the one we expected was at full—back, where freddie stewart returns in place of marcus smith.knock against fiji at the weekend and he has failed the return to play protocols, but steward has been one of england's most reliable performers. the other two changes are in the pack. joe marler comes in at prof in place of ellis genge. in second row, george martin comes in for all the chess him —— ollie chessum. still a lot of expense in their team. chessum. still a lot of expense in their team-— their team. steve borthwick admitting — their team. steve borthwick admitting that _ their team. steve borthwick admitting that south - their team. steve borthwick admitting that south africa | their team. steve borthwick - admitting that south africa scrum better than them, a little bit stronger, so he has tried to bolster it. you spent a fair bit of time with the england squad in recent weeks post how we describe it, a siege mentality? are they feeding off that and in underdog status? perhaps, yes. england were training on earlier on today at their training based just on the outskirts of p

>> all depends whether >> it all depends whether you think marcus smith would be think that marcus smithteam or freddie steward . well, marcus has been steward. well, marcus has been injured, very tough game injured, had a very tough game against like he's against fiji. it looks like he's going left out, whether going to be left out, whether it be injury or whether it be through injury or whether it be through injury or whether it be decision, because freddie be the decision, because freddie is taller than marcus. is a lot taller than marcus. i mean, look at marcus there . mean, look at marcus there. >> i mean, he's it looks like he's had a very bad it really did look like he was in a bad he's even trying to smile. >> he's lippi's out. he's knows he's got a bandage around his head, not to mention the blood soaked mention the blood soaked to mention the blood stained everybody stained shirt. and everybody was saying was. and saying how wonderful he was. and what lad and how much he what a great lad and how much he put game. so we'll see. put into the game. so we'll see. it's whether he's

also reports that marcus smith will at full—back instead of freddie stewart. most consistent performers of recent months. marcus smith offers more attacking option so it is fair to say there will be a lot of interest on steve borthwick in he announces his team tomorrow.— his team tomorrow. let's allow ourselves _ his team tomorrow. let's allow ourselves to — his team tomorrow. let's allow ourselves to look _ his team tomorrow. let's allow ourselves to look ahead - his team tomorrow. let's allow ourselves to look ahead to - his team tomorrow. let's allow i ourselves to look ahead to those blockbuster quarterfinals there, the hosts, france come up against south africa, the reigning champions. and of course ireland against new zealand, what a match that is going to be. it zealand, what a match that is going to be. , . ., ., , to be. it is. ireland against new zealand has— to be. it is. ireland against new zealand has the _ to be. it is. ireland against new zealand has the potential - to be. it is. ireland against new zealand has the potential to - to be. it is. i

, specifically after marcus smith booked up a bit of knox.t the start of france on saturday.— face south africa at the start of france on saturday. thank you so much for that. _ france on saturday. thank you so much for that. time _ france on saturday. thank you so much for that. time to _ france on saturday. thank you so much for that. time to take - france on saturday. thank you so much for that. time to take a - france on saturday. thank you so i much for that. time to take a quick look at the other headlines. england rugby league captain george williams will miss the first two tests against tonga after his appeal against his extended ban was rejected by a new tribunal. the warrington player's one—game suspension for a shoulder charge in the play—off defeat to st helens was doubled after a failed appeal. williams again appealed, but unsuccessfully. jenni hermoso has been named in the spain squad for the first time since winning the world cup. former spanish football federation president luis rubiales kissed hermoso during the world cup tro

as expected, freddie steward replaces marcus smith — withjoe marler back in the side — and george martin chessum. 13 of england's squad played in the 2019 rugby world cup final, when south africa, who started as underdogs, triumphed 32—12. this time, though, england are very much the outsiders. the last time the two sides met was last year, when south africa comfortably claimed victory at twickenham. a match that marked the end of eddiejones�* reign as england coach. here's a check on england's starting 15, then. confirmation there of the inclusion of steward, marlar and martin. vice—captain ellis genge drops to the bench alongside george ford as owen farrell retains his fly—half role. meanwhile, the defending champions, south africa, are unchanged from the 15 that beat france in that thrilling quarter final on sunday night. that means marnie libbok continues at fly half, ahead of handre pollard while cobus reinach keeps his place ahead of faf de klerk. when we had the selection meeting as a coaching group and with other selectors, there were lots of discussions, but at the end of the da

the other big bit of news is that marcus smith will start at fullback in place of freddie stewart.t again is a big, big call, but marcus smith perhaps offers a few more attacking options from fullback. he has been impressive when he has come on in this tournament. england felt obviously in the wake of that disappointing performance against samoa that they had to make some changes and they have. that samoa that they had to make some changes and they have.— changes and they have. that is sunda , changes and they have. that is sunday. but — changes and they have. that is sunday. but a _ changes and they have. that is sunday, but a day _ changes and they have. that is sunday, but a day prior - changes and they have. that is sunday, but a day prior it i changes and they have. that is sunday, but a day prior it is i changes and they have. that is. sunday, but a day prior it is well against argentina. we also made it this far in five out of the last six world cups. this far in five out of the last six world cops-— world cups. wheels up against araentina world cups. wheels up against argen

starting 15 ahead of george ford, with steve borthwick opting for farrell at number 10 whilst marcus smithfull back in place of freddie steward, who has been left out of the matchday 23. two big selection decisions then by the england head coach, as they aim to get revenge for that defeat to fiji for the first time in an august warm—up game at twickenham. wales take on argentina in the first of the quarter final games, and they'll be able to call on full—back liam williams and fly—half dan biggar in marseille. centre george north will become the first welshman to appear in a fourth world cup quarterfinal. north is the third most—capped player for wales. meanwhile, ireland take on new zealand, who'll be without winger mark telea. he's been dropped by new zealand for saturday's game over a breach of team protocol. telea, who made his all blacks debut against scotland last november, has scored three tries in two matches during the world cup. some good news for hosts france — their captain antoine dupont will start at scrum—half in their world cup quarterfinal against south africa on sunday af

england have made three changes in the squad with freddie stuart returning at fullback in place of marcus smiths been ruled out through injury. joe marler and george martin also come into the side. england will go in as underdogs but their head coach is not concerned. i underdogs but their head coach is not concerned.— underdogs but their head coach is not concerned. i think this team has progressed. — not concerned. i think this team has progressed, through _ not concerned. i think this team has progressed, through each _ not concerned. i think this team has progressed, through each week - not concerned. i think this team has progressed, through each week we | progressed, through each week we have had through this tournament, we've built and built and built and whatever situation the players have found themselves in in the game, the players have found a way to get the result they want at the end of it. and we know this weekend is different, every game is different. but i also know that we've got a great group of players who cared deeply about representing england and want to make sure they put

and coming up on bbc news: england pick owen farrell ahead of george ford, with marcus smith preferred at full—back for their world cup quarterfinal clash with fiji. good afternoon from sderot in southern israel. we are less than a mile from the gaza border. there has been intense rocket fire this morning, fired from gaza. on the horizon, you can see the outline of gaza city, dark smoke rising in the air. israel has told more than a million people living in northern gaza to leave their homes and move to the south within the next 2a hours. israel is massing troops on the gaza border ahead of an expected ground offensive. the un has called on israel to withdraw the evacuation order, saying it's "impossible" for palestinians to fully comply it has also warned of a humanitarian disaster. israel says so far 1300 israelis were killed by hamas. in gaza, more than 11100 people have been killed in days of aerial bombardment. israel says people should now move to the area south of wadi gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says the people of gaza should

marcus smith has been named at full—back.n left out of the squad altogether. france will also have their captain back. after suffering a fractured cheekbone, antoine dupont is fit again and back at scrum—half. he is yet to lose a match on home soil as captain. the belgian grand prix will remain on the formula 1 calendar until at least 2025 after the organiser signed a one—year extension. spot's based on the counter has been under threat because it is thought the facilities are not modern. that is all to sport for now. in the last few minutes we have learnt that a videographer from the rotor news agency has been killed in southern lebanon. a statement reads we are deeply saddened to learn that our videographer has been killed. he was part of a rotary screw in southern lebanon he was providing a live signal. we are urgently seeking more information, working with authorities in the region and supporting his family and colleagues. 0ur supporting his family and colleagues. our thoughts are with his family at this terrible time. tw

freddie steward is in, as marcus smith misses out.ternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one from southern israel, where this war edges closer towards its second week with no sign of the crisis easing. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel and condemned what he called the horrific acts of terrorism by hamas which sparked this latest crisis, when more than 1,300 israelis were killed 12 days ago. his arrival comes amid some diplomatic success by us president biden yesterday. he has reached a deal with israel and egypt to allow a first convoy of aid, 20 trucks, to enter gaza, possibly as early as this evening. i eat, food, water, medicine, but not fuel, will enter gaza through the southern rafah crossing from egypt —— that aid. the gazan health ministry has said that at least 3,000 gazans have been killed in retaliatory air strikes by israelis, and the un said the humanitarian access is urgently needed. it has urged instant access to aid. 0n the 13th day of the war, israel has continued its military operations with ai

england have made three changes in the squad with freddie steward returning at fullback in place of marcus smithout through injury. joe marler and george martin also come into the side. england will go in as underdogs but their head coach is not concerned. i think this team has progressed, through each week we have had through this tournament, we've built and built and built and whatever situation the players have found themselves in in the game, the players have found a way to get the result they want at the end of it. and we know this weekend is different, every game is different. but i also know that we've got a great group of players who cared deeply about representing england and want to make sure they put in a performance that we are all proud of and our supporters are proud of on saturday night. south africa have named an unchanged team from the one that beat france in the quarterfinal. team from the one that beat france cobus reinach keeps his place. team from the one that beat france india will fancy their chances of winning their match in the cricket world cup today, they have started

they've made three changes with freddie steward returning at full back in place of marcus smith who'sthrough injury. joe marler and george martin also come into the side. england will go into the semi final as underdogs — but their head coach isn't too concerned about that. i think this team has progressed. through each week we have had in this tournament and we have built and we have built and we have built, and whatever situation the players find them subs in the game, the players have found a way to get to the result they want in the end of it. we know this game is different, every game is different, but i also know we have got a great group of players who care deeply about representing england and want to put on a performance that our supporters are proud of tonight. south africa have also named their team — and it's unchanged from the 15 that beat france in that thrilling quarter final last weekend. that means marnie libbok continues at fly half, ahead of handre pollard while cobus reinach keeps his place ahead of faf de klerk. so that's saturday, but the first semi final takes p

last eight tie against fiji, replacing george ford, who drops to the bench, while fellow fly—half marcus smithquarter final against south africa. dupont is yet to lose a match on home soil as captain. back home, bristol bears got the edge over leicester tigers, on the opening match of the premiership rugby season. they won 25—14 at ashton gate. bristol were 22—0 up at half time, but held off a leicester fightback in the second period, gabriel ibitoye with two tries, in a man of the match performance. dan kelly and hanro liebenberg helped salvage some pride, but a losing start the for their new leicester head coach, dan mckellar. new zealand cruised to an eight—wicket win against bangladesh to become the first team to make it three wins from three at the cricket world cup. batting first in chennai, bangladesh only managed 245—9 in 50 overs, despite mushfiqur rahim's 66. in response, skipper kane williamson was forced to retire hurt after getting struck on the thumb in his first match since recovering from knee surgery. but he and daryll mitchell put on a century stand, both hitting half—centuri

in place of marcus smith who's been ruled out through injury.the game, the players have found a way to get to the result they want in the end of it. we know this game is different, every game is different, but i also know we have got a great group of players who care deeply about representing england and want to put on a performance that our supporters are proud of tonight. south africa have also named their team — and it's unchanged from the 15 that beat france in that thrilling quarter final last weekend. that means marnie libbok continues at fly half, ahead of handre pollard while cobus reinach keeps his place ahead of faf de klerk. so that's saturday, but the first semi final takes place tomorrow evening — with argentina up against new zealand, also in paris. the pumas have defied expectation, after losing heavily to england in their first group match. reaching the semis for the third time in world cup history. they face a huge task though against the all blacks — who are coming off the back of that epic quarterfinal win against ireland. we

they've made three changes, with freddie steward returning at full back in place of marcus smith, who'same is different, every game is different, but i also know we have got a great group of players who care deeply about representing england and want to put on a performance that our supporters are proud of tonight. south africa have also named their team and it's unchanged from the 15 that beat france in that thrilling quarterfinal last weekend. that means marnie libbok continues at fly half, ahead of handre pollard, while cobus reinach keeps his place ahead of faf de klerk. so that's saturday, but the first semifinal takes place tomorrow evening, with argentina up against new zealand, also in paris. the pumas have defied expectation, after losing heavily to england in their first group match, reaching the semis for the third time in world cup history. they face a huge task, though, against the all blacks who are coming off the back of that epic quarterfinal win against ireland. we are going to have to improve our performance because the stage get bigger and bigger at this time of the t

freddie stewart is back at fullback as well because marcus smith has been ruled out.o see how deploys the how steve borthwick deploys the bench, how early brings on bench, how early he brings on the fonnards to sort of counteract what africa are counteract what south africa are going to do tactics wise as well. >> i think it was clive woodward , the world cup winning coach who said that england are capable of shocking the . world capable of shocking the. world >> yeah, and it would it would it would be a big shock, wouldn't it? i think south africa are rightly favourites as i alluded to, but there is a small chance, i think it's probably a 30, 30, 40% chance, but we've seen shocks in this world cup already. i mean, no one would have thought. i don't think that the ireland and france would have both out france would have both gone out in quarterfinal we in the quarterfinal stages. we saw happen last weekend. saw that happen last weekend. what argentina as well beating wales. was a result not wales. that was a result not many people predicting. many people were predicti

there to scrummage and the springboks are ferocious scrummagers and freddie stewart fits in for marcus smithlute beating in the game against south africa in his first ever start at 18. and he's still recovering from from that experience i think. and there was one other change in change at george martin coming in the second row adds a bit more beef physical ity and you know only steve borthwick knows if those changes are right. but he would have made them for the right reasons and, and he will approach this game in exactly the same way. what tactics does he need to apply to win this match and, and well, quite frankly, aspect of frankly, he get every aspect of the right lewis the play right and lewis whatever happens tonight, just quickly we would we have to look back on england's world cup campaign as being quite successful even if they bow out at semi—final stage. i think if we judge that on where they were pnor we judge that on where they were prior to the tournament, then then absolutely this is this is success. you know, if england lose in the semi—final , people lose in the semi—final, p

they had marcus fullback and marcus smith at fullback and everyone was going great, england going upok, i from here on in, does it look, i can't see it being that expansive game going fonnard into the knockout stages. >> the important thing >> um, look, the important thing is you're going to keep winning . you know, if they can add a bit more of that exciting in their play, that'd be fantastic bit more of that exciting in tllzir play, that'd be fantastic bit more of that exciting in tllzir pla today.'d be fantastic bit more of that exciting in tllzir pla today the e fantastic bit more of that exciting in tllzir pla today the game astic bit more of that exciting in tllzir pla today the game will . i think today the game will open and i think we will see open up and i think we will see a different side of england. but when it gets to the quarterfinals, semi—finals, hopefully england might hopefully final, england might tighten up and it's about winning those games. >> looking at >> yeah, just looking at pictures of france who beat italy, italy last italy, thrashed italy last night. the

marcus. coming up we'll chat with jada pinkett smith. >> she'll tell us all about her new book, worthy. >> that's for the next 90 minutes. we are seeing improvement. petaluma especially. we had some real thick fog earlier this morning. we've now improved to ten miles, but still some dense fog in santa rosa. we're at a mile. visibility there. elsewhere outside of the north bay in that dense fog advisory we're doing just fine. a lot of sunshine out there this morning, but we'll give way to increasing cloud cover later on. we turn partly sunny this afternoon. those temperatures a bit cooler than yesterday, mid 60s to the mid 70s. kumasi >> thank you, drew. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news app and at abcws.com seven news.com >> announcer: welcome back to m gma live from times square. >> we are very excited for this. dreams come true for millions of people every year at disney resort and theme parks around the world. we are celebrating 100 years of disney magic. >> we are indeed. in honor of the company's 100th anniversary, disney, mak

smith paid another visit to the lost kitchen. he went for a free meal. he will share that experience for us on monday >>> good morning the you. 8:56. marcus washington.eturn to the team where he played catcher in the '80s. he was born in palo alto playing baseball for cal and more recently, melvin managed the a's for 11 seasons. now, melvin be replace gabe kapler who the giants fired as their season was ending. a news conference is scheduled for 10:30. once that >>> this morning of the 3rd hour of "today," close call. the pilot accused of trying to bring down a plane. the struggle inside the cockpit and what he admitted while onboard. >>> scary season reaching new heights. see how peo a