all eight transmission lines into new orleans are down. officials estimate the outages could last three to four weeks in some areas. ed is live in louisiana. what s happening there? reporter: going into a storm, the people know to stock up on supplies but the food is starting to wind down. this one is run by volunteers with the cajun navy. you see the stacks of water. there s food, diapers. the line snakes out of the shopping mall parking lot and winds down to the street. at up with point it was blending into a line with the gas station is like everything coming to a logger head here . i don t know. i don t know. i m at a loss for words now. they always say we re resill yents, but i don t know. it s going take a whole lot. that s all i can say it s tough. we ll get through it but it will be tough. it will be a palestinian. reporter: every one kind of dealing with the concern over the supplies in their homes. the gas lines are crucial. many people running whatever they c
let me know twitter annita?mcveigh #bbcyourquestions iam in i am in hartlepool today were a week tomorrow voters will head to the polls to select their next mp. this town has been labourfor decades, but could the conservatives snatch it from them this time? northern ireland s first minister arlene foster s is under pressure over her leadership of the dup. small axe leads the way in the bafta tv nominations with 15 for sir steve mcqueen s series for the bbc. a second wave of coronavirus is wreaking havoc across india cases are rising sharply, hospital beds are filling up fast, and the country s health care system is crumbing. the government is considering a recommendation to introduce lockdowns in 150 of the worst hit districts. a recent surge of infections has brought the country to its knees and the death toll is rising. the total number of deaths now stands at more than 200,000 since the pandemic began, with a seven day average of 2,480. two million infections were re
million people have received their firstjabs in the uk. and well wishers around the world send messages of support to captain sir tom moore, who remains in hospital with covid 19 and pneumonia. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. urgent testing is underway in parts of england after the south african strain of coronavirus was detected in 11 people not thought to have travelled from the country. there are fears this variant is now being transmitted within the community, with the possibility of further new cases. health officials are aiming to test some 80,000 people in eight affected areas including those who live in the w7, n17 and cr4 postcodes in london, ws2 in walsall, me15 in maidstone in kent, pr9 in southport, en10 in broxbourne, hertfordshire, and gu21 in woking. there s no evidence the south african variant causes more severe disease but it may be more transmissible. meanwhile, data to be published later this afternoon is expected to show that the government has re
to hold them virtually. i was based in westminster. you get very. i was based in westminster. you get very. very i was based in westminster. you get very, very comfortable very quickly in very, very comfortable very quickly ih thet very, very comfortable very quickly in that environment, which is essentially like a fortress. constituency offices are very much more constituency offices are very much more exposed. i m ben thompson. also this hour. questions asked about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate results, won a multi million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. hello and welcome to leigh on sea in essex where the prime minister boris johnson and the labour leader sir keir starmer have both visited the scene where the mp, sir david ms, was killed during his constituency surgery yesterday. sir police are treating his death as
tough to get them out of those hard-to-reach places, but that s what the hamsters are for. [scattered laughter] but do we have some great times. here s tape of our last night out. greg: the only way out of a john rich bar is through the window. so what did we miss while we were gone? well, several of noxious left-wing activists, kyrsten sinema, from a classroom at arizona state, to the restroom and harassed her outside install. i ll admit i ve done this myself while drunk, but it had nothing to do with politics. and everything to do with a missing bag of weed that julie banderas still owes me. but instead of giving me senator some privacy, they just continued their business while she did hers. we want to talk to you real quick. actually i m heading out. right now is a real moment that our people need in order to talk about what s really happening. we need a build back better plan right now. greg: that will win converts to your side. she s always it s oh is bee