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
Wimbledon in the final later today but theres more at stake than just another grand slam title well take a look at the latest record and sometimes. Im calm assman thanks for joining us to United Nations agencies are urging europe to take more responsibility for migrants in the mediterranean the uns Refugee Agency and the International Organization for migration have called on the European Union nations to relaunch rescue missions that saved people from drowning earlier this year the e. U. Suspended its main Naval Operation that carried out these rescues critics say that is having deadly consequences. Bodies of drowned migrants have brought to the chinese in shore 82 people went missing when the boat sank on july 1st most have since been or tray from the water dead the migrants started their journey in war torn libya and drifted into ginnys in waters before sinking one of the few survivors remembers have that calls for help went unanswered. Have not and i dont doubt that he and i get ol
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
Tomorrow but theres more than just another grand slam title at stake for the american. Chemical for a wish welcome to the program. Turkey has received the 1st shipments of a russian s 400 Missile Defense system despite the threat of sanctions from the United States and concerns of its nato allies the white house has threatened turkey with quote real and negative consequences while nato has warned ankara the russian system could reveal sensitive details about the alliances defenses. Turkish t. V. Broadcast this footage of a Russian Air Force cargo plane at an air base in ankara delivering parts of a russian s 400 Missile Defense system the Turkish Foreign minister confirmed deliveries had begun. We say this each time this is a done deal and the process continues. This russian sources say p s 400 antiaircraft system can reach targets at an altitude of up to 30 kilometers and has a range of 400 kilometers turkey is a member of the western Nato Alliance the u. S. Has warned it will not all
Hello and welcome to world news today. President trumps labor secretary, alex acosta, has announced his resignation. Hed come under pressure following the latest arrest of the billionaire financierjeffrey epstein. Mr acosta, who is the former us attorney for southern florida, agreed a plea deal with mr epstein in 2008, granting him immunity from federal prosecution. Earlier this week, the wealthy financier pleaded not guilty to new charges of trafficking underage girls for sex. The president has tried to distance himself from jeffrey epstein, saying he wasnt a fan. Mr trump has praised mr acosta as an excellent labour secretary. Mr acosta and President Trump spoke to the media earlier. Heres what they had to say. He was a great labour secretary. Not a good labour secretary. He has done a fantasticjob. He is a friend of everybody in the administration and i got a call this morning early from alex and i think he did a very good job yesterday under a lot of pressure, he did a fantasticjob