welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is tom donkin. our top stories: violent protests after president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. the un security council prepares its response. brexit negotiations continue into the night, in a fresh attempt to reach agreement over the issue of the irish border. 200,000 people leave their homes, as wildfires continue to rage across california. us senator al franken is stepping down, after allegations of sexual misconduct and pressure from his democratic colleagues. and the culinary treasure that's now a cultural one as well. pizza makers in naples get their key heritage status. hello and welcome.

the white house has warned that it would be counterproductive if the palestinians withdrew from a planned meeting with the us vice president, in the wake of washington's policy shift onjerusalem. international concern has continued, along with protests in the occupied west bank and the gaza strip. palestinians clashed with israeli security forces, about 30 palestinians were injured. but israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, reiterated his praise for donald trump's decision. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. over the years, palestinians have burned many american flags. the question is whether something fresh is happening. whether this old conflict has entered a new stage. volleys of tear gas were directed at palestinian demonstrators by israeli security forces in towns around jerusalem.

many palestinians have serious doubts about whether these street clashes change anything. jerusalem, though, is as special for palestinians as it is for israelis. and trump's decision to ignore palestinian claims to the city has caused real anger. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, isjubilant. he posted this video, saying these are great days in zionism's history. but these are not great days for israel's foreign relations. many countries feel they have a stake injerusalem. turkey's president erdogan, on a visit to greece, said the us and israel were trampling over international law, rejecting a un resolution. mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president, on the right,

travelled to jordan for emergency talks with king abdullah, whose warnings of danger ahead were ignored by president trump. afterwards, president abbas said america no longer had a political role in the middle east. in gaza, ismail haniyeh, the leader of hamas, called for drastic action. "it's time", he said, "for a third palestinian uprising. another intifada." uprisings carried a heavy price and didn't get them independence. an intifada is a dangerous option, which many palestinians don't want to repeat. but their anger is real. this was a demonstration tonight in a palestinian refugee camp injordan. and they have international support. the americans are preparing a new peace plan. it will need something very special to succeed.

it's important to realise that there is no peace process, and there hasn't been for a few years. but back when they used to have serious peace talks, the negotiators steered well clear of the issue of the future ofjerusalem. that's because all sides realise that it can unleash some really powerful and potentially destructive forces. they treated it as a politically radioactive issue. it was tense tonight at damascus gate in the old city. sometimes injerusalem, nationalism and religious difference are overwhelming. perhaps it's too much to hope for a peace deal. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. time for a look at the day's other news. a judge in argentina has asked for the arrest of the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner. he said she had deliberately hidden evidence of iranian involvement, in the deadly bombing of a jewish

cultural centre in buenos aires more than two decades ago. the polish prime minister, beata szydlo, has resigned, despite easily surviving an opposition no—confidence motion. she'd lost the support of her party leader — and it's understood that the finance minister, mateusz morawiecki, has been nominated to take over. russia says its mission accomplished, when it comes to its fight against the so called islamic state in syria. the military claimed there were no more settlements under the groups control, following heavy bombing over the past month. however, the british foreign secretary warned that isis was re—assembling itself outside syria and iraq. germany's social democrats have voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding talks with chancellor merkel‘s party, about resuming the coalition that ended with september's election. the party leader, martin schulz, had initially ruled this out. the two sides are quite far apart on key issues, from migration to eurozone reform.

theresa may and her officials have been assessing whether they've found a way to unblock the brexit talks. if they think they've resolved the dispute over the border between northern ireland and the irish republic, the british prime minister will fly out to brussels. the report is in downing street and said there is a big push to get these negotiations moving. passionate our reporter. —— our reporter. there had been intense talks and many phone calls here, trying to get a deal and both sides are sounding cautiously optimistic. this follows several days of negotiations between london, brussels, belfast and dublin, and while there is nothing official yet, there are some positive signals. the bbc understands that if a deal can be reached, that's a big if, then there are plans in place for the prime minister theresa may to travel to brussels first thing in the morning to sign

on the dotted line. let me remind you of some of the background, then. they need to reach a deal on the issue of the irish border ahead of a deadline on sunday. it was on monday that the dup, theresa may's vital westminster allies, they rejected the agreement. the main sticking point is what will happen with the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland after brexit. it is understood that some additional wording has been added to try to reassure the dup. there have been lines coming in overnight. the number ten chief of staff, gavin barwell, he tweeted: "home for three hours sleep, then back to work." a european commission spokesman tweeted: "we are making progress but not fully there yet, tonight more than ever, stay tuned." but a dup source urged some caution, he said they are still working.

perhaps fuelling this optimism and speculation, donald tusk, the president of the eu council, he be making a statement later this morning giving an update on brexit negotiations. so nothing confirmed yet, but things appear to be moving in the right direction. there is of course, great pressure to come to an agreement on this issue, so that talks can move on to the second phase, negotiations about the future trading agreement. raging wildfires fanned by strong winds, have forced an estimated 200,000 people to flee their homes in southern california. residents of the bel air suburb of la are among those affected and california's governor has declared a state of emergency. here's our la correspondent james cook. the american west was never really tamed. the weather here was always wild and dangerous, and after years

of drought it now seems worse than ever. in ventura county north of los angeles, the hillside glowing like lava. the wind has picked up in the past few minutes and the fire is flaring up. thereafter homes down there, we can hear shouts and are a some families refusing to leave. the walkers are among them, they wouldn't answer the door but they are inside and intent on staying put despite the danger nearby. at least two d oze n despite the danger nearby. at least two dozen horses have died in this fire, which is the worst here in living memory. it is always a difficult time and something we have to be used to because this is a very rural canyon and fires and floods are common. by those standards, this

is pretty spectacular? yes, this doesn't often happen, the last was in 1985 doesn't often happen, the last was ini985 and doesn't often happen, the last was ini985andi doesn't often happen, the last was in 1985 and i was here for that also. in la, they attack fires aggressively, successfully saving scores of homes. 0ne aggressively, successfully saving scores of homes. one of ritchie and paris hilton were among those forced to flee. every firefighting aircraft in the united states has been summoned to california, they are making a big difference. in times of crisis, jordan area moments of passion. here, a man apparently in distress runs to rescue a rabbit. 0ne distress runs to rescue a rabbit. one little wife saved. —— little life. several fires have one little wife saved. —— little life. severalfires have broken out in the past few hours, containing them is an exceptional effort at mother nature is likely to have the last word. we'll be live in california in a few minutes. the us democratic senator, al franken, is stepping down after a number of women accused him of sexual harassment.

nearly 30 senior democrats had urged him to resign, although mr franken insisted he'd done nothing to bring dishonour to the senate. rajini vaidya nathan reports from washington. for years, he was a stand—up comic. but today, al franken took to the mike as his political career came crashing down. today i am announcing that in the coming weeks i will be resigning as member of the united states senate. his resignation came after a number of his colleagues called for him to go over claims he had sexually harassed women. some of the allegations against me are simply not true, others i remember very differently. the release of this picture was the beginning of his downfall. a radio hosts said he had forcibly groped and kissed her as they hosted a comedy skit for us

troops in 2006. it prompted other women to come forward with similar stories. a celebrity turned politician, a well—known face on us television before he won the election to the senate in 2008. in recent weeks, the corridors of congress have been rock by accusations of sexual harassment and by criticism for the way it has been handled. al franken is the second democratic politician to resign over this, but on the republican side, a case of roy moore is being handled very differently. i of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving, while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the

full support of his party. a reference there to roy moore, who is running for senate in the state of alabama and is accused of sexual misconduct dating back several decades, including an allegation he sexually abused an underage girl. decades, including an allegation he sexually abused an underage girllj do sexually abused an underage girl.|j do not know any of these women, did not take them or engage in sexual misconduct with anyone. president trump is endorsing him and he has a good chance of winning next week's election, just a sign of how split politics this country is over allegations of sexual misconduct. this is bbc news. still to come. queen elizabeth welcomes the navy ‘s largest and most expensive warship. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil.

and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there have been violent protests

after president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital as the un security council prepares its response. late—night negotiations in london in an effort to break the deadlock in brexit negotiations. let's get more now on the wildfires moving through southern california. i'm joined now by isaac gibbs, a photograher and film maker from san diego county. isaac has just left bonsall a short while ago, where he was just meters from the flames. thanks forjoining us. give us a sense of what you saw, you're a photographer who has documented other wildfires, how does this once back up? hello, everyone. in my experience this is the biggest one that i have been close to. i have

been near, very close to several fires on the west coast in the last several months, california has really had a bad run, as well as 0regon really had a bad run, as well as oregon and idaho. these ones happened to be really close to where i went to high school. as soon as i got word of it i headed up from downtown san diego area 45 minutes north and i had to bypass a few detours and road closures to get to some vantage points, but all i have to say is wow! i watched fires sweep miles within a matter of 30 minutes. i watched fires that were already

restarting again and continuing. isaac, we're looking at the incredible pictures of the wildfires as we speak. how much warning have you been given to evacuate? are you basically at the ready to leave when you're told to do so? well, for me, i act as a freelance photojournalist so i really investigate all the laws and the rules i need to abide by. i listen to what they have to tell me and then i abide by the rules and ifind out what i can do and then i go do that. i just happened out what i can do and then i go do that. ijust happened to find myself right in the middle of a fire that was circling around a hilltop. it was circling around a hilltop. it was coming up from the bottom, going through a suburban neighbourhood right next to the apple market. the apple market looks like it was close

to going up in flames near bonzall. very sad, very sad. at one point the fire just very sad, very sad. at one point the firejust came very sad, very sad. at one point the fire just came over the hill and kind of caught me by surprise. it was in my referral vision and it was about to cut me off from getting to my vehicle at all —— peripheral vision. i kept the camera rolling and there was talking and yelling and there was talking and yelling and it was super loud and windy, there was palm trees falling over, big branches near hitting me. i was wearing goggles so i didn't get anything in my eyes. i'm really dirty right now. i ended up being within six feet of people losing all of their valuables, their houses. it's just heartbreaking. of their valuables, their houses. it'sjust heartbreaking. absolutely. it'sjust heartbreaking. absolutely.

, stay safe, sounds like you've been incredibly lucky to date but sounds like these fires can be incredibly unpredictable. stay safe. it has the makings of a moving feature film, but the story of kati and the broken bridge is all too true. her chinese parents went into hiding to defy the country's one—child policy and give birth to her, their second child. but they were forced to give her up and she was eventually adopted by a us couple. kati's parents left a note with their baby asking the adoptive parents to meet them at hangzhou's broken bridge. and kati's father returned there every year hoping for news. what happened next is revealed in a bbc news documentary, here's jane 0'brien. a meeting at the broken bridge, a fitting place to reunite a broken family torn apart by china's 0ne—child policy. the rendezvous was planned by kati's birth parents, who are forced to abandon theirjust after she was born.

i don't get super emotional in those types of situations, but for my birth mom, i think she was actuallyjust sad in a lot of ways. she held me and sobbed for about half an hour. a day later, kati visits her parents at home and they chat for the first time with her adoptive family in the us. thank you very much for taking care of kati. we're also very thankful to you for giving her life. this is where the story began. kati's father shows her the place where they left her. he really just wanted my forgiveness.

it was just really interesting. he really just wanted my forgiveness. it was just really interesting. because, like, i understand for him why he needed forgiveness, but for me i didn't feel like i needed to forgive them for anything. from my perspective, i understand their situation as much as i think i can. they were stuck. they were stuck in a system that was so broken. it's hard to say goodbye, but back in michigan, and other new chapter was beginning in kati's life as she begins for the final year of university. no matter how much you know about your adoption, or why you were given up, how you feel about it or how much it hurts, no matter what the circumstance, i don't think it's

good to suppress those feelings that might be hard to deal with. jane 0'brien reporting there. and you can see the whole of kati's story on our world: the return. that's on bbc news across the weekend and you can see it online at the bbc website. it's the largest and most expensive warship ever built for the royal navy and on thursday the queen commissioned hms queen elizabeth, at a ceremony in portsmouth. the ship cost more than £3 billion and has become the flagship of the fleet. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale has more. a day of pride for the royal navy and for the nation. the queen's already named her. today she made her first visit onboard to commission hms queen elizabeth into service. almost lost in the cavernous hangar, still waiting for aircraft. as the daughter, wife and mother of naval officers,

i recognise the unique demands our nation asks of you, and i will always value my special link with hms queen elizabeth, her ship's company and their families. the raising of the white ensign means she's now legally recognised as a royal navy warship. over the past few months, hms queen elizabeth and her 700 crew have been testing her at sea. she's the first of two new carriers. russia's already described her as a large convenient target, but the government insists she'll be a potent weapon and symbol of british military power. this isn't just the largest warship ever built for the royal navy, it's also the most expensive, costing more than £3 billion. the f—35 jets that will eventually fly off her will cost billions more and this at a time when the defence budget is under severe pressure,

with the prospect of further cuts. today, the only cuts being made were to the elaborate cake, made to mark the occasion, but the navy is having to consider axing other ships in the fleet. they still believe it's worth it. we knew this ship was coming and her sister ship, prince of wales, and the f—35s that they will operate, so we've been on a long, complicated, but committed journey to get to this point and the commissioning of the ship is a key milestone in thatjourney. work on the ship began before the youngest crew member was even born. but, like the queen, she'll be expected to offer decades of loyal service. built for the next 50 years. jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth. the art of making pizza, the neapolitan way, which has been handed down for generations and has joined a prestigious list of cultural treasures. the custom, which includes hurling the dough into the air, has secured coveted world heritage status from unesco. james reynolds has a taste of the excitement.

you might not think that pizza here in naples needs unesco protection, there are plenty of people queueing up, but it's now part of the world's intangible heritage. and if i can get back here, i want to show you how it's done. eugenio is the pizza maker, and unesco's decided that what he's doing here, have a look at how he's kneeding the dough, what he's doing here is unique to naples. it may be copied across the world, but it started here first. se felice, no? molto felice, molto felice. he's very happy. obviously a leading question. and then just have a look here at what happens to the world's intangible heritage. it goes into the oven for just about two minutes. it may be intangible, but in the end you can eat it. that's it from me and the team. hope to see you soon. goodbye. hello there.

right now we're more concerned about snow and ice rather than the strength of the wind. but for a while on thursday we had a gust of 90mph in the far north of scotland, all due of course to storm caroline. the centre of that storm is heading away from scotland and over towards scandinavia. but around that deep area of low pressure we've still got some very windy weather right now. very quickly we're drawing down some much colder air rapidly down across the whole of the country. so we've had some snow already. there'll be more of that and some icy conditions continuing into friday. keep up to date with any travel disruption on bbc local radio. now, snow of course not unusual across northern scotland at this time of year and there'll be more snow piling up. blizzards in the hills as well. probably largely dry and sunny and frosty across lothian borders and into much of the central belt too, but more snow showers for northern ireland, getting blown over the irish sea into north—west england, into the north—west midlands

and wales, and it's here we could see most of the disruption into the morning, as well as northern ireland. rain right along the coast. a wintry mix in the south—west of england. but for many eastern parts of england, friday could be largely dry and quite sunny as well. those wintry showers mostly of snow inland continuing in roughly the same sort of area through the day, perhaps moving further into the midlands. the totals could be 5—10 centimetres here and there, perhaps more than that in the north—west of scotland. it will be a cold day. these are the temperatures. because it's going to be windy there will be a significant windchill, so it will feel quite a bit colder, a real change from what we've seen earlier this week. the winds gradually ease off a little overnight, but the wintry showers, mostly of snow inland continue, perhaps lacking some of the potency, but nevertheless, icy conditions and a covering of snow in many northern and western parts of the uk. and a frost more widely and quite severe again, particularly in the countryside

and over the higher ground. it won't be quite as windy on saturday. there will still be wintry showers around, but not as heavy. probably turning more to rain in the south—west with damp is beginning to rise a little. nevertheles, elsewhere it's a cold day. coming into that cold air, more problems on sunday, with this weather system here. a lot of uncertainty about the position of that weather system. but there's the potential for significant snowfall across parts of wales, midlands, northern england and northern ireland. very cold in that wet weather and to the north. mild and windy in the south—west. this is bbc news, the headlines: at least 31 palestinians were injured in violent protests following president trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. the white house has warned the palestinian government against cancelling a meeting with the us vice president — who is due to visit the region later this month. intense negotiations are continuing through the night to try to break the deadlock over the irish border in brexit negotiations. the british prime minister, theresa may, has spoken to the irish government, the european commission and her key allies at westminster. a number of new wildfires have

started in southern california, stretching firefighters to the limit. fire officials now say nearly 440 buildings will have been destroyed by a fire immediately to the north of los angeles. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.