before we get to that let's cross to the bbc sport center. hello. will start at wimbledon with a quarterfinals taking place. let's ta ke let's take you straight there because chapman is there. quite a few of upsets and the women's draw including a shock defeat of the top seed and world number one. talk us through. yes iga swiatek is beaten out. elina svitolina returned from maternity she's backed it up by reaching the semifinals here at wimbledon. she is motivated by the war back in her home in ukraine. motivated also by being a mother, realising that things are more

important antennas, its lucid up her racket arm and she put away 802 and three sets. she has reached the semifinals before elina svitolina came in as a wild card, what a story for her. iga swiatek is hard to figure out on grass but it's not could be this year for the world number one for the next for elina svitolina and other unseeded player into the semifinals. she beat america player beaten this the sixth time she's lost out of the quarterfinal —— jessica pegula time she's lost out of the quarterfinal ——jessica pegula put up quarterfinal ——jessica pegula put up never been to the final four of a majorfor the up never been to the final four of a major for the marketa vondrousova great result from for in the men's draw novakjakub extended again, no surprise to see him into yet another wimbledon semifinal. he is trying to win eight andrey rublev singles title, getting past and four sets, the brush winning the first step before novakjakub x took the next three with novak djokovic relative ease. jannik sinner will play in the

semifinals, beating roman safiullin another russian. this is beaten in four sets at 21—year—old italian finally into a grand slam semifinal for the first time in his career. he played jakub at last ua or at wimbledon and lost in five sets. could be different this time? wimbledon and lost in five sets. could be different this time? busy day. the remaining quarterfinals tomorrow with the man's top seed and the women's depending championships both in action. get the women's depending championships both in action-— both in action. get the popcorn read . both in action. get the popcorn ready. tomorrow _ both in action. get the popcorn ready. tomorrow should - both in action. get the popcorn ready. tomorrow should be - both in action. get the popcorn ready. tomorrow should be a l both in action. get the popcorn - ready. tomorrow should be a cracker. we will see carlos alcaraz back on centre and he will take on, the two regarded as the exciting future of tennis with up alcaraz didn't make their quarterfinal leisure but it did make it this time the man's top seed is hungry for success with him he says he can't wait to play for the pet should be fascinating. we will see daniel medvedev, the third and final russian in the quarterfinals in the men's draw

challenging times for him. he's going to play christopher eubanks who is a story of these changes and chips on the man's eyes looked up to 27—year—old american never reached the grandson of jamal 27—year—old american never reached the grandson ofjamal for 27—year—old american never reached the grandson of jamal for the payment limits to 27—year—old american never reached the grandson of jamal. american never reached the grandson ofjamal. women's defending of jamal. women's defending championship ofjamal. women's defending championship we will see, a repeat of last years women title and also the american madison keys one east one championship going to wimbledon. she plays several i got the australian open champion for the exciting times ahead.— for updating us. spanish writer dedicated his victory to his late team—mate who died after a crash at last month's tortoise was. he was in a group of a0 riders that broke away from the palatine with 80 km to go. the stage ended with a sprint finish with a 33—year—old climbing the first gradual victory of his career. keeping the overall lead, moving up to fifth place above the british

trios yates and don picard. jenny ricardo will make a shock return to formula i starting with next weekend hungarian grand prix. the australian was a reserve driver at red bull after rejoining the team at the start of the year. but will nowjoin the sister team for the rest of the season. he will replace nick tabriz. ricardo has eight race wins to his name, seven during his first bell at rebel and one with mclaren in 2021. that is all the support for now. migrants attempting to cross the mediterranean sea have told the bbc that nothing will stop them from trying to reach europe. recorded crossings in the central mediterranean in the first five months of this year are more than double the recorded figure for the same period last year, according to the eu's border agency frontex. 0ur reporter alice cuddy has witnessed one rescue, a group of migrant floating on an unseaworthy dingy off the

coast of libya. this is what it looks like to have gambled your life and won. most of these 86 migrants are under the age of 18. their lives ahead of them. but they said nothing could stop them from trying to cross the mediterranean. for migrant rescue charity sos mediterranee, it's a fast operation. keep an eye on the visitors. you know what to do. the libyan coastguard are heading to the scene. the crew are worried that they will stop the rescue and take the boys back to libya. but the vessel stops in the distance. the rescue can proceed. and all 86 boys are brought aboard the rescue ship. some are suffering from dehydration.

but others waste no time celebrating. most are from the gambia and many left home years ago in search of opportunities in europe. the young migrants we spoke to asked to remain anonymous as they shared traumatic details of theirjourneys. many boys say they have attempted the crossing multiple times. all of the teenagers we spoke to told us they had friends who had died trying to get to europe. this 17—year—old was on a boat that sank.

the boys settle in to life on board. this 18—year—old says it's a world away from the journey he took with smugglers across the sahara. the suffering continued.

they get their first taste of western education as we near the port. the boys are now focused on a life in italy. as the teenagers disembark, it is unclear whether what europe will offer them will be worth the life or death they took. alice cuddy, bbc news. juan fernando lopez aguilar, is chair of the civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee in the eu parliament. thank you for coming on the program. you can see in that report the euphoria at making the rescue boat and you can well understand that. it's not sustainable, it's dangerous. is there any real way to stop this flow into europe? goad stop this flow into europe? good evenin: , stop this flow into europe? good evening. in _ stop this flow into europe? good evening, in order _ stop this flow into europe? good evening, in order to _ stop this flow into europe? good evening, in order to talk- stop this flow into europe? good evening, in order to talk to - stop this flow into europe? (emf. evening, in order to talk to you. we're actually voting just this very week resolution trying to say a word

about it. to put in place their rescue framework. we heard the message, it's clearfor rescue framework. we heard the message, it's clear for anything. they are not scared of losing their rights. of course they don't want to die but they are ready to die on their willingness to set foot on european soil. it also takes a european soil. it also takes a european network of solidarity with search and rescue, which is number one obligation in international law. that means that we would create a european net to connect all the individual efforts fragmented efforts by the member states, by now national coast guards, which by fragmentation are failing to save lives with the result of massive loss of lives, casualties and shipwrecks. boat indeed. mediterranean and through the canaries to the european union. the anxiety among those governments that

have considered strengthening migration systems and these legal pathways that you talk about is that if you provide ineffective legal route say for 10,000 people then 100,000 people will come. they will never be enough places for those who want to come. and that they are in is a pull factor.— is a pull factor. we've been discussing _ is a pull factor. we've been discussing this _ is a pull factor. we've been discussing this issue - is a pull factor. we've been discussing this issue for - is a pull factor. we've been i discussing this issue for many is a pull factor. we've been - discussing this issue for many years yes, we know those issues are divisive. both in the european parliament and in the council. it is the gathering of member states government so that we know there are some governments around the table of the council which allegedly think that everything is a poll of fact, everything is a pull factor. the point is the fact is the vast majority of those fleeing, which is undergoing a huge demographic

revolution are not heading to europe, not moving to europe just a tiny percentage are willing to risk their lives to cross the mediterranean sea by abandoning them illicit trafficking of human being mafia. , . , illicit trafficking of human being mafia. , ., , ., , ., mafia. there is a tiny minority now but the african _ mafia. there is a tiny minority now but the african population - mafia. there is a tiny minority now but the african population is - but the african population is forecast to double over the next 10, 20 years. more people will come as there is more instability, more war, more pressure on resources, more climate change. is it incumbent on the european union not only to put in these legal pathways but to do more about the instability so that they have something to live for in their own countries? £31 they have something to live for in their own countries?— their own countries? of course it takes a combination _ their own countries? of course it takes a combination of— their own countries? of course it| takes a combination of elements. their own countries? of course it i takes a combination of elements. a positive combination including aid, development, cooperation in the countries of origin for the end of course returns are part of the

equation. but in so far when lives are at risk, number one litigation under the humanitarian law is saving lives. saving lives must not be criminalised, not put to the bench in criminal procedures, it's just so unfair on the country. the national coast guards of the member states are to be put together. under the umbrella are, the agency that provides information and expertise. of course once they are rescued of course once they are rescued there must be the reliance by the national coastguard that they are not in the wrong in the process they are after. when those people are put on shore it's something of a member state that member state is either left on its own. they should be european net solidarity by distributing the effort of providing assistance, legal aid, interpretation and of course

protection of refugee status. that would aid scale of response reduces the european value, law international and humanitarian law as well. we international and humanitarian law as well. ~ . ~ international and humanitarian law as well. ~ ., ~ ., international and humanitarian law as well. ~ . ~ ., , as well. we will talk at the second art of as well. we will talk at the second part of the — as well. we will talk at the second part of the programme _ as well. we will talk at the second part of the programme about - as well. we will talk at the second part of the programme about the l part of the programme about the immigration bill which is going through the house of commons year. thank you very much indeed for your time. president biden has declared a state of emergency as what's been described as �*historic floods' hit the north eastern united states. more than three million people are currently underflood alerts. in new york, police have been rescuing drivers stranded in orange county, which isjust to the north of new york city. roads were impossible to drive on in new york state's hudson valley. officials are warning of life—threatening conditions caused by the deluge. in pennsylvania, rail services were suspended between new york city and albaby, and power supplies were cut off to more than 12,000 customers at one point. the state of vermont received more than two months

of rain in just two days. the slow—moving storm system has inundated rivers and streams to "extremely dangerous" levels, the winooski river, seen here, rising to 20 feet. the state has issued a flood warning, with the governor saying flood levels have surpassed that of hurricane irene. we've had like a8 hours of steady rain of that same intense rain that we saw during irene. so four times the amount of rain and again, we had rain previous to that that we didn't have during irene. so the ground was already saturated for this storm, and it's been raining ever since. and that's why i'm very concerned about the next few days. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. is there much more of this rain to come? ~ , ., ., .,

come? while christian, the governor was sa in: come? while christian, the governor was saying that _ come? while christian, the governor was saying that even _ come? while christian, the governor was saying that even though - come? while christian, the governor was saying that even though the - come? while christian, the governor was saying that even though the rain has eased that there is still a risk of flooding. a bit of good news there that the rain has eased although next week there could will be more coming to the region. the issueis be more coming to the region. the issue is the rain isn't subsiding fast enough. they are in vermont, they had more than 100 rescues by swift rescue teams. but some people are even stranded in an accessible by boats they are having to send helicopters to rescue them. all of this is really highlighting how strained us infrastructure is under these extreme events. you had the police department there in the capital city of montpelier unable to operate because city halls basement was flooded. they had three towers completely out of commission. if you look at the footage from there you can see the streets are turned into

rivers because the drainage system not able to keep up. this is still very much a drastic situation in vermont. the government called it histor, catastrophic. and still very much trying to assess what the damage will be. if you look a tropical storm irene covered over $750 million in damages. while no life has been lost in to europe, many are waiting for that water to recede to begin to assess the damage. i recede to begin to assess the dama . e. , , ., , damage. i remember this time last ear we damage. i remember this time last year we were _ damage. i remember this time last year we were talking _ damage. i remember this time last year we were talking about - damage. i remember this time last year we were talking about the - damage. i remember this time last j year we were talking about the sort of flooding in kentucky. then you had the heat days, searing temperatures across the united states and now this. then they will be hurricane season. is the conversation changing in the united states? to the american public see what's happening? could it for instant climate change be a much biggerfactor in the instant climate change be a much bigger factor in the presidential election next year? we

bigger factor in the presidential election next year?— bigger factor in the presidential election next year? we still see these divides _ election next year? we still see these divides in _ election next year? we still see these divides in america - election next year? we still see these divides in america aboutl election next year? we still see - these divides in america about when these divides in america about when these types of events come up for that you have those who want the public to be very conscious of the fact that even though scientists can't point definitively that these slots are caused by climate change that they know that this is consistent with a warming atmosphere. these rain events become more frequent, were seeing events that were once every 100 years happening every so often now. then you have those on the other side of the political aisle, conservatives who don't want the issue of climate change to come up when we see events like this. certainly i think when we see these increasing weather events the conversation goes into how well the conversation goes into how well the united states is prepared. we saw a big infrastructure package here in the united states that passed congress, president biden has been tardy trying to get the united states more prepared, put in more action to get infrastructure paired

for this. action to get infrastructure paired forthis. but action to get infrastructure paired for this. but i think the political debate, that is a separate hot topic and really depends what side of the aisle you are on. thank you very much. politicians in washington have been questioning politicians and proposed golf. and in the course of their inquries us senators have unearthed a �*non—disparagement clause' in the agreement that was signed that prevents golf chiefs from criticising saudi arabia. the clause, is not uncommon but it would appear it was inserted into the contract on the eve of it being agreed, and there is no guarantee therein that players will not be gagged from criticising saudi arabias human rights record once the merger is formalised. that is agreement that deeply concerns the democratic senator richard blumenthal. we're going to uncover the facts about how this deal came together and what it means to the future of this iconic,

cherished american institution and how the saudis are taking over, notjust the team, but the entire sport in the united states for the clear purpose of cleansing their public image. with me to discuss ian corridor and michael pozner the former secretary of state for the let's just take a step back for a second to the months where these two sides were at serious odds for the live with trying to poach golfers who played on the pga tour. those who left were under sanctions. on the pga tour. those who left were undersanctions. —— liv. suddenly these two sides come to agreement for the house that received by the golfers and the wider golfing fraternity? i golfers and the wider golfing fraternity?— golfers and the wider golfing fraterni ? ~' ., ., , fraternity? i think the word to use was shock- _ fraternity? i think the word to use was shock. the _ fraternity? i think the word to use was shock. the golfers _ fraternity? i think the word to use was shock. the golfers had - fraternity? i think the word to use was shock. the golfers had no - fraternity? i think the word to use l was shock. the golfers had no idea that it was coming. the two sides

were so entrenched seemingly and no one saw it coming. there was a sense of betrayal among some of the players, rory mcelroy, one of the most prominent pga loyalist felt he had been used as something of a sacrificial lamb. the world number two and the masters winner talked about the sense of betrayal as well. i think the wider golf community was also shocked that these two sides could come together for that when you looked at it it kind of made sense. it gave saudi arabia a seat at the table, a legitimate seat at the table at the top of golf. and from the pga tour point of view it gave them a big injection of money. we learn from hearings today that that will be "north of the billion end of legal action between the two sides which was looking like being extremely expensive. and in the

hearings today it was said that the legal proceedings were going to cost $100 million a year, which the pga tour simply couldn't afford. actually, the only thing that has been agreed in the framework deal is to call off the legal hounds, if you like to say there will be no further legal action for that everything else is up for grabs it still. we will come _ else is up for grabs it still. we will come to _ else is up for grabs it still. we will come to that. michael, this is contentious and not purely engulfing terms for the among the audience today and the senate hearings with a 911 victims today and the senate hearings with a 911victims who of today and the senate hearings with a 911 victims who of course today and the senate hearings with a 911victims who of course are proper concerns about saudi arabia as human rights records. concerns about saudi arabia as human rights records-— rights records. that's right. i think in a _ rights records. that's right. i think in a range _ rights records. that's right. i think in a range of— rights records. that's right. i think in a range of ways - rights records. that's right. i | think in a range of ways these salaries — think in a range of ways these salaries are trying to buy legitimacy, both with golf, football, the f one racing. not only was there _ football, the f one racing. not only was there saturday involvement with 9/11, was there saturday involvement with 9m. the _ was there saturday involvement with 9/11, the attacks of the united states — 9/11, the attacks of the united states but the saudi human rights

record _ states but the saudi human rights record today continues to be very noon _ record today continues to be very poor. people are trying to wash that away and _ poor. people are trying to wash that away and say well, now women can drive, _ away and say well, now women can drive, there — away and say well, now women can drive, there even a saudi woman astronaut — drive, there even a saudi woman astronaut. but that doesn't take away— astronaut. but that doesn't take away from — astronaut. but that doesn't take away from the fact that you are really _ away from the fact that you are really not — away from the fact that you are really not allowed to dissent in any way from _ really not allowed to dissent in any way from what the government says and does _ way from what the government says and does. there are thousands of people _ and does. there are thousands of heapie in— and does. there are thousands of people injail and saudi influence of the _ people injail and saudi influence of the muslim world continues to be very pernicious, spreading extremism. it's undermining democracy and human rights. what also emerges _ democracy and human rights. what also emerges today _ democracy and human rights. wisgt also emerges today that prior to the merger being agreed that there was this draught proposal, the pga head set out a number of conditions and the ideas included best, a global world golf series of events that would end sorry arabia.

are any of those proposals still in play if and when the deal is formalise? it play if and when the deal is formalise?— play if and when the deal is formalise? ., ., ,, ., ., formalise? it looks like the one of those that is _ formalise? it looks like the one of those that is still _ formalise? it looks like the one of those that is still in _ formalise? it looks like the one of those that is still in play _ formalise? it looks like the one of those that is still in play with - formalise? it looks like the one of those that is still in play with a . those that is still in play with a very uncertain future for greg norman who has been that mouthpiece, the commissionerfor liv norman who has been that mouthpiece, the commissioner for liv golf, someone who really did stir up the hornets nest that is engulfed the sport for the best part of two years. it looks as if he's going to be sidelined if this deal is done. the point was made in the hearing today that if the deal is done liv may still exist but it would come under the auspices of the pga tour. therefore they would be no need for greg norman's role. it's quite clear the pga tour don't want anything to do with him. he might still have an

advisory capacity but that would be it, he would have the prominent role that he has enjoyed for the past couple of years. as for the other suggestions, i think most of those have gone away for them best of those memberships of agusta and the others i think it will be an interesting news conference at the open championship next week with the rna chief executive. that open championship next week with the rna chief executive.— rna chief executive. that will be want to watch. _ rna chief executive. that will be want to watch. this _ want to watch. this non—disparagement clause is interesting because a lover of golfers proposed were happy to express their views about saudi arabia and the sport washing you talked about. are you concerned that might still be in the proposal? ital. might still be in the proposal? im. i think it's might still be in the proposal? im. i think it's a _ might still be in the proposal? im. i think it's a nonstarter. you can't expect— i think it's a nonstarter. you can't expect professional athletes of any stripe _ expect professional athletes of any stripe to— expect professional athletes of any stripe to be mute on things they care about. i imagine if there is a non—disparagement clause of the agreement it will be challenged immediately and they will be a

number— immediately and they will be a number of golfers who want to speak their mind _ number of golfers who want to speak their mind about what they see as excesses — their mind about what they see as excesses by the saudi government. | excesses by the saudi government. i don't excesses by the saudi government. don't think excesses by the saudi government. i don't think that can last. interesting detail coming out of the senate hearing today in washington. thank you both for your time this evening. tuesday with us. we're going to talk a lot about that summit in lithuania with our panel who arejoining like us —— but that will also talk about a very interesting post today that homework is not as profitable, doesn't lead to the growth of company as the same is people working in the office. companies are rolling it back. good evening. the shower clouds menacing in the menai straits behind me earlier today. it has been a day of contrasts, really. the sunshine between the showers, but when they've come along, we've had some really torrential downpours, lots of thunder and lightning, some hail in there as well. a rather more persistent band

of rain still across the north of scotland. the showers perhaps fading a little later this evening and overnight across england and wales, but some more persistent rain potentially pushing through northern ireland into southern scotland, again back into north wales and northern england. i think we've lost the humidity, so a more comfortable night for sleeping. but those breezes, that brisk wind will continue to push those showers eastwards overnight and into wednesday with that low pressure close by. perhaps a little respite in the south on thursday, but not for long. the next area of wet and windy weather comes in by the end of the week and then lingers into the weekend. we're set in this trend, really, at the moment of really very unsettled weather. so wednesday dawning with a little bit of sunshine, but the shower cloud soon gets going and they'll be heavy and frequent across northern ireland, scotland, northern england. and there will be showers further south as well. almost nowhere exempt from them, so when they come along, they will move through on that brisk wind coming from the west or the north—west. so it'll feel fresher, but as i say there is still the chance of some

showers disrupting the play on wednesday at wimbledon, for example, because they will be coming through on that brisk breeze at times. squally winds and downpours continue into the evening. they fade a little, then, as we head towards thursday morning in southern areas. again, a pleasant night for sleeping having lost that humidity, fairly cool i should imagine in the suburbs, perhaps into single figures. but that ridge of high pressure's really only around in southern areas. still some heavy showers further north. and then this next area of low pressure pushes back in with some more persistent rain and a bout of strong winds again for friday. but for thursday, again plenty of showers, slow—moving and heavy with the slightly less windy weather in the north. perhaps fewer showers in the south, but there'll still be some around. with a bit more sunshine, temperatures will be a little higher. and then into friday, as our next area of low pressure winds itself in, it will give another spell of quite heavy and thundery rain, strong winds to go with it and following some heavy showers. and you can see it stays unsettled for the most part into the early

part of next week as well.

turn heads towards any aggressor. hello, i'm christian fraser. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. we also made clear that we will you're watching the context on bbc news. we also made clear that we will issue an invitation for ukraine issue an invitation for ukraine to join nato when allies agree and conditions are met. translation: i came here today believing in the partners, - believing in a strong nato, in a nato that does not doubt,

does not waste time and does not