Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, this morning, Tropical Storm barry is closing in on louisiana. The biggest threat is not high winds but the rain and storm surge. The effects of barry are already being felt all along the gulf coast. The storm could be the first hurricane of the season. Marc liverman is in new york. Marc, i know people are preparing, but how are First Responders preparing . Well, annemarie, rescue crews and guard troops are taking up a position around the state of louisiana, bracing for the arrival tonight or tomorrow morning. As to how big an impact well have, were still a few hours away from knowing away for sure. The outer bands are now lapping at the louisiana coast. Weend in the region. Tss a seve the National Weather service is using terms like lifethreatening floods. Barry is a system almost certain to send a deluge of water to the area. As much as 25 inches could fall in some places. There are three ways louisiana flo
It is expensive. The trees were torched. So was this car. Residents say it shows exactly how dangerous illegal fireworks can be. Officially the cause of the fire on luke court is undetermined. Witnesses say the teenagers playing with fireworks nearby seem like obvious culprits. I worry our house. Reporter this one before fire san jose crews responded to on independence day. The cypress trees out front went up in flames threatening surrounding homes. One car was completely damaged. We were able to save both of the homes. Reporter while Police Report no major arrest some hospitals no major injuries. San jose received a huge number of fireworks complaints to their hotline. The city started tracking them in early june. In the months leading up to the fourth they received 130 complaints. On the holiday itself that number jumped up to 1765. We will investigate those to determine if they have evidence that is credible. And issue citations. Reporter from alviso to downtown the sky was alight w
And scattered showers in the north, but still fairly chilly for the time of year. All the details coming up on bbc breakfast. Good morning. Its saturday, 27th april. The governments being urged to take action to stop unpaid carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds of debt. Carers are entitled to nearly £82 a week in benefits, but only if they owned less than £151 in take home pay from otherjobs. As a result, many end up owing money after being inadvertently overpaid. Our reporter Dan Whitworth has the details. Unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incrediblejob. Often unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incredible job. Often 2a hours a day, seven days a week, with very few breaks. There lies dedicated to caring for someone else. Of the nearly 6 million carers across the uk, just under1 million receive carers allowance, with about £80 a week. 175,000 of them also have a job, but there is an earnings limit of £151 take home pay a week. Go above that limit
See what happens when the lights go out at the Consumer Electronics show. And president obama sits down with David Letterman and talks about what it means to stay in the pocket. Its thursday, january 11th. From abc news, this is world news now. The nations blflu outbreaks on track to beat records. An aspiring trainer died who was seemingly strong and healthy. The h 3 n 2 strain is causing one of the worst seasons in recent history. Er 65 and very young. R people, reporter 19 month old nathaniel died monday from the flu. He suddenly started coughing and within an hour couldnt breathe. Even the seemingly fit can be faked. This 21 year old aspiring to be a personal trainer died. The family says a simple cold turned into a serious flu. We showed his photo to the doctor. He said cases like this are very rare, but any age group can catch the flu. Certainly its a scary story, but when you look at the overall numbers of people in his age group, this person isnt necessarily at increased risk of