kate green, thank you very much forjoining us.al leaders are holding a conference aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. the video conference is being coordinated by france's president macron and the united nations. at least 220 people died and 7,000 were injured. 110 people are still missing, 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of ammonium nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the city's port. 0fficials estimate that it caused up to 15 billion dollars worth of damage and a crater that is 43 meters deep. today the uk government has pledged an additional £20 million, around 26 million dollars, to help provide food for the most vulnerable in lebanon. the conference of world leaders follows a day of anti—government protests. many demonstrators called for the government's resignation and even for revolution. today, one minister has quit citing failure to reform. 0ur correspondent tom bateman is in the city centre where the protests took place and gave us this update. this is

the shadow education secretary, kate green, said pupils have a ‘mountain to climb‘ to prepare for exams from the classroom. the government has insisted exams will go ahead next year, whatever the timings. our political correspondent tony bonsignore said the government would not make any decision on exams at the moment, with the overriding priority being the reopening of schools in england and wales. george eustice saying it's far too early to make the decision, but they have talked about it publicly before, something gavin williamson has spoken about with the possibility of a delay if it comes to it. they just say we are not at that position yet. i suspect they think there is political opportunism here from labour and of course remember for labour, the other point is they can keep talking about what happened in august, saying today that they cannot repeat the fiasco we saw, particularly with a—level results. the story seems to be moving towards when the decision is made, so conservative saying is far too early, the labour government saying make the decision now and others saying we need

kate green is the shadow education secretary.t of nervousness on this huge morning for pupils and teachers. —— a lot of nervousness. we can have a quick word with the principal, doctor paula downing. more positive this morning after what was a pretty stressful, more stressful than usual, weak. it's absolutely great to get to today. we are looking at really positive outcomes for all pupils this morning and compared to la st pupils this morning and compared to last thursday we are much happier with where we are this week than la st with where we are this week than last thursday. is the btec results delay affecting you, you have a number of pupils doing them?‘ delay affecting you, you have a number of pupils doing them? a third of our students would be waiting for confirmation of btec results this morning so there is a bit of frustration about the fact that was last—minute yesterday frustration about the fact that was last— minute yesterday evening, frustration about the fact that was last—minute yesterday evening, but we are in the

i spoke to kate green an hour ago, the shadow education secretary, spokesman for labour.t seemed as though labour were on board with this. is that the case or is there some sort of politics at play here? i think they're behind the principle, labour has been clear as the government that getting children back to school in england as a priority. the question however is exactly how you do it and i think there are still political concerns that the government hasn't given enough detail about exactly what this will look like, there are real concerns over the track and trace system and the fact that when schools reopen, you will have a lot more activity in society, notjust kids in classrooms, but parents taking them to school, perhaps pa rents taking them to school, perhaps parents going back to work as they no longer have childcare to worry about, so i think there are some concerns that this is easier said than done and i think what you will see over the next two or three weeks isa see over the next two or three weeks is a lot of pressure on the government to give more detail ab

the shadow education secretary, kate green, said pupils have a "mountain to climb" to prepare for exams the uk government has insisted exams will go ahead next year. tony bonsignore reports. it's only been a few weeks since this year's students got theirfinal grades but what to do about next yea r‘s exams? it's a question that is already testing politicians. labour's answer, delay gcses and a—levels in england until at leastjune, to make up for lost teaching time. we really feel it's important that we put young people first when planning for next year's assessments, and that means giving them as long as possible for teaching and for learning to take place, to make up for the disruption they've already suffered in the school year we've just had and while i hope there won't be disruption in the coming year, i think we've got to accept it's quite possible there may be periods when children have to be out of school again for a time. it's far too early to be saying you're going to postpone things or cancel things as the labour party seem to be saying, that's the wrong approach. what we shoul

we can speak now to the labour mp and shadow education secretary, kate green.entral london. thank you forjoining us. outlined what labour is calling. yellow yes, so we what labour is calling. yellow yes, so we have said we think that the exams should be pushed back next summer exams should be pushed back next summer to the summer term. we want them as late as possible, commensurate with enabling marking and result stay and for universities and result stay and for universities and colleges to carry out their admissions processes but we really feel it is important that we put young people first when planning for next yea r‘s young people first when planning for next year's assessments. that means giving them as long as possible for teaching and learning to take place, to make up for the disruption they have already suffered in the school year we have just had, have already suffered in the school year we havejust had, and while i hope there won't be disruption in the coming year, we have to accept it is quite possible that there may be periods when children have t

the shadow education secretary kate green said pupils in years 11 and 13 had a "mountain to climb" tore for exams after months away from the classroom. the uk government have insisted exams will go ahead next year, whatever the timings. our political correspondent helen catt reports. it has only been a few weeks since this year's students got theirfinal grades, but what to do about next year's exams is a question that's already testing politicians, and it's one they're under pressure not to flunk. labour's answer, delay gcses and a—levels in england until at leastjune to make up for lost teaching time. it says otherwise pupils will have a mountain to climb. the macro we really feel it is important that young people first when planning the next is's assessments, giving as long as possible for teaching and learning to ta ke possible for teaching and learning to take place, to make up for the disruption they have suffered in the school year we have just had and while i hope there won't be disrupted in the coming year, i think we have to accept it is quite possible that there may be perio

kate green, the shadow education secretary. of times, it's a difficult time. with everything, you know, just stay calm. you know, it will work out. that's my little thought. i love the optimism! you are watching bbc breakfast. you are watching bbc breakfast. still to come... a 700—mile walk without shoes and socks sounds gruelling. but that's what major chris brannigan has done, all to fund research into his daughter's rare illness. we'll speak to chris and his family on his final stretch before 8am. we'll be discussing that shortly and bringing you the latest news, but the time now is 7:28am. another sultry night? very warm and humid. it was a tropical night. temperatures in the south did not drop below 20 celsius, so it's been really warm, we've had some big thunderstorms. if you look at the re ce nt thunderstorms. if you look at the recent heatwave, there's now been five consecutive days where temperatures have peaked over 34 celsius, that is believed to be unprecedented in the uk. the fifth tropical night we've seen this ye

kate green, appreciate your time.an having exams pushed back because we have been expected to learn so much in the six months taken off and it is not the same is going to school, being motivated and being taught everything a tabletop obviously i have worked hard during lockdown but i haven't reached my full potential without teachers. i feel the competence going into year 11, i like the idea of the exams being pushed back. i think delaying the exams could end up being inevitable. it is already a stressful year for us and it could end up —— just adding more stress. this could create false hope unless there are robust plans in place as to how and when the a—levels will be taken, how the results will be issued and how universities will deal with the late delivery of these results. i don't think a statement like this should be made. interesting to hear those points of view. delaying exams could also have a knock—on effect for universities. we can say good morning to sammy weight, who is the vice principal of southmoor aca

kate green, thank you.eezing hospital tent. south africa has begun to turn the tide on the virus, but there is growing outrage about how it's handled the health emergency. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has this exclusive report. winter in a poor township south of johannesburg. as night falls, the temperature here can sink well below zero. we've come to the local hospital in sebokeng after a whistle—blower told us that suspected covid 19 patients were being forced to wait, sometimes for days, in this freezing cold tent. people have been dying here, not from the virus, but from suspected hypothermia. 0ur source is a doctor inside the hospital here, i'm going to call her now, she's speaking out because she's so furious about what she's seen. as soon as night falls it's horrible. you can see the patients declining. it's freezing cold in the tent. down to —4. i felt stressed, hopeless. hypothermia is one of the major causes of death here, especially in the tent. this wasn'tjust on one occasion? no. the

the shadow education secretary kate green has been giving her reaction this morning.hat we have now got is a system that is not fit for purpose, the government back row itself is acknowledging that by making changes to it. students need to have a proper, robust appeals process. while this change has been made, it seems the government has confidence in the standardisation system that will be used and the overwhelming majority of pupils, they say, it will accept the grade they are given, and it will reflect their ability on the grade they would have got should they have sat exams as intended. but it is a bit of further uncertainty for students expecting their results tomorrow, or next week. on some questions to answer still about how exactly the appeals process will work. just quickly to remind people that this change applies in england, a similar change has come in in northern ireland, relating to mock exam grades, but there will be no changes at this stage to the grading system in wales. you have been getting a touch about the story. let me read you a couple of the co

kate green, shadow education secretary, thank you.have heard this morning from some of our guests. maybe you want to pick upon it. you can send those questions through to us this morning. e—mail us because we will have our education editor with us live on the programme at 8:10am. we plan to answer as many questions as possible. 40 am. it was the end of european dreams, wasn't it? my question to a nswer dreams, wasn't it? my question to answer in the football. it was a european weekend to forget for the two manchester clubs. first that shock defeat for city in the champions league on saturday. then 24 hours later united were on their way home too. they were beaten 2—1 by sevilla in the semifinals of the europa league. united actually took the lead thanks to a bruno fernandes penalty. but sevilla equalised and despite loads of chances for united it was the spanish side that found a winner. cue frustration for the manchester united players and their manager, who have now gone three seasons without a trophy. very disappointing. i think we

or power lines and the states are just assessing and they're marking the trees with fluorescent green kate up he won or keep to priority one priority too that based on the health of the tree and then that recruiting will come in and remove the tree some hazardous trees have already been taken down and cut up. >>and by the looks of things a lot more might need to be done before it's safe for residents to be back here. the course the residents they want to come back. >>like we said before the the hazard and the life safety issue is still a concern here even though there's not the active fire that we've seen. >>now is again we've been mentioning firefighters have made some significant progress on the ellen you fire over the last several days taking advantage of weather conditions that progress expected to continue. live at cal fire base camp in santa rosa dan kerman kron 4 news. >>thank you so much dan now solano county has also been hit hard by the lnu lightning complex fires today in vacaville, the county began its phased repopulate shun process over the next few days residents will be allo

or power lines and the states are just assessing and they're marking the trees with fluorescent green kate up he won or keep to priority one priority too that based on the health of the tree and then that recruit will come in and remove the tree some hazardous trees have already been taken down and cut up. >>and by the looks of things a lot more might need to be done before it's safe for residents to be back here. the course the residents they want to come back. >>like we said before the the hazard and the life safety issue is still a concern here even though there's not the active fire that we've seen again firefighters have made significant progress with the yelling you fly over the last few days they expect that progress to continue in the days ahead. >>a base camp and santa rosa dan kerman kron 4 news. >>and of course one of the big reasons for that progress that they're making on the fires is the weather and now to talk more about that is dave spahr heidi a good morning marty good morning, everybody and here it is checking in karl the fog covering up the towers at this vantage point t

or power lines and the states are just assessing and they're marking the trees with fluorescent green kate up he won or keep to priority one priority too that based on the health of the tree and then that recruit will come in and remove the tree some hazardous trees have already been taken down and cut up. >>and by the looks of things a lot more might need to be done before it's safe for residents to be back here. the course the residents they want to come back. >>like we said before the the hazard and the life safety issue is still a concern here even though there's not the active fire that we've seen again firefighters have made significant progress with the yelling you fly over the last few days they expect that progress to continue in the days ahead. >>a base camp and santa rosa dan kerman kron 4 news. >>let's get another update on today's forecast we're definitely off to a foggy start meteorologist dave spahr standing by day. >>hey good morning robin good morning, everybody not much the way of winds either as we go along with the single digits to calm wind conditions we expect adrift

or power lines and the states are just assessing and they're marking the trees with fluorescent green kate up he won or keep to priority one priority too that based on the health of the tree and then that recruit will come in and remove the tree some hazardous trees have already been taken down and cut up. >>and by the looks of things a lot more might need to be done before it's safe for residents to be back here. the course the residents they want to come back. >>like we said before the the hazard and the life safety issue is still a concern here even though there's not the active fire that we've seen again firefighters have made significant progress with the yelling you fly over the last few days they expect that progress to continue in the days ahead. >>a base camp and santa rosa dan kerman kron 4 news. >>checking in with meteorologist dave spahr now let's get an update on today's >>hey good morning robin good morning, everybody we have that to fog reading us this morning, a nice visitor here marine layer making its progress across a good chunk of the bay the shot here from u c berkeley

mock exam grades to be taken into consideration for students, labour's shadow education secretary kate greenenough. what we have now got is a system which clearly is not looking fit for purpose. the government itself is clearly acknowledging that by announcing more and more changes to it. that they are now proposing really isn't strong enough. that is why we think that students absolutely need to have a proper, robust appeals process. you do get the feeling that there may be more changes to come, as the comet tries to head off more stu d e nts comet tries to head off more students being dissatisfied with their grades, appealing against them, or worse than that, having to rethink the entire system. gavin williamson admitted no system is perfect, and without students taking exams this year, there will always be those that are dissatisfied with their grades. just to quickly say that the situation is different in different parts of the uk. in northern ireland, a similar change is coming in related to mock exams as the basis of an appeal. the welsh government say they are monitoring the situation

let's get more from the shadow education secretary, the labour mp kate green. good afternoon. desperately sad and sorry for young people who have not got the grades that they deserved today and have been victims of a system that doesn't seem to be treating a very substantial number of stu d e nts treating a very substantial number of students fairly. it's a devastatingly worrying time for them. we are talking about their future careers, the next steps in further study and a great deal of uncertainty about what is the best thing for them to do now, whether to appeal, whether to go into clearing, whether to reset their subjects in the autumn and i think it's really important the government gives absolute clarity about how these different processes are going to work. if we can't get a fair system to work on the basis of the standardisation model adopted so far, then i don't think anything can be taken of the table. we had to sort this out for our young people. what do you mean when you say nothing should be of the table? what would you do if you are running this? we need to make

a look at the burn the states are just assessing and they're marking the trees with fluorescent green kate up he won or keep to priority one priority too that based on the health of the tree and then that recruit will come in and remove the tree some hazardous trees have already been taken down and cut up. >>and by the looks of things a lot more might need to be done before it's safe for residents to be back here. the course the residents they want to come back. >>like we said before the the hazard and the life safety issue is still a concern here even though there's not the active fire that we've seen again firefighters have made significant progress with the yelling you fly over the last few days they expect that progress to continue in the days ahead. >>a base camp and santa rosa dan kerman kron 4 news. >>and here is the latest on the l lightning complex fires burning in 5 north bay counties in now stands at nearly 370,000 acres. it is 35% contained 5 people have died there for others hurt. the fires destroyed 1080 structures and it still threatens more than 30,000 others to the czu lig

kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> love the idea, but i'm telling you, it is a green house. and if you get sunshine in there, it will get a little warm. but i hope it works out. especially on the cooler days in san francisco. let's take a look at our inland east bay neighborhood, mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods, we have low 60s at concord, brentwood at 57. and clear conditions in novato, 48 degrees right now. did you leave the window open? san jose looks clear. seasonal warmth if you will be out exercising. and the beaches will be brighter and calmer. a little less sunshine along the peninsula coast. and if you are heading out on the water, the bay will be much smoother for the first time it seems like in beaks. no small craft advisory. let's break it down and here we start at the peninsula, we're in the 60s through 10:00 and then mid to upper 70s from noon all the way through 6:00. along the east bay shore, pretty of the same type of testif, maybe a little more cloud cover to start off with. and then in san francisco, we're going to push 70 to 72 degrees this afterno

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green indicates rebomb lags zones. we have a link to this map on abc7news.com. >>> bay area wildfires have put local emergency alert systems to the test. and in some cases they failed. and kate larsen has the story on what sonoma county leaders are doing to improve the essential systems. >> reporter: after so much loss of life and property during the north bay fire, sonoma county is working to improve their emergency communication system. but last week when the lnu complex erupted, new issues emerged. >> i was at home and received an alert, it was an evacuation order. >> reporter: but sonoma county communications manager lives in santa rosa and the alert was for lake county, 40 miles away. >> there are many things that can go into the failings such as power lines going down, power going out, cell towers being burned down. >> reporter: and chris gottlieb said they sent out 40 alerts in a two day period. >> how do you think communications went? >> better but not perfect by a long shot. >> reporter: part of the problem is that the alert system is maintained by wireless broadband companies. >> there is no pro improve the technologies. >> reporter: and so there was an error and t

the shadow education secretary, kate green, said pupils have a "mountain to climb" to prepare for examsk government has insisted exams will go ahead next year. tony bonsignore reports. it's only been a few weeks since this year's students got theirfinal grades but what to do about next yea r‘s exams? it's a question that is already testing politicians. labour's answer, delay gcses and a—levels in england until at leastjune, to make up for lost teaching time. we really feel it's important that we put young people first when planning for next year's assessments, and that means giving them as long as possible for teaching and for learning to take place, to make up for the disruption they've already let's leave that report a bit earlier than expected. professorjo—anne baird is director of the department for education at oxford university and is a member of 0fqual‘s standards advisory group. shejoins us from bladon in 0xfordshire. what is your view on this? clearly children have lost an awful lot of teaching time, months of teaching time, so doesn't it make sense to delay exams? i think this