Is not overfor some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of Tropical Storm harvey. The flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of americas fuel output. At least 20 people are known to have died. The storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. From houston, james cook reports. This is what Hurricane Harvey did to houston. Believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. Lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. From the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. Whats happening now is that weve seen these people in the water down below, they re clearly in need of help. Theres a boat, just a few blocks away, but it cant get to them. It cant see them, so were going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. Slowly, carefully, we help them find one another. A helicopter directing a boat along a leafy street, suburba
The governor of texas says the worst is not overfor some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of Tropical Storm harvey. The flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of americas fuel output. At least 20 people are known to have died. The storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. From houston, james cook reports. This is what Hurricane Harvey did to houston. Believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. Lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. From the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. Whats happening now is that weve seen these people in the water down below, they re clearly in need of help. Theres a boat, just a few blocks away, but it cant get to them. It cant see them, so were going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. Slowly, carefully, we help them find one another. A helicopter directing
Five days of Tropical Storm harvey, and the governor of texas says the worst is not over for some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall. Both the death toll and the water levels are still on the rise. At least 25 people are known to have died. The flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of americas fuel output. The storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. From houston, james cook reports. This is what Hurricane Harvey did to houston. Believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. Lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. From the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. Whats happening now is that weve seen these people in the water down below, they re clearly in need of help. Theres a boat, just a few blocks away, but it cant get to them. It cant see them, so were going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. Slow
Now its time for World Business report. A taxing task for trump, as he pushes plans to ease the burden on business and the middle classes. But can he sell it to a sceptical congress . Plus, crude warning the boss of shell says the price of oil could soon be heading higher as lack of investment squeezes supplies. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also coming up, unexpected good news as chinas factories move up a gear in august. But first, we start in the us in springfield, missouri where President Trump has begun a speaking tour to try and build support for his planned tax reforms. He described the us tax code which hasnt been reformed for three decades as self destructive. And he called for a more competitive system to boostjobs and wages, repeating his ambition to cut americas Corporate Tax rate to 15 . On paper the Us Corporation tax rate is one of the worlds highest, at 35 . Taking into account various tax breaks, top us firms pay a bit less than that, an average o
Ill have the all the details. In sport, its transfer deadline day. And an early deal should see confirmation of alex 0xlade chamberlains move from arsenal to liverpool. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It is a bright start for many. Chilly as well. Show is in the west. Through the day, they will develop widely. Showers. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may says she wants to lead the conservatives into the next general election saying shes in it for the long term. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has given his support, but backbench conservative mps have told the bbc theyre sceptical shell be able to serve the full term. The Prime Minister is currently on a three day trip to japan. There has been an awful lot of speculation about my future which has no basis whatsoever in it. I am in this for the long term. There is a realjob to be done in the united kingdom. It is about getting brexit done right and getting a Proper Partnership wi