Simona halep wins herfirst wimbledon title, beating Serena Williams in straight sets. Hello and welcome to bbc news. 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 vigilant. We are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy rainfall for the city of orleans. Although barry has slowed, its also intensified, pushing the timing of expected impacts further into today, tonight, and sunday. Our correspondent sophie longs in new orleans, i asked her whether people there were heeding those warnings
President trump has said hes dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But he still hopes to press on, announcing instead an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Today im here to say were not backing down in our effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population. I stand before you are planning new steps, my administration is taking to ensure that citizenship is counted so that we know how many citizens we have in the United States. Our north america correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles. The president makes it sound like this is a very straightforward issue,in this is a very straightforward issue, in fact, who is
President trump has said hes dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But he still hopes to press on, announcing instead an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Today im here to say were not backing down in our effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population. I stand before you to outline new steps my administration is taking to ensure that citizenship is counted so that we know how many citizens we have in the United States. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains why the citizenship issue is such a politicised and controversial issue, and so important to President Trump. It has become increasingly p
President trump has said hes dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But he still hopes to press on, announcing instead an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Today im here to say were not backing down in our effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population. I stand before you to outline new steps my administration is taking to ensure that citizenship is counted so that we know how many citizens we have in the United States. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains why the citizenship issue is such a politicised and controversial issue, and so important to President Trump. It has become increasingly p
As the relationship worsens between india and its biggest trading partner a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Amazon has pledged millions of dollars to retrain its workforce in an attempt to upskill its staff were asking what new skill youd like to learn tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump is dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But mr trump has announced an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. Changing tack but not backing down. Never wa