And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 6am in singapore, pm in london, and 5pm in the us city of houston, where Tropical Storm harvey has brought heavy rains and massive floods. Weather forecasters have called the situation unprecedented. Hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut, and many residents are trapped in their homes as waters continue to rise. At least two people have died. The state governor says the rainfall in some areas could reach an all time record. President trump will visit texas on tuesday. 0ur correspondent, james cook, is in houston and sent this report. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance, no longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters say it will dump more than 50 inches in texas, making this the strongest storm on record. For the fourth largest city in the united states, the results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods houston has ever had. We are it
In the late 70s, Roman Polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. He spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. In the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. But we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. I have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life. Samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now . I just wanted to tell the story, the true story, my story, on my own terms rather than as a reaction to whatever might be bringing it up in my life, which happens from time to time. So i thought it was time to, on my own terms, at my own time, tell the truth and say the things i wanted to say. Those who say, this is about making some money out of a story that has gone quiet, what would you say to them . It ne
Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in texas, where storm harvey is battering the city of houston. Weather forecasters in the us have cold the situation unprecedented parts of the city have seen more than 30 inches thats 76 centimetres of rain in the past 48 hours, and theres more on the way. Emergency teams have rescued more than a thousand people so far and residents have been told to head onto rooftops to escape the danger. 0ur correspondent james cook is in houston and sent this report. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters say it is on track to dump more than 50 inches of rain in texas, making it the largest on record. In the fourth largest city in the united states, the results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods houston has ever had. We are measuring not in inches but in feet. People have been making boats to get out of the city. However, it ca
Following a suspected chemical leak. People reported breathing difficulties and irritation to their throats and eyes from a haze that came in from the sea. Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. Harvey batters texas, the floodwaters continue to rise. How will oil prices respond to the devastation . And dont just leave will oil prices respond to the devastation . And dontjust leave it to the experts. In new zealand, you can build and design your own sendoff box. Its monday, good morning asia, hello world. But you could join us. As we have been reporting, the most powerful hurricane to hit texas in more than a century has led to two doubts and concerns of more. Triggering more floods and tornadoes, it it comes two days after Tropical Storm hato paralysed hong kong. Deaths. It isa paralysed hong kong. Deaths. It is a reminder of how damaging National Disasters can be. I earlier spoke to a chief economist and asked how the Insurance Industry is changing to keep u
Welcome to the programme. More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous citys houston, in texas as a huge storm continues to batter parts of the state. Forecasters there say the conditions are unprecedented, and warn the waters are still rising. The white house has announced that President Trump will visit the region on tuesday. Our north america correspondent james cook reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters says it is still yet to dump 50 inches of rain here. Injust21i hours, more than two feet of rain fell on the fourth largest city in the United States. The results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods houston has ever had. We are measuring not in inches, but in feet. The currents are swift and treacherous, making a wrong turn can quickly mean a matter of life and death. We just, we prayed