which was planted to mark two decades since princess diana died. police are investigating after a box of 70 fireworks was set off in a pizza shop in liverpool. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. tropical storm harvey has moved east to neighbouring louisiana, after battering the city of houston in texas for the past four days. let s go straight to houston and join laura trevelyan. welcome to houston, a city where so many neighbourhoods are underwater. look at the destruction and devastation the flooding and aftermath of hurricane harvey has caused. in this neighbourhood we re still seeing flooding even though the storm has passed, because reservoirs outside houston are so full with water they are over spilling so the authorities are over spilling so the authorities are doing controlled release of the water through the dams, which means water through the dams, which means water levels here are still rising. there are more than 10,000 people in shelters in houston, yet anot
already struggling with debt into further difficulties. and princes william and harry visit a memorial garden for their mother, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death. tropical storm harvey has made landfall for a third time in the us, as the country s southeastern region grapples with an ongoing natural disaster which has left about 20 dead so far. the storm has moved inland now to louisiana and you can see that from the satellite imagery. laura trevelyan is in houston in texas and joins us now. welcome to a flooded area of houston where the road behind me has been turned into a slipway for boats. there are so many rescue boats being launched, many manned by volunteers. this neighbourhood has been flooded, people have abandoned their homes and cars and what is more because where we are is just below the reservoir is outside of houston which are virtually overflowing as received so much rainfall, there are timed releases from the dams and the water level in this alre
into building regulations following the disaster at grenfell tower says she believes it is inevitable there are failings in the system. and princes william and harry visit a memorial garden for their mother on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her death. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we will have the latest in regards to tropical storm harvey. this time in louisiana with storm surge warnings in effect along hundreds of miles of coastline. and we ll be crossing over to springfield in missouri where president trump begins a tour to sell tax reform to americans. and we ll discussing the concerns that some parents in england could miss out on 30 hours of free childcare for their three and four year olds because of administrative problems. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh woozencroft. the main headlines this evening. liv
welcome to bbc news. tropical storm harvey, which has caused devastation in texas, is now heading towards neighbouring louisiana. record amounts of rainfall have fallen across the region. large parts of houston the country s fourth largest city are still under water. more than 20 people have died and nearly 200,000 people have registered for financial help. 0ur correspondent, laura trevelyan, is in houston for us. welcome to houston, where you can see behind me the absolute chaos that the catastrophic flooding has called in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. as you can see, people have had to abandon their homes and cars. these are extraordinary scenes. this morning, i ve witnessed dramatic rescues. people have come from all over texas and even out of texas with their boats, just to do whatever they can in the face of this extraordinary situation. the flooding behind me has been worsened by the fact that we are in houston, weather 2 macro: reservoirs on the outskirts ar