the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilled across highways in some areas. schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures just in from wrightwood, california — rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. hilary has already pummelled mexico's pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. for more on this rare storm, i spoke to jamie rhome, deputy director of the us national hurricane center. thank you so much for being here to help us understand a bit more about this tropical storm in california has declared a state of emergency. what makes tropical storm hilary so dangerous? much of

the area has _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil _ hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil that - hilary so dangerous? much of the area has a soil that does i the area has a soil that does not handle this much rainfall, let alone this much rainfall over a short period of time so when the rain falls on the ground rather than soaking it up ground rather than soaking it up it runs horizontally and creates flash floods. we are seeinu , creates flash floods. we are seeing. as _ creates flash floods. we are seeing. as you _ creates flash floods. we are seeing, as you mentioned, l creates flash floods. we are i seeing, as you mentioned, this is taking aim at communities like palm springs. these are almost desert communities. how vulnerable do you think some of these towns in the path of hilary are?— hilary are? really quite vulnerable. _ hilary are? really quite vulnerable. we - hilary are? really quite vulnerable. we have i hilary are? really quite vulnerable. we have a l hilary are? really quite - vulnerable. we have a high risk, which we don't often issue, a high risk of flooding. a number of factors are coming together that really make us concerned. first and for most we just talked about the heavy rain striking the soil that cannot handle that kind of rain. then you have mountains which enhanced ash you get the mountain enhanced rainfall and in some places the heavy rainfall is occurring where previous fires have occurred.

you get burn scars because that makes it worse because it leaves behind soil that is virtually like a pavement. can ou hel virtually like a pavement. can you help us — virtually like a pavement. can you help us understand the unusual rout this hurricane and now tropical storm has taken? as i understand normally they will be off to the left and this one is going straight north. what is behind the strange path the storm is taking? strange path the storm is takin: ? a, , ., taking? movement. there is a stronu taking? movement. there is a strong area — taking? movement. there is a strong area of— taking? movement. there is a strong area of high _ taking? movement. there is a strong area of high pressure l taking? movement. there is a| strong area of high pressure in the united states which is allowing it to accelerate north fast and that is what is helping it to sustain its strength even as it moves over these cold waters. typically a storm will move slower and have more time to wind down there because this one is moving so fast it is able to take the momentum into the south—west of the united states. you momentum into the south-west of the united states.— the united states. you have covered hurricane _ the united states. you have covered hurricane is - the united states. you have covered hurricane is a - the united states. you have covered hurricane is a lot i the united states. you have covered hurricane is a lot in j covered hurricane is a lot in your career. have you seen

anything like this before? we have seen — anything like this before? - have seen similar to this. this is unusual but not unprecedented. in 1997 laura went into the east of where hilary is moving, so it is not completely out of the ordinary. it is just not something we would see every season or every ten years. would see every season or every ten years— ten years. briefly, jamie, after california, - ten years. briefly, jamie, after california, what - ten years. briefly, jamie, after california, what can | ten years. briefly, jamie, i after california, what can we expect from this storm? how many other communities might this effect for the north in nevada or other states? yeah, it will move — nevada or other states? yeah, it will move inland _ nevada or other states? yeah, it will move inland and - nevada or other states? yeah, it will move inland and raced i it will move inland and raced northwards over the intermountain west and produce areas of flooding as far north as idaho and this map i have behind me herejust showers as idaho and this map i have behind me here just showers you the swath of damaging winds that will occur as it moved inland, even if it drops below tropical storm strength. all tropical storm strength. all ri . ht. tropical storm strength. all right- we — tropical storm strength. all right. we will be tracking that storm as it continues to move as well. deputy director of the

national hurricane centre, thank you very much. thank you for having _ thank you very much. thank you for having me. _ the canadian government is sending in soldiers to help battle more than 400 fast—spreading wildfires in the western province of british columbia. officials say two of the largest fires have now merged, destroying houses and other buildings. a state of emergency is in effect there as firefighters warn the next few days will be difficult. here's wyre davis. oh my god. there are more than 1,000 wild fires raging throughout canada. desperate scenes in parts of the country, as homes and livelihoods are consumed by the advancing fire. there is particular concern in the western province of british columbia, where 30,000 residents have been ordered to leave their homes. even more have been told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. the town of kelowna to the west of vancouver is being threatened by an advancing inferno, the nearby lake no barrier to fire, as strong winds carry embers across the water, setting fire to homes and buildings on the other side.

don't travel to the region is the advice from the local authorities. at this time, we are strongly recommending that people with plans to travel to fire—affected areas throughout the central interior and southeast in the coming day, to cancel those plans. we need tourists and travellers to take this situation as seriously as the residents of these areas do. further north, the town of yellowknife has been evacuated. 20,000 people leaving injust two days, a huge effort, and some spoke of the devastation they had driven through to escape. when we are driving, most of the highway side it is burned down, so all the trees are black. i think it's the internet lines, orfibre lines, the poles are down, and we still see smokes coming out. with more gusty winds forecast, towns across the region are still under threat. in a country well prepared

for dealing with forest fires, resources are stretched to the limit. specialist firefighters from overseas are arriving to help, and for those who can't move freely, the canadian air force is airlifting people to safety. as officials urge residents in areas under threat to take immediate action to save their own lives, the canadian government said it was sending in the armed forces to help deal with the crisis. the polls have closed in ecuador in elections overshadowed by violence. security has taken center stage in the presidential and congressional poll after the murder of anti—corruption candidate fernando villavicencio, gunned down while leaving a campaign event this month. live now to ecuador�*s capital quito and our south america correspondent katy watson. there has been a wave of violence leading up to the vote. what did you see on election day itself? did the violence keep people

away from the polls? well, certainly there was a lot of talk about the concern about violence surrounding the boat. i spoke to many ecuadorians who were nervous about today's vote but it has passed off without incident. it is an obligatory vote but people came and talked about the fact that it was important to vote and change the direction of the country, so it is, as i said, it has gone off without incident. they are now counting the votes. about 15% of vote's are in. it looks like louisa gonzalez who is a protege of former president raphael carreiro is in the lead and a pro—business candidate looks like he is second place at the moment but as i said it is still early days but certainly this has been a big day for ecuadorians nervous about how secure democracy was, is here, in the

country. democracy was, is here, in the count . democracy was, is here, in the count _ democracy was, is here, in the count . ., ., country. so, those folks are still being — country. so, those folks are still being counted - country. so, those folks are still being counted and - country. so, those folks are still being counted and we | country. so, those folks are i still being counted and we saw the assassination of one of the candidates, mandeville of valencia. how did that change in the later weeks lead in memory of election the and what the candidates platforms were? —— fernando villavicencio. there was just over a week left of campaigning when he was shot and often in the campaign, everyone he was talking about security and peace and those are the priorities for them if they were to win power and that is exactly what ecuadorians wanted to hear. this is a country that used to be a safe country. in the region it has become in the last few years incredibly violent. the cartels from mexico, colombia have infiltrated local gangs and there has been an impact on this country which has suffered during the pandemic. it suffered from corrupt politics, unemployment and opportunities. many people migrated north to

the us and all of these issues when it comes down to it, safety, security and a better future, is it but everybody he was campaigning about and ecuadorians could not get enough of that.— ecuadorians could not get enough of that. given that backdrop. _ enough of that. given that backdrop, how— enough of that. given that backdrop, how crucial- enough of that. given that backdrop, how crucial is i enough of that. given that l backdrop, how crucial is this election in ecuador? it is going to be a massive task for whoever eventually comes out on top. whoever eventually comes out on to -. . whoever eventually comes out on to . _ ., , whoever eventually comes out on to n ., , , whoever eventually comes out on to -. . , , ., top. that is right. it is a massive _ top. that is right. it is a massive task _ top. that is right. it is a massive task because i top. that is right. it is a - massive task because these elections were called early after the current president dissolved the national assembly. due to the impeachment he was shortly going to be facing. it is probably going to go to a second round. that is what everyone is expecting and that will be in october. and then devoted president will only have 18 months until there will be more presidential elections so many ecuadorians don't think what can be done and that it is notjust 18 months — is a massive task trying to win back the faith of ecuadorians when it comes to politics, trying to rein in the strength of the

cartels to an organised crime and bring that down. certainly there is a lot of distrust around the system about whether actually anything will change on the ground. find actually anything will change on the ground.— actually anything will change on the ground. and very briefly - do we know _ on the ground. and very briefly - do we know when _ on the ground. and very briefly - do we know when we - on the ground. and very briefly - do we know when we will. on the ground. and very briefly - do we know when we will get j — do we know when we will get results from this election? well, they are counting and they are counting slowly, but we are talking probably another few hours and an official count in the next couple of days but we should have an idea of where the vote has gone in the next few hours. mil the vote has gone in the next few hours— few hours. all right. katy watson for _ few hours. all right. katy watson for us _ few hours. all right. katy watson for us there - few hours. all right. katy watson for us there in i few hours. all right. katy - watson for us there in ecuador covering that election. thank you so much. president volodymyr zelensky says he hopes more countries will follow denmark and the netherlands in giving f—16fighterjets to ukraine. 19 planes will come from the danes starting around new year until 2025. the dutch are still deciding how many fighterjets to send out of a possible a2. zelensky toured an airbase in denmark alongside the danish prime minister mette frederiksen. the ukrainian leader also

visited the netherlands. kyiv has repeatedly urged its western allies to provide the us—made aircraft. it has all come ahead of a meeting of the brics nations — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa — in johannesburg on tuesday. for more, i spoke with michael bociurkiw, a non—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia center and global affairs analyst. thanks forjoining us. we appreciate you being here, and, michael, want to start with the latest news, the f—16s being promised and president zelenskyy calling this historic. could this be a shot in the arm of the ukraine and its counteroffensive? in the arm of the ukraine and its counteroffensive ?- in the arm of the ukraine and its counteroffensive? yeah. it is a very big _ its counteroffensive? yeah. it is a very big deal. _ its counteroffensive? yeah. it is a very big deal. it _ its counteroffensive? yeah. it is a very big deal. it is - is a very big deal. it is something ukraine has been asking forfor the something ukraine has been asking for for the longest time. the united states dragged its feet for quite some time because no country can send f-16s because no country can send f—16s to ukraine without the permission of the us. the us for this would be an escalatory

move but they were wrong and having said that it is going to take a while to train the pilots to get these at sophisticated pieces of machinery over there, to integrate them in the so—called military envelope. some analysts are talking about these things being in the air perhaps next year sometime. and as we have seen, the counteroffensive on the ukrainian side is going a lot slower than expected and a big reason for that is the russians have had time to dig in, put in minefields and other added barriers as well so ukraine is looking at the end of the day for air superiority which russia has over them right now but it will take some time. find but it will take some time. and of course _ but it will take some time. and of course you _ but it will take some time. and of course you are _ but it will take some time. and of course you are now in south africa ahead of this week's brics summit. the war in ukraine likely to be on the agenda there. what are we expecting to hear about the conflict from a very interesting group of nations, obviously, when it comes to the war in ukraine, including russia itself? it

war in ukraine, including russia itself?— war in ukraine, including russia itself? it is going to be fascinating _ russia itself? it is going to be fascinating to _ russia itself? it is going to be fascinating to watch. i russia itself? it is going to l be fascinating to watch. the president of south africa mr ramaphosa gave a live speech just a few moments ago and he said that south africa, the sovereignty of nations and they also said that they are working to get those hundreds of children that were forcibly deported to russia back to ukraine. they are working on the exchange of plws so it seems there is a lot going on behind the scenes we did not know about previously and the other thing that affects most brics members in most countries here on the african continent is getting the grain moving across the black sea from ukraine into a lot of countries here that desperately needed. the agreement is in tatters right now. as you know, russia has been relentlessly bombing ukraine's important infrastructure that i am based infrastructure that i am based in 0desa and also ports along the danube river, though a lot

to get done and of course, president putin will be sending his foreign minister instead that he will be given virtually and as mr ramaphosa putted he will be here in spirit so let's see what happens on that front. what do you make on the absence of vladimir putin and obviously we no doubt they would have been a potential that he could have been arrested if he set footin have been arrested if he set foot in south africa because he has a warrant for his arrest in the international criminal court. it the international criminal court. , ., , ., , court. it shows do things - number — court. it shows do things - number one _ court. it shows do things - number one he _ court. it shows do things - number one he is - court. it shows do things - number one he is scared i court. it shows do things - l number one he is scared and court. it shows do things - i number one he is scared and the south african president said that he is a virtual attendance was by mutual agreement, whatever that means, but i don't think south africa wanted to be put in that position where they may have to arrest who is arguably still an ally, and the other thing it shows is that russia is becoming increasingly isolated. i mean, not to be here with one of their key partners china and

also, by the way, india — prime minister modi will be here, brazil will be held. that is a pretty big deal. so, it'll be interesting to see this is spun at home and by the pr machine but definitely chose that he has to watch his step in order to avoid being arrested on that icc warrant. to avoid being arrested on that lcc warrant-— icc warrant. the host nation of the brics _ icc warrant. the host nation of the brics summit _ icc warrant. the host nation of the brics summit this - icc warrant. the host nation of the brics summit this year i the brics summit this year south africa has been struggling recently, evenjust providing electricity to the country. you haven't been speaking with people. what have they been telling you about what they see and how they view this summer? i think ithink mr i think mr ramaphosa really went out of his way to show what foreign policy could do for the average south african, what the summit can do. he said that for example south africa has received something like 100 billion rand from the

development. i've spoken to about a dozen people on the ground here. iwas about a dozen people on the ground here. i was last year many years ago, i think it has gotten worse. they talk about being really fatigued just to make ends meet. many working two jobs. make ends meet. many working twojobs. hearing a lot about cooking oil going up a0 or 50%, fish oil by 200%, petrol prices, and i asked everyone i bump into, do they have high expectations about the summit stop most either say no or they will wait. i asked about their attitudes towards russia and mr putin and and many said they have a affections for russia and that goes back to russia's support here for the anc. so it

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civilian rule is restored. it follows a meeting between an ecowas delegation and the military junta on saturday. russia's first lunar mission in nearly 50 years has ended in failure. the unmanned luna 25 module was supposed to land at the moon's south pole — but experienced an �*emergency situation' and crashed. spanish football fans have been celebrating their team's victory in the final of the women's world cup in australia. spain's la roja beat england's lionesses one—nil in a closely—fought match in sydney to win the trophy for the first time. live now to dw sports journalist, oliver moody, live in sydney. spain coming out on top in a close match — given its tumultuous journey. how remarkable is it to see la roja lifting the trophy? yeah, well, when i was sitting

in wellington a few weeks ago watching spain get absolutely dismantled byjapan, a—0 they lost that game, i will admit i did not expect to be standing here at the end of this tournament talking about spain being the new world champions and there were lots of reasons to think this outcome shouldn't be possible. they were missing many of the country's best and most experienced football players due to a row between them and the federation over conditions stop alexia pate is, the best player in the world before she suffered a serious knee injury last year was very serious —— very well still recovering. spain also change their goal keeper mid tournament. a very unusual move because stability is so important. cata coll who came in between the sticks, had never played for the full spanish national team until the knockout stage of this, so all of this would think, make you

think that spain would not be champions and yet side to the japan game they have been top scorer that the tournament with 17 goals. they outplayed england yesterday so really they are more champions. what about england ? the runners up — and you could see the disappointment on some players faces, overcoming so many tough injuries to make it this far. what should england make of their tournament? of course, they were missing the captain leah williams due to injury, bette mead who was the best player and the top goalscorer. they lost a couple of players to retirement as well after that tournament so all things considered i think it has actually been a really successful tournament for england. they had some great moments. in particular of course when they knocked out the hosts here in australia in the hosts here in australia in the semi—final. i have no doubt

that right now all their feeling is huge disappointment and that might be doubly so for sarina wiegman, the coach, who has now been a losing finalist at two world cups in a row. i do think that once those wounds start over they will look back on this tournament with a great deal of pride. you've covered this entire tournament from start to finish. what has the atmosphere been like in australia and new zealand? it seemed like the fans were having an absolutely great time. . , �* , time. yes, they were. and they were actually — time. yes, they were. and they were actually concerns - time. yes, they were. and they were actually concerns before l were actually concerns before the tournament, especially in new zealand, where they actually gave away tickets to a few of the group games because they were worried about low attendances, but i spent most of this tournament in new zealand and i have to say i was blown away by the crowds and by the atmospheres throughout the tournament. at the opening game of the tournament are just over a month ago now, new zealand set a record attendance for a football match in that country. really, the pacejust pick up

from there. for the last few games, and the knockout games at eden park in auckland which is the biggest stadium hosting games in new zealand at this world cup we had a capacity crowd of over a3,000 and here in australia too of course, the countryjust in australia too of course, the country just went matildas in australia too of course, the countryjust went matildas mad and as australia progressed through the tournament you could just fill it becoming more and more of a phenomenon. those concerns were certainly misplaced. this has been a really incredible tournament of the atmosphere right up to last night, even though australia were out of the tournament, when the fan festival, not far as my shoulder here in sydney, was absolutely packed right until closing time with a lot of people really enjoying the party. of people really en'oying the n a . ., .. of people really en'oying the party. you mentioned those attendance _ party. you mentioned those attendance records - party. you mentioned those attendance records in i party. you mentioned those attendance records in this i attendance records in this world cup and it broke viewership records on television as well. it was incredibly competitive, it featured this big group of nations, new countries competing stop what you make of the impact that this tournament had and will have going forward

on women's football?— had and will have going forward on women's football? well, you know, i remember— on women's football? well, you know, i remember back - on women's football? well, you know, i remember back right i on women's football? well, you know, i remember back right at| know, i remember back right at the start of the tournament, i think it was the second game at eden park in auckland, i remember overhearing this little girl, probably about five or six years old, thank you dad, dad, why is it not the all blacks plane? referring to the new zealand's rugby league team. i link people will be more aware of football and will have fallen in love with the game. i think we will see a huge uptake in the number of people watching football, heading involved and certainly in the number of kids playing football, too. we've already heard in australia there is going to be a huge fund to support women's sport in the coming years, but internationally, interestingly, i think the spotlight might actually fall a bit more on the problems that still exist in the women's game. we see so many teams talking about underfunding, lack of support. i think that is where the conversation is going to shift before the next world cup. oliver moody reporting for us from the women's world cup in

australia, thank you very much. we will have plenty more news coming for you at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. good morning. our weekend may well have started off wet and windy, but we closed out the story with some sunshine and some warmth. in fact, in suffolk, we saw highs of 26 degrees on sunday afternoon. now mixed fortunes with our week ahead. in fact, we're going to start off monday for england and wales under this area of high pressure. but low pressure over the next few days will dominate further north and that will bring some rain, some of it heavy at times. early morning, patchy low cloud, mist and fog will quickly fade away across england and wales with a light south—westerly breeze, the sunshine will start to kick in and take over. but further north and west, some of that rain turning quite heavy through northern ireland and north—west scotland as we close out the afternoon

here, only around 16 or 17 degrees, but at the highest values further south of 25 celsius, that's 77 fahrenheit. now, as we go through monday evening and over into tuesday, we'll see that rain turning quite patchy as it pushes its way steadily southwards with quite a lot of cloud around. we keep those temperatures around 1a or 15 degrees and clearing skies maybe around 12 or 13 celsius. but that weather front could bring a little spot or two of light rain across north wales, over into northern england. behind it, there will be some showers on tuesday, a breezier day, not quite as warm again, 19 to 21 degrees. but we keep the sunshine across central and southern england 25 celsius once again. now, as we push through the middle part of the week, there's another weather front that's going to be pushing in across the south—west, still under the influence of low pressure further north. so it's quite a messy story.

through midweek, we could have a little bit of patchy rain through wales into the midlands, but this frontal system is the dividing line between some pretty humid air pushing up from the south, highs of 26 degrees quite possible and noticeably fresher air further north, 16 to 18 degrees at the very best. but it's the fresher air that's going to win out as we go through towards the end of the week. low pressure drifts just that a little bit further south and east, a northwesterly wind direction will take over and that's going to push that warm russet tones, the temperatures in the mid 20s, it's going to push it back over to the near continent so that fresher feel will arrive for all. so our week ahead will be rain at times into the north. warmer for the south until friday.

beijing makes a move to boost growth as china falters in its post—pandemic recovery. spain wins the world cup with the tournament a watershed moment for women's football. so, what's next for the sport? hi there. welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. we begin in china which in about a5 minutes is expected where the economy is trying to be supported. the central bank

has just cut one of its court lending rates. it is a one—year loan crime rate and it is now at a fresh record low of 3.a5% but it has decided to leave its five year rate unchanged at a.2%. in recent weeks we have had a slew of economic data which showed growth is slowing in the world's second biggest economy and on sunday the countries of central bank also urged banks to increase lending to companies to boost growth. daniel murray from private bank efgam told me what he makes of china's current economic challenges. it is certainly true that china's economy has reacted more with a windpipe rather than a bang post the covid reopening, and i think one of the challenges the chinese authorities face is in terms of getting into the right policy mix to really kickstart the economy, and when you look at the scale of this thing that is supplied from china in a post—covid environment it pales into insignificance relative to the scale of stimulus applied in other countries at similar stages of the economic

cycles, so they are certainly facing an uphill battle. indeed.