this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... braced for storm barry, louisiana declares a state of emergency, with warnings of high winds and heavy flooding. facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollar fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. testing times in the relationship between the us and turkey as ankara takes delivery of a russian missile defence system. and federer through again. the eight—time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12th wimbledon final.

the us state of lousiana has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm barry approaches hurricane strength and nears landfall. new orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore — the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. new orleans city council says it is as prepared as it can be, and has told residents to stay indoors. sophie long reports. high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical storm barry approaches land. as it travelled slowly across the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, families, friends, and neighbours filled sandbags in the hope of protecting their homes. we are hopeful, you know, we have been watching the news the whole time. and they have confidence in us, that all we can do is have confidence in the system, make sure everything holds up. i feel great.

because this is bringing us together, you know. very few things bring our community together, black and white. a state of emergency was declared days ago, and people were told to stock up on supplies. they may not have another opportunity for several days. people here have seen stronger storms, but it is the amount of rain, estimates of up to 2a inches, that barry will bring that people are really worried about. i'm on the levy on the south side of the mississippi river. you can see new orleans just over there. the forecasters are predicting that a storm surge is going to travel upriver from the gulf of mexico. just to give you a sense of how high water levels already are, people tell me that normally they can walk amongst these bushes and trees that have been almost completely submerged in water. forecasters say the combination of conditions predicted over

the next few days could cause water levels to crest at a historic high. and dangerously close to the top of the levies that protect new orleans from being submerged. the defence and drainage systems have been strengthened since the catastrophic flooding that followed hurricane katrina. that storm of 2005 claimed more than 1,800 lives. but the city's mayor has warned there is no drainage system in the world that can handle the amount of rain they are expecting to fall over the next 48 hours. sophie long, bbc news, new orleans. let's just show you the live scene in new orleans at the moment. you can see a few palm trees blowing in the wind now. tropical storm barry, according to the national hurricane centre, is expected to be a hurricane by the time it makes landfall. it is expected to make la ndfall landfall. it is expected to make landfall on saturday. it is currently late at night on friday in the state of louisiana. we will keep

you up—to—date with events. the us federal trade commision has approved a $5 billion penalty for facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations. it's the largest ever fine against a tech company but one that barely dents facebook‘s profits. our north america technology reporter, dave lee, has more. this all started, as i'm sure most of our viewers will remember, with the cambridge analytica scandal, something where data on facebook users were being scooped up by this political consultancy and being used to target advertising both here in the usa and also in other parts around the world. since then, a number of privacy issues and scandals have engulfed facebook, and what it meant was the us trade regulator, the federal trade commission, began looking into whether facebook can be considered to have broken a promise it made back in 2011 where it told the fdc, the regulator, that it would always seek proper consent from users

to use their personal data and also be very clear about how their data has been used. the fdc has decided that they went against that promise and so the question has always been what was the punishment going to be for doing that? now we know, according to reports, that $5 billion, the biggest fine ever levied against a us tech company, will be what facebook has to pay. but the second question that we are not quite clear on yet is what other measures there may be put in place against facebook. in particular, will there be more oversight over how they conduct themselves when it comes to data privacy? and also will there be any repercussions or the potential for future repercussions personally for mark zuckerberg, the company's chief executive. currently, they are the details that we don't know. what we do know is this is an astronomical fine for facebook. dave lee there in san francisco. dr belinda barnet is a lecturer in social media studies

at the university of swinburne in melbourne, australia, whose research encompasses digital cultures, social media and data privacy. let's speak to her now. thank you for your time. it is a big fine, is it good news?” thank you for your time. it is a big fine, is it good news? i don't think it's actually a big fine in terms of the size of facebook as a company. at least, though, might it be a deterrent against facebook perhaps making the same mistakes in the future? assuming this vine actually goes ahead, it is reported that it will. i think it would be a deterrent to a certain extent, but we have to bear in mind that $5 billion is about one third of their profit in one quarter. so although it does sound like a lot of money, and it is the largest fine in the history to be levied against a technology company, it is actually not much in terms of facebook‘s

annual revenue. we are still finding out details about this, we don't know if along with fine there will be regulations. these kinds of data breaches happening in future. what kind of regulations do you think should be put in place against a company like facebook?” should be put in place against a company like facebook? i think we need to restrict their ability to share with third parties, to share data with third parties. that is what i would personally like to see. so how do you do that? you put in place legislation, ideally, from what i have heard, the fdc are not going to be restricting facebook‘s ability to share data with third parties, which worries me a little bit. it's difficult to see how facebook will accept regulations given the possibility that it might

hurt their profit model. is it really possible... exactly. .. to change that? facebook's product is the ability to personalise advertising. so the customer is actually advertisers. and if you think in terms of where they are making money, you can't really legislate to stop them sharing that data without impacting their bottom line. so, presumably at some point, facebook might have to change its entire structure as a company. so on the money, presumably, if that $5 billion is paid, it goes to the us government. but should some of the people who were affected by the data and privacy breaches get some of that money as compensation? that would be lovely. i think that would require a class action. all right,

thank you so much for your time doctor barnett lecturer in social media studies. prosecutors in the case against the billionaire financier jeffrey epstein have alleged that, late last year, he tried to pay off two potential witnesses against him. he has pleaded not guilty in a new york court to charges of trafficking underage girls for sex. the case has now forced the resignation of president trump's secretary of labour, following renewed scrutiny of his handling of similar charges leveled against epstein in florida a decade ago. bill hayton reports. a show of unity. outside the white house, president trump made clear his support for his embattled labour secretary, despite a week of criticism. it all goes back to a plea bargain that alex acosta made withjeffrey epstein in 2008. granting epstein immunity from federal prosecution if he admitted a less serious charge. mrtrump didn't think that was a problem. he made a deal that people

were happy with, and 12 years later, they are not happy with it. you will have to figure all of that out. the fact is he has been a fantastic secretary of labour. and alex called me this morning and wanted to see me, i actually said, "well, we have the press right out here so perhaps you just want to say it to the press?" mr acosta will step down in one week, he said he didn't want his connection to the case to become a distraction. i don't think it is right and fair for this administration's labour department to have epstein as the focus rather than the incredible economy that we have today. so i called the president this morning, i told him that i thought the right thing was to step aside. on monday, jeffrey epstein was charged by prosecutors in new york with two charges relating to the sex trafficking of children. if convicted, he could face 45 years in prison. acosta has welcomed the new charges against epstein but refused

to comment on whether he should apologise to the victims in the florida case. president trump, who once described mr epstein as a terrific guy who was a lot of fun to be with, has tried to distance himself from the case. losing his labour secretary might make that easier. bill hayton, bbc news. turkey's defence minister has sought to reassure the united states after ankara took delivery of a russian missile defence system. it comes at a time of deteriorating relations between the two countries. washington has repeatedly voiced its opposition to the deal. ramzan karmali reports. the arrival of a shipment from russia. on board, the s—400 anti—aircraft defence system. as the missile defence system was being unloaded, the diplomatic row over turkey buying it from the russians continued. the us is angry with its nato partner. but turkey remained defiant. translation: as we always say,

s—400s are a done deal, and the process continues on course. we are coordinating it in terms of flight and personal permits. our defence ministry has made the necessary statement. currently, there is no problem, and the delivery will continue in a healthy way. the us has warned turkey that it cannot have both the s—400 anti—aircraft defence system and us f35 fighterjets. it says it will compromise the safety of the planes. turkey has signed up to buying 100 of these warplanes, and has invested heavily in the f35 programme. in fact, hundreds of the plane's parts are made by turkish firms. america's acting defence secretary was hosting his counterpart from uzbekistan. before their meeting started, he reiterated the us's opposition. before we begin, let me say that we are aware of turkey taking delivery of the s—400. our position regarding

the f35 has not changed. and i will speak with my turkish counterpart, mr akar, this afternoon. turkey has argued that the two systems would be located in separate locations. ankara also blamed the us for being too slow to offer an alternative missile defence shield. the deal with russia was worth $2.5 billion. but it could prove even more costly. not only does turkey risk expulsion from the f35 programme, it may also face economic sanctions from the us. a risk that president erdogan was willing to take. ramzan karmali, bbc news. police in the uk have begun a criminal investigation into the alleged leak of official communications from britain's outgoing ambassador to the united states. the furore over the contents of sir kim darroch's emails, which were highly critical of the trump adminstration, caused the white house to refuse to work with the ambassador, and eventually led to his resignation.

dan johnson reports. who leaked the documents that parted president and ambassador and put the special relationship under strain? how did our man in washington's frank assessment end up splashed across the mail on sunday? sir kim darroch privately described the white house as dysfunctional, divided, donald trump as insecure and inept. within days, the ambassador announced he would leave his washington residency, after the president fired back, calling him stupid and pompous, making it clear he wasn't welcome. a whitehall enquiry was started to root out the leaker, but this evening, the metropolitan police announced it would take over. the assistant commissioner said... there was even a direct appeal...

i'm assuming that it is a function of how seriously it's being taken. clearly there has been damage to britain's national interest here. and i think obviously the police have more investigative powers, more tools at their disposal to find the culprit. and i think it's very important to find who is the perpetrator of this leak. today, the president was trying to be nice, with some warmer words for sir kim. i wish the british ambassador well, but they've got to stop their leaking problems there, just like we have to stop them in our country. stopping more leaks is one challenge. finding the source of this one will be tough enough. dan johnson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... we'll have all the latest from wimbledon, where roger federer has defeated rafael nadal

in a nail—biting semifinal. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst flood this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the 'great white way' by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problem that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation, and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. finally, wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging

themselves on huge shoals of their favourite food — pilchards. some have eaten so much that they could barely stand. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines... braced for storm barry, louisiana has declared a state of emergency, with warnings of high winds and heavy flooding as the tropical storm gathers strength. and facebook appears to have accepted a $5 billion fine for personal data breaches. with less than two weeks to go until britain's next prime minister is chosen, the two men hoping to succeed theresa may have been grilled in bbc interviews. with more on what borisjohnson and jeremy hunt had to say, here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. they came expecting to be

tested, and they were. jeremy hunt first. he's saying brexit may take a little longer than october the 31st to deliver, but how long? days, months? maybe longer, it turned out, than he'd like. if it's on or around the 31st, it has to be before christmas. i would expect so, yes. expect so? but you cannot say for sure. is there any chance we could still go into 2020 and still be a member of the eu? i don't believe so, no. hmm. but you don't rule it out? i don't believe that would be the case because... well, this is why people don't really trust you on this. what people get with me is a prime minister who will get them out of the eu more quickly. why? parliament could block brexit with no deal, an election the only way to break the deadlock. who is the prime minister who is most likely to get us out of the eu quickly? my worry is that if people vote with their hearts, perhaps, instead of their heads, we will end up with a general election before we get to brexit. over to the frontrunner — borisjohnson and his brexit pledge.

out on time, do or die. but what if a deal was within reach? nobody believes you would walk away in these circumstances. be honest with the british people. no, i think it's very, very important that we get ready to leave on october the 31st, come what may. mrjohnson's not always been easy to pin down, though that was clearly the plan today. no, no, no. no? you will follow the questions i want to ask, not the ones you want to be asked. all right. and the latest row, had he helped drive out britain's us ambassador by failing to back him on tv after he fell out with donald trump? he said that what somebody had relayed to him had certainly been a factor. so your lack of support for him was a factor in his resignation. i think that, unfortunately, what i said on that tv debate was misrepresented to kim. will you be as craven if you were prime minister? i've been... towards the united states

of america, craven? towards anybody who is powerful in the world. don't be ridiculous, if i may say so. he's still the favourite, but in ten days, we'll know who's but in ten days, we'll know whose answers will shape britain's future. boris johnson orjeremy hunt, the big questions on when and how to deliver brexit, on which tax and spending promises to keep, and which to quietly set aside. there'll be no dodging those questions once in office. until then, it's fair to say that neither man really knows the answers to some of those big questions themselves. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's get some of the day's other news. at least seven people have been killed in a car bomb explosion at a hotel in somalia's southern port of kismaayo. gunmen are reported to have stormed the building after the blast, which happened as regional politicians and clan elders met inside. the islamist group al—shabaab said it carried out the attack. new zealand is holding its first public firearms collection event in response to the mosque shootings

in march which killed 51 people. the ownership of the types of high—powered weapons used in the attack has been restricted. there were long queues at a racecourse in christchurch as gun—owners waited to hand in weapons. the trump administration has announced final rules to suspend a 2016 regulation that more than doubled penalties for car makers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements. those regulations were put in place under president obama when fines increased, but car makers protested the hike. tennis now, and roger federer has made it into his 12th wimbledon final. he won his semifinal over long—time rival rafael nadal three sets to one. he'll now face novak djokovic on sunday, who defeated roberto bautista agut in four sets earlier. here's holly hamilton at wimbledon. we had to wait 11 years for these two to face each again at wimbledon,

and it was worth the wait. there really is something about these two thatjust brings out the best of each other. we didn't get the five—setter that we had back in 2008, but with four match points and lasting just over three hours, it was the epic match that we were all hoping that it would be. it was federer that started the strongest initially, kicking off proceedings with an ace, the first of seven in the opening set. and perhaps the number two seed was saving his energy. the pendulum swinging in nadal‘s direction once again as he levelled the match. and then after federer moved back in front, we started to see signs of nadal showing frustration, just couldn't seem to find his flow. while federer‘s body language, well, itjust didn't seem to change throughout the entire match, keeping his cool as nadal saved four match points as we hit that three hour mark. federer then finally got over the hurdle at the fifth time of asking. it was much to the delight, i will say, of the crowds here behind me over on the hill.

they actually, at one point, had to close it off because it was becoming just far too overcrowded, people getting very excited. ernesto cavour is known by many as the world's greatest charango player. the charango is a kind of small guitar — similar to a lute. but it seems ernesto is not content with with sticking just to the charango, he's a lot more ambitious than that as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. ernesto cavour doesn't just make music, he likes to make the things that you make music with. this is an harpinola, a small box with strings and tuners that produces a distinctive sound. and this may look like a small charango guitar, but it doubles up as a flute. many of his inventions have gone on display in la paz, a chance

for him to showcase his musical skill and his inventive nature. translation: being self-taught means learning by watching, listening and enjoying. that is what i did — a long time ago i learnt to play the guitar. that is my strength. and ernesto discovered music in his teens when he enrolled in a dance class to try and overcome his shyness. he became one of bolivia's biggest musical exports touring latin america, europe and even the soviet union. it looks like his work is inspiring a new generation. after all, ernesto knows music can be much more fun when you make it with others. tim allman, bbc news. you will recall these dramatic images from paris from last april — the scene of

notre dame cathedral up in flames, and its central spire collapsing to the ground. well, now the copper rooster which stood atop that spire has arrived, dented and bruised, at a workshop in south—west france. it was salvaged from the rubble inside the cathedral and is now part of the debate over how to rebuild the monument. some argue it should go on display as a witness to the blaze. let's just show you the live scene in new orleans at the moment. tropical storm barry, according to the national hurricane centre, is expected to be a hurricane by the time it makes landfall. warnings of some dangerous storm surges and concerns about flooding

as that a slow—moving storm goes over the state. we will keep you up—to—date on that. do stay with us here on bbc news. with the weekend upon us, the weather is looking generally dry and settled for many of us. it has been quite a warm, humid week, but actually things have been turning a little bit fresher. through the weekend, plenty of spells of sunshine, one or two showers around. it won't be quite as hot and humid as it has been earlier in the week. the reason for the dry and settled theme is this area of high pressure that is building its way in from the west. slowly, that will squeeze away a ny leftover showers. we will still have one or two showers on saturday morning, particularly for parts of northern and eastern scotland. later in the day, a few cropping up down the pennines, in towards the midlands, and perhaps the odd one reaching the south—east of england as well. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather. the cloud should thin and break during the day and allow some sunshine to break through. with temperatures in the region of around 17 — 2a degrees.

so reasonably warm still through the day on saturday. of course, the action continues at the championships in wimbledon. during saturday, we are expecting mainly dry and settled weather. there is just the outside chance of a shower or two. by sunday, it looks like things should be dry at wimbledon. so heading through saturday evening, you can seejust a few showers continuing through the spine of england. they should tend to fade away overnight as we move on into sunday as higher pressure builds in from the west. temperatures a fraction cooler, i think, first thing sunday morning. it won't be too warm or humid. some spells of sunshine from the word go for many of us, but still some patchy cloud drifting about. the wind turning more northerly, so that will draw in a bit more cloud and a bit of a cooler feel around these eastern coasts of england and scotland too. just the off—chance that we might catch one or two showers further west by the time we get to sunday. it will probably be warmest towards the south—west of england and wales, 23 degrees there in cardiff, cooler where you have got that breeze coming in from the north sea further east.

of course, it is the british grand prix at silverstone on sunday. it should be dry, we are expecting a fair amount of cloud, 19 degrees or so with just a gentle north—easterly breeze. and for the cricket world cup final as well at lord's, a dry theme to the weather through the day on sunday. not quite as hot or as humid as it has been. then that largely settled and bright theme continues into the first part of the working week before it then turns unsettled from mid week onwards. before i let you go, let's have look at what is happening on the other side of the atlantic because tropical storm barry is strengthening. it is likely to strengthen quite soon into a hurricane before making landfall in louisiana. this is likely to bring some very damaging winds, intense heavy rainfall as well as a significant storm surge which is bringing dangerous conditions and flooding through parts of louisiana. we have got more details on tropical storm barry on our website. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us state of louisiana is bracing for the arrival of a potentially devastating storm that is currently gathering strength over the gulf of mexico. it's expected to make landfall within the next few hours. the us federal trade commision is reported to have approved a $5 billion penalty for facebook over its handling of users' personal data. republican members of the regulator are said to have backed the settlement, with democrats voting against. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals, including one involving the political consultancy firm, cambridge analytica. turkey has received the first shipment of a controversial russian air missile defence system. the united states has threatened ankara with sanctions over the purchase which they repeatedly asked turkey to cancel. those are the latest headlines.