laura bicker is in graceland and sent this report.ust 21, elvis changed the face and sound of rock and roll forever. record labels said they were looking for a "white man with a negro sound". they got it. some saw his music as dangerous, as crossing racial boundaries. his death broke the heart of thousands. this is the moment fans have been waiting for. lisa marie presley stands at the gates of graceland to welcome them in. solemnly they light a candle, make their pilgrimage up the hill to pay tribute at elvis presley's grave. he was the coolest man in the world, you know. he loved all people, you know, it doesn't matter where you come from. my mum was an elvis fan so she had music playing when i was in the womb. so i owe it to my mother to be an elvis fan. what's so special about elvis? i like his snarl. his what? his snarl. can you do it for me? that's pretty good! a0 years on, a visit to graceland is it pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands of people. and so elvis does live on. his influence on modern music and in his fans who belie

>>> plus, love me tender. 40 years after his death, devoted fans gathering at graceland to celebrate elvis presley. we'rhe including his former lover linda thompson. >> he was not in control. >> and his daughter and duet partner, lisa marie. >> i got more emotional during that record than i've ever gotten. >> sharing pictures and stories from their private relationships with the king. >>> but first here tonight, the "nightline" 5. >>> number 1 is coming fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of you contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee.

>>> plus, love me tender. 40 years after his death, devoted fans gathering at graceland to celebrate elvis presley. we're hearing from some of the people who knew him best, including his former lover linda thompson. >> he was not in control. >> and his daughter and duet partner, lisa marie. >> i got more emotional during that record than i've ever gotten. >> sharing pictures and stories from their private relationships with the king. >>> but first here tonight, the "nightline" 5. >>> number 1 is coming ♪ >>> number 1 is coming ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. at a time when this country is consumed by the story of hate and violence that played out in charlottesville, virginia the president for many americans has brought little comfort. his remarks at a fiery news conference yesterday have been criticized for emboldening hate groups, and now some are worried that a rally scheduled for this weekend in boston is only going to escalate things. tonight we hear from many different perspectives in our divided nation in our new series "american flash point." >> you will not replace us! >> you had s

. >>> and the faithful flock to graceland to celebrate the life of the king. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm phillip mena and i'm frances rivera. >>> the president of the united states reigniting a fire storm, unnerving many across the country as you see in national headlines here. fake president reads the "chicago sun-times". mr. trump painted white nationalists and alt-right members as victims as what he described club-wielding members. >>> one dead and 19 others were injured in charlottesville. this morning the chicago sun-times the editorial board is referring to the president as the bigot in chief. the new york times claimed that trump himself took the talking points of the white nationali nationalists. >> here's the president claiming that the white national protesters were the real victims. >> what about the alt-left that came charging as you said to the alt-right. do they have any semblance of guilt? let me ask you this. what about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands swinging clubs? do they have an

>> today graceland is a successful museum, but when elvis died, his estate was in financial trouble.ded to preserve his legacy. >> so he always had this dream. >> to keep graceland, absolutely. and when i was told that -- that we couldn't afford the taxes and that we should probably sell it, i said, there's no way we're going to do that. and they said, but elvis would be forgotten in six months. so i then had to roll up my sleeves and go on a path of my own to start finding help to keep it. >> a private man when he was home in memphis, these rare home movies of his daily life are treasured by his family. >> do you ever just go back and look, and say, oh. i forgot about that? or look of the that? >> we do, but we didn't really have that many because the home movies -- he gave me a camera, and people didn't like camera ras, and we didn't have social media or sellfies. i can't imagine elvis doing a selfie. it's not like him. >> i think elvis might have taken a sell fe oar two. >>> from remembering elvis to celebrating madonna. she turned 59 today, and how does she celebrate? >> how abou

according to graceland, he sold over is billion records worldwide. >>> they tried to kill my child to. well, guess what, you just magnified her. [applause] >> her mother and mourners gathered to honor heather heyer, the charlottesville woman killed by a white supremacist. i'm leslie foster. heyer was remembered for standing up to white supremacist. she was killed last weekend when a car counter protestors. organizers of today's ceremony ask people to wear purple. heyer's favorite color. >> i lost my daughter. and as i look at all you guys, you loved her too. >> this is a moment of healing and it began today. it felt really good to be together today with a message of healing and of love, of tolerance, compassion. >> police stepped up security around the memorial theater. mid rumors that white supremacist might try to disrupt the event. they did not. that service was held a few blocks from where heyer was mowed down on the charlottesville downtown mall. as nornther virginia borough -- those are determined to make her legacy storm. >> heather heyer was killed right there and this memoria

westgate has teamed up with graceland to unveil the first permanent elvis exhibit outside of gracelandere are hundreds of never-before-seen artifacts, and the elvis experience, which re-creates his performances with live bands in the very same showroom where it all began 59 years ago. guess what? there's even a wedding chapel. >> we made a deal to basically make this graceland west -- a 30,000-square-foot museum where people could come see pieces of history from elvis that they've never seen before. graceland has warehouses full of items that have never been on display. so, we're gonna be an extension of graceland. people will be able to see elvis performances with 40-piece orchestras and backup singers and just like if they were here back in the '70s. >> and the towering building itself -- well, it's slowly being converted from the hotel to a giant time-share complex. >> there's 300 beautiful suites included in 3,000 rooms. it's very unusual that 10% of your rooms are suites. we have three sky villas on the roof that are 15,000 square feet each. we took a couple hundred hotel rooms an

the company that operates graceland says the fee provides access to a new entertainment complex on thehe sudden death of elvis presley sent shock waves around the world and he was mourned by millions of his fans. here is how david brinkley covered the story on nbc nightly news 40 years ago today. >> good evening. elvis presley died today. he was 42. apparently it was a heart attack. he was found at his home in memphis not breathing. his road manager tried to revive him. he failed. a hospital tried to revive him, it failed. his doctor pronounced him dead at 3:00 this afternoon. the end at an early age of one of the two most spectacular careers in the history of american entertainment, the other being frank sinatra's. long after he became an institution, here what how presley looked and sounded on an nbc television special four seasons ago. ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog ♪ ♪ crying all the time ♪ well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine ♪ >> wow, fascinating to go back in time like that. >> interesting to watch that. i was

. >> reporter: as she chronicled "a little thing called love", she was moved into his graceland residencemorous moment would enter lore forever. >> robert goulet happened to be on tv singing. ♪ if ever i would leave you >> and he says, honey, step out of the room. he starts to reach for his gun, i can't stand to watch this any longer. so i closed the door heine behi and i hear boom, boom, boom. i walk back in, and the television's display at elvis presley's memphis. a new theme of shops, restaurants across from graceland, a $137 billion bet that elvis fans will continue to make the trip to reexperience his legend. his backup singers performing "sweet sweet spirit" after they sang it at his funeral. ♪ in the presence of the lord >> he's one of the greatest singers and entertainers of all time. never seen anything like him. back then we didn't have the smoke and the fire and explosives on stage. it was hem aic him and the musi. >> so elvis presley not a fan of robert goulet. now we know. >> he's one of top-selling artists of all time. >> and the songs are still good. they have more than sto

lisa marie presley stands at the gates of graceland to welcome the men. suddenly the light a candle make their pilgrimage up the hill. to pay tribute to elvis presley's grave. due to a this is a. court as best man in the world you know. he eh he lost all of the people you know doesn't matter. way accounts well no it doesn't i would skin color you as you know. can you remember the fat record you had. yards trying to go to. because my mom was a no lose fantasy had music playing. in the wounds all. i owe it to my mother to me and all this. are all. ntfc. i just want. the sense. welcome no forever. record label said they woul. like. no se. they call it. some saw his music. luger's as crossing we should remember. before. we do . turned it into rock and rol. your music was your parents miss. here. we have our own music and it was dangerous music. maybe religion or politics didn't bridge these gaps. the music that. and elvis was right on that leading edge. late. many saw elvis presley on stage for the first time. to him it wasn't just the pain people's a cypripe

>> according to graceland, he sold over 1 billion records worldwide and five hall of fame. the coroner ruled his death a heart attack. he was 42. we'll be right back. >>> well, today's tip of the day is going to be is going to be with grapefruit. i do citrus once in a while when it comes to the fall. summertime, like now, all the summer fruits, summer grapes and melons, why grapefruit? because these are coming from california. and let me tell you something, this grapefruit is good. years ago, it was bitter. new variety coming out. look at the juice and the color. and the aroma is beautiful. but selection and storage is very important. oh, smells so good. when you buy them, you want to make sure, like all citrus, heavy for their size packed with juice and not pulp. skin a nice color all the way around. light rose color means they will be nice and colorful on the inside. and when you bring them home, like all citrus, store them on the counter, never in the refrigerator. grapefruit this time of year, great for your diet. it's full of nutritional value and super food, only 35 c

his fiance' ginger alden found him dead from heart attack inside graceland he sold more than 1 billionshe actually released a book called i think elvis and ginger. and she said that in the end, he actually, upping, she was concerned about his drug use that pacts would arrive there at graceland and that his drug use and his love of weapons was a bad combination. one time he got upset at the plumbing so she saw him get a big gun and head into the bathroom to shoot up the toilet because he was opposite set with it. >> all righty. up next -- >> good story. >> more interesting news, watch tmz followed by inside edition at midnight. stay tuned for chasing news at 12:30 and simpsons much that's what she wrote anyhow in her book. we're back here at "good day philadelphia". we got fog descending. sue serio and bob kelly got you covered. >> any parting words, guys. >> happening right now on good day philadelphia, president trump doubles down in list response t to charlottesville. >> what about the alt left, as you say, the alt right? do they have any assemblance of guilt? what about they came ch

and he still has fans all shook up as thousands descended on graceland to prove that elvis lives at leastn their hearts. here's nbc's catie beck. ♪ everybody let's rock >> reporter: the king of rock 'n' roll gone 40 years. his legacy unforgettable. ♪ return to sender >> reporter: his music unmatched. ♪ viva las vegas ♪ you saw me crying >> reporter: elvis presley's country gospel voice, the signature swivel of his hips. ♪ the world couldn't help falling in love. >> i did. i grew up loving elvis. >> reporter: a burning love for nancy craft, president of an elvis fan club in houston, texas. >> when i get to heaven, there will be two people that i'll be seeing. first, my husband. and then elvis. >> reporter: she's one of an estimated 80,000 fans in memphis, tennessee, this week, for the 40th anniversary of presley's death. the annual event lets fans relish artifacts of the past. nancy travels there twice a year with her friend dolores. since 2001 planning every outfit and hour of elvis week. >> let's wear jailhouse rock on sunday. >> that is one thing we have a lot of, and that's t-shirts. >

see how his fans are honoring the king of rock and roll at graceland next. >>> welcome back. a lot of people are hitting the road. they'll be looking for the best seats to watch the solar eclipse. >> and that means higher gas prices. those increases will happen along the eclipse's path of totality. those are the areas where the moon will completely cover the sun. the path runs from the northeast to the southwest and those are the areas where people will flock to come monday. idaho and utah have already seen big gas prices in the last week. meantime wildlife experts at the philadelphia zoo will be watching the eclipse and the animals there. zoo keepers say animal behavior may change depending how dark it gets and if the temperature drops. nocturnal animals may start to wake up and start moving while animals sleep at night may start getting ready for bed. >> animals are very attentive to their environment. and primates and other animals are pretty smart so i can imagine them being interested in something that is different. they'll recognize it as this is not something part of o

august 19, with the prize trip to graceland. about 30 elvises will come.ompetitions taking place even today, even after elvis pass to wait 40 yea rs today, even after elvis pass to wait 40 years ago. his legend lives on, especially in the philippines! yes. at my radio station, we have been playing elvis all these years. where nationwide. in fact, we are also correspondence for bbc radio here. and i can see, ramon ‘rj'jacinto, that you are ready to play it one of your favourite songs by ollett presley. i know one of them is blue suede shoes. —— elvis presley. # blue suede shoes # fantastic. there are so many impersonators of elvis presley in asia. notjust his rock songs, but many people also love to sing his love songs, especially love me tender. could you players through that they could you play us a few lines? of love me tender? i love elvis presley. thank you so much for joining us on newsday, ramon ‘rj' jacinto, a big fan of elvis presley. this is the europe, but peter... love me tender, love me sweet... —— this is for you, but peter sharma. —— babita s

check out the scene at graceland as well. the singer's famous estate in memphis.usands have been flocking there this week and all this time later people say they still feel the connection to him. >> i feel he's here. it's a strange thing. i just feel he's here, like he sees us. i feel we're giving something of us to him after he gave us himself. >> coming up at 7:00 priscilla presley joins the tod"today" sh live from graceland. >> i should have worn my blue suede shoes today. >> you can still get them. >>> a look at the forecast with kari. a nice start to our day. >>> a nice start. have you heard there's going to be an eclipse on monday? i'm kidding. i know it's everywhere. here in the bay area a 75% blockage, and we are going to have some cloudy skies near the coast and sunshine inland. i'll keep you up to date on that. more details on nbcbayarea.com. >>> and we're looking over here well lit by the billboard there. this is palo alto 101. you know this shot well. a nice flow of traffic from 101. i'll tell you what i'm tracking all morning up in the north bay. >>>

. >> we're live at graceland with priscilla presley. >>> and the new necklace that live streams your life. today, wednesday, august 16th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. we have a lot to get to. let's start with our top story. president trump at the center of a new firestorm after pivoting back to his original wake on the weekend violence in virginia. the president said that very fine people took part in the rallies organized by white nationalists. his words sparking immediate outrage. we'll talk about it with john ra kasich of ohio, who ran against donald trump in the primariepri. we begin with hallie jackson. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump finds himself in an unpractices position for an american president. slammed by fellow republicans as he is praised by white supremacists. it's more backlash from that extraordinary exchange with reporters at trump tower. not everybody in the gop is calling out president trump by

. >>> oh, graceland is something of a heartbreak hotel today. elvis, the king of rock and roll, thousands of people are paying their respects, but a lot of them aren't happy they have to actually pay their respects. this year, graceland is charging almost $30 for a wristband to walk around the grounds and visit elvis's grave. graceland says this new policy accounts for crowds and keeps everyone safe. in the past, the memorial was free. >>> there is a service that will allow you to see a movie a day for an entire month for just about $10. we're going tell you about it. i got to find out about this. >>> and i'm going to tell you more about why i spent the morning doing this. riding a roller coaster. yeah, sheena, there it is. >>> back with you now at 11:40 this morning. it's time. it's time to show you the news4 team who took on the national roller coaster day challenge out at six flags this morning. if you watched us earlier on news4 today, you know i was the team captain, right? proud to lead my brave riders into the thrill of the morning. >> re

>> to keep graceland, absolutely.e couldn't afford the taxes in state, and that we should probably sell it, i said there is no way we're going to do that. they said that elvis would be forgotten in six months. so i then had to roll up my sleeves and go on a path of my own to start finding help to keep it. >> a private man when he was home in memphis, these rare movies of his daily life are treasured by his family. do you ever just go back and look and say oh, i forgot than. >> i do. but we didn't really have that many. because home movies, he had given me a camera. and he didn't really like pictures taken, because so many people would take pictures of him. we didn't have social media. we didn't have selfies. can't even imagine elvis doing a selfie. it's not like him. >> and priscilla is involved in the show elvis live in concert where fans to gte to see him projected on a screen accompany bade orchestra. it's a 12-city tour and wraps this weekend in ft. lauderdale. >>> now to 20th anniversary of princess diana's death

august 19, with the prize trip to graceland. about 30 elvises will come.ow. there are competitions taking place even today, even today, after elvis passed away 40 years ago. his legend lives on... yes. ..especially in the philippines! yep. and — and my radio station has been playing elvis all these years. rj fm 100.3. it's nationwide. as a matter of fact, we're — we're also correspondents of bbc radio here. and i can see, rj, you're ready to play a favourite song of yours by elvis presley. and i know one of them is blue suede shoes. you want to hear it? # blue suede shoes # all right! wow, fantastic. there are still so many impersonators of elvis presley in asia. and notjust his rock songs, but many people also love to sing his love songs. right. especially love me tender. maybe you could sing us a few lines here? of love me tender? (sings love me tender) i love elvis presley. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday, ramon ‘rj' jacinto, an elvis impersonator and big fan of elvis presley. here is another love song i love from elvis presley. wise men say

presley's daughter lisa marie joined those who gathered at graceland while tribute concerts have beents. i remember another of years ago now going to this commemoration at graceland and i can tell you from experience that is quite an experience, the feeling, the atmosphere and the fans all night filing past the point where elvis presley is buried. thank you for being with us here outside source, you can always talk to is on the hash tag and there is a lot more on the bbc news website. we have seen a fair bit of sunshine for the first part of the week, perhaps more rain to come during the second half of this week. by the end of the weekend some tropical air thrown into the mix. the rain will clear the way from southern eastern england and then the cloud breaks up another one suddenly get some sunshine and trigger showers in southern england and wales and the midlands. northern england and safety scotland stay dry and sunny, it will feel warmer here as well before we're back into some showers over western scotland and northern ireland. highs of 23 degrees at best. showers continue into

graceland really drives.nk is, our largest demographic isn't the first generation fan it's not our parents and our grandparents, it's actually 20-something and 30-somethings with families. >> and then after that what's next? >> you'd probably be looking at a song publishing catalog. and then his likeness, his name and likeness >> hmm >> when did the 20 to 30-year-olds decide that elvis was cool how did that -- did you have to help with that or just -- >> no. you know what? it's revolutionary is revolutionaries. you go back in histories who is leonardo da vinci, everyone knows who is mozart, who is beethoven. everyone knows elvis was a revolutionary. with a few other people, marilyn man row, andy warhol, all of these people have grown larger since they passed. because what they did was so unique and so amazing. when you go to graceland, people talk about what is america great, was america great, elvis made america great people came out of world war ii, soldiers, who were, you know, were poor, most of them were

debbie, you go to graceland... every year, 12 years now. it is absolutely wonderful.ly connection with complete strangers but you feel you are among friends? i have so many friends i have made from going to memphis every year. we all have something in common, we all love elvis presley. what is his legacy for you? that i love him completely. and he will always be in my heart. thank you all very much forjoining us. lovely to have you. bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a lovely afternoon. i will see you tomorrow. goodbye. in england at the moment. this is in east yorkshire. we have got some rain in the west and this is the recent radar picture. the rain is in northern ireland and are going into western scotland. the rebel move erratically eastwards throughout the day. ledger today, the rain dripping into the west of wales. i heard of that, some increasing cloud, but in many parts of england and wales, dry. sunny spells at times. further north, quite a strong wind. the rain is moving through. through this evening, moving erratically eastward. during thursday, most

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to graceland,k his residence in tennessee, every year.elebrations are expected to draw more than 50,000 people. >> rock 'n roll, the style, it gives you that fire and the spunk. his music transcends our generation. inelvis presley was born mississippi, 19 45. his music career began when he was 13, when he recorded a song it done records. he went on to become one of the ,est selling artist of all time selling more than 500 million records worldwide. he died in 1977 at the age of 42 after a long history of drug abuse. business news now. i'm joined by stephen carroll, starting with china and a warning from the --. >> the chinese economy is growing faster because the government will not rein in what it calls "dangerous levels of that." -- debt," it is said that beijing is putting financial stability at risk by knowing household, local governments, and companies to borrow so much. economy -- china's economy might be growing faster than expected, but that is mostly due to the unsustainable debt, according to the ims. international experience ch

the vigil at graceland estate in memphis started last night and went until sunrise. this year, fans are facing a big change. the estate is charging every person a $28 fee to visit the g. to be free. graceland says the fee also provides access to a new $45 million entertainment complex. elvis was just 42 years old when he died. >> wow. >>> happening today, national roller coaster day, and california's great america planned to celebrate by holding a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest ride. the ride will open next year. it will be a first of its kind and t theheyon surprise by sharing too much info, but one of the expected guests is snoopy. i'm very curious. i love a roller coaster. >> in today's "gma" first look, monday's full solar eclipse is a unique event that has police and other emergency services on high alert. >> authorities across the country taking action to keep people safe. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, millions of americans pouring into those few american cities with the best possible view of the coming eclipse. local sp als,poce andli, emergen

. >> reporter: graceland says the wrist band includes access to the new entertainment complex that immersesisitors. elvis remains the best selling solo artist of all times. at a memorabilia showcase, fans picked through hard to find cds. we caught up with one of his body guards who remembers how the king made every show unique. >> it was only a two song set. the first one to get him on stage and the last one when he was telling me he's ready to go home. he would do anything in between. all for his fans. >> reporter: jailhouse rock was a crowd favorite. >> he was going to be a big star. we all knew it. everybody knew it. >> his fans certainly did. and four decades after his death, they still come. >> and still ahead here on cbs3 eyewitness news, news that can perk you up this morning. we'll show you how one local family wants to bring a philly classic back to life. >> and a call to limit alcoholic drinks at the airport. those stories and more ahead. >> you look at both sides. i think there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it either. >> onc

fans are remembering the king by lining up outside graceland, his home now a museum, for elvis week. but there's now a charge to see his grave -- 30-dollars. a candlelight vigil was held last night and will go through the morning to commemorate the day presley passed away. dense fog advisory for the entire area through 9am - foggy early, then sunny, hot & humid - pm storms thursday and friday - seasonable august warmth through early next week - still expecting fair skies for the eclipse - 5 days away today: fog early. becoming mostly sunny. hot and humid. highs: 87-90 winds: nw to s 5 mph tonight: mainly clear to partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 72-75 winds: sse 5 mph sunny. scattered pm thunderstorms. highs: 85-88 winds: s 5 mph julie toss to break giant has unbelievable pro tip produce prices. : so you'll never have to choose between your favorites. i thought i was your favorite. that's right honey. bye! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. customers on several college campuses can now pick up what they've ordered in a matter of minutes. abc's diane macedo an

fans gathered at graceland, his mansion in memphis. out today finds 8% of americans still believe presley may still be alive. if so, he wasn't home. we'll be right back. >> mason: an army black hawk >> mason: an army black hawk helicopter with a crew of five crashed overnight off the hawaiian island of oahu. they were on a training mission. search teams found a debris field, but no sign of survivors. hopes of finding survivors are dimming in the west african nation of sierra leone. a mudslide killed at least 400 people this week outside the capital. more than 100 were children. 600 are missing. more than 3,000 lost their homes. up next, world war ii vets on the images of neo-nazis marching in america. >> mason: images of neo-nazis on >> mason: images of neo-nazis on the march in charlottesville and elsewhere, are especially disturbing to americans who risked their lives fighting and defeating the nazis overseas. we give these world war ii heroes the final word tonight. here's jericka duncan. >> i am a tuskegee airman. >> i can still te

graceland with priscilla ♪ >>> welcome back, >>> welcome back, everybody.ound graceland to pay tribute to the king of residential. and pricilla presley is at the newly opened complex. good morning to you, ladies. >> reporter: good morning, guys. i'm here with the one and only pricilla presley. we're here in thisr records than any other artist ever and still adding to his collection, is that right? >> that's right. this is yesterday, "if i can dream" went triple platinum and "the wonder of you" gold. >> he still has albums going platinum. >> people really connect with him and he had that beautiful voice. like i said many many times before, you get the feeling he's singing to you. i've experienced that being in the audience and i always thought he sang to me. >> and i'm sure he did. elvis is still king. thousands flocked here yesterday to pay tribute to him. ♪ my baby loves me >> reporter: he became the king of residential. known all over the world by just one name. ♪ >> he broke the mold. he broke the mold, not just in singing style. >> reporter: these recen

the good natured event was won by localjun espinosa who will be packed off to graceland for his efforts frequent across more northern parts of the uk. in scotland, many of them were heavy and thundery. this is one of the clouds working across the skyline of argyll and bute, a big cumulonimbus cloud working into the scottish highlands. some beautiful pictures there. a few showers left over across north—western scotland, for most, a dry start to day. these kind of temperatures first thing in the morning. our weather today is going to be influenced by this. hurricane gert a few days ago was to the east of the united states, but since then it has moved north, and it has been ripped apart by the strong winds of the jet stream. the moist remains of gert are now racing across the atlantic tied in with this normal area of low pressure. sunday starts off for most of us as a much better day. dry weather, a few showers around. more in the way of morning sunshine. in the afternoon, things clouding over a little bit. some bright weather for most of the uk. towards the south—west, a different story.