our correspondent, sophie long, is there for us.rief incarnation as a hurricane but the force of this storm is still being felt and it is likely to be four days to come. coastal communities currently are feeling the brunt of those 70 mph winds and one town is completely without power and more than 100,000 others are suffering similar outages. here in new orleans the airport has been closed all day to incoming and outgoing flights in the main concern here is still the amount of rain at the storm could bring. some forecasters predict that up bring. some forecasters predict that up to two feet of rain could fall over the next 48 hours on the problem is it is falling on already saturated ground on the street i am standing above was flooded a few days ago and the river mississippi has been swollen to flood levels for many months so the real fear here is flooding. people are prepared and they have been telling sandbags to protect their homes over the last few days and the message from the mayor is cleared — hunkered down at home. we are s

sophie long in new orleans for us.l trade commission 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 have not commented on the reports but the tech company did tell investors in april that it had set aside money to pay for a fine. our north america technology correspondent dave lee has more. it will be a record—breaking sum for a us regulator to impose on a technology company, dwarfing the 22 million or so that google was fined not so long ago. and that may not be the sum of it in terms of the total punishment. the $5 billion fine may also involve extra measures put on facebook to hold it more accountable, such as privacy, oversight, or even, potentially, more personal responsibility for mark zuckerberg. they're the details we don't yet have about the settlement. it will be the more contentious side of this because some people think that the moneta

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.nt hassan rouhani of iran says he's urged european countries to save the international nuclear agreement, during a phone call with the french president emmanuel macron. iran says it will start to enrich uranium closer to a weapons grade level, if european countries don't find a way to save the nuclear deal by sunday. kia atri, is with bbc monitoring and explained what tehran is trying to achieve. they have adopted a graduated approach since last year when the americans pulled out of the nuclear deal and this is their way of saying that when the other side is not acting on their obligations, then, you know, this is our way of reversing that pressure, in order to be able to reap the benefits, the economic benefits, of these nuclear deal. that's the official line. they are deal. that's the official line. they a re really deal. that's the official line. they are really struggling under the sanctions at the moment. the sanctions at the moment. the sanctions are really biting hard, it is aff

sophie long in new orleans for us. been killed in a car bomb attack on a hotel in somalia. officials say dozens more have been injured. al—sha baab militants stormed the building in the southern port of kismayo, as regional politicians and clan elders met to discuss upcoming elections. the bbc‘s africa security correspondent tomi oladipo has more. well, this is a regular tactic that al—shabaab well, this is a regular tactic that al—sha baab uses when well, this is a regular tactic that al—shabaab uses when it attacks are prominent buildings like this. the car bomb and then the militants storming the building and opening fire on the guests. now, this is a hotel that was prominent with business people, with clan elders, with politicians, and there's a type of target that al—shabaab was aiming. among those casualties, a prominent journalist, aiming. among those casualties, a prominentjournalist, a somali canadian journalist known as hodan nalayeh, who was popular among the diaspora. she had moved back to somalia to tell i

sophie long reports.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 sur

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.to has died aged 88. he is considered to have revolutionised brazilian music and was best known as a pioneer of bossa nova, derived from samba and jazz, which found international popularity in the 1960s. 0ur rio correspondent julia caneiro explained how significant his contribution to brazilian and world music was.. joao gilberto was the most of brazilian music. he appeared in the 1950s and forged the rhythm that spread brazilian music across the world, and he was pretty much the inventor of a new guitar bait that was incorporated that mixed elements of samba and jazz and made the bait a bit more... it was very complex but it sounded very simple, and this was mixed with his style of singing. with a very soft voice, almost as if he was whispering into someone's ere, singing to someone's ear, and very much revolutionised the style of singing in the style of music in brazil at the time, in the late 1950s, and influenced generations of brazilians after that, and generations of musicians ar

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.inger and guitarist, joao gilberto has died aged 88. he is considered to have revolutionised brazilian music and was best known as a pioneer of bossa nova, derived from samba and jazz, which found international popularity in the 1960s, as julia carneiro reports. # brazil... the father of bossa nova. joao gilberto was the mastermind between a new guitar beat and a new way of singing. almost as if you are whispering into somebody‘s here. giles roberto created the style that took brazilian music around the world mixing elements of some but rhythm and jazz music. —— his collaboration with stan getz and him four grammies. ——joao with stan getz and him four grammies. —— joao gilberto. joao gilberto was last seen on stage in 2008. his last years were plagued by that and court disputes with his children and he barely left his apartment in rio. but he leaves the stage saluted as a music legend who influenced generations of musicians in brazil and beyond. we'rejoined from sao paulo by the musicj

sophie long, thank you for that.opolitan police reiterates that publishing leaked diplomatic telegrams could be a criminal offence. the warning follows the resignation of the british ambassador in washington. the police have been criticised for threatening prosecutions of the media over the leak. facebook is reportedly fined a record $5 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users' data privacy. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. lots going on. there is. we will start at wimbledon. simona halep says she played the match of her life as she beat serena williams to win her first wimbledon title. the talk before today's ladies final was about whether serena would win a record—equalling grand slam title, but she was sensationally beaten in under an hour. as andy swiss reports. it was the day one wimbledon dream was realised while another was ruthlessly dashed. serena williams had emerged to royal approval in search of a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. but simona halep clea

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. in england and wales could see murderers who refuse to reveal the location of their victims' bodies spend longer in prison. helen's law follows a campaign by the mother of helen mccourt who was killed 31 years ago but whose body has never been found. dan johnson reports. for marie mccourt, the grief of more than 30 years has been compounded by the added pain of being unable to bury her daughter. helen was 22 when she disappeared. she was murdered by ian simms, a pub landlord who is still serving a life sentence and refuses to say what he did with helen's body. marie took her campaign to downing street, calling for helen's law to prevent murderers like simms being eligible for early release. now, thejustice secretary has agreed to the change across england and wales. to have this law means that other families will not have to hopefully go through the pain and grief for as long as i have. i believe that these killers now have to face up to what they have done, because to take a life is

the bbc‘s sophie long joins me now from new orleans. is storm has been downgraded from a hurricane. how is it still dangerous? well, as you can see, am in the centre of your lens and it is raining quite hard at the moment. what we are experiencing is southern downpours of rain. forecasters are warning the rain will become more persistent. that is what they are really worried about. the conditions that preceded this storm meant that the mississippi river was very high, swollen to flooding levels already, and forecasters are predicting there could be up to two feet of rain to fall in the next 48 hours. it is going to land on already saturated ground. the street behind me was flooded three days ago. as i said, the mississippi river is already high. so they are worried there could still be some flooding in new o rlea ns. could still be some flooding in new orleans. we had some good news today. this storm was downgraded from a hurricane as it made landfall toa from a hurricane as it made landfall to a tropical storm again. but parts of the co

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans.ust about it is not just about the it is notjust about the new it is not just about the new flood defence systems that are in place, it is about the reaction of the emergency services that everybody will be watching. following the lack of response to hurricane katrina others years ago. this is the scene live from the banks of the atchafalaya river in morgan city near new orleans, where storm barry is expected to make landfall very shortly it is windy. you can still see people making their way to whatever they are going. sophie was just reporting, people are used to hurricane is like this and worse. so many possibly braving the storm, but you can many possibly braving the storm, but you can see many possibly braving the storm, but you can see the webinar is getting a bit rougher and higher. but, you can see the webinar is getting a bit rougherand higher. but, i hate to be cliche, but it is almost the calm before the storm at the moment in louisiana. just after 9am in the morning over th

sophie long's report contains some flashing images. oh, my god...d waves in family swimming pools and in communities across southern california. oh, my god... evacuate! two earthquakes in two days... let's go, let's go, let's go! ..spread panic. it continues to rattle... this is a very strong earthquake. the tremor so strong... we're experiencing very strong shaking... ..even some who didn't feel it, watched it. we're gonna go to a break, we'll be right back after this. we'll be right back, we'll be right back. wow. business owners looked on as potential profits were shaken from shelves and crashed to the ground. we felt around ten or ii after—shocks. they've been coming pretty frequently and each one, they're still scary, because you almost don't know, is this going to be a full earthquake? that the epicentre was near the desert town of ridgecrest may have prevented immediate fatalities. oh, my gosh... but landslides littered roads with new danger. no serious injuries have been reported but broken gas pipes caused fires that engulfed homes in flame

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans.o sophie from new orleans and she give me this update. we are now talking about hurricane barry. it is pounding the louisiana coast, it is a slow—moving storm, only moving at around three miles per hour, meteorologists are describing it as a very messy, sloppy storm. we do now know it is making landfall, we were expecting that to happen earlier, forecast last night was at seven o'clock this morning, that is now happening, we believe. in terms of what is happening on the ground, even before that made landfall, 55,000 people are without power this morning. almost all flights have been cancelled from new orleans airport. offshore drilling rigs have been evacuated of course for some days now. it is already taking a financial toll. in terms of the human population in new orleans it was very quiet here last night. most people heeding those warnings that they should go home and shelter in their properties. this morning we have not yet seen the worst of the weather so in new orleans itself we

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.of sussex have released two photographs to mark the christening of their baby boy. archie harrison mountbatten—windsor was baptised by the archbishop of canterbury in front of close friends and family in a private ceremony at windsor castle. here's our royal correspondent nick witchell. so, here it is, the photographic record of a private family christening at windsor castle. and there he is, archie harrison mountbatten—windsor, two months old now, in the clearest image we have seen of him. sitting on his mother's lap in a replica of the royal christening robe, with his immediate family around him. in the row behind the sussexs, meghan‘s mother doria ragland, and diana princess of wales's sisters jane fellowes and sarah mccorquodale. a second black—and—white photograph was also issued showing archie with his parents. in the words of a statement, the couple were happy to share the joy of the day with members of the public. however, the sharing was limited, at the couple's insistence. de

i'm sophie long, live in new orleans where the storm is gathering strength and is due to make landfall in a few hours from now. testing times in the relationship between the us and turkey as ankara takes delivery of a russian missile defence system. plus, facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollarfine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. and federer through again. the eight—time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12th wimbledon final. we start in the us state of louisiana, which 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 from tonight. the bbc‘s sophie long joins us now from new orleans. how severe is this storm predicted to be? a state of emergency was declared he had three days ago in the state of louisiana so the message was for people to take the threat of this storm very ser

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans.ods in nepal and north—eastern india. torrential monsoon rains have caused landslides across the region and swollen rivers to reach dangerous levels. hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the rising floodwaters. heavy rains are expected to continue in the coming days. the headlines on bbc news. scotla nd scotland yard asked the media not to publish leaked government documents. the warning follows a leak which prompted the resignation of the british ambassador in washington. facebook is fined a record £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users data privacy. tropical storm barry in louisiana, people are told to stay indoors as high winds and heavy flooding hit the us state. sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. it is the all—important ladies final at wimbledon. hello, good morning. serena williams will face simona halep in this afternoon ‘s wimbledon final, hoping to equal the current record of 24 grand slam titles. williams is

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans.dly facing a $5 billion fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. it is the largest ever fine levied against a tech company. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals including one involving the political consultancy, cambridge analytica. ministers are playing down the significance of sending another warship to the gulf. hms duncan will join the british tanker that was threatened by iranian gunboats earlier this week. iran has already warned the uk it's playing a "dangerous game". meanwhile, politicians in america have voted to restrict president trump's ability to attack iran after he claimed he didn't need their approval for such an action. new national guidelines on sleep could be introduced by the government. according to a leaked draft seen by the times, a failure to get between seven and nine hours of shut—eye a night has been associated with physical and mental health problems. those pictures! scientists have released fascinating images of the world

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans. a $5 billion fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. it is the largest ever fine levied against a tech company. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals including one involving the political consultancy, cambridge analytica. financial pressures on private and independent day nurseries is creating a workforce crisis in england, according to a charity. the national day nurseries association says people are leaving teaching roles to work in retail because they can earn more. it blames the government for under funding free childcare places. the department for education say children from low income families benefit from free childcare, but are monitoring the sector. new national guidelines on sleep could be introduced by the government. a review into how much shut—eye we should be getting is thought to be being included in a draft paper on public health. we would all rather be there now, let's face it. it looked cosy! scientists have released fascinating im

the bbc's sophie long is in louisiana and joined us a short time ago. sophie, can you give of how residents and officials are preparing for the storm? sophie: nada, the state governor declared a state of emergency on wednesday, so people have had plenty of time and warning to prepare for tropical storm barry. as you can see in neorleans, are experiencing strong wind gusts and it is raining quite teavily as well. the fear is, forec say, that it could reach hurricane strength, windspeeds of 170 -- over 74 miles per hour before it reaches landfall. we're expecting that late tonight or tomorrow morning. people here are no strangers to big weather events. the state of louisiana has experienced three tropical storms and two hurricanes in the last decade alone. but the conditions that proceed -- precede this one are unique. you see the mississippi riveis behind me, iery high. it has been like that for months because of a particularly wet spring. forecasters are predicting that there could be a tidal surge in the aftermath of tropical storm barry. if that happe

i'm sophie long, live in new orleans where the storm is gathering strength and is due to make landfalltionship between the us and turkey as ankara takes delivery of a russian missile defence system. plus, facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollarfine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. and federer through again. the eight—time champion overcomes rafael nadal

sophie long is in canal street in new orleans.hat it has slowed down, but it is still packing a punch, isn't it? yes, and people in morgan city are filling that punch at the moment. we have heard from the mayo that they are 100% without power. more than 100,000 other people are also experiencing similar outages, and it is around that place at the moment, morgan city, about 60 miles west of here, where they are feeling the brunt of those at 70 mph wind. here in new orleans, it isn't too bad, we are experiencing sudden downpours and strong winds, but as you heard from the migratory, they are expecting this term to have slowed, but it will come through. it is hoped that new orleans will be spared the brunt of the storm, but they are worried about here is a huge amount of rain that will fall overnight and in tomorrow stop some forecasters are expecting up to two feet of rainfall. this street i'm standing above was flooded only a few days ago due to the thunderstorms that preceded star matt on the mississippi river, just a few hundred

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans.ur, we'll be speaking to the owner of a radio station who lives in new orleans. that's at 6:a0 this morning. facebook is reportedly facing a $5 billion fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. it is the largest ever fine levied against a tech company. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals, including one involving the political consultancy, cambridge analytica. ministers are playing down the significance of sending another warship to the gulf. hms duncan willjoin the british tanker that was threatened by iranian gunboats earlier this week. iran has already warned the uk it's playing a "dangerous game". meanwhile, politicians in america have voted to restrict president trump's ability to attack iran, after he claimed he didn't need approval for such an action. financial pressures on private and independent day nurseries is creating a workforce crisis in england, according to a charity. the national day nurseries association says people are leaving teach

sophie long has this report from new orleans.of new orleans were turned into rivers by the thunderstorms and flash floods of barry's warmup act. a state of emergency across louisiana is already in place as people await the main event. as a to the coast it is growing in intensity. forecasters. could reach hurricane strength, just in time to touch land late friday or early saturday. residents of new o rlea ns, early saturday. residents of new orleans, no strangers to storms or hurricane, are making the relevant preparations, stocking up on water and emergency supplies. rainfall and flooding will be the main issue with this. do not be overly concerned exactly what category this is, whether it is a tropical storm or hurricane, the number one threat will be water. . the main concern is the already swollen mississippi river. if water levels are pushed over 20 feet it could overwhelm the levies protecting the city. people here know what the consequences of that could be. no—one has forgotten the devastation left by hurricane katrina, wh

our correspondent sophie long reports. up to 70 miles an hour. there was flooding in low—lying areas and whole communities were left without power. now, the storm is moving slowly north through the state of louisiana. barry may have been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm almost as soon as it made landfall but people here are still concerned. this is one reason why. the mississippi river has been swollen to flood levels for many months and now forecasters are predicting further downpours in the next 48 hours. —— 24—hour is. the storm will weaken but there is so much water. where we have some of these rain bands feeding the tropical system is set, they have the potential to produce a foot or more of rainfall, and that is what we are watching. people here initially heeded warnings to shelter in their homes, but as they started to return to the streets, the city's may ward they were not out of the woods yet. the storm surge rest on our mississippi river has passed, but the primary risk continues to remain, heavy

the bbc‘s sophie long is in new orleans and explained why storm barry remains dangerous.re experiencing is sudden downpours of rain, forecasters are warning that rain is going to become more persistent. that is what they're really worried about here, the conditions that preceded this storm, that the mississippi river was very, very high, silence of flooding levels already. forecasters predict they could be up to two feet of rain to fall over the next 48 hours. now it's going to land on already saturated ground, the street behind me was flooded three days ago, and as i said, the mississippi river is already high. so they are worried that there could still be some flooding here in orleans. we had some good news today, that storm was downgraded from a hurricane as it made landfall to a tropical storm barry. but parts of the coast in particular are still experiencing those very strong winds of up to 70 miles an hour and some flooding there, too. there were concerns about the new orleans levees, how are they holding out? actually, concern about the levees is now petering off a

our correspondent sophie long is there for us. barry has made landfall, update as on the latest. slow moving and hobbling off the louisiana coast for the past few days finally formed itself into a hurricane this morning and came ashore. it has since been downgraded again toa ashore. it has since been downgraded again to a tropical store, but nonetheless terrifying of course, 70 mph winds for people living directly in its past. more than 60,000 people are already without power, flights have been cancelled, oil rigs have been evacuated. here in new orleans wind speeds, although they bring with them their own life—threatening danger, are not the main cause of concern, what people are most concerned about here is the amount of rainfall that tropical storm barry will bring with it. some forecasters are predicting up to two feet of rain could fall in the next 48 hours, it could land on saturated ground. this street behind me was flooded only if you days ago with thunderstorms that were the prelude to the storm. the mississippi river arejust a few to the storm. the mississippi river are

our correspondent sophie long, is in new orleans for us. with residents preparing for the coming storm. people are bracing themselves as she said, a few months ago there there were huge piles of sandbags here. local residents where the oldest neighbourhoods in new orleans, people have been coming to filling up sandbags to shore up their homes and no compulsory evacuations of the moment, some people are choosing to shore up their homes and get out for the next 2a hours. still on the approach, still very slow moving and as it moves towards the coast of louisiana, is growing in intensity. forecasters fear it could reach hurricane strength so winds of over 7a miles an hour, just before makes landfall. later tonight and early tomorrow morning. i'm here with one of the local residents, mike, i thank him for getting back with us. we have seen huge activity here, whole community coming together to fill sandbags and shrub their homes. and shore up their homes. how would you say people are feeling at this stage? well, i think the neighbours are all a

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans.joins us now, say shejoins us now, it say she joins us now, it has got a bit worse since you may report. when is it expected to make landfall? we think it's making landfall any time now. i can confirm it hasjust think it's making landfall any time now. i can confirm it has just been upgraded to a hurricane, so we are now talking about hurricane barry. it's pounding the coast at the moment, it's a very slow—moving storm, only moving at about three miles an hour. forecasters are describing it as a very messy storm. we now know it's making landfall, we are expecting that to happen much earlier than forecast. in terms of what's happening on the ground, even before that made landfall, 55,000 people are without power this morning, almost all flights have been cancelled from new orleans airport and offshore drilling rigs have been evacuated for some days now. it's taking a financial toll in terms of the human population in new o rlea ns. terms of the human population in new orleans. it was ve

sophie long reports. coastal towns were battered by winds of up to 70 miles an hour.nities were left without power. now, the storm is moving slowly north through the state of louisiana. barry may have been downgraded from a category one hurricane to a tropical storm almost as soon as it made landfall but people here in new orleans are still concerned. this is one reason why. the mississippi river has been swollen to flood levels for many months and now forecasters are predicting further downpours —— there could be a huge downpour of rain in the next 48 hours. there is so much water with the storm, it will come north. and where some of these rain bands sit, they have the potential to produce a foot or more of rain. that is really what watching right now. people here originally heeded warnings to shelter in their homes but as they started to return to the streets, the city's mayor warned they were not out of the woods yet. while the storm surge risk on the mississippi river has passed, the primary risk continues to remain, heavy rains in new orleans. the levy system tha

the bbc‘s sophie long is in new orleans and told us more about the severity of the storm.tate of emergency was declared here three days ago in the state of louisiana so the message was for people to take the threat of this storm very seriously. in the past few hours, we have watched people make their preparations, families filling sandbags to shore up their properties. the mayor of new orleans has urged people to stop their storm preparations now and go home. she said they should do that by 8pm. that time has now passed. as you can see, there are still a few people out and about, but not many. i am on canal street in the french quarter in new orleans. this is normally a very busy street at this time. i should say that what people are really worried about here is not the wind, we have heard about wind speed and whether they will reach 7a mph which would make tropical storm barry a hurricane, what people are most concerned about here is the rainfall. there are estimates of between 12 and 2a inches of rain to fall over the next 48 hours. this ground is already saturated, the

the region has already been saturated by days of heavy rain, as our correspondent sophie long reportsloods of barry's warm up act. a state of emergency across louisiana is already in place as people await the main event. as the storm creeps across the coast it is growing in intensity. forecasters predict it could reach hurricane strength, just in time to touch land late friday or early saturday. residents of new orleans, no strangers to storms or hurricanes, are making the relevant preparations, stocking up on water and emergency supplies. it means all of our residents as well should be prepared. the main concern is the already—swollen mississippi river. if water levels are pushed over 20 feet it could overwhelm the levees protecting the city. people here know what the consequences of that could be. no—one has forgotten the devastation left by hurricane katrina, which claimed more than 1,800 lives. as officials warn of extreme rain and flooding, people across louisiana brace themselves for the first atlantic hurricane of 2019. the r&b singer r kelly has been arrested in chicago on fed

our correspondent sophie long reports.e battered by winds of up to 70 miles an hour. there was flooding in low—lying areas and whole communities were left without power. now, the storm is moving slowly north through the state of louisiana. barry may have been downgraded from a hurricane patricia tropical storm almost as soon as it made landfall but people here are still concerned. this is one reason why. the mississippi river has been swollen to flood levels for many months and now forecasters are predicting further downpours in the next 48 hours. there is so much water with the storm, it will come north. and where some of these rain bands sit, they have the potential to produce a foot or more of rain. what people here originally heeded warnings to shelter in their homes but as they started to return to the streets, the city's man warned they are not out of the woods yet. while the storm surge risk on the city has passed, the primary risk continues to remain. the levy system that protects the city for a major flooding has

the region has already been saturated by days of heavy rain, as our correspondent sophie long reports flash floods of barry's warm up act. a state of emergency across louisiana is already in place as people await the main event. as the storm creeps towards the coast, it is growing in intensity. forecasters predict it could reach hurricane strength, just in time to strike land late friday or early on saturday. residents of new orleans, who are no strangers to storms or hurricanes, are making the relevant preparations, stocking up on water and emergency supplies. while it is uncertain what the impact will be, we will be affected and we need to be prepared and we are prepared to respond. this doesn'tjust mean the city of new orleans by itself. it means all of our residents as well. the main concern is the already—swollen mississippi river. if a storm surge, predicted to move up from the gulf of mexico, pushes water levels over 20 feet, it could overwhelm the levees protecting the city. people here know what the consequences of that could be. no—one has forgotten the devastation left by h

power has now restored and damaged roads reopened, but the community remains on high alert, as sophie longly swimming pools and in communities across southern california. oh my god! two earthquakes in two days spread panic. this is a very strong earthquake... the earthquake so strong, even earthquake... the earthquake so strong, even some earthquake... the earthquake so strong, even some who didn't feel it, watched it. will be right back! as people assess the damage they brace themselves for more. the largest earthquake in california for 20 years, a stark reminder that millions here are living along the fault line that could claim many lives at any time. and joining us now on skype from los angeles is scientist robert de groot, from the us earthquake science centre. how common are earthquakes of this nature? earthquakes this size happen about every 20 years. this is the sort of event that we had about 20 yea rs sort of event that we had about 20 years ago that was described in the earlier story. why haven't we got the big one? that is what everyone including us waiting for. you are on top