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I'm Babita Sharma in Rio de Janeiro where the 2016 Olympic Games | :00:00. | :00:12. | |
The Olympic torch has arrived at Rio's sugarloaf mountain - | :00:13. | :00:23. | |
the opening ceremony is now just hours away. | :00:24. | :00:26. | |
We'll be getting a taste of how the atmosphere is building | :00:27. | :00:28. | |
at one of the fan zones where thousands are gathering. | :00:29. | :00:35. | |
And here in London I'm Tom Donkin, here's our other headlines. | :00:36. | :00:38. | |
Months of scandals take their toll on South Africa's governing ANC - | :00:39. | :00:42. | |
they've suffered their worst ever poll results. | :00:43. | :00:46. | |
Five months ago this woman became the face of the Brussels attack | :00:47. | :00:49. | |
when a photographer captured this image in the chaos that followed | :00:50. | :00:52. | |
Now she's spoken for the first time to the BBC. | :00:53. | :01:16. | |
Here we outside the Maracana Stadium where we are five hours away from | :01:17. | :01:22. | |
the opening ceremony that will signal the official start of the Rio | :01:23. | :01:29. | |
2016 Olympic Games. Behind me we have volunteers, officials, some | :01:30. | :01:32. | |
athletes will be coming through at some point here but crucially those | :01:33. | :01:39. | |
taking part in the ceremony. It is pretty calm here. A fewer hours ago | :01:40. | :01:45. | |
it was very calm as this area surrounding the Maracana Stadium has | :01:46. | :01:48. | |
been locked down by security, roads have been blocked and anybody | :01:49. | :01:52. | |
without accreditation to come into the area is not able to get into | :01:53. | :01:58. | |
this part of town. You do get a sense of the anticipation building | :01:59. | :02:02. | |
but when you are on the road and moving around the city it is quiet | :02:03. | :02:06. | |
because it is a public holiday here today. You get the sense that the | :02:07. | :02:12. | |
locals here are heeding the advice of the Maher of this city, who told | :02:13. | :02:18. | |
them yesterday to stay away -- the Mayor of this city who told them to | :02:19. | :02:24. | |
stay away to ease congestion. These Olympics have been marred in the | :02:25. | :02:28. | |
build-up by the controversy of the Zika, pollution of the waterways | :02:29. | :02:33. | |
holding sporting events, the Russian athletes, who we heard yesterday | :02:34. | :02:37. | |
with the IOC announcement yesterday clearing the way for at least 271 | :02:38. | :02:44. | |
Russian athletes to take part in the Rio Olympics. As my colleague now | :02:45. | :02:49. | |
reports, the focus is on the opening ceremony and whether or not Rio can | :02:50. | :02:58. | |
deliver. This family will have one of the best views the night of the | :02:59. | :03:03. | |
opening ceremony. The Maracana Stadium dominates the skyline. | :03:04. | :03:08. | |
Despite their vantage point, how much have people in these | :03:09. | :03:10. | |
communities been touched by the Olympic spirit? TRANSLATION: Beta | :03:11. | :03:19. | |
tags are expensive for us. The Games -- the tickets are expensive for us | :03:20. | :03:24. | |
but the Games have brought us something good. His daughter can | :03:25. | :03:30. | |
barely contain her enthusiasm. TRANSLATION: I am really excited. I | :03:31. | :03:35. | |
can't wait for it to start and be part of it. After a marathon journey | :03:36. | :03:42. | |
around this vast, culturally diverse country, the Olympic torch visited | :03:43. | :03:46. | |
some of the most famous landmarks. There has never been a more stunning | :03:47. | :03:51. | |
backdrop for an Olympic Games. This is the first time the Games have | :03:52. | :03:55. | |
taken place in South America, a proud moment for the continent and | :03:56. | :04:01. | |
many Brazilians. Public support for the Games has sometimes felt patchy. | :04:02. | :04:05. | |
In many areas where there has been little investment the question is, | :04:06. | :04:10. | |
who are these Olympics? As the opening ceremony mayors, there have | :04:11. | :04:14. | |
been plenty of enthusiasm, some protest and a lot of security. | :04:15. | :04:19. | |
85,000 troops have been deployed on the city's streets and there have | :04:20. | :04:22. | |
been rumours that more demonstrations were held -- will be | :04:23. | :04:28. | |
held outside today's opening ceremony. This protester shouts | :04:29. | :04:33. | |
have! Anger at the billions being spent on these Olympics. This is a | :04:34. | :04:41. | |
city undoubtedly transformed by the Games. Some new infrastructure and | :04:42. | :04:46. | |
urban regeneration. There have been missed opportunities, too. In a city | :04:47. | :04:50. | |
with high levels of inequality. The Olympic games perhaps not providing | :04:51. | :04:54. | |
as much momentum for change as had been promised. | :04:55. | :05:02. | |
The security operation is very heavy here. The biggest presence of | :05:03. | :05:10. | |
security on the streets of Rio in the history of Brazil. Some 85,000 | :05:11. | :05:15. | |
police and army will be deployed to ensure the safety of everyone | :05:16. | :05:20. | |
attending and participating. That is what you get a sense here of | :05:21. | :05:25. | |
regulation and quiet I should say as we count down the hours to the | :05:26. | :05:29. | |
opening ceremony. It is a very different situation if you are in a | :05:30. | :05:34. | |
fan zone in the city and the largest is in a Port region of Rio. This is | :05:35. | :05:39. | |
downtown Rio where my colleague Julia is and you have been speaking | :05:40. | :05:44. | |
to a lot of the bands they're getting excited and a bit of dancing | :05:45. | :05:54. | |
as well. Yes, I can't dance on air but let us go to the fans! A lot of | :05:55. | :06:00. | |
excitement in the fan zone. This is the harbour area of Rio and I have | :06:01. | :06:04. | |
been talking to some people to find out how they are building up their | :06:05. | :06:07. | |
excitement, just hours ahead of the opening ceremony. A lot has been | :06:08. | :06:20. | |
spoken of regarding the security issues and also the fact that there | :06:21. | :06:24. | |
are planned protests taking place. We don't know how big they are going | :06:25. | :06:29. | |
to be but of course we should make the point that this is a city and a | :06:30. | :06:33. | |
country that is facing a political uncertain times here as the | :06:34. | :06:38. | |
suspended president is facing an impeachment trial. Any sense that | :06:39. | :06:43. | |
people are worried about security and those protests, if they take | :06:44. | :06:51. | |
place, might mean? Yes, there are protests going on in two different | :06:52. | :06:55. | |
places in Rio today because of the political situation in the country | :06:56. | :07:01. | |
and also some activists are gathering, protesting against human | :07:02. | :07:05. | |
rights violations in the run-up to the Games, according to them. There | :07:06. | :07:10. | |
are fans from around the world and fans from Rio and I have asked fans | :07:11. | :07:15. | |
to join us and help us find out more about the atmosphere. These two are | :07:16. | :07:21. | |
from Rio and they went to their first ever football match. Yeah! I | :07:22. | :07:28. | |
am a big football fan, I love football a lot so it was a special | :07:29. | :07:35. | |
moment. So, you were watching Brazil versus China, the opening match of | :07:36. | :07:42. | |
women's football? We were cheering for the girls and they were doing | :07:43. | :07:48. | |
their job and they were great. It was the best, perfect! The perfect | :07:49. | :07:54. | |
first match I could ever imagine! Enjoy! Brazil won a 3- nil against | :07:55. | :07:59. | |
China in that match. There are other bands from other parts of the world. | :08:00. | :08:07. | |
She has made all her way from New Zealand to Rio. My partner's niece | :08:08. | :08:15. | |
is in the rugby sevens. My niece is playing in the women's rugby sevens | :08:16. | :08:23. | |
so we have come all the way from New Zealand to support her. What are | :08:24. | :08:26. | |
your first impressions of this city? There was so much negative news in | :08:27. | :08:31. | |
the build-up. We love it. It is more than what we expected it to be. | :08:32. | :08:36. | |
There are so much to do, it is so lively and vibrant. Love it. | :08:37. | :08:42. | |
Definitely coming back. Perfect. Thank you so much and good luck to | :08:43. | :08:47. | |
your knees. There is a lot of excitement here ahead of the opening | :08:48. | :08:52. | |
ceremony. This is one of the three fan zones in the city where the | :08:53. | :08:56. | |
opening ceremony will be transmitted but we will also have concerts | :08:57. | :09:00. | |
during the Games, all the competition being shown live, so | :09:01. | :09:05. | |
this is where many people will be able to come and enjoy the | :09:06. | :09:09. | |
competition and have some fun, some music and a good atmosphere. You | :09:10. | :09:16. | |
have got the atmosphere there Julia but I think as we count down the | :09:17. | :09:20. | |
hours it is going to be happening right here because the creative | :09:21. | :09:23. | |
director at what is taking place in the stadium -- Maracana Stadium is a | :09:24. | :09:31. | |
famous director from a number of Hollywood movies and he has said we | :09:32. | :09:35. | |
are dealing with tough times in terms of austerity, they have a tent | :09:36. | :09:40. | |
of the budget that London 2012 had to host this opening ceremony. He | :09:41. | :09:44. | |
said Athens with classical, London was smart and Brazil is going to be | :09:45. | :09:54. | |
cool. A lot of mystery surrounding what this will look like. We have | :09:55. | :10:02. | |
had some sad news that the footballing great Pele will not be | :10:03. | :10:05. | |
light in the cauldron so we are wondering who will be filling his | :10:06. | :10:10. | |
shoes? That is just the talk where you are but that is the talk in Rio. | :10:11. | :10:15. | |
It was very much tipped that it would be Pele, who else could have | :10:16. | :10:22. | |
the honour of lighting the torch in the Maracana Stadium? He released a | :10:23. | :10:25. | |
statement saying he is not in physical condition to take part in | :10:26. | :10:29. | |
the opening ceremony. He has been suffering from ill health for some | :10:30. | :10:33. | |
time. Devastating news for the many fans here in the city that were | :10:34. | :10:37. | |
expecting that it would be him and indeed it should be him but now | :10:38. | :10:41. | |
people are wondering about who it could be and possible names being | :10:42. | :10:48. | |
spoken about our the Olympic medallist, five-time Olympic | :10:49. | :10:51. | |
medallist who could possibly carry the torch and light the cauldron | :10:52. | :10:58. | |
here. Also the Brazilian tennis star. We will find out who exactly | :10:59. | :11:03. | |
it will be. The opening ceremony starts at 8pm local time and we | :11:04. | :11:07. | |
don't know how it will run but we do know that the famous Brazilian pop | :11:08. | :11:14. | |
sensation will be singing alongside to iconic Brazilian musicians and | :11:15. | :11:19. | |
also the British actress Dame Judi Dench will be making a speech. She | :11:20. | :11:24. | |
will be reading a poem, a Brazilian poem. That is all we know. As soon | :11:25. | :11:28. | |
as we get any more information we will let you know. Just before you | :11:29. | :11:33. | |
go, I have to ask you about the ceremony itself. A lot of mystery | :11:34. | :11:37. | |
about it. Behind you, it has been emptied out the day. Now, those | :11:38. | :11:49. | |
crowds are slowly building up. Locals have been told to stay away | :11:50. | :11:52. | |
and many have heeded that advice. Yes, we said that earlier that even | :11:53. | :11:54. | |
when we were travelling from the West to the North, the Olympic lanes | :11:55. | :12:00. | |
were flowing freely, the traffic was light and that is something I have | :12:01. | :12:04. | |
not been able to say in the last week. Locals have been listening to | :12:05. | :12:09. | |
that advice from the Mayor of the city. We are five hours, less than | :12:10. | :12:13. | |
five hours away from the opening ceremony and that could change. The | :12:14. | :12:19. | |
security presence means anybody with authorisation is allowed access it. | :12:20. | :12:22. | |
Anybody without accreditation cannot come into this area. Where Julia is | :12:23. | :12:28. | |
at one of the fan zones in downtown Rio, it is a different picture, a | :12:29. | :12:33. | |
lot more people milling around, it will be interesting to see how the | :12:34. | :12:38. | |
situation changes. Calm, almost too calm, the city is however ready to | :12:39. | :12:43. | |
host the opening ceremony in a few hours' time. Enjoy the tranquil | :12:44. | :12:48. | |
before two weeks of insane action. Thank you very much with the best | :12:49. | :12:52. | |
beat in the house, overlooking the Olympic stadium there in Rio. | :12:53. | :12:55. | |
From South America to South Africa where the governing | :12:56. | :12:57. | |
African National Congress has just recorded its worst ever electoral | :12:58. | :13:00. | |
performance in local elections the ANC has admitted defeat | :13:01. | :13:02. | |
in the key battle ground of Nelson Mandela Bay which includes | :13:03. | :13:04. | |
Christian Parkinson in South Africa, has been picking apart | :13:05. | :13:09. | |
Nomsa Maseko has this report from Johannesburg. | :13:10. | :13:22. | |
This is the first time the party of Nelson Mandela won less than 60%, an | :13:23. | :13:30. | |
embarrassment and a major psychological blow, even though it | :13:31. | :13:33. | |
still commands huge support, Countrywide. There have also been | :13:34. | :13:43. | |
issues but broadly the ANC have done very well against all of the arts. | :13:44. | :13:49. | |
Infighting, court cases and a host of corruption scandals, some | :13:50. | :13:52. | |
involving the President, are widely seen as the reason for the ANC's | :13:53. | :13:58. | |
weakening support. They need to learn from the opposition. They need | :13:59. | :14:02. | |
to take the citizens of South Africa seriously. The municipal election | :14:03. | :14:10. | |
results show that the ANC's power and influence is declining. The | :14:11. | :14:13. | |
party is coming to the realisation that it can no longer take it for | :14:14. | :14:18. | |
granted that the country's black majority will follow it blindly. The | :14:19. | :14:25. | |
official opposition Democratic Alliance unseated the ANC in Nelson | :14:26. | :14:30. | |
Mandela Bay, an area with rich history in anti-apartheid struggle. | :14:31. | :14:32. | |
We're very happy with the results so far, it's 95% counted. | :14:33. | :14:35. | |
We're still waiting for results from Johannesburg | :14:36. | :14:36. | |
and Tshwane but indications are that it looks like | :14:37. | :14:38. | |
we will do very well in both those municipalities. | :14:39. | :14:47. | |
None of the parties have won an outright majority in fiercely | :14:48. | :14:53. | |
contested cities, including Pretoria and Johannesburg. This puts the | :14:54. | :15:01. | |
economic freedom fighters, who won 8% of votes nationwide, in a strong | :15:02. | :15:12. | |
position to the kingmakers. A historic lesson in humility has been | :15:13. | :15:19. | |
learned. We will put the ANC in it so they can never again think they | :15:20. | :15:25. | |
are indispensable and they must learn to respect the people's power, | :15:26. | :15:33. | |
to respect the people's mandate. These municipal elections have no | :15:34. | :15:37. | |
doubt proven that South Africa's political landscape is maturing into | :15:38. | :15:40. | |
a competitive, multiparty democracy. Let's take a look at what else | :15:41. | :15:45. | |
is making news around the world. The death toll from the Bastille Day | :15:46. | :15:48. | |
lorry attack in Nice has risen to 85 after | :15:49. | :15:50. | |
a 56-year-old man seriously injured in | :15:51. | :15:52. | |
the incident died in hospital. The death was confirmed | :15:53. | :15:54. | |
on Twitter by President of the French Riviera | :15:55. | :15:56. | |
region, Christian Estrosi. He offered condolences to the family | :15:57. | :15:58. | |
of the latest victim. At least 13 people have been killed | :15:59. | :16:04. | |
when suspected militants opened fire at a market place in the Indian | :16:05. | :16:07. | |
town of Kokrajar. Police have blamed the attack | :16:08. | :16:10. | |
on an insurgent group called the National Democratic Front of | :16:11. | :16:12. | |
Bodoland. They say they have | :16:13. | :16:14. | |
killed one militant. Indonesian police have arrested six | :16:15. | :16:19. | |
men suspected of planning a terror The men, who were arrested | :16:20. | :16:21. | |
on the Indonesian island of Batam, are alleged to have been plotting | :16:22. | :16:25. | |
to fire a rocket at Singapore officials say | :16:26. | :16:28. | |
they were aware of the plan and had The president of Fifa, | :16:29. | :16:32. | |
Gianni Infantino, has been cleared of breaching the organisation's | :16:33. | :16:38. | |
ethics code following an investigation into his expenses, | :16:39. | :16:45. | |
recruitment practices and the alleged sacking | :16:46. | :16:47. | |
of whistle-blowers. in the benefits he enjoyed, | :16:48. | :16:48. | |
and any concerns regarding his hiring methods were simply matters | :16:49. | :16:54. | |
of internal compliance. Lawyers for the US-based Turkish | :16:55. | :16:57. | |
cleric, Fethullah Gulen say they fear that there could be | :16:58. | :17:00. | |
an attack on his life. The Turkish government has blamed | :17:01. | :17:02. | |
Mr Gulen for masterminding the recent failed coup there - | :17:03. | :17:11. | |
an accusation he denies. The government has submitted | :17:12. | :17:13. | |
evidence to the US in preparation The woman who became became -- | :17:14. | :17:16. | |
the face of the attack has given a special interview | :17:17. | :17:24. | |
to the BBC. 35 people died and more | :17:25. | :17:27. | |
than 300 others were injured in blasts at the city's airport | :17:28. | :17:30. | |
and a metro station. Nidhi Chaphekar, featured | :17:31. | :17:32. | |
in one of the most iconic images, told the BBC in Mumbai | :17:33. | :17:34. | |
that her children saw their mother's when I first saw the picture my eyes | :17:35. | :17:54. | |
were out of my face. It showed how helpless I was at that particular | :17:55. | :18:01. | |
time. How frightened I look. The agony, the pain. I spoke to my kids | :18:02. | :18:06. | |
because I was worried about... I have a 14-year-old son, seeing their | :18:07. | :18:14. | |
mum in half covered clothes. He may have felt, or my daughter who is ten | :18:15. | :18:19. | |
years old, she may have felt my mum has been exposed to the world. I | :18:20. | :18:24. | |
said are you ashamed? They said they were looking at my strength. Even in | :18:25. | :18:30. | |
this condition your eyes are open. Even in this condition, you are | :18:31. | :18:34. | |
still wanting to be alive and that is what it is. | :18:35. | :18:44. | |
It was a blast like a ball of fire. A sound that was on full volume, and | :18:45. | :18:58. | |
I found myself someone picked me from that place and I was on the | :18:59. | :19:04. | |
ground. Those cries, cries of grief of people, those who were asking, | :19:05. | :19:09. | |
where is my child? I'm calling for my child, I'm asking for help. | :19:10. | :19:17. | |
People were crying because of pain. We have to live. We have to go on. | :19:18. | :19:24. | |
Life has the move. It has to go on for good. If you can do something | :19:25. | :19:28. | |
better for someone, I think you have gained something and that is what I | :19:29. | :19:35. | |
think we have two, everybody has two things. That is it. | :19:36. | :19:38. | |
That was the story behind one of the iconic images of the attack | :19:39. | :19:41. | |
on Brussels which took place back in March. | :19:42. | :19:43. | |
Two pilots have had a lucky escape after their cargo plane overshot | :19:44. | :19:46. | |
The Orio al Serio International Airport was closed | :19:47. | :19:49. | |
for two hours after the plane burst through a perimeter fence | :19:50. | :19:52. | |
and onto a highway while trying to land. | :19:53. | :19:55. | |
No-one was injured, but the incident caused severe | :19:56. | :19:58. | |
The airport, which is one of Italy's busiest | :19:59. | :20:02. | |
with more than ten million passengers each year, | :20:03. | :20:04. | |
All eyes are on the Olympic Stadium in Brazil where in just a few hours' | :20:05. | :20:19. | |
time the opening ceremony of the Games will take place. | :20:20. | :20:21. | |
It is not the height of summer but you are looking very well where you | :20:22. | :20:32. | |
are. This is how Brazilians do things. It is not like winter in | :20:33. | :20:39. | |
London, what I am used to! It is 27 Celsius here. It is a boiling hot, | :20:40. | :20:44. | |
for me anyway! The last few days it has been raining and cloudy so the | :20:45. | :20:49. | |
climate changes day by day. I don't know if you can hear the noise | :20:50. | :20:55. | |
behind me but we have got young kids, volunteers and possibly | :20:56. | :20:58. | |
participants in the opening ceremony clapping at the moment as they have | :20:59. | :21:02. | |
seats in the Maracana Stadium. The ticket prices, to give you an idea, | :21:03. | :21:07. | |
the cheapest seats were $60, the most expensive for this ceremony | :21:08. | :21:15. | |
around $1300. We think it is sold out, we are waiting to verify that. | :21:16. | :21:23. | |
It is a 45,000 seat capacity stadium in the Maracana Stadium and 206 | :21:24. | :21:28. | |
Nations, the athletes from those 206 Nations and also a refugee team will | :21:29. | :21:33. | |
be coming through bearing their flags for the competition as they | :21:34. | :21:38. | |
get underway. All the focus will be on what the athletes are wearing. A | :21:39. | :21:43. | |
short time ago I was joined by the Brazilian fashion blogger who has | :21:44. | :21:47. | |
been looking at the athletes's uniforms in detail. She joined me to | :21:48. | :21:52. | |
talk about that and also have favourites, no guesses for which one | :21:53. | :21:58. | |
she likes, Brazil, of course I! Brazil brings the nature, florist, | :21:59. | :22:03. | |
flowers and birds, they bring the colour of the country. The flags and | :22:04. | :22:16. | |
I love the head because it reminds me of Brazil and it looks amazing. | :22:17. | :22:21. | |
They bring the colours and the designer is a breach where designer. | :22:22. | :22:27. | |
A lot of attention on the designs because it is a big moment. A big | :22:28. | :22:37. | |
moment in the world. So big in Brazil, the fashion designer it is | :22:38. | :22:40. | |
so big in Brazil and I love the colours. Let us talk about Canada. | :22:41. | :22:48. | |
My favourite. They did a really nice job. These blazers with the iconic | :22:49. | :22:56. | |
maple leaf, I love it and I could wear it in the day in my routine! It | :22:57. | :23:02. | |
doesn't look like a uniform. It is amazing. I love it. A lot has been | :23:03. | :23:08. | |
said about the Georgia team. I remember when the announcement came | :23:09. | :23:12. | |
out from the designer showcasing what the athletes were wearing and | :23:13. | :23:15. | |
people were saying they can't believe a dressing like this because | :23:16. | :23:19. | |
they said it was too traditional. It to traditional. It is not all the | :23:20. | :23:29. | |
uniforms are so kind of cool. The concept according to the designer | :23:30. | :23:33. | |
was medieval Georgian times so make of that what you will. They will be | :23:34. | :23:38. | |
hot because the uniforms are long and the temperatures today are 27 | :23:39. | :23:47. | |
Celsius, so being cool is important. The day here is so hot and it is | :23:48. | :23:52. | |
strange, that uniform. I don't like it so much. We should talk about | :23:53. | :23:56. | |
Cuba because they have hit the headlines about their uniform. They | :23:57. | :24:10. | |
have Louis Bhutan -- Vuitton as their designer. It is so chic and | :24:11. | :24:21. | |
elegant. Vuitton made the collaboration and they have created | :24:22. | :24:23. | |
a really nice uniform for the Olympics. -- Louboutin is the | :24:24. | :24:39. | |
designer for Cuba. Stella McCartney's collaboration with | :24:40. | :24:43. | |
Adidas for 12 years is amazing. She has done a really nice line. The | :24:44. | :24:48. | |
uniform and the clothes to wear during the Games is 10% lighter than | :24:49. | :25:00. | |
it was in 2012. I am impartial but my favourite uniform that I have | :25:01. | :25:04. | |
seen is Team GB, designed by Stella McCartney. A look at what we can see | :25:05. | :25:10. | |
behind us. A lot more activity now. The performers who are going to be | :25:11. | :25:16. | |
taking part in the opening ceremony are behind me. The cartel much from | :25:17. | :25:20. | |
what they are wearing but I am being told there are over 1000 costumes | :25:21. | :25:26. | |
here -- you can't tell much from what they are wearing but I am being | :25:27. | :25:32. | |
told there are over 1000 costumes. A lot of pageantry, Carnival and | :25:33. | :25:43. | |
Samba. A bit of dancing and singing as well. You can stay up to date | :25:44. | :25:46. | |
with all the coverage on our website and mobile app. | :25:47. | :25:56. | |
What ever team or individual you are going after these Olympics I hope | :25:57. | :26:01. | |
they perform well for you. That is all for us and the team. Goodbye for | :26:02. | :26:03. | |
now. | :26:04. | :26:08. |