laura scott is at the rowing for us. laura. came in the space of an hour. as you mentioned, the women's four were going for gold, that included the double olympic champion helen glover, was trying to make history and theyjust missed out on that gold medal. there was some disappointment, but i can tell you the scene in the stands from her children and the other athletes and' families told a different story, that they didn't mind the colour, they were hugely proud of what had been achieved out there. there were two bronze medals as well in the women's double sculls and the men's four. more medal chances to come later. joe clarke those in the canoe slalom and he has a really strong chance of a medal. but there is injury news today because jake wightman has been ruled out of the 800 metres with a hamstring injury and sky brown, the teenage skateboarder, has dislocated her shoulder, so she faces a race against the clock to be fit for competition next week. in the boxing there is a developing story. this is in the women's boxing were

laura scott, we will leave it _ those? incredible. laura scott, we will leave it there, _ those?ble. laura scott, we will leave it there, thank— those? incredible. laura scott, we will leave it there, thank you. - not many can rival simone biles for a headline — but rhys mcclenaghan is one of the stories of the day at the olympics. winning ireland's first ever medal in gymnastics, a gold. before these games, only three athletes from northern ireland had ever won olympic gold, with the last coming in 1988. in the space of five days in paris, daniel wiffen, jack mcmillan, hannah scott and now mcclenaghan have all done it. let's hear from the man of the moment — he's been speaking to betty glover. it feels good. it feels very good. a dream come true. i can't believe i did it on this day.— did it on this day. talked me throu~h did it on this day. talked me through what _ did it on this day. talked me through what was _ did it on this day. talked me through what was going - did it on this day. talked me - through what was going through your mind when you are waiting to get our onto th

laura scott, en'o a fortnight's time. laura scott, enjoy every _ a fortnight's time. linden, a die—hard volunteer for the olympics. she has volunteered not only this year but also twice previously, as well as at several other sporting events. great to have you with us, kerry. this latest adventure coming to a close. what has this latest olympics been like for you?— close. what has this latest olympics been like for you? paris have done a ureat “ob, been like for you? paris have done a great job. they _ been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really _ been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really have. - been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really have. i - been like for you? paris have done a great job, they really have. i was - greatjob, they really have. i was at the rowing and the canoeing, kayaking, just a fabulous venue, particularly when it has not been raining. we have had the good weather. it is really a beautiful place to be volunteering. bud weather. it is really a beautiful place to be volunteering. and this is in

laura scott, bbc news, paris.o win an olympic title on the track ever, so a hugely significant victory that for keely hodgkinson and a real boost to team gb's athletics team and they will hope for more success, notjust and they will hope for more success, not just with josh kerr but and they will hope for more success, notjust withjosh kerr but dina asher—smith and darryl nate a go in the final of the women's 200 metres tonight and they are not among the favourites, but it's been wide open, this race as the current world champion withdrew through injury so it there will be optimism they can get a medal in the event as well. so much more to come, down, thank you very much. let's have a look at the weather with darren. i feel like i should ifeel like i should dock i feel like i should dock out the way with this picture and we all had the cooler and fresher air arriving today parts of the country there was sunshine around and the cloud and rain we had across east anglia and the south—east was much slower to move away

laura scott therefore us.ing at paris' la defense arena, and great britain haven't managed to add to their medal haul. the british men's 4x100 medley relay team — 0llie morgan, adam peaty, james guy and duncan scott — were in with a chance swimming in lane two, but finished fourth. china took the gold, ahead of the usa and france. it's the first time the usa have been beaten in this event. there was a world record broken in the men's 1500 metre freestyle, as the usa's bobby finke led from start to finish, breaking the old mark set by china's sun yang at london 2012 and defending his 0lympic title in the process. daniel wiffen won bronze for ireland. in the women's 50 metres freestyle, it was sweden's sahra sjostrom who came out on top, edging out australia's meg harris and china's zhang yufei to win her second gold of the games and the usa rounded off the action in the pool with a world record of their own in the women's 4x100 medley relay, the team of regan smith, lilly king, gretchen walsh and torri huske br

that is laura scott and she mentioned jack carlin.is continuing live over on bbc one right now if you want to continue watching the cycling from the velodrome. because of course the paris olympics will draw to a close tonight with the closing ceremony and then we talk about the next host already looking ahead. organisers of la28 have been explaining why they've chosen some new sports among the 36 that'll be on show. we want to have the greatest sports programme in the history of the olympics because we are a great sporting city. this and so we are bringing some of the most important, _ most traditional, most meaningful sports in our country — baseball, softball and flag football. and we are bringing some of the most important, most accessible sports in the world — cricket and squash. and the 36 sports we have on our programme will mean this will be the greatest collection of athletes the history of the world has ever seen in one place. and a reminder you can follow all of the action on the final day of the paris olympics and the closi

laura scott reports. victorious in the show'umping. laura scan reports.— scott reports.ls in 'ust over scott reports. three gold medals in just over three _ scott reports. three gold medals in just over three hours. _ scott reports. three gold medals in just over three hours. they - scott reports. three gold medals in just over three hours. they had - just over three hours. they had waited three years to raise the memories of tokyo where they missed a medal by 100th of a second. but not this time, they were dominant. with each stroke their grasp on the gold tightened until it was finally, glorious sleek theirs. the soon flowed. the double sculls won't be held again, meaning they will forever be olympic champions and forever be olympic champions and forever indebted to one another. she took me forever indebted to one another. sue: took me from forever indebted to one another. sie: took me from a clueless single row took me from a clueless single row to an olympic champion and she has been there every single step of the way. been there every single step of the wa . , �* wa

our sports news correspondent laura scott is in paris for us with more. wn to a sprint finish after nearly an hour and i have of action. such a good performance from the team. this is a fast and furious format and they all put in some brilliant performances, but it did come down to that mad dash for the line, a photo finish, which initially went the way of great britain being given the silver medal behind germany in cold and the head of usa in bronze. mere moments before the medal ceremony, suddenly confusion here because great britain were demoted to the bronze medal. of course it is not the medal they were thinking they had, but spirits were still high when i spoke to them afterwards. of course, there's a little bit of disappointment with that, but the finish place in the finish place, you know. it made, you know, the finish you know, the finish should be exciting. at it made, you know, the finish should be exciting. at the end of the day, we were saying these sports one and we were so exciting and i think everyone at home, hopefully you were so excited

laura scott, bbc news, paris.ee, giving park rangers hope that new trees may grow there. two men accused of originally damaging the tree and the wall deny the charges. the national trust and the charges. the national trust and the national park authority say they will do everything they can to protect the new shoots. another day dominated by heat and humidity for many of us. it peaked in surrey at 30 degrees, but it is coming at a price now. that humidity is sparking off a few sharp and thundery downpours, so this was earlier on. and if you take a look at what has been happening over the last few hours, you can really see this rash of slow—moving, sharp and thundery downpours developing across south wales, moving through parts of oxfordshire, and they are heading towards the london area as we speak. we do have a yellow weather warning out because the winds are light. some of those thunderstorms could really hang around for quite some time and we could see a couple of inches of rain, maybe more. there could be some

team gb sit fifth in the medal table, with 49 in all, and laura scott has all the day's action live fromysical and financial struggles, matt hudson—smith came into the a00m final high in confidence and on the brink of history. for most of the race he was in control, but it wasn't to be. with the line looming, gold in his grasp — until it was snatched away in the final strides, agony etched on matt hudson—smith's face. his quest for gold had symmetry. the last british man to win the olympic 400 metre title was eric liddell, 100 years ago in paris. arriving tonight, hudson—smith's family and friends were confident he could emulate the flying scotsman. wolverhampton's rooting. london's rooting. the caribbean's rooting. matthew's got family and friends everywhere. let's go, matt! yeah, run faster! laughter. go get it, matt! go get it! just keep running! lining up in lane six, the same liddell had a century ago, hudson—smith started strongly. round the final bend, he took the lead... commentator: they're coming | and they're charging everywhere! ..until the usa's quincy hall found a finish fe

laura scott, bbc news, paris.s of the algerian boxing ellman kelly. she fought against her taiwanese opponent. despite being at the centre of the gender eligibility row she was reportedly banned by the iba last year for failing on eligibility test but allowed to fight here by the ioc and she will be able to go for gold on friday. the medal table, team gb in fifth, they are now up to 12 goals, 15 silver, 19 bronze, 46 in total. they will be hoping they can compete with the likes of australia and france. more from you to murray, dan. thank you. —— more from you tomorrow. the us vice president kamala harris has picked the minnesota governor tim walz as her democratic running mate for november's presidential campaign. the 60 year old former high school teacher recently came to national prominence after calling donald trump "a strange, weird dude". this evening walzjoined harris on the podium at a rally in philadelphia. our international editorjeremy bowen reports from there. the fact that kamala harris has a spring in

laura scott, bbc news, paris. brilliant.e, where are the next medal coming from? lslate katie, where are the next medal coming from?— katie, where are the next medal coming from? katie, where are the next medal comin: from? . ., ., ., coming from? we are waiting for the final of the women's _ coming from? we are waiting for the final of the women's ten _ coming from? we are waiting for the final of the women's ten metre - final of the women's ten metre platform where we are represented, andrea looked very good in qualification coming in third behind the two chinese favourite so there is every chance of a second medal at these games for the 19—year—old when this finally gets under way shortly. away from here we got team gb's youngest athlete sky brown getting her women's park skateboarding campaign under way. she's had a difficult build—up to this games, injuring her knee, and recently dislocated her shoulder, winning bronze in tokyo, and we'll see what she can produce here. britain hoping for a medal in the velodrome in the

our sports correspondent laura scott spoke to andrew parsons, president of the ipc.ipc, the ioc, international federations, again, guided by science, we need them to look for a different future. so i am comfortable for the moment because it's respecting the rules that i have for the moment and the rules are there and we need to respect them. but i do think that for the future, we need to really focus on that because it's the reality of the world. they deserve an answer which cannot be, well, this week you can compete, may be in future, you cannot compete. so we need to come up with a very solid answer for that population. to the next 0lympics now and la 28 will no doubt be exciting, but some potential issues have been highlighted already, that the organising committee will have to address, they include transport links and homelessness. the bbc�*s la correspondent, emma vardy told jane dougall that there are big plans for moving athletes and spectators around the city.

our sports correspondent laura scott is in paris. laura, another exciting morning. exactly.surrey, toby "the terminator" roberts. and he wasn't the favourite going into today's final, that was the 17 old japanese climber sorato anraku, japanese climber sorato anra ku, known japanese climber sorato anraku, known as the octopus, but when the gold went to roberts he looked totally overcome with emotion when he realised it was his. this was the culmination of a long—running plan between him and his father, as soon as they found that sport climbing was going to be an olympic sport they hatched a plan and he said it was truly incredible to get the boat. other medal chances today come in track cycling, diving and here at the athletics tonight, with both the former 100 relay teams —— 4x100 relay teams. but katarina johnson—thompson could get an olympic medal but it could be the race of her life. arriving for her date with density, katarina johnson—thompson knew her first olympic medal was within reach. a first day full of highs yesterday gave her a slender lead but the 31—year—old w

. >> laura: scott, isn't it a fact that biden embraced trump's tariffs.ire tranche of trump's tariffs in place because of the dumping and unfair trade practices that are routinely used as a matter of course by china and other nations around the world. if we didn't have those tariffs in place now, lord knows where the economy would be. so, i mean, i don't even think she knows that biden has those in place. but, scott, i want to move on because she is making a populist pitch, and as part of this anti-tariff thing. she is making a populist pitch while she is making these other crazy points. watch. >> you have the vice president here talking about how excited she was to see her mom save up for 10 years to buy a house. and then how she worked at mcdonald's to put herself through college and wants people around her struggle make ends meet. wonderful jobs to do that it gives a sense of legitimacy to this populist argument that she is trying to make. >> populism isn't bankrupting the country. that's not what populism is. >> no, look, that's socialism. as margaret

our sports news correspondent laura scott is at the stade de france for us. chaos and carnage there “ust tell us what happenedfi chaos and carnage there “ust tell us what happenetfi chaos and carnage there “ust tell us what happened. they were so close to the finish line — what happened. they were so close to the finish line and _ what happened. they were so close to the finish line and that race. _ what happened. they were so close to the finish line and that race. when - the finish line and that race. when george mills feels like he was pushed and he fell over and a number of them actually tumbled with the finish line insight. he crossed the finish line insight. he crossed the finish line insight. he crossed the finish line and was involved in an angry confrontation with the frenchman he believed had caused him to fall. they then lodged a complaint, but the tournament organisers decided that males and the other followers had organisers decided that males and the otherfollowers had been impeded and they've been allowed to go through to saturday's final. but if

laura scott, bbc news, paris. for team gb's ben proud in the men's 50 metre freestyle, but the night belonged to france's leon marchand as he took his fourth gold of this games. he won it in some style in front of an adoring crowd, breaking michael phelps' record for the distance, which had stood for 16 years. britain's duncan scott took the silver — the eighth olympic medal of his career, moving him to third on britain's all—time most decorated list. marchand has doubled france's olympic swimming medals total in a single games — to the obvious delight of president macron. there was an agonising finish for british rowers ollie wynne—griffith and tom george in the men's pair. they took an early lead but were caught by croatia and had to settle for silver. while britain have had their best ever olympics in diving, with jack laugher and anthony harding grabbing bronze in the synchronised three metre springboard final, gb's fourth diving medal of the games. taiwan's lin yu—ting joins algerian imane khelif in the next

our sports news correspondent laura scott has more now from the chateau de versailles. than this, but today the individual dressage final was being held amid a difficult backdrop, giving the ongoing controversy surrounding that video of british dressage shark star charlotte dujardin excessively whipping a horse. but in the absence of charlottes, another one rose to the occasion for team gb, this time charlotte fry, and her aptly named black stallion glamour dell. she said it would be the best of british with french twang when it came to her music and that is what the crowd here definitely got with the national anthems of both great britain and france in there, with a mix of spandau ballet and robbie williams as well. her form was not quite enough to go top of the podium. she came out and was in second and with rewrite are still to go she thought a spot on the podium had passed her by. here is what she had passed her by. here is what she had to say about her reaction when she found out the bronze was hers. i wasjust accepting the she found out the bronze was hers. i was

laura scott has more from paris. three gold medals in just over three hours. each stroke, their grasp on gold tightened until it was finally, gloriously theirs. and the emotions soon flowed. the double sculls won't be held again, meaning they will forever be olympic champions and forever indebted to one another. she took me from a clueless single sculler who did not know how to row a double to an olympic champion, and she has been there every single step of the way. the days when i didn't even know i could do it, ijust have to look at her and i know we'll be fine. there were points today where i needed that. having won silver and bronze medals before, gold would take something special. this is looking good. time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. when the race for the white house was a rerun contest between two old white guys, it seemed likely that 78—year—old donald trump would beat 81—year—old and increasingly frail, joe biden. but now the landscape's changed. team trump has to rethink its strategy to take on the all—but—certain democrati

our sports correspondent, laura scott, is in the stade de france. thanks, sophie.hudson—smith is one of the favourites for gold in the 400m final later on. but teamgb�*s wait for a first medal of day 12 has ended in the last hour. with news of cycling success, our sports editor dan roanjoins us from the velodrome, dan. thank you, laura. welcome to a very noisy national velodrome on the outskirts of paris, the news in the last few minutes is that team gb have claimed silver in the event that they have dominated in the olympics for so long, certainly up 0lympics for so long, certainly up until the last games in tokyo. the men's team pursuit. we can show you some of the pictures. team gb, led by charlie big, they did so well. they were in contention with a very strong australian team throughout the race. the australians had broken the race. the australians had broken the world record in the heats. with our 600 metres to go, ethan hayter had a crucial slip, with the effort of it all. his legs gave way and he almost came off his bike. he managed to stay on, but it did c

our sports news correspondent laura scott was watching it all.ory. he had won gold in rio and gold in tokyo, then he took an 18 month break from the sport as he dealt with mental health struggles, but he came here to paris wanting to do himself proud with his daughter willow in the crowd, and he did make himself proud, but it wasn't a spot on the podium, because he knew he needed perfection against such a quality field in that pommel horse final, and itjust wasn't such a quality field in that pommel horse final, and it just wasn't the cleanest routine he has done, and the score reflected that, so ultimately he finished fourth. it was a bittersweet swansong for him, but whilst he didn't make history, rhys mcclenaghan did, giving ireland theirfirst ever medal rhys mcclenaghan did, giving ireland their first ever medal in the gymnastics, and that was a truly incredible routine that he performed on the pommel horse, so, yes, max whitlock handing over the reins of the pommel horse to rhys mcclenaghan. and in the floor final, a bronze medal a little la

sport, the head of the international paralympic committee, andrew parsons, told our correspondent laura scott a more unified approach is needed sport in general, international federations and we need them to look for a different future and i am comfortable for the moment because it is respecting the rules of the moment and the rules are there and we need to respect them. but i do think for the future, we need to focus on that of the world, they deserve an answer which cannot be, this week you can compete, maybe in the future cannot compete, we need to come up with a better, solid answerfor to come up with a better, solid answer for that issue. and the tour de france femmes has got underway today — it's starting in netherlands and there was a dutch winner charlotta ko0l won the opening stage from rotterdam to the hague , from rotterdam to the hague, outsprinting her rivals. the second stage takes the riders back to rotterdam — so there will be plenty of home support for kool again, it's a 7 day race although they also squeeze in a time trial tomorrow after stage 2. there's a mouintain finish o

our sports correspondent laura scott spoke to andrew parsons, president of the ipc, about the issue.etter answers for transgender athletes. we need to based on science, have better and probably a united answer. last science, have better and probably a united answer.— united answer. last year, in response — united answer. last year, in response to _ united answer. last year, in response to being _ united answer. last year, in response to being at - united answer. last year, in response to being at the i united answer. last year, in | response to being at the pair athletics championships you said that the ipc would let individual sports continue to decide their transgender policies. it sounds to me that you are not that comfortable with that stance any longer. for me that you are not that comfortable with that stance any longer.- with that stance any longer. for the moment i am comfortable - with that stance any longer. for the moment i am comfortable with i with that stance any longer. for the moment i am comfortable with that stance, but i do think that those sport body in general, t

laura scott has more. britain have never won gold in the trampolining at the olympics before.vous than she had everfelt before. but she soared through the sky and when the final gymnast faulted, gold was hers. when she spoke afterwards with her medal around her neck, it was clear it still has not sunk in.— still has not sunk in. i “ust feel so loved and t still has not sunk in. ijust feel so loved and supported. - still has not sunk in. ijust feel so loved and supported. this l still has not sunk in. ijust feel| so loved and supported. this is amazing having everyone come to this side of the arena. i knew a medal was up for side of the arena. i knew a medal was upfor grabs side of the arena. i knew a medal was up for grabs but i wanted to do the top end of my routine. i really happy with it. one sees this for focus to get enjoyment out of the routine. focus to get en'oyment out of the routine. , . , ., , focus to get en'oyment out of the routine. , . , .,, ,., routine. this really was something secial routine. this really was something special and — routine. this really was so

laura scott in paris, thank _ can do tonight.gh the significance of this. well, the un launched this _ significance of this. well, the un launched this internal _ significance of this. well, the un l launched this internal investigation after israel charged at the start of this year there were a dozen employees of unrwa who had directly taken part in those unprecedented attacks on the 7th of october, so deadly, in the south of israel. later israel went further and alleged that they were 450 staff members in this un agency, the biggest un agency that operates in the gaza strip, who it said were military operatives in palestinian armed groups. the findings of this un investigation, along investigation, that really applies to these nine staff members. the israeli ambassador to the un came out very critically, calling this a disgrace, said it was too little and too late. but in terms of the significance, when you remember that after those allegations first came to light about unrwa, that led to many countries cutting off their fundin

let's speak to our correspondent laura scott. well, there are 39 gold medals up for winning today.l in that event in 30 years. later on, erin macneice, the climber, will be competing. she goes in the women's sport climbing final. in the athletics, laura muir and georgia balko in the final of the women's 1500 georgia balko in the final of the women's1500 metres. there are chapters on diving and artistic swimming. there does remain some controversy when it comes to the boxing and some issues with medals. yes. when it comes to the boxing and some issues with medals.— issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here — issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in _ issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in paris _ issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in paris have _ issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in paris have been - events here in paris have been largely overshadowed by controversy over the participating of two athletes. last night kelly from the gold medal by unanimous decision. that has intensified the debate around her participation here. it

british mum of three to win an olympic medal, and she spoke to our senior sports news correspondent laura scottday. row our best rates and we did that toda . ~ . . ., today. with children in the crowd, havin: today. with children in the crowd, having them _ today. with children in the crowd, having them medal— today. with children in the crowd, having them medal around - today. with children in the crowd, having them medal around her. today. with children in the crowd, l having them medal around her neck and waving to them and seen them go pretty nuts, what was that like for you? it pretty nuts, what was that like for ou? . , pretty nuts, what was that like for ou? ., , ' , pretty nuts, what was that like for ou? ., , , , ., pretty nuts, what was that like for ou? ., , ' , ., , ., you? it was differently what you think i would _ you? it was differently what you think i would think _ you? it was differently what you think i would think of _ you? it was differently what you think i would think of coming i think i would think of coming back and sharing thejourney think i would think of coming back

our sports news correspondent laura scott is in paris. thon course but where do great britain's best hopes of medals lie today? that is definitely the hope, on this final day of these games. yes, i am here at the start of the marathon and it gets under way in 50 minutes time and there are three british women in the lineup, three olympic debutantes, including rose harvey, who was made redundant from herjob as a finance lawyer in lockdown and thatis as a finance lawyer in lockdown and that is when running became serious. she only ten professional a few years ago and that makes her something of an unknown in this field, which is packed with talent as you would expect. later on we have the weightlifting and there is only one british weightlifter here at and that is emily campbell, winning silverback in tokyo, the first ever olympic women's weightlifting medalfor first ever olympic women's weightlifting medal for team first ever olympic women's weightlifting medalfor team gb. she says when she looks good, she feels good and performs at her best

for more on this, our sports correspondent laura scott is in paris.ing imane khelif�*s participation here but also that of taiwanese boxer lin yuting. both were disqualified from last year's world championships after reportedly failing gender eligibility test. but imane khelif won gold last night by unanimous decision to the delight of the strong algerian support in the crowd. her opponent, yang liu of china, rose her arms aloft when imane khelif one. this has been at source of intense controversy, igniting a debate about safety, and inclusion in women's sport. and the victory for imane khelif would have only intensified that. in her press conference afterwards she said "i am very happy with my performance, i am a strong woman. " look out for lin yu—ting later when she goes for gold in one of the most controversial stories of these games. i cannot believe we are in the last weekend of these olympics, i don't know what we will be watching. what should we look forward to in terms of metals today?— of metals today? what is to look forward to _ of metals

sport correspondent laura scott is in paris. she is inside the stadium. should we look out for? there could be success in the velodrome. it has been a successful game so far. the women's madison with elinor barker and neah evans. elinor barker has her son cheering her on. they are world champions. in the athletics, the four by 100 metre relay teams, british involvement in both and the women looked strong to qualify in the final. big medal chances today. some other news. noah lyles controversially revealed last night he has covid. he finished in bronze in the 200 metres and was then hugging his opponents. he said he kept it under wraps so as not to give rivals an edge but that will rumble on. worth looking out for the boxing. algeria's kelief goes for gold. she one of two boxes causing controversy after both were disqualified from championships last year because of an eligibility test. organisers hoping today that the olympic debut of breaking, no british in it but today is the battle of the b girls. i british in it but today is the battle of the b girls.

our sports correspondent laura scott is in paris.rama of yesterday? i think it will do well too. a lot of— drama of yesterday? i think it will do well too. a lot of people - drama of yesterday? i think it will do well too. a lot of people will i drama of yesterday? i think it will| do well too. a lot of people will be waking up this morning and watching replays of the last night's ioo replays of the last night's 100 metre final and wondering how the usa showman noah lyles managed to win that race, given how far behind that he was a few metres from the line. he had the best of them all, and he did win one of the tightest races in olympic history. just five thousandths of a second to take the gold medal. also drama in the women's skeet shooting yesterday, involving team gb�*s amber rutter. just three months ago she had a baby called tommy, but here she was in an olympic final and it came down to the final shot. she thought she had hit the target, replays seemed to show he had hit it as well, but they got rid of var in olympic shooting

scott mcgrew. marcus and laura are off today. now we'll get to san francisco in a minute. but first, we've got to tell you about this this breaking news. if it will impact you, if you're headed to or from tahoe's north shore, doesn't that look like great traffic? well, the reason there's nothing there is interstate 80. totally shut down near emigrant gap in placer county. you can see the problem here. that is an electric big rig. it caught fir. there's not much left of the truck. still no word on the fate of the driver. the chp says this was a tesla truck. its battery caught fire and there is huge concern about toxic fumes. so they've closed a half mile stretch of i-80 in both directions. and no indication when it might reopen. well, we are moving the bay area forward as new schools start the new year, and today that includes tens of thousands of students in san francisco. but it comes as the district weighs a round of school closures in less than a month. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab live in san francisco. ginger. it's got to leave families across the city feeling

laura, thank you very much, scott. well, happening today, oakland teachers and parents plan to make their voices heard after learning some students were exposed to lead in the water. the district says it's tested more than 1000 faucets over the past few months, and identified 186 fixtures with elevated levels. district policy says those water sources should have immediately been taken out of service. but we spoke with one teacher at frick united elementary academy of language. he says the school was never notified of the elevated lead levels until the first day of school last week, and that's even though public records show the testing was done back in april and students have been drinking water from those fountains. one of the fountains has 51 parts per billion of lea, which is an insane amount of lead for students. for children to be drinking from. and they have been doing that since apri, including in summer school. he says the principal immediately covered the faucets when notified in a letter sent out by the distr

our sports correspondent laura scott spoke to andrew parsons, president of the ipc.re and they need to respect them. i do think that for the future, we need to really focus on that because it's the reality of the world, they deserve an answer which cannot be, this week you can compete, maybe in the future you cannot compete. so we need to come up with a better solid answer for that population. the women's tour de france got under way yesterday with the winner living up to her surname. dutch rider charlotta kool taking the opening stage outsprinting her rivals to cross the line first having raced from rotterdam to the hague. the second stage takes the riders back to rotterdam so there will be plenty of home support for kool on day two. an impressive start for her. back to you. returning to our main story. the health regulator has found there were a series of errors, omissions and misjudgements in the mental health care of a man who went on to to kill three people in nottingham. valdo calocane fatally stabbed ian coates, barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar lastjune

laura, thank you very much, scott.ell, new this morning, in some cases, good grades, only half the battle for children now headed back to school. because when it comes to picky eaters, the other half of the battle may be staying nourished. experts suggest a number of strategies for parents. for example, pick a lunchbox, maybe depicting your child's favorite character gets them a little excited to have that lunch or have your kids practice eating. the amount of time that they'll have at school. sometimes they want to play more and go grocery shopping together for school lunch items, or let them pack their own meal, but look over it to make sure they put in healthy things. also, don't obsess over what your kids don't eat. here's one speech language pathologist who helps children with feeding and swallowing disorders. think about when you ask your child to put their shoes on or pick up their toys, right? what do they do? they dig their heels in, so the more you pressure them to eat when it's hard for them, the less they'r

laura, thank you very much, scott. 646 right now, our coverage of the paris olympics continues. we're nearing the closing days of the competition. a live look at the beautiful eiffel tower, one of the most iconic sights in paris. but that's not the only thing they're known for. city of light, also famous for the love of their pastries. and this morning, our own bob redell helping us find the taste of paris right here in the bay area. joining us live this morning at a popular french bistro and bakery in danville. okay, so bob, it seems like you've truly earned the gold medal when it comes to assignments this morning because not only are you there getting a look at what's going on, but i believe you're probably going to get a taste too, right? bonjour, marcus. and laura, we are here at the brand new maison benoit. this is here on railroad avenue in the heart of danville. it's been only open for six months. the owner, ben, was here. good morning to you. good morning. do you. i know you're from paris. you've been here for a long time. but do you miss home when you see what? the game

laura, thank you very much, scott. it is 5:45 right now.w statewide push to recruit more female officers. and it all starts today. i know this job is different. it demands something different. today, the department is launching a new ad campaign. it is part of an ambitious goal to boost female staff to at least 30% of the force by the end of the decade. that would mean doubling the current numbers. the department is also hosting training sessions focused on overcoming issues that previously may have discouraged female recruits, including balancing work and family life. day six of competition is right now in full swing over at the paris olympics. want to give you a live look this morning at the eiffel tower? and you know what the streets of the city of light. they are packed with tourists. however there is one man who wants all those people just take it easy. just makes you feel like you're there in bailey. well, look, this musician right here. english. not his first language, not even his second language, but music. of course, a universal l

laura. see what happens. thank you. scott. well, the mtv video music awards are being pushed back to not clash with the upcoming presidential debate. the vmas were originally scheduled for september 10th. that's when vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump will debate on abc news now. the awards show will happen one day later on the 11th, from the ubs arena in new york. this year's performers include sabrina carpenter chapel rowan and camila cabello. well, new for you this morning. there may be an ocean's worth of water hiding underneath mars, so new research claims that there is water 12 miles beneath the planet's crust. that finding is based on seismic measurements from nasa's mars insight lander, which detected more than 1300 marsquakes before running out of power just two years ago. oceanographers say that it would have likely seeped from that surface billions of years ago. this is when mars had rivers and lakes. scientists do emphasize this does not mean that there is life on the red planet, not jus

laura. all right. thank you very much scott. developing right now san jose police today plan to provide an update on a weekend tragedy involving two members of their department. one did not survive. both our community service officers who were directing traffic when they were struck by a car today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us live this morning. she's over at police headquarters. so what do we know so far about this accident? so right now what san jose police are telling us is that they believe that the suspect they arrested is, was driving under the influence. one officer did not survive the other one is in the hospital with very serious injuries. so the two officers were directing traffic at an unrelated incident when this happened. when this driver plowed into them, they. one officer did not survive again. the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. san jose police did post a statement to social media saying, our entire police family is heartbroken by this line of duty, death and our collective a

laura. busy times. thank you very much, scott. well, new at six. a live look at the state capitol where the pressure is building. lawmakers face a midnight saturday deadline to pass any current legislation. it includes one measure to regulate artificial intelligence. senate bill 1047 would require companies to spend $100 million on safety testing to limit potential risks. supporters argue without guardrails, so-called back actors may start a new pandemic or launch a biological weapon. unregulated ai may also threaten the power grid and banking systems. san francisco state senator scott wiener authored the bill, saying without federal action, california should take the lead. i don't say this to bash congress, because congress does do a lot of good things and has passed some amazing laws under president biden, but congress has proven that it is not capable, at least as of now. and i hope it changes of passing strong technology policy. the proposal is getting pushback, including from chatgpt creator openai, which is threatening to relocate from califo

laura, on nbc bay area. here we go. thanks so much, scottntly celebrated a milestone birthday, but that's not the only reason we wanted to meet doctor mark shehadeh. yeah as garvin thomas in the this morning's bay area proud. his story isn't just about his past, but it's also about the future. he's brightened for so many others. good morning everyone. i want to tell you about a south bay doctor, a former orthopedic surgeon who just turned 99 years old. but it's not doctor mark age, necessarily. that got our attention. it's the impact he's had on the medical community and his family. you see, after coming from iran as a young man, doctor mark as his friends call him, worked tirelessly to arrange safe passage for dozens of family members from iran to the u.s. and of those, ten have followed doctor mark into the medical field as doctors and other health care professionals, you can experience the whole story at nbc bay area.com/bay area proud, as well as hundreds of other stories of people being good to each other in the bay area okay, some of y

scott mcgrew joins us now. everyone wants to know, will this bounce really be sustained? right and how big will it be laura.m up about 70 points there is i will tell you a terrible term that traders have for a good day after a bad day. and that's a dead cat bounce. are we seeing that or was the market truly oversold yesterday. and investors are legitimately coming back? we will see over the next few days as we go out to the big board this morning. dow industrials up 100 points. there is a lot of pressure on the fed to go ahead and get those interest rates cut. their next meeting is in september. and that is what wall street is waiting for. we should know if this was an aberration or if the new reality over the next couple of days do. keep in mind though, markets are up about 20% on the year. all right. we'll see where it goes from here. thank you scott. it is quarter to seven right now. and starting as soon as today. the parking rules are changing for one of the top shopping destinations in the south bay. it means you'll likely have to pay for it. parking at santana row will no longer be free once you've be

scott mcgrew. good morning. very happy friday to you. a big day, laura. we get jobs report today. more about that in a second. look at these two stocks. these are absolutely abysmal. this is sunpower. it told california government it's going to cut hundreds of jobs. warned investors substantial risk. it's going to keep going. this is big lots if you're old enough. you remember when it was called mc frugal's, which was sort of ethnically problematic. it tells the san francisco business times. it's closing all of its stores in the bay area except the one on hillsdale in san jose. intel did, as expected, announced thousands of cuts as it reported quarterly numbers yesterday. huge hit as many as 15,000 people, though the company says it thinks it can get to that through voluntary exits and retirements. intel, recently the recipient of that multibillion dollar chips act money 8 billion money for factories, though not people. intel ceo says this is painful news for me to share, and i know it will be even more difficult for you to read. this is an incredibly hard day for intel. now reasonable to expect today's jobs

laura, once again in the margin of error. and as i say about national polls, that's not how we elect a president. yeah, exactly. so interesting to see how it all works out. thank you. scott. hey, let's take a live look outside. bay area roads. not bad. right now for friday morning. but boy, this weekend they'll be packed with drivers because it's a big holiday with today actually being the biggest day to take off. chp also launching a statewide maximum enforcement period, and that will end late monday night. so play it safe, buckle up, don't drink and drive. gas prices. they're actually cooperating. if you want to get out and about. they're trending down. triple a says gas prices nationally are averaging 3.36. that's $0.45 cheaper than this time last year. of course, bay area prices nowhere near that. national average. cinthia pimentel has been keeping track of where you can get the best deals, and you got a little friend with you this morning, i do, i have robert honda here. the roads are looking perfect and so are those gas prices, right? how about we tell people where to get the cheapest ones? because long holiday weekend gas stations will be busy. i hope the mic pick

laura, we'll have a lot more coming up in business news coming up at six. okay. thank you very much, scottow, exciting week in the city by the bay, san francisco, hosting outside lands. it's kicking off this weekend, but you may want to be aware of some park closures which will start ramping up today. as of this morning, marks meadow is off limits. also, the closures widen along jfk drive. the festival will run through sunday. they've got a really great lineup, starting with the killers on friday. all right. we'll take a look at this trending for you this morning. deadpool and wolverine now the highest grossing r-rated movie ever. yeah, in its second weekend, the marvel studios blockbuster steamrolled through the theaters and making $97 million, raising that total for two weeks. $396 million. that pushes it past a long reigning top r-rated film, the passion of christ. that movie held the title for some 20 years. wow. very different topic. there it is. well, now to a live look at the paris, the olympic cauldron. athletes around the world have been no doubt indulging in the city of light. ye

scott the nation will 2 of us in this town. i mean, i live as a need to reach out to 0 me those breath. and that was is here, as laura con is in the u. k. town of bolton where there were clashes, there was a, there was on wrist on sunday. laura, we're learning that there could be more protests today across the country. really, what are you expecting the well, there is real anticipation, especially here this town in bolton and just north of bunch of stuff. i'm just making some community does this morning. people from the most best thing. they all worries. many people are worried just to step outside the door at the moment because these sweeping riots that seem to be targeting to many people from the muslim communities, migrants out in the countries in these immigration center. and even though it's close to pushing them as well as people of color. so kids are incredibly worried and the community late is a warning, especially people for the most not to come out and take more into the own hands, thoughts many. i still want you to because only on sunday, just around the corner from where we are in this town, the full serv

scott, but just hearing the name drives, it's craz uy. e but your reaction to kamala'sf attack on trump and the tariffs specifically? yeah listen, laura, i was at president trump's rally, asheville, and the his rally anuld not have been a bigger contrast with vice president harrisha. and it's clear that she's an economic illiterate and the attack on tariffs. you know, i defy anyon to ask her exactly. the vicethe vice president, expn what a tariff is. and,know, she she doesn't know . that's just something that someone put on a teleprompterou and. spokknow, donald trump there spoke almost spontaneously in asheville on the for overe over an hour. witht a lot of timeing with him. he has a deep understanding. and, you know, tariffs , d, you a talking point that she. she doesn't know what tariffs are. and you know, who have.>> l comeau on.race >> well, scott, isn't it the fact that biden embraced taump's tariffs biden has an entire tranche of trump's tariffs still in place because h of the dumping and the unfair trade practices that are routinely used as a matter of course, by china and other nations around the around the world. if we didn'

the angry divisions that have scott, the nation, or 2 of us in this town mean the city and reach out to 0 middlesborough to let us go now to laura. com. she's in the u. k. town of bolton. laura, both as another place has been rocks by rising 6 people already been brought before the court. more unrest is fed tonight. what's the moods that was actually spoken? some community leaders this morning and there was a huge amount of anticipation there has been widely distributed among may need fall, right groups. so that will be approach has happening at now as we know from atlantis report as well. but many of these prices to send into riots into k of many people possessing weapons. it's become incredibly dangerous to the community here that we did see a protest here on sunday, just outside fault in town whole, which is where on standing now. again to send it into 5 counts around 300 people. payments mostly wearing most didn't want to identify themselves, especially to the police. a large group of people came out to apparently send them off. these were mainly on to write disputes and members of the community, including the most fun membe

laura garcia. happening. now, this is what we're working on for our upcoming 8 a.m. streaming newscast. convicted killer scottfor a new trial. the three part series also includes interviews with former modesto police members and peterson's former defense attorney. it premieres next tuesday on peacock. you can see the trailer ahead in our streaming newscast. a good look at that forecast for us. a lot of folks heading back to school. first day for a lot of folks. kari. yes. and the kids are walking out the door as we speak in cupertino, getting ready for that first day of school. and it's going to be really nice. a drop off time. it's a little chilly with some low 60s, but we're headed up to 80, so you may want to dress in layers for the big range in temperatures we'll see today. and we're also seeing temperatures anywhere from mid 60s along the coast to low 90s farther north into the north bay even 92 today in concord. while san jose will reach a high temperature of 78 degrees. and we'll be looking ahead to the weekend coming up in our 8:00 newscast. laura marcus. all right. kari, thank you. and make sure you