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epis of Coronation Street is dedicated to Rob bur will Air this Friday now it is just days until the Olympics kick off in Paris as athletes and organizers make their final preparations for more than two weeks of competition yeah kite surfing uh among the sports making its first ever appearance at the games one of the competitors hoping for a golden debut is team gb's Connor Bainbridge Andy moon has been to meet him way M just take the kids now yeah yeah he'll be in the good books if Hees um what a story what an achievement do stay with us the headlines are coming right up welcome to breakfast with Ben Thompson and Sally nents good morning our headlines at 9:00 that looks nice doesn't it quite Pleasant fine yeah that's all we ask for just a little bit of sunshine not too much to ask for in July uh let's get a quick less look at the headlines where you are it is uh 17 minutes 8 and Carol is with us this morning with a blue SK office they've said they are sorry for the suffering caused to so many people they added they now work in partnership with postmasters and are committed to transforming today's post office um that documentary it's called surviving the post office it's on BBC 1 at 8:30 tonight thank you now it's 8:30 exactly time to get the news the travel and the weather where you are of people on the Spanish island of mayorca have taken part in a protest there against Mass tourism yes it's the latest in a series of similar demonstrations across Spain in recent weeks well our Europe correspondent 18 minutes past 9 and Carol will give us one last look believed it was in the best interest of my party and the country for him to quit the race now follows weeks of speculation and growing pressure from leading democrats for him to stand aside after that disastrous performance in a TV debate against Donald Trump there's been a wave of reaction from figures across the political Spectrum this morning in a statement Nomi Biden the president's granddaughter expressed her support writing I am nothing but proud today of my pop he has been at the center of and had a material impact on literally every single major issue that our country and world has faced for 50 years well the former US President Barack Obama added his praise writing that Mr Biden has been one of America's most consequential presidents as well as a dear friend and partner to me Donald Trump gave a very different verdict saying he was not fit to run for president and certainly not fit to serve shortly after making the announcement Mr Biden endorsed Vice president Carmela Harris as the Democratic candidate for president she has said she intends to earn and win the nomination Mr Biden's move upends November's election which had been all set for a rematch between him and Mr trump our us editor Sarah Smith can take us through how we got to this point from BBC News and Coronation Street is to air a special episode dedicated to the rugby league Legend and motor neuron disease campaigner Rob burrow who died last month well since spring the soap has been telling the story of Paul Foreman who was diagnosed with M&D and the challenges he and those around him face the special episode this week will follow Paul whose speech has deteriorated spending a day with his husband Billy let's take a look sorry for the suffering caus to so many people they added they now work in partnership with postmasters and are committed to transforming today's post office um that documentary it's called surviving the post office it's on BBC 1 at 8:30 tonight thank you now it's uh 8:30 exactly time to get the news the travel and the weather where you are this is breakfast with Ben Thompson and Sally newent good morning to you now we've been reporting so far today that Joe Biden's decided to pull out of the US presidential election that's less than four months before voters there go to the polls the Prime Minister sakir starma has said he respects the decision and looks forward to working with him during the remainder of his presidency let's talk now to the it has just turned 16 minutes to8 Chon is here with all this forward uh let's talk to Carol she's got a look at the weather for us this morning and she's promised that it might warm up now median mocking the likes of Donald Trump Joe Biden and Kia starma but after enduring what he thought was sciatica during the last Edinburgh Fringe Festival Matt was diagnosed with cancer so he's been learning to walk again after having the base of his spine removed and has recently with the time is 7:59 let's get the news of travel in the weather where you are seeing a bit