With more. Sergio. Reporter yeah, garvin, at this hour, crews are continuing to repair the damage from that massive water mane break. I want to show you theyve got a backhoe right now because they are trying to move a piece of equipment into that massive hole that actually was partially formed by the water mane break this morning. They are still trying to pump water out of that hole so that they can do some of the repairs. Let me go ahead and show you some pictures that one of the residents who lives nearby here eric burton shared with me just a little while ago. You can see this morning these pictures were shot around 3 00. He says his wife was just coming home, and she noticed that water was all over the street. Its called ifland avenue. There were lots of cars that were submerged in that water. One of the cars was even partially inside the sink hole that formed as this water mane broke. The repairs had been going on almost immediately. The public the public works t and immediately s
We have a special report from el salvador, where there are calls for a change in the nations strict abortion laws. And federer through again. The eight time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12th wimbledon final. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. We start in the us state of louisiana, which has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm barry approaches hurricane strength and nears landfall. New orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. New Orleans City Council says its as prepared as it can be and has told residents to say indoors from tonight. Our correspondent sophie long is in new orleans. What were experiencing at the moment are sudden downpours and gusts of strong winds. Now, forecasters are predicting that Tropical Storm barry could turn into hurricane strength before it makes landfall over the next 12 hours. So thats wind speeds of over 7a mph. Now, people here have been bracing themselves. The
Rain are expected. Facebook is reportedly fined a record £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users data privacy. Simona halep wins her first wimbledon title beating Serena Williams in straight sets on centre court. And england comfortably beat scotland to make it two wins from two at the netball world cup. Well have more on this and rest of the days action in sportsday in half an hour on bbc news. Good afternoon. The metropolitan police have released a statement in connection with leaked government documents which led to the resignation of the uk ambassador to the the us, Sir Kim Darroch. Assistant commissioner neil basu reiterated that publishing any more leaks could be a criminal offence but says the police respect press freedom. Andy moore reports. Sir kim darroch has resigned but that is not the end of the matter. Now a Police Inquiry will try to get to the bottom of who leaked his e mails. The memos published in the mail on sunday called the president ine
Hello and welcome to world news today. Storm barry may no longer be a hurricane, but emergency teams are warning that heavy rain and strong winds will continue to batter americas gulf coast for some time to come. The storm made landfall in the last few hours, about 15 miles west of new orleans, with winds of around 70 miles an hour. These are pictures from along the gulf coast as the storm was approaching. The state of louisiana has declared a state of emergency with tens of thousands of people without power. In new orleans, the mayor Latoya Cantrell has urged residents to stay vigilent. We are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy rainfall for the city of new orleans, although barry has slowed, it has also intensified, pushing the timing of expected impacts further into today, tonight and sunday. Sophie long is in canal street in new orleans. We know that it has slowed down, but it is still packing a punch, isnt it . Yes, and people in morgan city are filling that punch at t
As it makes landfall in louisiana. Simona halep is there Wimbledon Championships simona halep wins herfirst wimbledon title, beating Serena Williams in straight sets on centre court. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers nigel nelson and jo phillips. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Borisjohnson and jeremy hunt have both defended the right ofjournalists to publish leaked government documents, after Police Warnings that it could be a criminal offence under the official secrets act. Scotland yard is investigating the leak and publication of secret dispatches by sir kim darroch, britains ambassador in washington, which were highly critical of the trump administration. Sir kim subsequently resigned. Heres our Political Correspondent nick eardley. The leaking of kim darrochs e mails about President Trump has caused diplomatic chaos political controversy and led to the ambassadors resignation. Now its caused a furious row about press freedom and wh