biden approved a major disaster declaration for louisiana. i came to shore as a category four storm with maximum stints over 150 miles per hour. it has been weakening as it s moved inland but slowly. and it is now down to a category two but the natural hurricane center says that it is still bringing catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding, to southeastern louisiana. and that has brought scenes like this in the city of houma. the extraordinary power of those high winds, meanwhile the entire city of new orleans is in the dark, without power tonight. except for those with generators. the power company says ida caused quote, catastrophic transmission damage. across louisiana more than 930,000 people have lost power. we have also had our first confirmed death caused by this hurricane a 60 year old man was killed when a tree fell on his home, just south of baton rouge. of course this catastrophic storm is taking place during the pandemic in a state that has one
biden approved a major disaster declaration for louisiana. i became sure as a category four storm with maximum sustained, winds over 150 miles per hour. it has been weakening as it s moved inland, but slowly. and it is now to a category two. the national hurricane center says it is still bringing catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding, to southeastern louisiana. and that has brought scenes like this in the city of houma. the extraordinary power of those high, winds meanwhile, the entire city of new orleans is in the, dark without power tonight except for those with generators. the power companies is ida caused quote, catastrophic transmission damage. across louisiana more than 930,000 people have lost power. we have also had our first confirmed death, caused by this hurricane. a 60-year-old man was killed when a tree fell on his home, just south of baton rouge. of course this catastrophic storms taking place during the pandemic, in a state that has one o
the health secretary also announced unvaccinated under 185 who come into contact with a positive case will no longer have to self isolate. also this lunchtime. covid related absence among school pupils in england is the highest since students returned in march. the government is preparing to announce how to relax the rules. vauxhall announces a £100 million investment in electric vehicles securing more than 1,000 jobs at ellesmere port. challenging the abortion laws a woman with down s syndrome goes to the high court, saying the rules discriminate against people like her and her husband. the artist damien hirst tells us he s dealt with lockdown anxiety by changing tack no more studded skulls, instead he s been painting cherry blossom. i always just try to keep reinventing myself. yeah. my mum used to say to me, there s enough horror in the world, can t you just paint flowers? so maybe she got to me, eventually. and here at st george s park, england s players for their
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the actor alec baldwin was told a gun was safe moments before he fatally shot a crew member on the set of his new film. that s according to new documents filed as part of the police investigation into the death. the hollywood star said in a statement there were no words to convey his shock and sadness . our north america correspondent david willis reports. two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. that call to the emergency services, the first public indication of the tragic events that had unfolded in the foothills of northern new mexico. police arrived to find halyna hutchins, an up and coming cinematographer, dead and the film s directorjoel souza badly hurt. their injuries inflicted by the film s star alec baldwin, who according to court documents, was handed a gun he was told was safe to use but which was in fact loaded with a live round. in a statement alec