tomasz is back with us again. tomasz, give us some good news.now, yesterday, some of us had a deluge. it really did not feel like july at all. today the weather is looking better. you can see why, because this is the weather system that was over us yesterday. today we're going to be in between weather systems. so have got this big gap in the cloud. this is the next area of cloud and rain thatis is the next area of cloud and rain that is heading our way but it won't arrive until tonight and into tomorrow. so let's enjoy that fine weather. here is your sunshine right from the word go. it is not clear blue skies by any means today. we have scattered fair weather clouds and scattered slightly bigger clouds which are bringing a few showers in the forecast through today almost anywhere, but at least most of the time, the weather will be dry and sunny. 23 in london the top temperature today but fresher in the western isles of scotland, around 14. so this is the weather through this evening, clear with a beautiful sunset out there tonight, and then the

here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon.ppressive, not necessarily a good thing at all, certainly far too hot for our shores. at the moment the temperature in the last ten minutes or so hit 36 celsius in greater london and its possible that it's going to write a little further. it's not a record but it certainly is right up there on the list of highest temperatures recorded injuly. list of highest temperatures recorded in july. quite list of highest temperatures recorded injuly. quite an extreme day for our climate and perhaps a sign of extreme days that we'll be experiencing more frequently in the future years. this is what's happening right now. it's not necessarily a heat wave, just a blast of hot air from the south that's lasting one day. for a heatwave technically the met office suggests three days of sustained heat, we are just getting one day. you can see how widespread the heat is this afternoon. from around three pmo for pm the temperatures will start to come down. it's a different story in the west, the heat will s

to mask or not tomasz? the cabinet minister michael gove says discovering should not be mandatory in england. on the whole, my view is that it in england. on the whole, my view is thatitis in england. on the whole, my view is that it is always better to trust people's common sense, to give them a clear sense of what is wise. i think individuals and businesses are responding well to that. 73 people responding well to that. 73 people respond positive to coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire. it is important we have full cooperation. is walt disney world reopens in florida, there is a rise of more than 15,000 virus cases in the state, the biggest increase so far. a knife edge in the polish election. three members of the indian actor's family three members of the indian actor's fa m ily test three members of the indian actor's family test positive for coronavirus. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the senior cabinet minister michael gove says he does not think face coverings should become mandatory inside

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. have a few of these scattered across the country today — shower clouds — but most of the time sunshine, i think, for many of us. temperatures will hover around the low 20s in the south of the country and the high teens in the north. all in all, a pretty decent day. and a fine sunset on the way, as well, with plenty of clear weather. and then the clouds once again thicken across western parts of the uk and by the end of the night, heavy rain will sweep into some areas. in fact, it could be a really wet start to the day across northern ireland, the northwest of england and also northern wales. but the northeast of scotland there, i think a clear night and a dry start to the day. so tomorrow, an unsettled day across most of the uk. the winds will freshen across the south, as well. they could be up to gale force along some of these channel coasts and the southwest, too. but later in the day, the heaviest of the rain will clear out into the north sea and we'll end up getting some sunshine

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz.und about 25 celsius. compare that to liverpool, only 15, still around 19 in the northeast of england. so by the time we get to around six o'clock, the band of cloud and rain, this is the weather front, still across the north of england, parts of wales, but there's a tendency for it to sleep a little bit further south. 0vernight you can see some heavier rain developing across southern parts of the country where it is going to be mild, 16 degrees overnight, in the north of the uk come a lot fresher, temperatures in single figures. tomorrow the atla ntic single figures. tomorrow the atlantic air spreads across england, a much better day in yorkshire, the northwest of england more sunshine here, but a fresh one, 17, and cooler in the south also.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. of us. temperatures will hover around the low 20s in the south of the country and the high teens in the north. all in all, a pretty decent day. and a fine sunset on the way, as well, with plenty of clear weather. and then the clouds once again thicken across western parts of the uk and by the end of the night, heavy rain will sweep into some areas. in fact, it could be a really wet start to the day across northern ireland, the northwest of england and also northern wales. but the northeast of scotland there, i think a clear night and a dry start to the day. so tomorrow, an unsettled day across most of the uk. the winds will freshen across the south, as well. they could be up to gale force along some of these channel coasts and the southwest, too. but later in the day, the heaviest of the rain will clear out into the north sea and we'll end up getting some sunshine towards the evening. that's it from me — bye. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... anyone arriving in

there have been more than 139,000 deaths in the us — now it's time for a look at the weather with tomaszweather this evening will remain across the south—east of the country. temperatures will still hover around the mid 20s but wales, the north of england, you can see over cassettes like image here and the radar superimposed on the outbreaks of rain there needed to be wales into parts of northern england but also scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine here. let's have a look at the picture, then, early evening when you might still be out and about. so we have got showers across scotland here particularly around the north west highlands. some decent weather for northern ireland, around 16 degrees at this stage are nice enough there in the north—east of england, the la ke in the north—east of england, the lake district, lancashire, but wales, north midlands, peak district into parts of yorkshire still cloudy with outbreaks of rain but in the south—east we have got that fine warm weather around 25 degrees 6pm. this evening that weather front, and it isa this evening that weather front

know, we didn't know this was coming, but i spent a lot of last night reading this 43-page report, tomasz, that you the guy wrote at the council of economic advisers last september. you wrote it. it's all about the threat of a pandemic, and it says, and i quote, in a pandemic year, the economic damage would range from $413 billion to $3.79 trillion. fatalities in the most serious scenario would exceed half a million people in the united states. did the president read your study? >> yeah, i mean, we're fully prepared of what ca puts out and i was aware of what was going on even though i was an author on it. the bottom line of that report which is i think what operation warp speed is doing right now is that you need to have very, very quick production of vaccines within a pandemic outbreak and we didn't have the capability because we have basically what's called a very slow production processed of vaccines and you have to ramp up productions very slowly in the midst of infectious diseases growing. operation warp speed is an enormously beneficial investment, it's only-12 billion and we've es

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello.y but it's not going to be a completely dry day. in fact, farfrom it. showers scattered today across scotland and also eastern counties of the uk. in fact, anywhere, say from newcastle and yorkshire down to lincolnshire down to east anglia, even the south—east, you could catch one or two showers, maybe even the odd heavier one. but, other than that, the weather is going to be mostly bright or sunny. the winds are light, it will turn pleasantly warm enough, with temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees. now, the showers continue for a time in the east during the evening. then they fade, we've got clear spells tonight. morning temperatures will hover around about 8—11 celsius and this is the start of a fine spell of weather this weekend. high pressure is building so that means that both saturday and sunday, at least across most of the uk, the weather is looking dry and turning pleasantly warm. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... foreign travel to dozens

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz.er with tomasz. was pretty awful at th prix it was pretty awful at the grand prix but better for most of the uk. hello. it's not exactly barbecue weather across the north of england and wales, where we have had outbreaks of rain. the weather is half decent across the south—east of england, still warm, quite humid. evening temperatures hovering around 25 celsius. compare that to liverpool, only 15. still around 19 there in the north—east of england. by the time we get to around six o'clock, the band of cloud and rain, this is the weather front, actually, it's still across the north of england, parts of wales. but there's a tendency for it to slip a bit further south. then you can see, overnight, we have some heavier rain developing across southern parts of the country, where it will be mild, 16 degrees overnight. in the north of the uk, a lot fresher, temperatures will dip to single figures. then tomorrow, that fresher atlantic air spreads across northern england, so a much better day i