. americans in this wealthy chicago suburb were out in the sunshine, celebrating the day their country became an independent nation. gunshot. are you kidding me right now? ten minutes in, shots rang out. let's go! stay on this side. there was confusion and panic. people moved quickly for safety. i remember hearing

shootings, going, like, "tsh—tsh—tsh—tsh—tsh." and then reloading, then again. people screaming and running. i thought that it was the navy saluting the flag, with rifles. then when i saw people running, i picked up my son and i started running. they started shooting again. then we ran behind the building. i put my son in a dumpster. i went back and there were a few people shot on the ground. there was a little boy, in one of the police officers' arms. and that was the worst experience ever, because all i thought about was my son. at least six people are dead, and dozens are in hospital. this morning at 10.14, - our community was terrorised by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core. - our hearts go out to - the families of the victims during this devastating time.

on a day that we came together to celebrate i community and freedom, we're instead mourning l the loss, the tragic loss of life and struggling i with the terror that l was brought upon us. the police found the gun, but not the gunman. we're asking everybody to stay indoors, stay vigilant right now. once again, americans are dealing with gun violence. not a week has gone by without a mass shooting in america this year. it happens everywhere — in their schools, supermarkets, and even on independence day. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s marianna brady, who's in highland park, not far from the scene of the shooting. what we have heard from police as the gunman is still at large. he climbed up the back of a building just a few blocks away from an uninfected latter on the back of a camping store. he shot from the roof of the store towards the crowd.

highland park is a small, close—knit community where the 4th close—knit community where the 11th ofjuly is very important to them and it did notjust shake highland park, it has shaken the surrounding suburbs and the area. they have closed down their parades and cancelled fireworks shows, close the beaches as this gunman is on the loose. everyone is still very terrified. i everyone is still very terrified.— everyone is still very terrified. , , terrified. i can completely imagine- _ terrified. i can completely imagine. what _ terrified. i can completely imagine. what a - terrified. i can completely imagine. what a horrific. imagine. what a horrific situation. 0n imagine. what a horrific situation. on a day that should've been day of celebration. ijust should've been day of celebration. i just want to point to the fact that this shooting comes just a point to the fact that this shooting comesjust a month after that deadly and uvalde, texas and buffalo, new york. this statistics certainly shocked me. not a week has gone by without a mass shooting in the united states this year. absolutely, and i think we are used to seeing violence over a holiday weekend. just last year in chicago, there were over 100

people shot injust in chicago, there were over 100 people shot in just over 20 fatalities from the shootings, but an event of the scale at such a public location is not common, but unfortunately becoming more and more commonplace in america and definitely part of a broader culture of gun violence in this country. marianna brady. will be sure to bring you the latest line on that story. do stay tuned to us. in other top stories for you today — president putin has ordered his forces to push ahead with their offensive in eastern ukraine, after seizing control of the entire luhansk region, following the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from lysychansk. russian troops are now stepping up their bombardment of cities in the donestk region, including sloviansk — where at least six people were killed over the weekend, according to the city's mayor. 0ur correspondentjonathan beale has been with ukrainian forces as they try to counter the renewed assault. ukraine's artillery lines

were still firing, even as their troops were pulling out of nearby lysychansk. it's been an organised, not a chaotic retreat. ukraine says to ensure their troops can fight another day. this unit has been relying on mostly old soviet era artillery. still waiting for more western weapons to arrive. they've helped coordinate the fallback from this command bunker to new lines of defence. more modern technology like us provided communications has helped them target russian armour. the smoke is from your artillery? the commander says they're making sure every round counts, but there are so many targets. listen carefully to the odds

stacked against them. translation: there is at least five times more russian - artillery here than what we have, or even up to ten times more. daily, we pinpoint up to 169 enemy positions that are active all at the same time. ukraine's forces had already left lysycha nsk when the russians walked in, claiming to be liberators. they'd surrounded the city. they're now targeting neighbouring donetsk region. this, the aftermath of their strikes on the city of slovyansk over the weekend. and this was slovyansk today. the sound of artillery getting ever closer. russia's forces are still advancing here in the donbas. they've already taken key cities and are now targeting the next line of ukraine's defences, including the city of slovyansk. the question, outnumbered and outgunned, can ukraine's forces stop them? nearby kramatorsk has also been hit.

a few months ago, when i was last here, the streets were still busy. now, they're mostly deserted. the mayor says this month could be make or break for ukraine's defence of the donbas, and he says it all depends on the west providing more heavy weapons. look, without weapons, you are not able, and you will not able to stop russians, without enough weapons, because without weapons and only with kalashnikovs it's not possible to win. and it's not possible to stop artillery, and it's not possible to stop the missile attack we had last weekend. some western military support has arrived. more is on its way, but not yet in the quantities ukraine says it needs. barricades of earth will do little to stop the russian advance. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas.

in the uk, the labour party leader, sir keir starmer, has announced a major shift in their stance on brexit. he says if he becomes prime minister at the next general election, he won't take the uk back into the single market, restore freedom of movement, or re—join the customs union with the eu. with more, here's our political editor, chris mason. it's 2019, and keir starmer is greeted as a hero for turning up at a rally calling for another brexit referendum. labour demand a second vote! he wanted a second vote, and he wanted remain to win, just as he had back in 2016. but that was then... ..this is now. under labour, britain will not go back into the eu. we will not be joining the single market or the customs union. just three years ago you were advocating another referendum, and a vote for remain. what's changed ? what we can't do is re—open all

those arguments and divisions, but it's also about my central mission, which is growing the economy. bluntly, though, what do you actually believe? is it what you said three years ago, or is it what you say now? well, we have left the eu now. it's really about unblocking all of the bits of the conservative brexit deal that are holding us back. at the last election, labour lost loads and loads of seats it had held for decades which had voted leave in the brexit referendum. places like this — leigh in greater manchester. i don't trust them, because they were all for staying in before. now they're quite happy to turn the tables? nah, i don't think so. to turn the tables? we're too far down the line now to do anything different. - despite all the mess we're in from brexit, we still don't want to go through it all again and change it back. not everyone in the labour party is convinced sir keir�*s idea is a good one. the mayor of london reckons

being in the single market, which aims to make passing goods and services between countries as easy as within them, would be worth it. we can't go back into the european union, the british public have spoken. what we can do, though, is to make sure we have the least—worst option. for me, that's being members of the single market. but remember, sir keir could be out, his career over, any day now over this — a curry and beer he had last year in an mp's office during covid restrictions. he said if he's fined, he'll resign. your career is still in the hands of durham police. do you contemplate that any given day could be your last day as labour leader? i'm confident there has been no breach of the rules, and obviously the police will have to make their decision. there's nothing new, i'm afraid. this is what democracy looks like! this is one heck of an about—turn from sir keir starmer — the man who dreamed of overturning brexit in a second vote, now categorically making peace with it.

expect soon his broader economic vision — if he's still in the job. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. you're watching newsday. still to come — wet weather is expected to ease around sydney, but the threat of flash floods remains. we will speak to someone caught up in these floods not once, but twice. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the host of the 2006 football world cup. they picked the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, then he asked herfor a cigarette and —

on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought — summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen i can change the world. education is the only solution. applause this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... a gunman is still at large after opening fire on a july the 4th after opening fire on a july the 11th parade were six people were killed. ukraine has fought back in luhansk. vladimir putin has ordered his troops to press on.

returning to australia after sydney was hit by yet more floods and at least one death has been reported so far. the australian city has suffered major flooding after parts of eastern australia experienced months of rainfall. a number of areas in sydney have now been flooded more than twice in 2022, including the suburb of camden. joining me is director of the sports club of camden, steve. i know this must be a very difficult time for you. how are things this time around?— how are things this time around? ,., ., ., �*, , around? good morning. it's very tou~h around? good morning. it's very tough waking — around? good morning. it's very tough waking up _ around? good morning. it's very tough waking up and _ around? good morning. it's very tough waking up and knowing i tough waking up and knowing you're going through it all again. we have people waking up this morning and peeking out the windows and wondering whether the water has risen

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upstairs. we probably lost $3000 work of equipment last time, so we've become a little bit wiser after the second flood. , . , .,, flood. yes, and it is those experiences _ flood. yes, and it is those experiences that - flood. yes, and it is those experiences that prepare l flood. yes, and it is those i experiences that prepare you for the next time, this sort of thing happens. this time around, how much has the damage cost? i around, how much has the damage cost? ~ . around, how much has the damage cost? ~' . ., cost? i think with all the hard work that _ cost? i think with all the hard work that we, _ cost? i think with all the hard work that we, the _ cost? i think with all the hard work that we, the directors . work that we, the directors and the membership and community put in, were back probably looking at $40,000 worth this time around —— we're probably. you can't really get a good bearing on the total damage until you get those services back, but it's too dangerous to restore power at the moment. the water was almost out on the head, so a lot of the

electricals went under. but time will tell. but i think this time around, i think the damage is going to be far less. but still catastrophic.— but still catastrophic. indeed, and i but still catastrophic. indeed, and i wish _ but still catastrophic. indeed, and i wish you _ but still catastrophic. indeed, and i wish you the _ but still catastrophic. indeed, and i wish you the very i but still catastrophic. indeed, and i wish you the very best l but still catastrophic. indeed, | and i wish you the very best of luck, steve. thank you so much forjoining us and i do hope those floodwaters receded soon and you can get back to normal. thank you very much. i want to tell you about sri lanka. it is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis, according to the united nations. many of its 22 million inhabitants are struggling to get enough to eat. fuel is running out, and medicines are in desperately short supply. it's happening because the government has run out of hard currency to pay for imports — a situation many blame on economic mismanagement, made worse by the effects of the pandemic on tourism. rajini vaidya nathan reports. facing a fragile future.

families in sri lanka are living in times of uncertainty. baby a gusty 0 was born prematurely. every day of her life marked by a worsening economic crisis. translation: we couldn't afford normal food when i was pregnant. i couldn't even buy medicines. sometimes, we adjusted by eating one meal a day. things are very expensive.— a day. things are very exensive. ., , ,, expensive. hospitals across sri lanka are _ expensive. hospitals across sri lanka are running _ expensive. hospitals across sri lanka are running out- expensive. hospitals across sri lanka are running out of- lanka are running out of medicines and equipment to treat patients. foreign currency to pay for essential imports is running low. what ou imports is running low. what you don't _ imports is running low. what you don't know _ imports is running low. what you don't know how- imports is running low. what you don't know how many i imports is running low. what i you don't know how many times we cried — you don't know how many times we cried because we were very upset — we cried because we were very upset to— we cried because we were very upset to see some important medicines were lacking, and because _ medicines were lacking, and because of that, the patient's' lives _ because of that, the patient's' lives were _ because of that, the patient's' lives were in danger. we need more — lives were in danger. we need more and _ lives were in danger. we need more and more donations and we are completely dependent as for now _

are completely dependent as for now. as — are completely dependent as for now. �* , , are completely dependent as for now. a , ., . are completely dependent as for now. ,., .. ,, now. as this economic crisis continues to _ now. as this economic crisis continues to bite. _ now. as this economic crisis continues to bite. they're i continues to bite. they're turning to hand—outs. this community kitchen started just a month ago. now, it's serving hundreds. for many, it's the only meal delete all day. translation: we're here because we're hungry _ we're here because we're hungry i'rn _ we're here because we're hungry. i'm trying - we're here because we're hungry. i'm trying to i we're here because we're hungry. i'm trying to feell we're here because we're i hungry. i'm trying to feel my children— hungry. i'm trying to feel my children -- _ hungry. i'm trying to feel my children —— she _ hungry. i'm trying to feel my children —— she might- hungry. i'm trying to feel my. children —— she might children. fuel— children —— she might children. fuel prices _ children —— she might children. fuel prices went _ children —— she might children. fuel prices went up _ children —— she might children. fuel prices went up by- children —— she might children. fuel prices went up by 80% i children —— she might children. fuel prices went up by 80% inl fuel prices went up by 80% in june —— food prices. normally, a market like this in colombo would be packed. traders here say that people can't afford the fuel to get here, nor can they afford the prices when they afford the prices when they arrive. when i started covering this crisis in april, the price of a small apple like this had already tripled since the start of the year. now it's gone up by five times. this has

become really expensive? it's forced maria to buy less on her weekly shop. the un says that more than two thirds of the sri lankans have cut down on food since the start of the year. how about the things get with jill though we're trying to avoid a humanitarian crisis. we're not yet at avoid a humanitarian crisis. we're not ye— we're not yet at children d in: , we're not yet at children dying. which _ we're not yet at children dying, which is - we're not yet at children dying, which is good, i we're not yet at children | dying, which is good, but we're not yet at children i dying, which is good, but we need to get the support very urgently to avoid that. these families in _ urgently to avoid that. these families in colombo, - urgently to avoid that. these families in colombo, among | families in colombo, among those feeling this crisis most. the city's mayers is the capital could run out of food by september, warning that the worst is yet to come. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. such a difficult time for so many people in sri lanka. let's take a look at some other stories and headlines. us investigators say the most likely cause of death of the palestinian—american journalist shireen abu akleh was gunfire from israeli army positions.

she was shot dead while reporting an israeli raid in the occupied west bank earlier this year. shireen's family said it was incredulous that the american investigation was not able to determine for sure who had fired the fatal shot. at least seven people now known to have died in an avalanche sparked by the collapse of a glacier in the northern italian alps on sunday. a search operation is under way, with 14 people still missing. prime minister mario draghi said the incident was without doubt linked to climate change. the man believed to be the suspect of the shooting at a shopping centre in copenhagen had uploaded this video on social media a day before the attack. he is known to have had a history of mental health issues, and has been charged with murder and remanded to a psychiatric unit.

the fame islands, off the north east coast of england, are home to several species of birds including puffins and kittiwakes and guillemots. but an outbreak of bird flu has been sweeping through the colonies, and now the authorities have taken the unusual step of banning visitors from the tiny islands altogether, to try to stop the virus spreading. 0ur correspondent danny savage reports. at this time of year, a visit to the farne islands is one of nature's wonders. 0utcrops which should be teeming with bird life. not this year, though. look closer and you can see numerous dead chicks. it's believed bird flu is sweeping through the colony. i've never seen anything like it, it's horrible to see. it's when you get into the birds, you feel for the birds, it's terrible. you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 years this has ever happened. seeing dead birds like this, and it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the crew. over the last few weeks, he's taken pictures of the effects the virus is having. we've seen thousands

of dead birds. we have just seen dead guillemots floating around like rafts and dotted around. it must be upsetting to see. it's awful, yes. the situation's got so serious here that they have had to close all of these islands to visitors, so no—one can go on here when you normally can. and it's easy to see with the birds so close together in their nests on the cliffs how the virus sweeps through the colony. in recent weeks, bird flu has hit colonies like the isle of may and bass rock, just a few miles offshore in scotland. now its spread to the birds off the coast of northumberland, with confirmed cases on coquet island, and a suspected outbreak on the farnes. wardens and bird watchers have recorded distressing videos of affected species. 0n coquet island, they wear protective suits to pick up the dead. we need to think about a better coordinated carcass disposal, i in essence, because we're very

concerned about bird _ to bird transmission. that's particularly our issue, really. | do you want government help with that? well, a national action plan. to respond would be perfect. this outbreak is far from over. there is great concern about the next generation of seabirds. danny savage, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. six people have been shot dead at an independence day parade not farfrom chicago. police have named a person of interest. they say robert e crimo iii is considered armed and dangerous. us presidentjoe biden has been speaking outside the white house following the independence day parade shooting. he says the fourth ofjuly itself comes at a critical moment, when there can be "reason to think this country is moving backwards. "i know it can be exhausting and unsettling, but we're going to get through

all of this," he adds. that's it for now for newsday. thanks so much forjoining us and do stay with bbc news.

let's take a look at this weather watcher picture from highland around lunchtime on monday. the the best of the breaks in the cloud, the best of the sunshine and the warmth was in kent in the southeast — 24 celsius, 75 fahrenheit. and it looks likely that that weather pattern will stay with us for a few days. higher pressure is trying to build in from the southwest, toppling across the high, these weather fronts that will always continue to introduce a little bit more cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain as the afternoon continues into western scotland and northern ireland. the cloud thick enough for some misty, damp conditions across west—facing coasts of wales and southwest england. so, the best of the sunshine certainly further east, and that's where the best of the warmth will be once again. 23—24 degrees not out of the question in the southeast corner. that bodes well for wimbledon. i suspect it's going to be another day of fine, dry, sunny weather — very pleasant for both players and spectators. but it does mean where we've got the best of the sunshine, we're still looking at pretty high, if not very high

pollen across the majority of england and wales and even into southern scotland as well. let's look further ahead. not that much in the way of change, in actual fact. this weather front will bring more significant rain on tuesday into wednesday, but it will also allow for some more warmth and more humidity to develop, particularly in the far southeast corner. so, we start to see those temperatures perhaps widely into the mid—20s, maybe eventually getting a little bit higher. there'll be some nuisance rain just clinging onto the far northwest of scotland, more cloud along those west—facing coasts once again. england and wales seeing the best of the sunshine and, again, the best of the warmth, so we can't rule out 24 or 25 degrees — that's 77 fahrenheit. we're almost stuck in repeat mode because as we move towards the end of the working week, that high pressure is still with us, still sitting out to the southwest, so it shouldn't get too extremely hot. but we still have the risk of weather fronts toppling across that high and still producing the risk of more cloud in the north,

but at the same time, temperatures are likely to peak into the high 20s, and there's a lot of dry weather to look out for. take care. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in

of athletic prowess. but there is nojoy in learning of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch.