The destructive Storm Crashing on shore as a category four. One of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state of louisiana. On the same day as the 16th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm so powerful, it reversed flow of the mississippi river. Hears what we know. One person is dead. Louisiana State Health says a 60yearold Man died outside Baton Rouge after a tree fell on his home. More than A Million homes and businesses are still without power across the state and that includes all of the city of new orleans. We are Hearing Reports of catastrophic damage. 911 experiencing technical difficulties in certain areas, reports of people still trapped. President Biden Foegsly approving Emergency Declarations for louisiana and mississippi. We have a team of Expert Reporters safely across the region now. I want to start with Jay Gray in new orleans. What is the scene like there this morning . Reporter Finally A Little Bit of sunshine after what has been two days of hell. You
That his plans for Levelling Up communities are a Win Win for the whole of the uk. He says it wont make richer areas poorer. And the open Golf Championship returns after two years 30 Thousand enjoying the action at Royal St georges in kent. Hello. Very good Evening And Welcome if you have joined hello. Very good Evening And Welcome if you havejoined us. Heavy Rain And Flooding have killed at least 58 people in germany and dozens more are missing after the worst floods there in living memory. Police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help stranded residents in areas where some homes have been washed away. Parts of belgium, The Netherlands and france have also been badly affected. It follows Record Rainfall in parts of Western Europe and warnings that there is more to come. Our Europe Correspondentjenny Hill is in one of the worst hit areas in western germany. Yes, its been a terrible 2a hours for this part of germany, but, of course, for other parts of europe, to
grounds, democrats try to paper over it this week with vague warnings about terrible things that could happen at the hands of terrible people. well, people who support trump, of course. the acting capitol police chief in a pathetic attempt to shift blame from their inadequate preparation claimed yesterday to have been briefed about troubling intelligence reports. members of the militia group present on january 6th had stated their desires that they wanted to blow up the capital and kill as many members as possible with a direct message to the state of the union. we think it s prudent that capitol police maintain enhanced and robust security posture until we address those vulnerabilities going forward. terry laura: agencies want billions of dollars to keep government and acceptable to the people who actually pay the bill. you can bet that this is going to include systems and surveillance to monitor, track,, and harass law-abiding americans. as much as threat assessment,
with the rules that applied to workplaces. a plea for urgent supplies in the philippines, as the number of people killed by super typhoon rai rises to more than 200. chile picks a left wing candidate as its youngest ever leader, beating a far right rival in an incredibly polarising election. 19 year old tennis star emma raducanu has been named bbc sports personality of the year following an incredible year that saw her become britain s first women s grand slam singles champion in 44 years. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson is facing calls to bring in tighter measures over the christmas period to stem the rapid rise in cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus. scientists say urgent action is needed to stop a rapid influx of patients into hospital. but the prime minister is facing strong oppostion on further restrictions from within his own party. the prime minister is reportedly meeting advisers today and civil servants have
hi, i m ellis with the catch up. there were three elections in england on thursday with three very different results. the tories narrowly held their london seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, while the lib dems overturned a conservative majority of 19,000 in somerton and frome in somerset in south west england. and 25 year old keir mather is now parliament s youngest mp. he has been nicknamed the baby of the house after winning his seat in north yorkshire for the labour party by over 4,000 votes. it was a previously a tory safe seat and mather said he understood the enormity of what has just happened. england goalkeeper mary earps says it is hurtful fans can t buy a replica of her nike goalkeeper shirt. earps says she wasn t told her kit wouldn t be available to the public and only found out when the outfield kit went on sale. it has been reported that producing women s goalkeeper kits for the public is not part of nike s plans. some other stories now. earlier this week, th