. —— ben rich. -- ben rich. you can see itjust -- ben rich.h. you can see it 'ust here on our earlier satelliteh -- ben rich. you can see itjust- here on our earlier satellite image, but the centre of the storm is forecast to make landfall across northern parts and move on. it could cause some flash flooding here, but tokyois cause some flash flooding here, but tokyo is likely to be spared the worst. the outer rain bands could bring some pretty wet weather in tokyo during tuesday, but nothing expected to cause any real disruption for the olympics. once those showers move through during tooth tuesday, the rest of the week looks drier and brighter, and it should stay quite hot and humid with highs of 32 degrees. the heat�*s not only affecting sports like rowing and running, but archery and shooting as well. professor mike tipton has studied the effects of extreme environments on athletes and helped prepare the team gb. it's notjust the direct effects of temperature on the tissues, it also indirect effects through becoming dehydrated, it's also i

. -- been rich -- ben rich from bbc weather. >> the air has been sinking in warming, allowing temperaturesimb day by day. this is not an uncommon situation in the summer. wire the temperatures so high -- why are temperatures so high? scientists suspect climate change. >> journalist brandy engine lives in edmonson, canada. she spoke to the bbc earlier and it was 9:00 a.m.. she is describing living in her basement to get away from the heat. >> we got up early this morning and let our dog out. sadie is beside me, our seven-month-old puppy. we are living in the basement were but this cooler in our 1957 bungalow. the temperatures are cooler downstairs. i have been watering my garden like crazy. the temperatures can burn the leaves and kill plants. >> best wishes to randy and her family and dog. the extreme heat will cause wildfires. some communities in british columbia are already on an evacuation alert. here is georgina smith in vancouver. >> >> these conditions here in bc present huge fire danger. the dry heat is drying out. it was already a dry desert. any lightning strike that might happen

. _ the latest forecast now from ben rich.is on hold now, not least across parts of northern scotland. we have this met office amber warning in force, stretching from aberdeenshire across this swathe of the highlands, heavy and persistent rain bringing the risk of flooding and travel disruption. and as you can see from the earlier radar, there has been some really very wet weather across this part of scotland so far today. and elsewhere, plenty of these big downpours and thunderstorms, some particularly heavy ones across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland come into northern england, and persistent rain continues throughout the afternoon across parts of northern scotland. it is quite windy out there, the showers could well see gusts of a0 mph or more, but generally these strong winds will help to bridge those showers along. so hopefully if you get a shower it should not be with you for quite such a long time as we have had at times over the last few days. and quite a cool feel as well, 17 to 20 celsius. through this e

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.ekend, for some some very wet weather. heavy thundery downpours, especially in the south, drier weather further north and west. these big blobs of cloud blossoming to life, we have seen quite a lot of lightning from this cloud as this heavy thundery rain approaches the far south—west through the day. still this amber warning from the met office through the rest of the day across northern ireland. sunny spells and the odd rogue thunderstorm. gusty wind developing for southern counties of england is the heavy thundery rain approaches. another warm day across the north west of england, western scotland and northern ireland. 29 or 30, cooler further east into this evening and tonight, the heavy thundery bursts of rain really move north into southern parts of england, perhaps south wales as well. a lot of low cloud and mist and murk for eastern parts of scotland and england and another pretty warm night overnight close of 15 or 16 or 17 in places. this area of low pressure in the south is g

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.some heavy thundery downpours but the further north and west you are actually there's still a lot of dry weather in the forecast. for the rest of this afternoon, still this met office amber extreme heat warning in force for northern ireland. most of the uk, sunny spells and the odd rogue thunderstorm through the rest of the day, but gusty winds developing down to the south with some thundery rain approaching. a cooler day for most places but toward the north—west of the uk, 28—29, maybe 30 degrees once again, across parts of northern ireland. then through this evening and tonight, heavy, thundery rain will drift up from the south affecting southern england, wales, the midlands, east anglia through tomorrow. torrential downpours at times with a risk of flooding. low cloud again for north sea coasts but for western scotland, northern ireland, we hold onto some sunshine and some warmth with highs of 26 degrees. we look ahead to sunday. a lot of dry weather around, especially towards the n

here's ben rich. good evening. we haven't been short of today is rain. drenching downpours and thunderstorms have affected many places. and in northern scotland, the rain has been heavy and persistent and we still have this met office amber warning in force, with that wet weather continuing on through the evening and into the night and then sinking its way a little further southwards as well, getting in across northern ireland through the early hours of thursday. for england and wales, showers taking a while to fade, but most places should be dry by the end of the night. compared with some we've had recently, it's going to be a relatively cool and fresh night as well. so low pressure will still be close by during tomorrow, this low drifting slowly eastwards. this next little area of low—pressure racing in from the southwest will start to influence the weather as we head towards the end of the day. but across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, we can expect a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of rain at tim

time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich.he spell of hot weather goes on and the very hottest weather is shifting west. the eastern coasts at the moment it is a little cooler at 19 degrees. london courier than this time yesterday and the highest temperatures across parts of northern ireland and the south west of england. close to 30 degrees at the moment at exeter airport. and in these areas we still have extreme heat warnings with the potential of a risk to health and transport infrastructure. lots of sunshine to go with that he does well. you can see all this low cloud plaguing some coasts in north—east england, particularly north east scotland. for the afternoon a lot of sunshine, some thunderstorms down to the south—east. 0ne some thunderstorms down to the south—east. one or two elsewhere and the highest temperatures across western areas, 30 in parts of northern ireland, 31 across parts of the west country. some thunderstorms rumbling into the evening. most places dry and another evening where temperatures will be held up

time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. today, but the really big story was in northern ireland where, as you can see, it was beach weather in county down, and temperatures at ballywatticock got all the way up to 31.2 celsius — and that is northern ireland's highest temperature on record. plenty of other places not too far behind, but in shetland, lerwick only got up to 13 celsius this afternoon because we had a lot of cloud around. you can see this on the satellite picture, a lot of cloud generally across the northwest of scotland, there was the odd spot of rain here, quite a brisk wind, and elsewhere, it was sunshine all the way. but as we head through this evening and overnight, we will bring more of that cloud down across the north and the west of scotland, with some rain in the far north. northern ireland will cloud over, as well, turning quite murky in places. clear spells further south, a warm night with temperatures in some of the towns and cities no lower than 16—17 celsius. into tomorrow, for england and wales, ex

here's ben rich.terday northern ireland broke its all—time temperature record for the second time in less than a week. the question is will temperatures climb even higher today and so far in northern ireland the highest temperature we have seen is at armagh above 29 degrees and the warmest place of all so far today is aberystwyth at 31, compare that with aberdeen atjust 15 degrees. why the difference? the satellite picture makes it clear, aberdeen has a lot of low cloud, mr and mark stretching into the north—east of england, tending to retreat to the coast but lingering in places this afternoon. elsewhere, a lot of sunshine, one or two isolated thunderstorms popping up two isolated thunderstorms popping up at some of those really heavy, quite a lot of rainfall in places, highest temperatures in the west, 32 in northern ireland, would once again break that record and further east it is a bit cooler especially for the north sea coast, more in the way of cloud and we still have these met office extreme h

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.g to bump into this area of high pressure and what that will do is provide more of an easterly wind, which will push the hottest weather towards the western side of the uk. that is where we still have extreme heat warnings, amber warnings, from the met office. across the south—west of england, parts of wales, the south west midlands and also northern ireland. heat that could cause problems for health and infrastructure. lots of sunshine to go with it through the afternoon. a bit of extra cloud for some northern and eastern coasts of scotland. and a few isolated thunderstorms popping up. the highest temperatures likely to be across the south—west midlands, south east wales and into the west country. highs of around 31 degrees. we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms rumbling on into the evening. most places will be dry. and it's another one of those nights where you will head off to bed with temperatures still up in the 20s in most places. it will be very uncomfortable for sleep

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello.have amber extreme heat warnings from the met office covering northern ireland, parts of southern wales, the midlands and into the south west of england. we're seeing some of the highest temperatures today across these western areas, values into the low 30s celsius. further east, it is quite a lot cooler for some of these north sea coasts, where we're keeping more and although most places are dry with sunshine, we've got one or two scattered thunderstorms which will rumble on into the evening. 0vernight will bring more of this low cloud in across northern and eastern scotland, eastern coasts of england. these are the overnight lows by the end of the night, 17—18 degrees, so not a particularly fresh night, a bit tricky for sleeping. and then as we head into friday, still rather cloudy for some of these eastern coastal areas. lots of sunshine elsewhere. just the odd shower, but cloud and rain gathering to the far south west. the breeze strengthening. highest temperatures in the west, 29,

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich hello. the heat is now beginning to ebb away.pours but further north and west you are actually there is still a lot of dry weather in the forecast. the rest of the afternoon, still this met office and the extreme heat warning. most of the best sunny spells with the odd thunderstorm through the rest of the day but sunny spells of ripping down to the south and a cooler day for most places. high temperatures once again at three this evening into light heavy thundery rain will drift up light heavy thundery rain will drift up from the south affecting southern england, the wales, the midlands, east anglia. low cloud again for north—east coast but western scotland, northern ireland we hold onto some sunshine and some warmth with highs of 26 degrees. looking ahead to sunday, a lot of dry weather abound, especially towards the north—west. more thunderstorms in the and east.

here�*s ben rich.e these big clouds blossoming to life on the satellite picture, just to the south—west of the uk, that cloud has been producing a lot of rain and lightning and that is heading our way. thundery downpours spreading into southern england, perhaps south wales by the end of tonight. a lot of mist and murk and low cloud for eastern and central scotland, the eastern and central scotland, the eastern side of england, on another warm night. 17 is low for liverpool. into saturday, where you are closest to this area of low pressure, that is where you have the potential for intense downpours and thunderstorms. it won�*t be raining all the time across the southern half of england or wales, across the southern half of england orwales, but across the southern half of england or wales, but when the downpours do arrive, they could give a lot of rain in a short space of time with reasoning —— frequent lightning and hale and gusty winds. this lyle cloud hugs the coast of scotland and north east england,

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening.ireland. 31.2 celsius in county down — that's northern ireland's highest temperature on record. it was cooler though across the far north of scotland, 13 the high in lerwick this afternoon because of more cloud — that cloud rolling down across the northwest of scotland, even the odd spot of rain here through the night. northern ireland will tend to cloud over, as well, clear spells across much of england and wales on what will be quite a warm night, 15—17 celsius in some of the bigger town and city centres. into tomorrow, england and wales once again seeing plenty of hot sunshine, northern ireland and scotland generally having a bit more cloud — although that should tend to break up to give some spells of sunshine. a slightly cooler day across the northern half of the uk, highest temperatures will be found further south — london likely to get up to 31 celsius. could see the odd shower down towards the south east on monday, most places will be dry, not quite as warm as it has been. hell

time for a look at the weather here's ben rich. good evening. has happened three times in less than a week. 31.4 degrees this afternoon, yet another provisional new temperature record for northern ireland. and northern ireland one of the slowest places to call down as well. this warning expires at midnight but this one covering northern ireland continues throughout tomorrow. with the heat today we have seen showers and storms popping up across south—west scotland, parts of the midlands and wales as well. where we have the showers and storms, they will rumble around for a time this evening. a lot of cloud rolling in once again, and those are the very lowest temperatures you can expect by the end of the night, it's another one night for most of us. tomorrow a lot of cloud for not only scotland down the eastern side of england, retreating towards the north—east coast through the day. other areas seeing sunshine

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the weather now with ben rich. hello.ing in force for heavy and persistent rain, which brings the risk of flooding and travel disruption. the rain continuing here as we head through the rest of the day. southern scotland, brighter, but with some heavy thundery showers, and for northern ireland, england and wales, a story of sunny spells and some of those really intense downpours, with thunder and lightning, some hail and gusty winds, generally quite a windy day, particularly down towards the south, and top temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees. that is a bit disappointing for this time of year. through this evening and tonight, the showers continue for a time across england and wales, only slowly fading. northern ireland and scotland will continue to see cloud and some outbreaks of rain it will be a relatively cool night, compared with some we have had recently. as we head through the next couple of days, more showers or longer spells of rain in the forecast, especially in the north during thursday, and in the south during fri

time for a look at the weather here's ben rich. some warmth and sunshine have been in short supply.ice amber warning scotland. there is a met office amberwarning in parts scotland. there is a met office amber warning in parts of northern scotland, with the risk of flooding and disruption through the rest of this evening. that rain in scotland will sing its way southwards overnight, getting into northern ireland as well. for england

time for a look at the weather here's ben rich. some warmth and sunshine have been in short supply. rain, certainly has not been. plenty of heavy downpours. look at this map from the last few hours, lighting up like a christmas tree with the lightning strikes and more persistent rain across northern scotland. there is a met office amber warning scotland. there is a met office amberwarning in parts scotland. there is a met office amber warning in parts of northern scotland, with the risk of flooding and disruption through the rest of this evening. that rain in scotland will sing its way southwards overnight, getting into northern ireland as well. for england and wales the showers and storms slowly fading. most places will be dry by tomorrow morning and a slightly cooler, fresher night than we have been used to. into tomorrow, across the northern half of the uk, scotland, northern ireland, northern england we will see outbreaks of rain at times. further south in wales, east anglia and the south east, a fighting chance of seeing some sunshine and just the odd shower. then you see the n

with me is our weather presenter ben rich. actually a dutch name.ay. no stranger to severe weather like this in the southwest what it is coming at a time when you say there are many people on holiday in that part of the world of the moment. and also the storms do not come around that often in the summer. hopefully we will have a look at some graphics and there we are. there is the amber warning from the met office with the second—highest tier of warning they will issue. it covers cornwall in the aisles of silly in particular and the culprit is an area of low pressure which is working its way in particular and the culprit is an area of low pressure which is working its way into the west. it is quite a deep, small area of low pressure and it is making a beeline for that southwest part of england. i was hoping to show you some more but we cannot. but i will talk you through it. but we cannot. but i will talk you through it— through it. your words are as effective _ through it. your words are as effective as _ through it. your words are as effective as

our weather presenter ben rich is here.runt of the file. absolutely. the interesting _ brunt of the file. absolutely. the interesting thing _ brunt of the file. absolutely. the interesting thing about _ brunt of the file. absolutely. the interesting thing about this - brunt of the file. absolutely. the interesting thing about this heat| interesting thing about this heat wave is most parts of the uk, actual temperatures he had been seeing have not been that extraordinary. we have not broken any records, this afternoon in northern ireland, we got up to 31.3 degrees. in the context of the rest of the uk, that does not sound especially high, but until saturday, northern ireland never got above 30 degrees. it broke the record on saturday and it appears probationary to have broken the record again today. just several days later. this record is still provisionalfrom days later. this record is still provisional from the met office and needs to be quality controlled and checked but it looks as if we are on for a new record in northe

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. that evening.s of heavy rain at times across southern england, wales, east anglia with some broader gaps in between but the showers intense and to cause localised disruption. we will seek some of the mist and merck for north sea coast and requesting lastingly much of scotland and particularly west and northern ireland will seek sunny spells and still some relative warmth with highs of 26 degrees. states drive to the northwest on sunday but with more thunderstorms in the southeast. hello, this is bbc news with jane hill. the headlines... the greatest show on earth — but with no spectators. 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will compete in this year's tokyo olympics. the 32nd summer games was declared open as the olympic flame was lit at the spectaclar opening ceremony. a high courtjudge rules there should be a new investigation into whether state agencies might have prevented the 0magh bombing in 1998. thousands of workers in the food supply chain in england no longer need to isolate if p

here's ben rich. good morning.sunshine for most. the odd shower, low cloud across eastern coast and thundery rain approaching the far south—west with a strengthening breeze. low is low is that they have been for some of us but still up to 28 or 29. as we had three this evening and overnight and into tomorrow we will see heavy and thundery rain pushing into east anglia and part of wales, thunderstorm scattered. still rain for localised flooding and flooding. drier, brighterand for localised flooding and flooding. drier, brighter and warmerfurther drier, brighter and warmer further west. drier, brighter and warmerfurther west. temperatures across western scotland and northern ireland up to 25 or 26. it stays dry to the north—west on sunday, more thunderstorms in the south—east, cooler for all of us. thank you very much. that is it from the news team for now. now is the time for the news wherever you are in the country, bye—bye. hello this is bbc news with jane hill. we will turn first to some news that has just come

ben brown will be here in a moment, but before that, a look at the weather with ben rich.0s in most places. it will be very comfortable for sleeping. temperatures fall much further through the night but it will bring more cloud in through northern and eastern scotland, parts of eastern england. much of that will retreat back towards the coast tomorrow. for many spots it is a fine and sunny day. a couple of thunderstorms popping up, especially across western areas i suspect and that is where we will have the highest temperatures. because this easterly wind will be pushing the hot air further west was. northern ireland could get to 31 degrees and that will challenge the new temperature record that was setjust last the new temperature record that was set just last weekend. the new temperature record that was setjust last weekend. whereas temperatures will be lower across eastern coastal areas. here, we will see more cloud of friday, low cloud with mist and murk are much of that retreating to the coast. one or two showers, but this rain towards the south—west and temperatures

ben: and end date, that's all we have time for. this is been such a very richscussion and i'm hoping to continue with his into the future and export these kinds of issues. we would love to have you both back with us again sometime. so jillian york and ben thank you very much and also thank to all of you in the audience and all watching on c-span. we hope w to see you all soon pretty sweet if this is great i hope to join you again. if you want to find me and ask questions i'm on twitter a lot. thanks again. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ >> tonight on book tv i truly author of the book reagan rising in other biographies of the former president. i will talk with former congresswoman jane about her bucket, arguing that the united states is confronting difficult national security problems and also the conversation with the author of the book, breaking news exposing establishment medias deals and secret secret corruption. a book tv, tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "c-span2" read. >> weekends on "c-span2" brings you the best in history and nonfiction books on saturdays amer

rich edson along the border. thank you. let's bring in our panel ben domenech publisher of the federalist.ara liasson national political correspondent of "national public radio" and jason riley "wall street journal" columnist manhattan institute and author of the new book maverick a biography of thomas sowell. jason, let me start with you. your thoughts about the biden speech. talk of mandates for vaccinations on federal employees. talks of mandating masks and where we go from here. >> well, bret, according to the cdc, something like 97% or more of the people being hospitalized for covid are unvaccinated. that sounds to me like the priority should be vaccinating people. not getting people to go back to masking. but what i think is really frustrating the public here we don't have metrics. what's the goal. what's the acceptable rate of hospitalizations or infection? or covid deaths? before we return back to normal? and the problem is tt the bureaucrats and politicians keep moving the goal post. we originally told we didn't want to overwhelm our healthcare system. have lines outside of hospit

rich local produce. the region has been on the western economic restriction since the 2014 referendum on rejoining russia, which was not recognized internationally on t as thomas fast ben has been finding out what it's like for foreigners to live and do business in crimea. ah, ladies. today the peninsula is not only a favorite tourist, as it is also an inviting place for entrepreneurs line large and small russian and foreign, and those returning to the land. their relatives once viewed as home. like for example, willy martin, as descendant of the mennonite immigrants of the 18th century, his lands are stillness large. his grandfather for the $205.00 hector's is no easy ride. for now, he has pride in his $500.00 goats that he farms from milk, and his next step would be making cheese. and talking about identity to who are you now? who do you feel more like russian german crime in european when i'm in russia, they tell me mom. ok, you're, you're a peon. when i come to germany, they tell me that i'm a catholic, russian. i do not know who else is, but i don't feel like one when they tell me that i'm a man and i, i say, yes, it is true. is there a certain crime in identity?

this has been such a very rich discussion and i hope to continue with this into the future and explore issues and oliver future programming. jillian and ben thank you so much and those of you in the audience and watching on c-span c-span. say thank you so much. this was really great and i hope to join you again and you want to find me and ask other questions him on twitter a lot. thanks again. >> republicans and democrats have all sorts of angles and antitrust is just one of them but they coalesce on we need to have antitrust laws and we need to use more antitrust support to go after tech companies but they have different reasons for doing so even though they coalesce on the same position. for democrats it's rooted in a very typical for democrats to lean towards big businesses in general and corporations in general entity shrink them down to size and for republicans it really has a culture war against technology companies in general. they perceived biased either in the way they moderate content or their culture. it's really tied to their general feeling that tech companies are out to get them. >> i'm of excited to be here to interview two

rich" areas poorer in order to benefit the most deprived. let's speak to the conservative mayor of the tees valley — ben houchen. good afternoon to you. area, why does it work? i make it work in your area, why does it work? ~ �* , ., ,., , it work? i think it's the reason why the government _ it work? i think it's the reason why the government and _ it work? i think it's the reason why the government and our— it work? i think it's the reason why . the government and our recommitting to further devolution deals across the country because where you provide a set of powers in a level of autonomy of funding, we've got a funding settlement with government that last of the next 30 years. that you are allowed to take local school decisions using local powers to me that money to be able to affect those decisions or you don't have to go back to ask for money and bid with other people. and you're able to effect change that you know is beneficial to your local area. that can only be a good thing. there is a whole discussion and argument whether we need more powers and more money. 0ther whether we need more powers and more money. other areas that