this is bbc world news. i'm david eades. the headlines: the governor of texas warns the worst is not over as tropical storm harvey sweeps into neighbouring louisiana. the brother of the manchester bomber, is to go on trial in libya in connection with the attack in may which killed 22 people. 20 years to the day since the death of princess diana, we hear from those with special memories of the time they met her. and i'm sally bundock. a taxing task for trump, as he pushes plans to ease the burden on business and the middle classes. but can he sell it to a sceptical congress? plus, crude warning — the boss of shell says the price of oil could soon be heading higher as lack of investment squeezes supplies. hello, and welcome to bbc news.

five days of tropical storm harvey, and the governor of texas says the worst is not over for some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall. both the death toll and the water levels are still on the rise. at least 25 people are known to have died. the flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of america's fuel output. the storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. from houston, james cook reports. this is what hurricane harvey did to houston. believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped.

from the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. what's happening now is that we've seen these people in the water down below, they‘ re clearly in need of help. there's a boat, just a few blocks away, but it can't get to them. it can't see them, so we're going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. slowly, carefully, we help them find one another. a helicopter directing a boat along a leafy street, suburban america turned upside down. they made it. just seconds later we spotted this, fire and flood and no way in for the firefighters. this was a five—minute slice of the drama which has been unfolding in the skies over houston for days. and not just houston, this is port arthur in neighbouring louisiana where harvey has hit again. the hurricane may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still packs a powerful punch.

with a0 inches of rain here, they're taking what they can as they help their children escape. back in downtown houston, still dazed, but at least they're dry. the people of this city do now have a chance to take stock and they know there are struggles ahead. make some room. thank you, guys. rodman young is now homeless in his own city after his house was flooded when two reservoirs spilt over. it's sad. it is sad and you feel a little bit hopeless because you're losing all your stuff and they only gave us, from the point we woke up, a couple of hours‘ sleep and we were fighting the waters at our house. here people formed a chain to help an elderly man who was trapped in his car. the human touch that has brought people together plain to see. as it moves across the southern united states the wake of this storm is widening and so is the damage. the bleak legacy of hurricane harvey will be felt for years to come. james cook, bbc news, houston. not much doubt about that. we go to

houston injust a moment, live, to speak to our cbs colleague in the thick of it there. before then, let's go to sally with the business news. donald trump has other business to deal with as well? he has. looking at that situation, hundreds of thousands are looking forfederal hundreds of thousands are looking for federal aid, hundreds of thousands are looking forfederal aid, because of hundreds of thousands are looking for federal aid, because of what has been going on with hurricane harvey, and of course that would come out of the pot, as it were, when it comes to federalfunding. the pot, as it were, when it comes to federal funding. this the pot, as it were, when it comes to federalfunding. this is something donald trump is trying to tackle in terms of tax reform, which is to say, how much money comes into that pot to pay out for things like rebuilding people's lives in that pa rt rebuilding people's lives in that part of the us. we start in the us in springfield, missouri, where president trump has begun a speaking tour to try and build support for his planned tax reforms. he described the us tax code, which hasn't been reformed for three

decades, as "self—destructive." and he called for a more competitive system to boostjobs and wages, repeating his ambition to cut america's corporate tax rate to 15%. on paper the us corporation tax rate is one of the world's highest, at 35%. taking into account various tax breaks — top us firms pay a bit less than that — an average of 28.6%. that still compares unfavourably with the 25% rate in china, 19% in the uk and just 12.5% in ireland, where many top us firms have their overseas headquarters. which has led of course to this — $2.5 trillion worth of profits channelled overseas by top us companies as they look to avoid the american taxman. the us national debt is spiralling towards $20 trillion. so would cutting taxes boost the economy, and tempt us firms to bring more profits home? or would itjust do more damage to the government's finances? that's an argument the president will have to take to congress. we'll have a full report and get the views of an expert in california

in 20 minutes‘ time. we are also talking about oil. the industry has got used to lower prices, but the boss of shell, ben van beurden, has told the bbc that prices could start rising soon. he says that's because we've had years of underinvestment — which will start to reduce the global supply of crude. and that's not good news for the oil companies themselves. you can see that interview by our business editor simonjack in 20 minutes‘ time. thank you, sally. we cross to houston now to get the latest from oui’ houston now to get the latest from our cbs news correspondent, menegola. —— meg 0liver. i understand there are real concerns about a chemical plant at the moment? david, this is a tense

situation. authorities are keeping a close eye on this ammonia plant. it is about half an hour away from houston and it could catch fire or explode any minute. authorities there have evacuated a mile and a half area around the plant, and people have left, but as you can imagine there are a lot of concerns if something happens here. this plant is actually submerged in water, so nobody can get in to try to keep things under control. so right now it is a wait—and—see approach. another cause for great concern. we were reporting how the numbers of those who have lost their lives is rising. it has been rising sharply. i suppose that is partly because basically these bodies are now being found ? because basically these bodies are now being found? it was a really tough day in houston, especially for the first responders. the death toll now stands at 31. one of the saddest

stories, they recovered two grandparents and their four grandchildren who drowned in the raging waters, after their minivan was a way on sunday. —— was swept away. a heartbreaking story. tonight the fire department has announced they will be going into some neighbourhoods where the flooding has receded. they will be going block by block to make sure nobody was left behind. that says could ta ke was left behind. that says could take a total of two weeks, but they are leaving no area that has not been searched, they are really going to be combing through everything. you get a good illustration of the tragedy of what is on folding for many people on an individual level. in fact, ijust many people on an individual level. in fact, i just saw that you have your blue bracelet on. you now have a personal recollection forever, i guess, ofjust how damaging it has been for people's lives? david, what happened a couple of hours ago, i was getting ready for some live shots, and they detect it from the

houston police department came up and thanked us for coming to texas to cover this storm. # a detective from the houston police department. there in mind, the police officers are working around the clock, under all this stress, and they are mourning the loss of one of their own, sergeant perez, who drowned on sunday. his wife urged him not to go to work that day. the detective handed me this bracelet they have begun wearing, which reads #houstonstrong, rest in peace, sergeants perez. a small tribute, but very meaningful to them as they go back to work tomorrow searching for and recovering bodies. one last thing. i think that people looking on, meg, could be forgiven for wondering what the fuss is all about at the moment. in the background behind you, the roads are dry, everything looks calm. what is the situation now? that is the thing.

there are still highways completely underwater. there are boats that are still rescuing people from their homes. but then there are other areas, like where we are standing right now, it is not flooded, but behind me in the convention centre there are 8000 people packed inside. there is another convention centre which opened last night. we went over and visited that place and there was an army of volunteers that showed up to help the evacuees. i wa nt to showed up to help the evacuees. i want to tell you one story. i spoke to one woman, a mother of four, and you could see the stress was taking its toll on her. she broke down in tea rs its toll on her. she broke down in tears and told me, yes, she has a roof over her head, but she has nowhere to go. she was just about to signa nowhere to go. she was just about to sign a lease on an apartment when the hurricane hit. meg, thank you very much indeed. good to talk to you. the authorities in libya have confirmed that the brother of the manchester bomber will be going on trialfor his role in the attack which left 22 people dead in may. hashem abedi was arrested in libya shortly after the suicide attack

carried out by his brother salman. in an exclusive interview with the bbc‘s 0rla guerin, the prosecutor in the case said another member of the family had also been detained for questioning, but the father of hashem and samlan has been released. this is hashem abedi, just after he was taken into custody by a counterterrorism unit in tripoli. the bbc has learned he has been directly questioned here several times by british police. libya's chief investigator told us the authorities here believe he played a key role in the attack. translation: all the signs point to hasham been directly involved, assisting his brother and collecting the materials for the suicide bombing which took a lot of innocent lives in manchester. do you expect to see hashem abedi on trial here this year as denmark of

course. all the investigations will be completed in two months at most. anything needed by the general prosecutor or the police will be ready for the court. authorities here have detained another relative of the abedi brothers, mohammad yasin lady. they say his credit card was used to buy ingredients for the bomb, and they have given british police a list of others in the uk whom they want interviewed. translation: these people should be questioned to get more information about the suspects, their movements, their ideologies, if there were any sign they were going to carry out the attack. they're not necessarily suspects themselves but it's important to get information from them. but libyan investigators have now finished with ramadan abedi, the father of hashem and salman. we went to his home on the outskirts of tripoli. he's already back here with his family but we were told he was tired and did not want to comment. well, we have tried to speak to ramadan abedi but he's been unwilling to see us.

the authorities have told us they have no reason to hold him any longer in this case. he is now a free man but not free to leave the country. they want him to remain in libya in case they have any further questions and he'll have to check in with police from time to time. a relative told us ramadan abedi was shocked at what his son, salman, had done. no father wants his child to be a suicide bomber, he said. he told us the family was now happy at the release of an innocent man. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the red cross says bangladesh is suffering its worst flooding in decades, and that it's being largely ignored by the rest of the world. it says entire communities are cut

off, many now short of food and clean water. the worst flooding to strike south asia in years has now affected around a0 million people. at least 1,200 are known to have died. the us military has acknowledged that there are about eleven thousand american troops currently in afghanistan, significantly more than previously disclosed. officials say the new figure includes temporary and covert units as well as regular forces. last week president trump announced plans to send another 4,000 more personnel to fight taliban insurgents. the united states has approved a procedure to treat childhood leukaemia using genetically engineered blood cells. it involves removing cells from a patient‘s immune system and genetically reprogramming them to seek out and destroy cancer, before putting them back. 20 years ago today diana, princess of wales died in a car crash in paris as she was being pursued by photographers, the so—called paparazzi. her two sons, prince william and prince harry, will mark the anniversary privately — but do say they want their mother to be remembered for the positive impact she had around the world and the way she touched

so many lives. we've been speaking to people who have very special memories of the time they met princess diana. the young lady that i am that was a cracking young lady. full of life, full of confidence. she was a breath of fresh air for the monarchy. stiff monarchy that needed a bit of fresh air. my name isjon walsh. and i met princess diana in 1991. she was at a charity dinner. i picked up the menu for the event, and i wrote on it, it next to my wife, you are the best looking woman in the room, andi the best looking woman in the room, and i would like to take a photograph. as i arrived there, she rather cheekily said who is this

bird that is better looking than me? but then she said, how would you like me? if you don't mind, i would like me? if you don't mind, i would like would like one of you frowning. she said frowning? and i said a—rod ta kes a she said frowning? and i said a—rod takes a photograph of you smiling, and at that point, she grinned, and thatis and at that point, she grinned, and that is one took the shot. it is a beautiful picture. i am proud of it. the moment. i will always remember the moment. my name is ken warf. i was a bodyguard to the late princess until about 1983. did she change things? adding she did. at the beginning of that, there was her leap into trying to find a cure for aids at that point. i remember diana

meeting the queen here in the mid—80s. quinn said what do you plan to do? and she said that she wanted to do? and she said that she wanted to get involved in aids. and here we are, in the 21st century, and her son, harry, openly involved in the aids issue, with all the support of the palace. that is the difference. my the palace. that is the difference. my name is martin, and i directed the music at princess diana's funeral. —— martin neary. jon elton's song —— eltonjohn's song would never be accepted in its original version. within five hours, he had come back with goodbye england's rose. she had a touch with

people that just crossed england's rose. she had a touch with people thatjust crossed all kinds of barriers. and that was very telling, and it was worldwide. some revelations that of diana, princess of wales. do stay with us on bbc news. a lot more to bring you, including scenes from a war zone. how a lioness was transported to safety from aleppo zoo gave birth just after reaching her new century. a lovely story. we will have more on that in just a lovely story. we will have more on that injust a a lovely story. we will have more on that in just a moment. a lovely story. we will have more on that injust a moment. —— her new sanctuary. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting

and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines: the governor of texas says the us state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by tropical storm harvey. at least 31 people are now known to

have died. the brother of the manchester bomber is to go on trial in libya in connection with the attack in may which killed 22 people. the war in syria has now led to the biggest exodus since the second world war. according to the united nations there are more than 5 million refugees who have fled the fighting. around a million of those people have sought safety in jordan. around a million of those people have sought safety injordan. there is also a group of animals that was rescued and transported tojordan from a zoo in aleppo. sahar zand now reports from their new sanctuary. one tried to climb out of its new cage because it got electrified by the new fence. we are destined to make the animal feel a bit more calm. there are so many innocent people stuck and abandoned in war zones. people stuck and abandoned in war zones. how come you decided to rescue these animals? mother teresa

put it very well. she said i cannot perform great miracles, but i can perform great miracles, but i can perform them —— small miracles. and thatis perform them —— small miracles. and that is what i have chosen to do. derry are. a message of quality. economic inequality in america has been discussed across the board. it has been discussed from pretty much almost every angle. now here is a different take, a solid gold toilet. and more than 100,000 people have been to visit. allman explains. new york's guggenheim museum has been the venue for some provocative work down the years but there has perhaps never been an exhibit quite like this.

# gold, always believe in your soul! it's called "america," a fully functioning toilet made out of 18 carat gold. i think it's just turned out to be kind of fun for the public and for the museum, for people to kind of be here and discover that it's, "oh, look, it's in a typical bathroom," and then you have this solid gold toilet. so i think it's been more fun than anything. created by an italian artist, it's described as an extravagant luxury seemingly intended for the 1%, available to the public. more than 100,000 visitors have queued up to spend a few moments, and maybe the odd penny. i think he's very provocative and it's... especially with houston happening right now, the, like, concept of what waste is and what we put our resources into feeds into this experience. there are many artworks i've seen over the course of time that i would've liked to have used in a similar manner. it's definitely the first golden toilet i've ever seen. and if you want to see this golden

throne for yourself, don't hang around. "america" will be removed next month. the occupied sign will be put up permanently. that is just about as unequal as against. if you want to get in touch with us, you can get me on twitter at @bbcdavideades. hello. we are moving into the far north day of august. but the some places on wednesday, it felt like september had long since arrived already, because there was a lot of cloud. outbreaks of rain in southeastern further north and west, a different story. more sunshine, withjust

further north and west, a different story. more sunshine, with just a few showers. as a cloud rolled away to the east, it allowed the clearer airto work to the east, it allowed the clearer air to work its way in across all parts of the country, with just as battling of shower clouds. and that is the sort of whether we take with us is the sort of whether we take with us into thursday. actually start. then a us into thursday. actually start. thenafairamount us into thursday. actually start. then a fair amount of sunshine throughout the day. some showers as well. —— weather. let's take eight closer look at a:00pm in the afternoon. across the south—west of england, we'll see quite a few showers in places, with some sunny spells in between. temperatures around 16—17 degrees. some of those showers stretching across the south—east and into east anglia. but a big improvement in temperatures here. 20 degrees in london, 19 for ipswich. some heavy showers across the midlands, up into northern england. some of the showers could contain the odd rumble of thunder. and for scotland, it is that mixture of sunny spells and heavy showers. 1a degrees in aberdeen for the middle of the afternoon,

17 in glasgow. thursday night and friday, the showers will move away. the odd font patch and a chilly night. in the countryside, we are looking at lows of one, two, or three degrees. —— fog patch. if you're about early on friday morning, quite chilly. but abe bright prospect. the risk of showers on friday is a small one. most likely for the midlands, not in scotland, some showers, but most those will be dry, with averages about where they should be on the first day of september. getting into the weekend, high pressure building for saturday. they fine day for just about all of us. out west, whether systems a re about all of us. out west, whether systems are gathering. unlikely to affect eastern areas we head into sunday. a chilly night to come. it isa sunday. a chilly night to come. it is a bit and paddy on a wet and basri from the west on sunday. —— it

is likely to turn cloudy, wet, and breezy on sunday. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the governor of texas is said the worst is not over for some parts of the state, with tropical storm harvey still bringing torrential rain. flooding has affected more than 30% of us oil refinery capacity, and the storm has now moved into louisiana. the authorities in libya have confirmed that the brother of the manchester bomber will go on trial for his role in the attack which killed 22 people in may. hashem abedi was arrested in libya shortly after the suicide attack carried out by his brother salman. the red cross says bangladesh is suffering its worst flooding in decades, with entire communities cut off, and many short of food and clean water. around a0 million people are thought to be affected by flooding