at cosby�*s retrial should never have been allowed. over 200 people have died in canada as the heatwave continues. it has smashed all temperatures on record. the death toll from the collapsed building miami rises to 16. authorities confirm four more bodies were recovered overnight from the rubble. and donald trump is back on the campaign with a visit the us—mexico border, denouncing the immigration crisis as a american "catastrophe". the us comedian bill cosby has served more than two years in a high—security prison near philadelphia, but in the last

few hours, he has been freed. pennsylvania's supreme court today quashed his sexual assault conviction on the grounds that evidence given by five witnesses during his retrial should never have been admitted. cosby, now 83, was one of the most high—profile convictions of the early #metoo movement. he was found guilty of drugging and molesting the ex—basketball player andrea constand in 200a. the supreme court was told that cosby�*s lawyers had secured a deal with the former district attorney in philadelphia that he would not be tried a second time because there was not enough evidence to present. let's talk to vinoo varghese. he's a former prosecutor and white collar federal criminal defence attorney and joins us now from new york. cani can i get your initial thoughts on

the news we have been hearing the last couple of hours? i the news we have been hearing the last couple of hours?— last couple of hours? i have been coverin: last couple of hours? i have been covering this _ last couple of hours? i have been covering this case _ last couple of hours? i have been covering this case is _ last couple of hours? i have been covering this case is a _ last couple of hours? i have been i covering this case is a commentator and i had predicted at the time there would be a good reason for reversal in this case. interesting thing is the grounds on which they reversed, they to the point of having the deal that was already in place with the prior da for the basis of overturning and filling out the conviction. the other issue which i think was even a more major issue with the propriety of allowing all these other women to testify against cosby when he was being charged with one sexual assault. so the fairness of that will live for another day. in this in some sense was a negative decision for harvey weinstein because he has a very similar issue in his case, so talking to understanding that case, that issue was not decided by the biz of any supreme court. but getting to this decision, what it shows is it if the correct decision.

there was a deal put in place that basically freed cosby to testify in a civil suit and that was used against him in his criminal case. obviously something that may not be obvious to you guys but for us as criminal practitioners was patently unfair. we criminal practitioners was patently unfair. ~ ., ., ., criminal practitioners was patently unfair. ., ., ., ., ., unfair. we are going to hear later in the programme _ unfair. we are going to hear later in the programme from _ unfair. we are going to hear later in the programme from mr- unfair. we are going to hear later| in the programme from mr coffee positive former defence lawyer who represented him in the second trial and he argued vociferously at the time that the five witnesses, the evidence that they gave should not have been admitted because they were not eyewitnesses to the allegation that was being made in the case. so it was a classic he said, she said case, but they did not have anything to add so vividly relating to the offence that he was being tried for. that's correct. and he was correct.

that's correct. and he was correct. that lawyer is one of the most well—known criminal lawyers in this country. and he raised those points and he raised them correctly. the best of any supreme court punted or decided not to take up that issue on this appeal. so which is why a common move by courts, they will rule on the most narrow issue and if they don't have to make a decision on one issue, they will not decide on one issue, they will not decide on another issue. so that issue is still going to be litigated not only embers of any but across the us after the propriety of prosecutors taking a more aggressive approach with these cases particularly because of cosby and because of harvey weinstein in trying to admit what they call prior bad act evidence that show a pattern or common scheme forcible what was weird about this was that this stuff was going back 30 years. and you're

talking about people with a lot of issues with memory, different reasons for coming forward, and in the end even a guy like bill cosby did not get a fair trial in america. interesting what you say about the timing of this prosecution. where do you think this leaves some of these high pro product —— high—profile prosecutions in the meat to movement?— prosecutions in the meat to movement? , , prosecutions in the meat to movement? �* , , ., , movement? because the pits of any su - reme movement? because the pits of any suweme court _ movement? because the pits of any supreme court did _ movement? because the pits of any supreme court did not _ movement? because the pits of any supreme court did not decide - movement? because the pits of any supreme court did not decide on - movement? because the pits of any| supreme court did not decide on the issue of whether it was proper or not to bring in all what is called uncharged crimes or other bad evidence, it is still going to be up to the different district attorneys offices on where they go and how aggressive they are going to be. last year, the harvey weinstein case, they were extremely aggressive in new york with bringing testimony from other victims who were not...

whose acts he was not charged for. that case is pending on appeal so it will be entering to see how the new york courts will rule upon that. but in terms of other things, of the can till prosecutors are told by a high court that they cannot do this, they are going to keep doing it and that's what prosecutors do because they want to win. and sometimes particularly in sex crimes cases, the rules of evidence get tossed out the rules of evidence get tossed out the window. the rules of evidence get tossed out the window— the window. very interesting applications— the window. very interesting applications than _ the window. very interesting applications than for - the window. very interesting applications than for other i the window. very interesting i applications than for other trials coming down the tracks. thank you very much indeed for that. we are keeping an eye on mr cosby�*s home in elkins park. we don't have those pictures of the moment but we are expecting that he will come out and say something in if he does that, we will bring that to you. over 200 people have died in canada in a heatwave that has no comparison with the temperatures on record. one of the coldest places on earth is currently one of the hottest. the heat is being trapped over western canada and the pacific northwest

by a "dome" of high pressure which acts like a saucepan lid. a new all—time record of 49.5 celsius, that'sjust over 121 fahrenheit, was set in the canadian village of lytton in british columbia on tuesday, where average temperatures are usually in the 20s. portland in oregon further south, they recorded temperatures of 46 degrees celsius and more than 42 degrees in seattle. tim muffet reports. in sweltering temperatures, help for the homeless in edmonton, alberta. there's going to be a lot of people ending up in the hospital and being really, really sick from this, because they don't, some of them don't know how to look after themselves. dozens of people have died in canada amidst this unprecedented heatwave. for the third day running, the country broke its temperature record yesterday. it reached 49.5 celsius in british columbia. police in vancouver have responded to more than 130 sudden

deaths since friday. heat is thought to have been a contributing factor in most cases. we do get heatwaves from time to time every summer. the summers have been getting hotter. but, you know, it's never this bad. we've never experienced anything in the 405 in vancouver. it's the western parts of canada, as well as northwestern parts of the united states, that are worst affected. at least a dozen deaths in oregon and washington state are believed to be linked to the heatwave. a big dome of high pressure has built across this - part of north america, l trapping the air in place. that air has been sinking _ and warming, allowing temperatures to climb day by day. this is not an uncommon situation in the summer, though. _ so, why have the temperatures been so high? _ well, scientists suspect climate change has had a part to play. i for many, the sea is providing a temporary respite.

rivers more appealing than ever. but as well as people, many animals are struggling. so, pigs don't sweat, so we need to really make sure they have a lot of mud, it's actually a natural sunscreen. keeping cool is set to remain a considerable challenge over the next few days. tim muffet, bbc news. let's talk to armel castellan, who's warning preparedness meterologist for canada's environment and climate change department. what are you telling the government at the moment? we what are you telling the government at the moment?— at the moment? we are really flummoxed — at the moment? we are really flummoxed for _ at the moment? we are really flummoxed for words. - at the moment? we are really flummoxed for words. it - at the moment? we are really flummoxed for words. it is - at the moment? we are really flummoxed for words. it is so | at the moment? we are really - flummoxed for words. it is so beyond anything we could have expected, especially injune. this is really a pattern that has no business being here at this time of year. it is more of a july or august pattern and itjust happens to be coinciding with a solstice so it's really a

perfect storm to see the highest average or as we can probably muster in the mid—latitudes. d0 average or as we can probably muster in the mid-latitudes.— in the mid-latitudes. do you think this is a freak— in the mid-latitudes. do you think this is a freak event _ in the mid-latitudes. do you think this is a freak event or _ in the mid-latitudes. do you think this is a freak event or do - in the mid-latitudes. do you think this is a freak event or do you - this is a freak event or do you think this is the beginning of a pattern that should deeply concern us. , , ., , ., us. this is really in line with what climatologists _ us. this is really in line with what climatologists have _ us. this is really in line with what climatologists have been - us. this is really in line with what climatologists have been talkingl climatologists have been talking about for many decades already. and, yes, this one happens to be the one that broke the canadian all—time record that's 80 years old in saskatchewan. so it certainly feels incredible to be a part of it because it's notjust one location like you mentioned. lytton hit 49.6 but five of the locations have hit the 45 degrees threshold. this is so unprecedented, is having a lot of people shake their heads. we know the numbers of morbidity are tragic right now and our hearts go out to those families because in a lot of ways this is preventable and there

assuming we can actually do about this. ., ., , ., _ this. the warm weather if you say covers such _ this. the warm weather if you say covers such a _ this. the warm weather if you say covers such a large _ this. the warm weather if you say covers such a large area, - this. the warm weather if you say covers such a large area, it - covers such a large area, it stretches now into the arctic circle area. there are record temperatures in siberia as well. what sort of applications does that have if you have got permafrost melting, if you have got permafrost melting, if you have got permafrost melting, if you have got four spires in these areas was meant what is the knock on effect of that for the climate change problem?— effect of that for the climate change problem? that's exactly riuht. change problem? that's exactly right- there _ change problem? that's exactly right. there is _ change problem? that's exactly right. there is a _ change problem? that's exactly right. there is a ripple - change problem? that's exactly right. there is a ripple effect i change problem? that's exactly i right. there is a ripple effect from this kind of heat present only affecting everybody who is under this heat dome on a personal physiological level, but you have to think about the ecology. the right now we are seeing extreme melt from our glaciers and the remaining snow from the past winter. we had many communities that are at threat of flooding for one. we also are seeing this have an effect on wildfire, immediate effect. we've already seen some pyro 0&a miss clouse as a result of human caused fires, and those are creating dry lightning and

causing further fires. so those are creating dry lightning and causing furtherfires. so in those are creating dry lightning and causing further fires. so in 2017 and 2018 we had record breaking year as they did not get started in british columbia until well into july. we are at four or five weeks early comparatively and so we are bracing for the worst in terms of how many hectares might burn and how many lungs will be affected by the particular matter. bud many lungs will be affected by the particular matter.— particular matter. and given that ou are particular matter. and given that you are there _ particular matter. and given that you are there to _ particular matter. and given that you are there to provide - particular matter. and given that you are there to provide advice l particular matter. and given that| you are there to provide advice to the canadian government, are they suddenly starting to think that the infrastructure they had built for the country needs to change? because we are redefining normal now. i read stories this week that there are not many air—conditioning units in places like lytton, so does the government have to now start thinking quite seriously about where they put money in how they change they put money in how they change the infrastructure in the country? i think absolutely. it is happening at the government federal level and also happening right down to the use of penalties. so i think that number

from 40% of canadian households, of bc households with air conditioning to certificate lean more but also what does that mean for the power draw from bc hydro and we are hearing the same thing from alberta next door, that never has electrical demand being so high. so there is a huge ripple effect in terms of the infrastructure, the roads are buckling, people's houses, it's all across the board. the cities or having to offer cooling stations, misting stations, places giving libraries open with air—conditioning people can get that overnight recovery at least for some hours during the day in order not to be feeling the effects of heat related illnesses like heat exhaustion and eventually heat which is an emergency call to the ambulance and eventually sadly premature morbidity.

eventually sadly premature morbidity-— eventually sadly premature morbidi . , eventually sadly premature morbidi . .,., ., , morbidity. extraordinary. keep cool and thank you _ morbidity. extraordinary. keep cool and thank you very _ morbidity. extraordinary. keep cool and thank you very much _ morbidity. extraordinary. keep cool and thank you very much for - morbidity. extraordinary. keep cool| and thank you very much for coming on the programme. mr; and thank you very much for coming on the programme.— and thank you very much for coming on the programme. my pleasure, take care. let's look at some of the day's other news. president putin has said he's against compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus, but he urged people to get their jabs. russia has again recorded its worst daily figure for coronavirus—related deaths with 669 people dying from the disease yesterday. the country is experiencing a surge in the number of infections, with the delta variant spreading fast. rebel forces in tigray, northern ethiopia are continuing to gain ground after seizing the regional capital mekelle from government troops. the ethiopian prime minister downplayed the city's capture, saying that government forces withdrew because it was no longer the conflict�*s centre of gravity and there was nothing special about it. french police have arrested a woman who is suspected of causing one of the worst crashes in the history of the tour de france. dozens of riders were involved in the pile—up, which happened when a rider collided with the spectator who was holding

a cardboard sign and looking away from the race. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the former us defense secretary, donald rumsfeld, has died at the age of 88. we'll look back at his life. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has told mps it's his priority to keep children in school and said he expects school bubbles to be abolished as part of step four of england's road map for lifting covid restrictions. he said ministers are looking at the outcome of a daily contact testing trial as an alternative to whole groups having to isolate. we are very clear that we want a sort of action to be taken, and that is why we very much want to see the lifting of more restrictions and the bubbles within schools as part

of the next step. but as the honourable lady and yourself, mr speaker, will appreciate, this is a decision that has to be made across government as part of the next stage of our road map. but, of course, we'll be informing schools and keeping them up—to—date as to that progress in plenty of time before the start of the next term. we are still waiting to hear who won the democratic primary in the race for new york mayor. and it matters because whoever does win that race will surely become the mayor because new york is a democratic stronghold. but yesterday, the city's board of elections released a tally of votes that exceeded the number of votes actually cast. when that was pointed out by watching journalists and candidates, the published

results were swiftly removed and replaced with a statement. the board said it had failed to remove sample ballot images used to test its voting software and that the programme had counted "both test and election night results, producing approximately 135,000 additional records". it's a howler when trust in the integrity of us elections is at an all—time low. here to discuss is our political analyst ron christie. good to see you, ron. how does this happen? good to see you, ron. how does this ha en? good to see you, ron. how does this hauen? ., good to see you, ron. how does this ha en? ., good to see you, ron. how does this hauen? ., ., , happen? good evening and good to see ou too. happen? good evening and good to see you too- how — happen? good evening and good to see you too- how in — happen? good evening and good to see you too. how in the _ happen? good evening and good to see you too. how in the world _ happen? good evening and good to see you too. how in the world does - happen? good evening and good to see you too. how in the world does this - you too. how in the world does this happen? there are so many americans looking at the integrity of our ballot process, the integrity of our election system, and they see 135,000 additional boats that were counted that never should have been counted that never should have been counted and it gives credence to,

say, donald trump supporters who say that elections are great and are stolen. this is only going to fuel the fire here in america of when we cast a vote, does that vote actually get counted or summing else more nefarious coming on. the get counted or summing else more nefarious coming on.— nefarious coming on. the trouble with this is _ nefarious coming on. the trouble with this is a _ nefarious coming on. the trouble with this is a ghost _ nefarious coming on. the trouble with this is a ghost of _ nefarious coming on. the trouble with this is a ghost of the - nefarious coming on. the trouble with this is a ghost of the heart l nefarious coming on. the trouble | with this is a ghost of the heart of theissue with this is a ghost of the heart of the issue right now and that is the integrity of the electoral process and right on cue donald trump's office without a statement today saying the fact is based on what has happened him in nobody will ever know who really won in new york city. the residential race was a scam and a hoax with numbers and results being found that are massive, shocking and determinative. his supporters will immediatelyjump on this insight there you go, these things do happen. timer;r on this insight there you go, these things do happen-— on this insight there you go, these things do happen. they will come and it only gives — things do happen. they will come and it only gives fuel _ things do happen. they will come and it only gives fuel to _ things do happen. they will come and it only gives fuel to the _ things do happen. they will come and it only gives fuel to the fire _ things do happen. they will come and it only gives fuel to the fire to - it only gives fuel to the fire to the former president's supporters of looking at states like arizona and other, well, with the president would say contested battleground states were he believes that he won and where he said the election was rigged and it was stolen. i think

this is a bad day for democracy in america. you have to have the integrity of the system to work. and the new york times ran a very interesting article last year that said that those who run the board of elections in new york city our cronies. they have been put there to the palooka reasons in input their good nepotism and we don't need that. when the people who know how to count and add up ballots to make sure that it is safe and it is honest. , ., , ., ._ sure that it is safe and it is honest. , ., ., honest. he is in texas today, donald trum - , honest. he is in texas today, donald trump. with — honest. he is in texas today, donald trump. with greg — honest. he is in texas today, donald trump, with greg abbott _ honest. he is in texas today, donald trump, with greg abbott the - honest. he is in texas today, donald l trump, with greg abbott the governor of texas. they are visiting the southern border. where the governor has put emergency measures in place which is quite unprecedented because he is able to claim state funding which he says is for this emergency to rebuild the wall, to start rebuilding the wall. here is what donald trump had to say a little bit earlier about the crisis. and now we have an open, really dangerous border, more dangerous than it's ever been

in the history of our country. and we better go back fast, and, you know, i watch a couple of even you people said that, "well, we'll get started immediately." well, it's not going to go fast because you have to go back now and start the whole thing up with mexico and with the three countries. it's not going to go that quickly. just look at the map of texas and thatis just look at the map of texas and that is where the governor has declared a state of emergency. some of them they have had to revise because some counties were not told that they were actually part of this emergency procedure so some have gone out and some have gone and but the point is he is running for governor in 2022. maybe he is sitting alongside donald trump thinking about a run in 2024 as well but he has to play to donald trump's base. he but he has to play to donald trump's base. ., , , ., , base. he does in the thing you see here is a governor— base. he does in the thing you see here is a governor who _ base. he does in the thing you see here is a governor who is - base. he does in the thing you see here is a governor who is also - here is a governor who is also looking over his shoulder at a very famous american actor matthew mcconaughey who said that he might

challenge him. what better way for the present governor of texas, greg abbott came to try to attack to the right as to attract those donald trump voters and the democrats of course are looking at this and saying this is more donald trump redux. he is said who will build a wall and who will pay for it but it will be mexico so this is a political situation that should be bipartisan. we should have a strong border here in the us and we should have a bipartisan solution but republicans and democrats unfortunately would rather play politics then find a comprehensive solution to the problem at the border. ,, ., , solution to the problem at the border. ,, , , , ., border. stay with us because i want to talk about _ border. stay with us because i want to talk about somebody _ border. stay with us because i want to talk about somebody you - border. stay with us because i want to talk about somebody you will. border. stay with us because i want i to talk about somebody you will know well, donald rumsfeld, the former us secretary of defence who has died today at the age of 88. a republican who served under gerald ford and george w bush he was involved in both decisions to invade afghanistan and later iraq. a statement from his family said he died surrounded by his loved ones in taos, new mexico and they praised his "six decades of public service". sarah campbell reports.

music. donald rumsfeld served four presidents over five decades. charismatic and outspoken, he was a key architect of america's response to 9/11, the invasion of afghanistan and the war against iraq. a navy pilot in the 1950s, rumsfeld later became an illinois congressman. richard nixon and henry kissinger admired his ruthlessness and gave him a job in cabinet. a strong defence posture gives weight to our values and our views in international negotiations. in 1975, gerald ford made him defense secretary, the youngest ever. ronald reagan sent him to the middle east, where he met saddam hussein, the leader he would one day help to overthrow. i'm submitting the name of donald rumsfeld to be secretary of defense. nearly 20 years later, george w bush reappointed him defense secretary.

within months, america came under attack. rumsfeld was in his pentagon office on september 11, 2001 when an airliner hit the building. he helped move the injured and then planned a way to strike back. rumsfeld believed the iraq war would be over in months and the invasion would be vindicated. but the fierce insurrection that followed claimed thousands of lives. when no weapons of mass destruction were found, rumsfeld struggled to explain why. there are knowns knowns. there are things - we know that we know. there are known unknowns. i that is to say there are things i that we now know we don't know. but there are also unknown unknowns. there are things we do not know we don't know. - he was prepared to push boundaries, including with the treatment of suspected terrorists, but when the photographs

of the brutalisation of iraqi prisoners appeared, there was a backlash. the events occurred on my watch. i am accountable for them, i and i take full responsibility. but the scandal damaged him, and with his iraq strategy increasingly questioned, he resigned in 2006. donald rumsfeld reshaped the us military and worked to apply its power overseas. he was a man never short of critics, but steadfast in his belief that he acted in america's best interests. donald rumsfeld who has died at the age of 88. ron, i have here a document you have forwarded to me called rumsfeld's rules. rules and reflections that came from my time with gerald ford and my service as white house chief of staff. it is quite a document. lots of advice for staffers in the white house. i

picked out from where you sit the white house may look is untidy as the inside of his stomach. as he said of the what is let it process, sausage making and policymaking should not be seen close up. don't let that panic you, things may be going better than they look from the inside. is it not the story of politics?— inside. is it not the story of olitics? ., , , ., , ., politics? that is the story of olitics politics? that is the story of politics and _ politics? that is the story of politics and the _ politics? that is the story of politics and the essence - politics? that is the story of politics and the essence of. politics? that is the story of- politics and the essence of donald rumsfeld. he had a wicked sense of humour in the one thing i would share with you is when i began working with vice president dick cheney at 31, he invited dick cheney to be the white house chief of staff at 34 and rumsfeld always said to me you better hurry because you only have three years left until you beat dick poz a record of being the youngest chief of staff. an american patriot who will be missed. such youngest chief of staff. an american patriot who will be missed.— patriot who will be missed. such a bi fiaure patriot who will be missed. such a big figure for _ patriot who will be missed. such a big figure for so _ patriot who will be missed. such a big figure for so good _ patriot who will be missed. such a big figure for so good that - big figure for so good that character, that profile committed to feel it when he went into the white house? i feel it when he went into the white house? ., ., house? i did and the thing i thought about him was _ house? i did and the thing i thought about him was he _ house? i did and the thing i thought about him was he was _ about him was he was larger—than—life. he had an oversized sense of humour but he was serious as nails and when it came

time to business, there was no monkey business with donald rumsfeld. he was very, very hard—working and dedicated to serving all people and the president of the us. hello there. the final rainfall stats forjune will be confirmed over the next day or two as more data comes in, but it has been a month of big contrasts across the south of england. parts of sussex, hampshire, kent have seen more than twice the amount of rain that we'd normally expect, but that is in sharp contrast to what has been a dryjune for much of the uk. particularly so, though, for parts of scotland, northern england and wales. there are a number of places that have seen around about a quarter of the amount of rain we'd normally expect to see. wednesday had big contrasts in weather as well. cloud across eastern england bringing some patches of light rain and drizzle. further west, wales and south west england having

some lovely sunshine, but in the afternoon, we did see a few isolated showers build in across these areas, and we've also seen these patches of rain running into parts of east anglia and parts of kent as well. now, the rain is going to be clearing overnight tonight, so most areas will have a dry night with clear spells initially. always rather cloudy across eastern coastal counties of england. some cloud reforming across parts of wales as well, but it's a relatively mild night. temperatures quite widely around 10—13 degrees, a bit cooler than that for parts of northern england and scotland. now, for thursday, generally, i think there's going to be slightly greater chances of seeing breaks in the cloud and more in the way of sunshine to be spread around. the exception to that story, again, around some of these eastern areas of england where the cloud will be thick enough for an odd patch of rain. and again, we'll probably start to see a few afternoon showers build across wales and parts of southern england as well, but for most of the uk, we're looking at drier weather with sunshine. 21 degrees in glasgow and 20 in belfast. should feel warm enough with light winds and that fine sunshine around as well. now, friday, broadly speaking,

is a day of sunshine and showers. the sunniest weather coming through during the afternoon, but that's also when the temperatures rise and we start to see those showers and thunderstorms develop. most of them will be across england and wales, but there will be big gaps between the showers. there'll be a lot of you that escape with a dry day, top temperatures around 23 celsius. this weekend, it looks unsettled, this area of low pressure pushing weather fronts across england and wales with further fronts following the second half of the weekend as well. it's not going to be raining all weekend, but it is a weekend that will see rain at times, some bright spells between, and temperatures just coming down a degree or two. that's your latest weather.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the former comedian bill cosby is been released from jail after pennyslvania's supreme court overturns his conviction for sexual assault. there are new plans for a booster programme of covid vaccines across the uk — the elderly will get priority for a third jab. plus, there's a hiring crisis on both sides of the atlantic , but it's not down to a shortage of available jobs. we'll look at what's going on.

let's return to our top story, bill cosby�*s convction for sexual assault has today been overturned. a little earlier i spoke to thomas mesereau formerly bill cosby�*s defence attorney during his second trial when he was convicted, he also represented michaeljackson in his 2005 trial on charges of child molestation. he discussed the complaints to the judge during the trial. we argued extensively to the court that it was unfair, and we also argued that the prior district attorney had entered into a binding agreement with mr cosby and his attorneys not to prosecute him and that the court should uphold that agreement and that he should not be prosecuted at all. unfortunately, both arguments were denied. i realised very early in the trial that this was not going to be a fair trial, that the judge was extremely biased against mr cosby.

so i brought on my trial team three lawyers, three lawyers skilled at making objections and supporting those objections with legal authorities, and on a daily basis, we made a record for appeal, fortunately, the strategy worked. the prosecution at the time said they brought these five people forward to show a pattern of behaviour. how did you rebut? well, first of all, it showed no pattern at all. if you look into the specific facts of these accusations, they were all over the board. they were not indicative of a pattern at all. some of them were 30 years ago when you cannot go back and look for evidence. he can't get forensic evidence you can't get witnesses. you can't get anything needed to defend yourself. in my opinion, it was all brought into court to prejudice the jury against mr cosby. fortunately, the pennsylvania supreme court as a court with integrity, intelligence, courage and they did what's right. they vindicated our system. he should have never been prosecuted. can you take us back to that agreement with the former

da of philadelphia? on what basis was the deal made? the former da of this county, montgomery county, concluded that he did not have enough evidence to prosecute mr cosby. he made an agreement that was binding not to prosecute him. in return, he asked mr cosby to defend a civil case, which mr cosby did not have to defend and didn't have to speak out in. mr cosby in his attorneys relied on disagreement. they did participate in the civil case. that was resolved, and then the next district attorney decided to scuttle the prior district attorney's agreement and prosecute him. it was a travesty of justice. it was not becoming a prosecutor you know, prosecutors have a lot of power and influence, and they are held to a very high ethical standard, and this prosecution was below that ethical standard, and i'm glad the pennsylvania supreme court agreed with me and i'm glad they've indicated mr cosby. ——agreed with me and i'm glad they've vindicated mr cosby. mr cosby said he would

never show any remorse, he would rather serve ten years, which was the maximum sentence he could be given. what did he say to you when he lost at trial? he was very disappointed. but he knew that was a set up to begin with. he knew what to being a black celebrity in america can mean when it comes to the justice system. he saw himself as, you know, a long line of historicalfigures who have been unjustly prosecuted because of race and celebrity. he decided he was going to grin and bear it and never compromise his values, and he never dead. ——compromise his values, and he never did. what would you say, then, to those people, and we have had prosecution layers on the bbc tonight who are reticent to call him an innocent man, some would even call him morally guilty. what would you say to those people? he is an absolutely innocent man. he proclaimed his innocence from day one. he should have never had been prosecuted. he is innocent until proven guilty, and he has never been proven guilty of anything. he's never been convicted of anything, he is a free man. he has the rights of every other american citizen and he had a right to due process which was denied him until he got before

the pennsylvania supreme court which did the right thing. it's a great day for mr cosby and it's a great day for the justice system. bellicosity�*s defence layer for the trial of 2018. the roll—out of the vaccine programme in the uk has been an un—rivalled success. at prime minister's questions today borisjohnson pointed out that the uk had now overtaken israel, in the percentage of people who have received a firstjab. but already attention is turning to an autumn booster programme for those at highest risk. more than 30 million of the most vulnerable should get a third dose. and that will include all adults aged 50 and over, and anyone younger who qualifies for a flu jab. before we came on air i spoke to our medical editor fergus walsh. top of the last, people age 70 and over. those who are immunocompromised, or clinically vulnerable. —— top of the list. they will be in stage one, followed by all of those over 50 and anyone

under 50, adults who are currently offered a flu vaccine. it's about 32 million people, similarly nearly half of uk population.— million people, similarly nearly half of uk population. right. but we know that it — half of uk population. right. but we know that it is _ half of uk population. right. but we know that it is absolutely _ know that it is absolutely necessary?— know that it is absolutely necessa ? ., ~ know that it is absolutely necessa ? ., . ~ ., necessary? know, we don't. we know that getting — necessary? know, we don't. we know that getting two _ necessary? know, we don't. we know that getting two doses _ necessary? know, we don't. we know that getting two doses of— necessary? know, we don't. we know that getting two doses of vaccine - that getting two doses of vaccine gives pretty strong, very strong protection from severe covid that last at least six months. the direction of travel here, listening to ministers and talking to this committee, the jcb to ministers and talking to this committee, thejcb eye, they seem to be moving ever closer to saying, yes, we are definitely going to have a booster campaign, but you have got to plan it now. it might well be that in september, it, immunity, hasn't waned, there isn't any variance causing trouble, but that they don't plan for it now, they will be in trouble come september. so the idea is that you would probably get the flu jab in one arm and a third dose in the other. let’s and a third dose in the other. let's exlore and a third dose in the other. let's

exolore that _ and a third dose in the other. let's exolore that a _ and a third dose in the other. let's explore that a bit _ and a third dose in the other. let's explore that a bit further. - and a third dose in the other. let's explore that a bit further. focusing on the delta variant at the moment, but there is something known as delta plus that they are looking at. are they suggesting then that there could be further evolution into the autumn and winter that they would need to prepare for?— need to prepare for? there are definitely going _ need to prepare for? there are definitely going to _ need to prepare for? there are definitely going to be - need to prepare for? there are definitely going to be new- need to prepare for? there are - definitely going to be new variants. they will keep coming along. the question is whether it will continue to evolve in a way that causes problems for the current vaccination programme, and these vaccines, these jabs that people will be given will be the current vaccines. they won't likely be variant vaccines and are more likely to be the current doses. now, the government here has ordered over 500 million doses of eight different vaccines, only four of which are currently approved. it might well be that people are offered a different third davis to their first two doses, but we are waiting for their trials.— their first two doses, but we are waiting for their trials. annex and match. i waiting for their trials. annex and match- i mix _ waiting for their trials. annex and match. i mix and _ waiting for their trials. annex and match. i mix and match. - waiting for their trials. annex and match. i mix and match. we - waiting for their trials. annex and match. i mix and match. we had| match. i mix and match. we had results that _ match. i mix and match. we had results that yesterday _ match. i mix and match. we had results that yesterday that - results that yesterday that suggested that they gave a pretty good immune response and that might

be favourable. then there is, of course, an ethical dimension here, fewer than one in 100 people in low income countries has had access to even one dose, and you can see that, you know, we are nearly up to nine in ten adults in the uk, so there will be a question of whether it is morally correct to be doing this booster campaign, but the government will point out it is going to be donating 100 million doses of vaccine from a 30 million by the end of the year, and put money into the development of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, which is the number one used vaccine in low and middle income countries. it is already doing a lot. that middle income countries. it is already doing a lot.— middle income countries. it is already doing a lot. at the outset, ou already doing a lot. at the outset, you mentioned — already doing a lot. at the outset, you mentioned that _ already doing a lot. at the outset, you mentioned that this _ already doing a lot. at the outset, you mentioned that this year, - already doing a lot. at the outset, you mentioned that this year, the | you mentioned that this year, the flu vaccine would be critical. is that because a lot of people have been wearing masks close mac and could be have a situation where people go into their surgeries, maybe have their flu jab and one arm and a booster in another?— and a booster in another? that's exactly how _ and a booster in another? that's exactly how it — and a booster in another? that's exactly how it would _

and a booster in another? that's exactly how it would be - and a booster in another? that's exactly how it would be done. i i exactly how it would be done. i think the flu jab this year could actually be more important than a third booster dose. i mean, it's really vital that people get their flu jab. if you get one like i do every year, it's vital that you get it, because we did not have almost any flu at all last winter because people were not mixing. other nasty viruses knocking around i could see a resurgence i think gps and hospitals can be very busy there without other respiratory illnesses, and i think that flu well be a very important flu campaign, it is a very unpredictable virus, but we could have a bad sleuth —— flu season, and in a bad flu season, you could have potentially thousands of deaths as a result of flu. irate potentially thousands of deaths as a result of flu-— result of flu. we also have this ruestion result of flu. we also have this question hanging _ result of flu. we also have this question hanging over - result of flu. we also have this question hanging over us - result of flu. we also have this | question hanging over us about adolescence and by that they both get vaccinated. is there going to be the supply to meet the demand? there should be. i mean, _ the supply to meet the demand? there should be. i mean, that's— the supply to meet the demand? tues should be. i mean, that's that bit of the jigsaw. well 12 to

17—year—olds be offered a vaccine for two that dilemma there for the same body, thejoint committee, fred van is adolescence don't really need the covid vaccine for their health because they are thankfully very, very unlikely to be seriously l as a result of covid, but it is causing havocin result of covid, but it is causing havoc in schools. so it could really help bear down on school outbreaks. we will quickly come out of that interview because i want to take you straight to pennsylvania to elkins park in montgomery county. there we will see bill cosby who has just been released from prison today. we were listening and see if he makes any statement. to today. we were listening and see if he makes any statement.— he makes any statement. to his riaht, he makes any statement. to his right. you _ he makes any statement. to his right. you will — he makes any statement. to his right, you will see _ he makes any statement. to his right, you will see miss - he makes any statement. to his i right, you will see miss jennifer. .. right, you will see missjennifer... she argued the appeal. to my left, brian perry, not to brian's left, ashley. ashley cohen. then we have haley call then. these are women and

men... who from all walks of life, as i said area, james brown made a sign, it's a man's world, it would be nothing without a woman or a girl. for57 be nothing without a woman or a girl. for 57 years, the cleaning, the matriarch of the cosby family who fight for his vindication, who said he would be vindicated and today, on this hot day, this is a hot verdict for us that we will forever cherish because they got one of the greatest entertainer alive today, mr bill cosby, this great american citizen, this american trend, this icon with us today. i will allow them to say a few words. yes, obviously, we are thrilled to have _ yes, obviously, we are thrilled to have mr— yes, obviously, we are thrilled to have mr cosby home. he served three years— have mr cosby home. he served three years of— have mr cosby home. he served three years of an _ have mr cosby home. he served three years of an unjust sentence. and he did it _ years of an unjust sentence. and he did it with— years of an unjust sentence. and he did it with dignity and principal and he — did it with dignity and principal and he was a mentor to other

inmates _ and he was a mentor to other inmates. he was really during that time, _ inmates. he was really during that time, the — inmates. he was really during that time, the time was not doing him. i want _ time, the time was not doing him. i want to— time, the time was not doing him. i want to say— time, the time was not doing him. i want to say this to the courts, they demonstrated that they were impervious to the court of public opinion, — impervious to the court of public opinion, which, frankly, the lower courts— opinion, which, frankly, the lower courts where not. mr cosby, when he knew_ courts where not. mr cosby, when he knew all— courts where not. mr cosby, when he knew all along he should never have been prosecuted for this, he had every— been prosecuted for this, he had every right— been prosecuted for this, he had every right to rely on the prosecutor's word, and they pulled the rug _ prosecutor's word, and they pulled the rug out — prosecutor's word, and they pulled the rug out from underneath and because — the rug out from underneath and because of politics, because of the court _ because of politics, because of the court of— because of politics, because of the court of public opinion and that is not how— court of public opinion and that is not how our— court of public opinion and that is not how our system should operate. when _ not how our system should operate. when that _ not how our system should operate. when that happens, there cannot be a 'ust when that happens, there cannot be a just sentence, and if there had been adjusted _ just sentence, and if there had been adjusted verdict and adjust sentence, we wouldn't be here fighting, — sentence, we wouldn't be here fighting, but there was not a just sentence — fighting, but there was not a just sentence i— fighting, but there was not a just sentence. i think it's really important that we keep our eye on the ball. _ important that we keep our eye on the ball, that our constitution is sacred _ the ball, that our constitution is sacred and — the ball, that our constitution is sacred and that we need to uphold it at all— sacred and that we need to uphold it at all times — sacred and that we need to uphold it at all times. i'm glad that the pennsylvania supreme court was able to do that _

pennsylvania supreme court was able to do that i_ pennsylvania supreme court was able to do that. . , pennsylvania supreme court was able to do that. ., , , ., ., to do that. i am very proud of the team that — to do that. i am very proud of the team that we _ to do that. i am very proud of the team that we have _ to do that. i am very proud of the team that we have put _ to do that. i am very proud of the team that we have put together, | to do that. i am very proud of the - team that we have put together, very proud to be part of this case. we always thought that eventually this is where it would end up, we had many talks over the last couple of years. i predicted it and we are here. it's a good day for the cosby family. mr here. it's a good day for the cosby famil. ~ , here. it's a good day for the cosby famil. ~ _ ., here. it's a good day for the cosby famil. ~ ., .,, family. mr cosby, how does it feel to be home _ family. mr cosby, how does it feel to be home for _ family. mr cosby, how does it feel to be home for two _ family. mr cosby, how does it feel to be home for two the _ family. mr cosby, how does it feel to be home for two the neck - family. mr cosby, how does it feel to be home for two the neck well, | family. mr cosby, how does it feel i to be home for two the neck well, he is extremely happy to be home. he looks forward to reuniting with his wife . . . looks forward to reuniting with his wife ., , . ., looks forward to reuniting with his wife ., ,. ., ., _ wife and his children and obviously this has been _ wife and his children and obviously this has been a _ wife and his children and obviously this has been a hard _ wife and his children and obviously this has been a hard three - wife and his children and obviously this has been a hard three years i wife and his children and obviously| this has been a hard three years for this has been a hard three years for this entire — this has been a hard three years for this entire family, and it is really a blessing — this entire family, and it is really a blessing for him and he says cimino. — a blessing for him and he says cimino. his— a blessing for him and he says cimino, his heart isjust beating really— cimino, his heart isjust beating really fast. _ cimino, his heart isjust beating really fast, and he's happy. we have ashley here — really fast, and he's happy. we have ashley here who _ really fast, and he's happy. we have ashley here who worked _ really fast, and he's happy. we have ashley here who worked on - really fast, and he's happy. we have ashley here who worked on the - really fast, and he's happy. we have ashley here who worked on the casej ashley here who worked on the case can say a few words. i am ashley here who worked on the case can say a few words.— can say a few words. i am 'ust honoured fl can say a few words. i am 'ust honoured to i can say a few words. i am 'ust honoured to be i can say a few words. i am 'ust honoured to be part i can say a few words. i am 'ust honoured to be part offi can say a few words. i am just honoured to be part of such i can say a few words. i am just| honoured to be part of such an amazing — honoured to be part of such an amazing team~ _ honoured to be part of such an amazing team. these - honoured to be part of such an amazing team. these layers . honoured to be part of such an i amazing team. these layers dead honoured to be part of such an - amazing team. these layers dead in a credible _ amazing team. these layers dead in a credible job. — amazing team. these layers dead in a credible job. and _ amazing team. these layers dead in a crediblejob, and i— amazing team. these layers dead in a credible job, and i am _ amazing team. these layers dead in a credible job, and i am so _ amazing team. these layers dead in a credible job, and i am so thankful- credible job, and i am so thankful to be _ credible job, and i am so thankful to be a _ credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part — credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part of— credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part of it— credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part of it and _ credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part of it and to _ credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part of it and to help- credible job, and i am so thankful to be a part of it and to help mr. to be a part of it and to help mr cosby — to be a part of it and to help mr cosby i'm_ to be a part of it and to help mr cosby. i'm proud _ to be a part of it and to help mr cosby. i'm proud to— to be a part of it and to help mr cosby. i'm proud to be - to be a part of it and to help mr cosby. i'm proud to be here - to be a part of it and to help mr| cosby. i'm proud to be here and watch _ cosby. i'm proud to be here and watch him — cosby. i'm proud to be here and watch him get _ cosby. i'm proud to be here and watch him get released. - cosby. i'm proud to be here and watch him get released. this. watch him get released. this wonderful— watch him get released. this wonderful attorney, - watch him get released. tiiiii: wonderful attorney, you

watch him get released.- wonderful attorney, you see watch him get released— wonderful attorney, you see right here. herfatherwas wonderful attorney, you see right here. herfather was in prison with mr cosby, and he sent a message to mr cosby, and he sent a message to mr cosby, and he sent a message to mr cosby before he left today for her, say a few words stop that he did come he said that he loves me very much and... what is his name? richard. i return love him very much. — richard. i return love him very much. and _ richard. i return love him very much. and i_ richard. i return love him very much, and i was glad that they got to know— much, and i was glad that they got to know each other while incarcerated together. i am blessed and so _ incarcerated together. i am blessed and so grateful to be here to see mr cosby— and so grateful to be here to see mr cosby be _ and so grateful to be here to see mr cosby be released. this and so grateful to be here to see mr cosby be released.— cosby be released. this was an unwanted _ cosby be released. this was an unwanted three _ cosby be released. this was an unwanted three year _ cosby be released. this was an unwanted three year vacation l cosby be released. this was an i unwanted three year vacation that cosby be released. this was an - unwanted three year vacation that mr cosby didn't ask for... in hindsight, we are happy... cosby didn't ask for. .. in hindsight, we are happy... there you see the legal— hindsight, we are happy... there you see the legal team _ hindsight, we are happy... there you see the legal team for _ hindsight, we are happy... there you see the legal team for mr— hindsight, we are happy... there you see the legal team for mr cosby. - hindsight, we are happy... there you see the legal team for mr cosby. mr| see the legal team for mr cosby. mr covey —— cosby himself not speaking. he's keeping his counsel for the moment, but you might havejust heard there when the gentleman on his right he'd said he'd been on a three year vacation, he rolled his eyes and clearly he is a lot all there. he looks a lot older than the man that went into prison a couple

of years ago. the legal team feel vindicated by today's decision at the pennsylvania supreme court and saying that mr cosby now looks forward to being with his wife and family again. there you go, thus pictures coming in from montgomery county —— montgomery county. a further 4 bodies have been found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami, which brings the total number of dead to 16. but nearly a week after the building fell, more than 150 people are still missing. rescue teams say this is still a search and rescue operation as they continue to claw by hand through the rubble for any survivors. we can speak to surfside's vice mayor — tina paul who has been highly visible around that site through the week. vice mayor, i watched an interview last night with the fire captain which was hard to watch, actually, he was almost in tears. the futility of it all, emotionally draining for his team, physically exhausting. you

must be full of admiration for them. i certainly am. the fire department, the miami county, everybody has stepped in, we have that team from mexico and the israeli search and rescue team. there is another team that will be joining an. the rescue effort is amazing. last night, we where getting special id tags, and when i left the building, there were several firefighters laying on the ground to rest, and i looked over at them with a sigh, and one of them looked up at me and i waved to him and he waved back. i've spoken with some of the rescue workers. i was leaving the press area and i had seen a fire worker walking away by himself and he just left so, the look in his eyes, he was so tired. so i went over to him and i shook his hand and i said thank you. i cannot thank everyone enough between my town staff, my fellow

commissioners, the mayor, we have 30 for municipalities, other municipalities have stepped in and offered services. while the police departments. it's a collaborative effort, and it is admirable. everyone is working so hard and we have all been, we have not really slept much since this happened. this is our town. slept much since this happened. this is our town-— is our town. what they want is that miracle. is our town. what they want is that miracle- we _ is our town. what they want is that miracle. we all— is our town. what they want is that miracle. we all pray _ is our town. what they want is that miracle. we all pray for _ is our town. what they want is that miracle. we all pray for that - is our town. what they want is that miracle. we all pray for that near l miracle. we all pray for that near call. why do you think it is proving so hard to find the victims? weill. so hard to find the victims? well, there is a lot _ so hard to find the victims? well, there is a lot of _ so hard to find the victims? well, there is a lot of factors _ so hard to find the victims? well, there is a lot of factors because l there is a lot of factors because there is a lot of factors because the building is very collapsed, and its delicates because if we want to find the survivors, they cannot bring into much equipment or move things too much... the weather has not cooperated with us. we have had severe rain. last night and i was leaving the area, there was a lightning strike warning, so the work had to stop because we also have to consider the safety of the

workers, we also have a structure thatis workers, we also have a structure that is still standing that is considered somewhat unsafe, so its delicates. it's not known whether the wreckage is supporting the structure that is still remaining. the vulnerabilities are incredible, and there are so many vascular and we cannotjeopardise their lives. they are rescue dogs, two sets of docs, ones that are searching for life and ones that are searching for the dead. so we are just so hopeful. we are not giving up. we want everybody found, no matter what condition, we need to find everybody, everybody has to be accounted for.— everybody, everybody has to be accounted for. president biden is cominu accounted for. president biden is coming tomorrow, _ accounted for. president biden is coming tomorrow, which - accounted for. president biden is coming tomorrow, which i - accounted for. president biden is coming tomorrow, which i think. accounted for. president biden is i coming tomorrow, which i think will be a morale boosterfor everybody, but what will you be asking them for specifically two sure but what will you be asking them for specifically tw— specifically two sure i will have a meetin: specifically two sure i will have a meeting with — specifically two sure i will have a meeting with him, _ specifically two sure i will have a meeting with him, i'm _ specifically two sure i will have a meeting with him, i'm not- specifically two sure i will have a meeting with him, i'm not sure l specifically two sure i will have a - meeting with him, i'm not sure about that, i'll have to ask him specifically. ifeel

that, i'll have to ask him specifically. i feel that our goals are very much aligned. i'm an environmentalist maritime house tried to be a leader in the environment and infrastructure is really what is key, because this is an infrastructure issue, but it's behind that, it has to do with agencies and how the agencies handle things because there has got to be a lot of reform. i'm also a condo dweller among the condo board, i am the president, and it is true, some of times the information reaches the board, but it doesn't reach the residents, some are change needs to be made. if you are having an assessment, as these residents have had, they have a right to see the report so they know what they are paying for, and... the report so they know what they are paying for, and. . ._ report so they know what they are paying for, and... the problem here was... paying for, and... the problem here was- -- the — paying for, and... the problem here was... the problem _ paying for, and... the problem here was... the problem here _ paying for, and... the problem here was... the problem here was - paying for, and... the problem here was... the problem here was the i was... the problem here was the astronomical cost for the repairs. apparently, the residents were discussing this around the pool last weekend whether some of them were going to take the loans out. i mean, will the investigation focused on why it took so long for those repairs to be costed and whether the

cost of that repair have been inflated two cost of that repair have been inflated tw— cost of that repair have been inflated tw~ ~ inflated two well, i think the -- the investigation _ inflated two well, i think the -- the investigation goes - inflated two well, i think the -- the investigation goes on - inflated two well, i think the -- l the investigation goes on beyond inflated two well, i think the -- - the investigation goes on beyond the end the —— the building, because the deterioration of the building would cause that must destruction, and i believe there are more elements. i have been receiving information from various groups and forwarding the relevant information to our investigation team so that they can analyse that. they are analysing that title pay balls because it was a full moon that night, it was a strawberry full moon, and there was also a construction going that had massive construction that occurred next to that building, so there are many things to consider than just a poor maintenance of the building, but that is a key issue the other condos in general as that you know, we need to have my review of the condo buildings, the state and the cities need to step in and have more regulation because currently, the way it is regulated is not enough.

like i said, i am a condo dweller. to all the condo dweller know the history of your building. if you have been there a long time, then you know that the level of the air maintenance their building is receiving, and that is something that needs to be on top of. i am confident that the level of maintenance my building has received. clearly this building was neglected, inasmuch as the residents try to get something done, somehow it fell through the cracks. you see, in a building, you would reports the problems to management committee would necessarily go to the city, but if you bring into the city's attention, we do have to address that. we do our best to do that. vice mayor, thank you very much for coming on the programme. i know it's a busy time. please do get our thoughts and best wishes to everybody on the site. thank you for your time this evening.— your time this evening. thank you, lease your time this evening. thank you, please continue _ your time this evening. thank you, please continue to _ your time this evening. thank you, please continue to pay _ your time this evening. thank you, please continue to pay for- your time this evening. thank you, please continue to pay for our - your time this evening. thank you, please continue to pay for our city. we will do that. thank you. europe and the united states adopted very different approaches

to the pandemic when it came to supporting the labour market — but as their economies re—open they appear to be experiencing very similar problems: worker shortages, a growing number of unfilled vacancies, and wage pressures in some key sectors. in the us , there are ten million people unemployed and nine million open positions. so what's going on? ?there has been some interesting reseach produced today by the employment website indeed, ?which suggests that only 10% ofjob seekers are actively looking for work. around 45% say they are passively looking forjobs(ani another 30% say around 45% say they are passively looking forjobs another 30% say they plan to get a job sometime in the near future but aren't looking right now. what to make of it — let's check in with our business correspondent samira hussain. it's amazing, isn't it, when you look at that figure. just 10% at the moment urgently looking for work, why? moment urgently looking for work, wh ? ~ . . ~ moment urgently looking for work, wh ? . , ., ~' ., moment urgently looking for work, wh ? ~ , ., ,, ., ., moment urgently looking for work, wh ?~ , ., ~'., ., ., why? writes, and i think a lot of --eole why? writes, and i think a lot of people have _ why? writes, and i think a lot of people have been _ why? writes, and i think a lot of people have been asking - why? writes, and i think a lot of people have been asking that i people have been asking that question, especially when you look at the jobs report from last month when we decide that the us economy didn't really add that manyjobs. it's got a lot of people wondering about why it is that people aren't

getting back into the work for us, there has been a lot of anecdotal discussions about this, but what is interesting about this particular survey is that it's actually putting some number is into why these job—seekers are not actually seeking any of those available jobs. now, if you look at the numbers, we are seeing that 25% of these workers are still really worried about contracting co. bed, and they are really waiting to see that the vaccination numbers are much higher than they are right now. 20% have said that they have a financial cushion, so they are able to stay out of the work for us. 20% and i think this is really important, say they still have childcare issues. that has been a very big problem in america, particularly one that has been falling disproportionately on when and that are in the work for

us, dealing with remote school learning or evenjust us, dealing with remote school learning or even just general childcare, that without any of those options, it is hard to actually go into the workforce. then 12% have said that their unemployment insurance benefits that they had been receiving from the state and federal government have allowed them to delay going back into the workforce. to delay going back into the workforce-— to delay going back into the workforce. . , , ., workforce. quickly, 'ust a minute left, this wiu_ workforce. quickly, 'ust a minute left, this will be i workforce. quickly, 'ust a minute left, this will be for i workforce. quickly, just a minute left, this will be for republicans, | left, this will be for republicans, look at how this many swelling around the economy, money, support money that is out there. it's keeping people out of work. right, and so everything _ keeping people out of work. right, and so everything in _ keeping people out of work. right, and so everything in the _ keeping people out of work. right, and so everything in the united i and so everything in the united states turns into a political discussion, republicans have certainly been crying that we are putting in too much money into unemployment insurance, and that is why people aren't going back to work. i think what this essays, sure, that is the case in some areas, and if you look at some states, have already started to roll that back, but that doesn't tell the

entire story. that back, but that doesn't tell the entire story-— entire story. problems familiar to both the us _ entire story. problems familiar to both the us and _ entire story. problems familiar to both the us and uk _ entire story. problems familiar to both the us and uk right - entire story. problems familiar to both the us and uk right now. i entire story. problems familiar to i both the us and uk right now. some era in new —— new york, thank you very much indeed for us. we will be back at the same time tomorrow. thank you very much for watching. hello there. the final stats forjune will be finalised over the next day or two, but it's certainly been a month of contrasts really. across the south of england, it's been very wet, particularly across parts of sussex, hampshire, kent. some areas have seen over twice the amount of rain we'd would normally expect during june, but really that's in contrast to the weather elsewhere across the uk where it's been a largely dry month, particularly so for parts of scotland, wales and northern england. some places having just a quarter of the amount of rainfall we'd normally expect to see. now on wednesday we had some big contrasts in weather. western areas had some sunshine, wales and the south—west, but there were a few showers that popped up through the afternoon, whereas across eastern england,

a lot of cloud and that's been bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. on into thursday's forecast, though, actually, for most of the uk, we're looking at dry weather with probably a little bit more in the way of sunshine to be shared around, and in the sunshine, it's going to feel warm, the winds will stay light. now there could be one or two showers popping up again across wales and southern england and the cloud perhaps thick enough again to bring an odd spit of rain in towards eastern areas of england. in the sunshine, though, we're looking at temperatures widely into the low 20s. 20 to 23 degrees, a bit cooler around those north sea coasts. now through thursday evening and overnight, it tends to turn a bit cloudier, maybe a few mist patches developing as well. it's going to be a relatively mild night, temperatures around 10 to 14 degrees, so a mild start to the day on friday and not a bad kind of day. the cloud will tend to thin and break up. we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine coming through,

particularly through the afternoon, but as temperatures rise, we're likely to see some showers starting to develop, particularly across areas of england and wales. an isolated thunderstorm is possible, but there will be some big gaps between the showers, so most of you, i think, will probably stay dry with some sunshine around. temperatures 20 to 23 degrees fairly widely. about 19 in aberdeen, so relatively warm here as well. now, for the weekend, low pressure is going to be moving in off the atlantic with weather fronts pushing into england and wales. there will be further fronts then working in from the south—west through the second half of the weekend as well. so, saturday it's quite unsettled, really. we've got some rain moving in across england and wales. it won't be raining all weekend — there will be some gaps between these bands of rain. scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few showers here, some sunny spells. temperatures still into the low 20s, but generally coming down by a degree or two. the second half of the weekend, well, it's another unsettled one with showers or longer spells of rain moving in from the south—west. so the wettest weather is always likely to be again across england and wales. the areas that will have the least heavy showers, probably across the north and east of scotland, but, as you can see

from this chart, no—one is immune from seeing a downpour. temperatures in between the showers in the brighter moments, still reaching the low 20s, a little bit on the cool side for the time of year, but again probably not feeling too bad with the sunshine popping out. next week, the jet stream takes this path through the south of the uk. notice there are these troughs working in as well. these troughs are capable of developing areas of low pressure that will be generally towards our south—west, but exactly the track of those lows will determine just how wet next week ends up being. but it's certainly going to be unsettled. we're looking at showers or some longer spells of rain. notice the temperatures still generally into the high teens, low �*20s, so still a little bit below par for the time of year, but, again, in those brighter moments, it shouldn't feel too bad. that's your latest weather. bye for now.

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