And the costliest hurricane which was, of course, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which took nearly 1900 lives. And i would, of course, be shamed in the presence of Cynthia Barnett if i didnt Say Something about rain on the gulf. Does anybody know what city is besides cynthia . [laughter] whats the rainiest city on the gulf, does anybody know . Take a stab. Its in the northern gulf, its a u. S. City. Mobile, yes. What did you say, willa . Mobile. You did . [laughter] did you really . Thats my daughter. Shes not telling the truth. [laughter] all right, smarty pants, how many inches a year does it get . [laughter] 63 inches. And the impact of storms on the gulf mainland would be much greater if not for Barrier Islands that circle the gulf of mexico. The longest Barrier Island in the world, padre island, at 113 miles is in texas. And tobasco sauce was invented on a louisiana island, avery island. And florida actually has an island that is distinguished for having the greatest population density
To learn more about its unique history. For six years now, weve traveled to cities across the u. S. , to explore their literary and historic sites. You can watch more of our visits at cspan. Org citiestour. Trenton became the state capital in 1790. Trenton was selected because of its location. Even though were not in the Geographic Center of the state as many state capitals are. We are situated on the Delaware River, equal justice between north jersey and south jersey. It made sense for trenton, because trenton by 1790 was already a household name. It was made famous, of course, by George Washington and the battle of trenton. Crossing the Delaware River, 1776. Christmas night. It was also, however, a center of commerce. William trent had established trenton. As a port town. A river port town. He could sail his merchant ships up as far as this point. Up to the fall lines of the delaware. So it made sense to bring State Government here as well in 1790. The building really evolved over th
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
Shark in majorca sends out of the sea. Good morning. Its monday 26th june. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A deal between the conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party to support theresa mays Minority Government in parliament is expected to be announced very shortly. The Prime Minister is meeting senior dup figures inside Downing Street now, to finalise the details for a so called Confidence And Supply arrangement under which the dups ten mps will vote with the 317 conservatives to form a majority in the House Of Commons. We will bring you the latest on those talks. Lets go to chris mason in Downing Street. What are you expecting . Well, they arrived, the dup, around 15 or 20 minutes ago, greeted by the Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street. Lots of beaming smiles on the expectation is that we should get details pretty soon, that we should get details pretty 0011, once that we should get details pretty soon, once that meeting breaks up, as do the exact na
And weighing 65,000 tonnes the royal navys new Aircraft Carrier prepares for its first sea trials. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, formula 1 championship leader Sebastian Vettel is urged to calm down after being penalised for a collision with rival Lewis Hamilton in azerbaijan. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Its taken 18 days but a deal has now been done between the dup and the conservatives which will guarantee the partys support for theresa mays minority government. In whats described as a 2 year confidence and supply arrangement, the Prime Minister has the backing of the dups 10 mps, after losing her majority in the general election. But while dup leader Arlene Foster has successfully negotiated a deal worth a billion pounds, she faces some perhaps tougher talks ahead parties in belfast have raised concerns that the dup tory deal has undermined the negotiations on restoring devolution at stormont and the deadline for those to succeed is thursday. 0ur Pol