New Orleans City Council says it is as prepared as it can be, and has told residents to stay indoors from tonight. The bbcs sophie long is in new orleans and told us more about the severity of the storm. A state 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 street you see behind me was flooded just two days ago after a thunderstorms, downpours then. That was just the prelude. We havent even seen the main event yet. We are expecting storm barry to make landfall in the early hours of tomorrow morning. It is after that, we are told, throughout saturday into sunday, that we will really feel the persistent rain. That is what people are most worried about. The river mississippi is just a few hundred yards away from me, that has already got record levels. They are expecting the combination of rainfall with a storm surge to come up the mississippi from the gulf of mexico and could push those levels to historic highs and dangerously close to the tops that the levees can cope with. I was going to ask about that. We all remember hurricane katrina, how prepared are those new orleans levees to take this new battering . No one here has forgotten the catastrophic flooding that came in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. I should say that the flood defences and drainage systems have been updated, they have been strengthened, millions of pounds has been spent doing that over the past 1a years. But we heard from the mayor of new orleans today that with the amount of rainfall that is expected to fall over the next 48 hours, there are very few systems in the world that can deal with those levels. It is a combination of factors that they are dealing with here, record high river levels and record high rainfall expected over the next few days. Us regulators are reported to have approved a fine of 5 billion nearly £4 billion for facebook over its handling of users personal data. Facebook has not commented on the reports. Our north America Technology reporter, dave lee, has more. This all started, as im sure most of our viewers will remember, with the Cambridge Analytica stack candle, 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 in other parts around the world. Since then, a number of privacy issues and scandals have engulfed facebook, 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 backin to have broken a promise it made back in 2011 where it to have broken a promise it made back in 2011where 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 the data has beenin very clear about how the data has been in use. The fdc has decided that the went against that promise and so the question has always been what was the punishment going to be 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 will there be any repercussions 01 data privacy . And will there be any repercussions or the potential for future repercussions personally for Mark Zuckerberg the companys chief executive. Currently, they are the details we dont know. What we do know if this is an astronomical fine for facebook. Turkeys 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, 5 4005 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 planes parts are made by turkish firms. Americas acting defence secretary was hosting his counterpart from uzbekistan. Before their meeting started, he reiterated the uss 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. At least seven people have been killed in a large car bomb explosion at a hotel in somalias 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. Police have begun a criminal investigation into the alleged leak of official communications from britains outgoing ambassador to the United States. The furore over the contents of sir kim darrochs 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 washingtons 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 wasnt 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. Im assuming that it is a function of how seriously its being taken. Clearly there has been damage to Britains 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 its very important to find who is the perpetrator of this leak. Today, the president was trying to be nice, with some warm words for sir kim. I wish the British Ambassador well, but theyve 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. With less than two weeks to go until the next Prime Minister is chosen, the two men hoping to succeed theresa may have been grilled in bbc interviews. Boris johnson and jeremy hunt spoke to andrew neil for a special programme. With more on what they said, heres our deputy political editor, john pienaar. They came expecting to be tested, and they were. Jeremy hunt first. Hes saying brexit may take a little longer than october the 31st to deliver, but how long . Days, months . Maybe longer, it turned out, than hed like. If its 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 dont believe so, no. Hmm. But you dont rule it out . I dont believe that would be the case because. Well, this is why people dont 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 its very, very important that we get ready to leave on october the 31st, come what may. Mrjohnsons not always been easy to pin down, although 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 britains 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 . Ive been. Neil, towards the United States of america, craven . Towards anybody who is powerful in the world. Dont be ridiculous, if i may say so. Hes still the favourite, but in ten days, well know whos but in ten days, well know whose answers will shape britains 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. Therell be no dodging those questions once in office. Until then, its fair to say that neither man really knows the answers to some of those Big Questions themselves. John pienaar, bbc news, westminster. And if you want to know more about each candidates positions, you can go to the bbcs reality check website. Thats at bbc. Co. Uk realitycheck 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 Trumps 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 didnt 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 didnt want his connection to the case to become a distraction. I dont think it is right and fair for this administrations 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. This is bbc news, the 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. A man who stabbed a passenger to death in a row on a train, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life. Lee pomeroy was travelling with his 14 year old son when he was stabbed 18 times. On the guildford to London Service in january. The jury at the old bailey rejected pencilles claim that he was acting in self defence, and his girlfriend was also found guilty of helping him hide from police. Our correspondent richard galpin, reports from the old bailey. It should have been a fun trip together on the train. A father and his young son heading to london. But also on board was a man who had previously been convicted for stabbing a man in the neck. Cctv footage shows the two men arguing because the oil was blocked. It escalated rapidly. Mr pomeroy, who allegedly had a reputation for starting fights, pursued the man into the next carriage. He was then overheard saying he was going to kill that man, stab that seconds later he stabbed mr pomeroy 18 times. Bleeding profusely, mr pomeroy collapsed. Pencille got off the train. After getting off the train, he got into these fields but was spotted by a local resident who said he looked distressed and that he was sweating. She asked him if he was 0k, sweating. She asked him if he was ok, he said he had been in an accident. Later in the woodland here, she found a bloodstained hat and called the police. But pencille was already being driven back by his girlfriend to her flat in was already being driven back by his girlfriend to herflat in farnham. The following morning, it was raided by the police. Standstill. Both were arrested. Today, pencille was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison. His girlfriend was sentenced to 28 months for assisting an offender. After sentencing, the police gave a statement that mr pomeroys wife was alongside. Police gave a statement that mr pomeroys wife was alongsidem police gave a statement that mr pomeroys wife was alongside. It was solely the actions of a murderer who, when challenged, could only respond with vicious threats and arming himself with that knife which led to the death of mr lee pomeroy. The court heard that pencille, a paranoid schizophrenic, had panic attacks in Public Places such as trains. But the day before the killing, a psychiatrist assessed him concluding he was not a risk to himself or others. Just 2a hours later, Darren Pencille committed murder. Our family has been destroyed by this. If this can happen to a law abiding 51 year old manjust going happen to a law abiding 51 year old man just going about his business on a train in the middle of the day, this terrifies me. Summing up today, thejudge said, truly, this this terrifies me. Summing up today, the judge said, truly, this was a senseless loss of life. It was a shocking case of online grooming that led to murder. Breck bednar from surrey was 1a when he was lured to his death five years ago by 18 year old lewis daynes, after they met online while gaming. Well, now a new play called game over, based on the tragedy gets its premiere tonight, commissioned by a secondary school in hertfordshire. Funded with National Lottery money, its attracting worldwide attention, and could become a set drama text for schools. Our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, has been to rehearsals. Hi there. I need police and forensic team. My friends and i got into an altercation. Breck bednar was murdered by someone he thought was a friend. The killer is now serving a life sentence for murder. The story of how breck bednar was groomed online retold in a play. Playing lewis, you can see he manipulated and tangled breck bednar because he was very sophisticated and clever. He got him into his grasp. Lewis says i am clever and can go places. Why are you holding me back . So what is the impact of performing a story so close to their own lives . We spend so much time on our phones, and because there is someone that is disconnected from our real life, you feel that you can tell them stuff because you cant see them. Do you worry about younger children because people are going online at a young age . It is maybe very aware of my sister and has may a more protective of what she does online because her and herfriends of what she does online because her and her friends like to talk with people on these forums online. And her friends like to talk with people on these forums onlinem your mum for instance is saying, i dont really like this, maybe you should step away. To try to listen to me when your real life rather than listen to people on your screen. It is isolating breck the play uses the words of friends and family seeing how through gaming, he was taken into lewiss influence. It is strange to see the reality of what his mum tried to do. She did everything. So itjust hurts. Watching the final rehearsals, for breck s mum, bitter memories. We didnt have that to learn why, so as hard as it is, i think it is really important. But i do need that time to try to remember the good bits because he was a very special kid. The play, published in september, will live on in other school productions. Tennis now, and Roger Federer has made it into his 12th wimbledon final. But the man who stands in his way is the world number one and defending champion, novak djokovic, following his win over Roberto Bautista agut. Andy swiss reports. It is surely the games most glittering rivalry, 15 years after they first played each other, 11 yea rs they first played each other, 11 years after their epic wimbledon final, time once again for the roger and rafa show. The anticipation was deafening and they didnt disappoint. Federer edged the first set before rafa stormed the second. It was magical mesmeric stuff. From there though, federer seized control. At 37, his poise seemingly as peerless as ever. But the real drama was yet to come, four times federer had match point, but dizzyingly, rafael nadal defied him. Federers wife could barely watch until this. What a contest federer into his 12 final, but only after a quite breathtaking battle. |j into his 12 final, but only after a quite breathtaking battle. I am exhausted. It was tough at the end, rafa played some unbelievable shots to stay in the match. And i thought the match was played at a very high level and i enjoyed it. It will now face the defending champion. Novak djokovic was or opponent was meant to be on his stag do in aibika today, for the first set, he probably wished he still was. But who needs a beach party when you have got centre court . Brilliantly, he levelled it up, but his hopes of a shock soon were dashed. Novak djokovic roaring into another final. If one title he has already been decided, there is a british champion. Victorious in the wheelchair doubles. Ernesto cavour is known by many as the worlds 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, hes a lot more ambitious than that, as the bbcs tim allman explains. Ernesto cavour doesnt just make music, he likes to make the thing 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 selftaught 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. Ernesto discovered music in his teens when he enrolled in a dance class to try and overcome his shyness. He became one of bolivias 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. Im not sure how much skill that ta kes you might recall these dramatic images from paris from last april, the scene of Notre Dame Cathedral up in flames, and its central spire collasping to the ground. Well, now the copper rooster which stood atop that spire has arrived, dented and bruised, at a worshop 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. After a fairly warm and humid week with shower surround, it will be brighter weather wise. Most of the showers will be easing away, still one or two isolated showers, particularly on saturday. But a lot of dry weather too. And the settled theme all thanks to this area of High Pressure moving its way in from the west and squeezing away any of those showers. We still have a few spots of light rain on saturday, particularly for northern and eastern scotland. Later in the day, as things warm up, one to shower through the pennines, the midlands, and down towards the south east england too. Most of us, we should avoid the showers. Temperatures between 17 and 2a celsius on saturday. The action continues at the championships in wimbledon. There is just the outside chance of a passing shower on saturday afternoon. Should be drier by sunday. The temperature isjust coming down a few degrees. Into saturday evening, a few showers in the midlands and Eastern England as well. It looks like they should fade away overnight. Things looked right into the early hours of sunday morning, albeit a little less humid. Loads between around 15 celsius. Sunday starting off on a dry note but cloud should break up during the day. A northerly breeze developing so wont feel quite as warm particularly across the eastern coast of scotland and england. 17 degrees or so in newcastle, temperatures in cardiff around 20 degrees in those sunny spells. Lots of sporting action, it is the british grand prix at silverstone on sunday. A fair amount of cloud, 19 degrees or so with that gentle north easterly breeze. Similar picture for the cricket world cup at lords when we are expecting a bit of cloud but sunshine and should stay dry. The dry settled theme continuing into the first part of the working week. But by the end of the working week. But by the end of the week, things will turn unsettled for many of us. Before i go, lets ta ke for many of us. Before i go, lets take a look at what is happening on the other side of the atlantic. This is Tropical Storm barry in the gulf of mexico, it is likely to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall. This is something we are keeping a close eye on. You can find the latest details on Tropical Storm barry on our website. 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. Its 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. In a moment here on bbc news newswatch,