welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: us authorities announce they will block asylum claims by people who enter the country illegally. civil liberties groups say the move is illegal. a former us marine with suspected mental health problems is named as the gunman who shot and killed 12 people in a bar in california. tens of thousands are ordered to evacuate as a fast—moving california wildfire explodes in size, threatening several communities. and none of us is getting any younger — or are we? meet the dutchman fighting a legal battle to take 20 years off his official age. the trump administration has ramped up its focus on the emotive and divisive issue of immigration,

with a new regulation to restrict asylum claims. migrants entering illegally through the southern us border will no longer be eligible for asylum. an official statement from the department of homeland security suggests president trump has the authority to restrict illegal immigration if it is in the national interest. but the american civil liberties union has described the move as illegal, and it is likely to be challenged in court. there will be more than thatjust a little later in the programme. things have to change in america to stop mass shootings being normalised — that from the newly elected governor of california in the past few hours, responding to the murders of 12 people in a club in thousand oaks, near los angeles, by a former marine corps veteran who then killed himself. it is believed ian david long, who had served in afghanistan, had been suffering mental health problems. james cook now, from thousand oaks. just a warning — his report does contain distressing and flashing images.

officer down. i'm only seeing one shooter. for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, orlando, virginia tech or sandy hook. but this time it is thousand oaks, at the borderline bar and grill. it was college night, and the place was packed with young people enjoying country music and dancing when the shooting started. i saw the gunman, with his gun drawn, at the front where you pay. as soon as we heard a shot, we dropped to the floor. like, i saw the shots go off, as well as hearing them. he shot the front desk cashier. and our friends got the bar stools and they started slamming it against the window

so we could get out. we stayed behind the stage, and got out, went through the kitchen, went through the back door. i watched an officer get shot in front of me, and i had to help drag him to throw him in the back of the cop car. that officer was sergeant ron helus. he had been outside on the phone to his wife when the shooting started. he told her he loved her and ran into the building. the sergeant passed away at the hospital about an hour ago. sergeant helus was on the force for 29 years. was looking to retire in the next year or so. speaking to people here, you get a sense of shock and a sense of despair, but what is really striking is the absence of surprise. america has come to expect mass shootings. the gunman was a local man, ian david long, a 28—year—old former marine. he had had run—ins with police before, and they had concerns about his mental health.

but, although his handgun‘s extended magazine is illegal in california, he had bought the weapon itself lawfully. sheriff, why do you think this keeps happening in the united states of america? well, i don't know. if i knew the answer to that, i'd do something to stop it. this city is ranked as one of the safest communities in the nation. but no corner of this country is immune from the american plague of gun violence. i just got the news that he was one of the ii that were killed last night. his name was cody coffman, my first—born son. james cook, bbc news, thousand oaks in california. our north america correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles. as our correspondent was saying, shock and horror and despair, but really not surprised. yet again, another mass shooting. what more is

emerging on this? well, you are right. these scenes are all too familiar, and what is happening right now, vigils are getting under way to remember those people who died, and again, that is an all—too—familiar scene in the hours after a mass shooting like this. we are beginning to learn more about the victims. the police officer who was there, he was close by, he ran in and is credited with saving the lives of many people because of his swift action. he lost his life, he died in hospital, that was ron helus, he was a 29 year veteran of the local police department and he was planning to retire next year. we have just heard from the father of cody coffman, 22 years old, he went to the buyer knows to most nights and apparently enjoyed line dancing. it was a country music evening, and another victim was 23 years old, a local, a victim of the local university, and it just local, a victim of the local university, and itjust goes on,

tragic personal stories of these people who are enjoying a night out on the buy when this tragedy struck. yes, you mentioned sergeant helus, as you say, a firearms instructor, but of course he was up against the marine corps vet who had fought in afghanistan. those scenes we saw earlier of people lining streets and bridges as his body was taken away to pay respect. some survivors, we are hearing also, escaped death in last yea r‘s are hearing also, escaped death in last year's mass shooting in las vegas. it is very unclear, there we re vegas. it is very unclear, there were about 200 people in that bar, how so many did escape. well, yes, and it could have been far, far worse. and you can imagine, very late at night, presumably quite a dark bar as this was happening, he first of all shot at one of the security guards, so there was some security guards, so there was some security at this buyer, and made his way in. it seems to have been in pa rt way in. it seems to have been in part because of the swift actions of this police officer and of others, andindeed this police officer and of others, and indeed the actions of many of the young people inside the bar, who took action against the shooter, and

did manage to save a lot of people's lives. but with, as you say, between 150 and 200 people inside there, it is incredible, really, that more people didn't lose their lives. peter, thank you very much indeed for that. taking you back to our top story this hour, the trump administration ramping up its focus on the very emotive and divisive issue of immigration, a new regulation restrict asylu m immigration, a new regulation restrict asylum claims. migrants entering illegally through the southern border of the us will no longer be eligible for a asylum. let's get more from our correspondent chris buckler in washington. this is very contentious, the aclu already saying it is illegal and there will be a legal challenge. yes, mike tom and it has to be said that donald trump wanting to secure the mexico border is not something that will come as a surprise to a

lot of people, however. he has been talking about immigration at length as he was on the campaign trail ahead of the mid—term elections, and now he has put in place this policy to try and cause more problems to those who as far as he is concerned are trying to abuse the asylum process inside the united states. at the moment, anyone who comes into the moment, anyone who comes into the united states has a year to claim asylum. but, underthese the united states has a year to claim asylum. but, under these new policies that are being put forward by the president, instead they will have two cross by the president, instead they will have two cross over by the president, instead they will have two cross over at a formal point of entry. those formal border crossings that basically mean that they come face to face with the authorities before they enter the country. he believes that will dampen down the amount of people who can claim asylum. he believes it may well tackle the problems that are being faced by immigration courts, with long, long list of people, a long backlog of people, who are waiting for their cases to be heard. but you are very much right in saying that there are groups who work with immigrants who believe it is illegal and intend to challenge it. because, as i was saying,

american law allows individuals to apply for asylum whether or not they are ina apply for asylum whether or not they are in a port of entry. absolutely, and they have that your doormat twelvemonth period to claim refuge, and of course many do claim that they are leaving behind violence and leaving behind poverty, that they could be persecuted if they return to their country. but he was what the department of homeland security say. they say the president has the broad authority to suspend or restrict the entry of aliens into the united states if he determines it to be in the national interest to do so. and their argument is that this is in the national interest, that they are facing a crisis with immigration. that is the argument that the president is putting forward. ultimately i do think we are going to end up in a court battle, and it could well go to the supreme court. now, in previous cases where they have been looking at issues like immigration, they have tended to side with the president. but of course, this is going to be another contentious issue about immigration. it is a

subject that has dominated politics here, and certainly one that the president talked a huge amount during that mid—term election campaign. thank you very much indeed for that. we can speak to omarjadwat from the american civil liberties union.. the president says he has the authority to do this, he says it won't apply retrospectively but he will sign this new rule shortly, he says. he says he has the authority from congress. he absolutely doesn't have the authority from congress. in fa ct, have the authority from congress. in fact, congress made it very clear that what the law provides in this country is that you can apply for asylu m country is that you can apply for asylum whether you are at a port of entry or not the port of entry, and regardless of whether you otherwise have a legal right to enter the united states. what he is doing is just trying to erase the law with the stroke of a presidential pen, and that is flatly contrary both to the written law and to the idea that he is constantly invoking that the

rule of law matters in this country. what is more flagrantly violation of the rule of law than to say to somebody, although the law that congress passed makes clear that you have the right to apply for asylum under these circumstances, i, have the right to apply for asylum underthese circumstances, i, donald trump, and going to decide that you can't. that is what they are doing here. i don't think it is going to stand up, and the very fact that they are even trying is really offensive. so omar, where does this go next? and if the answer to that is ultimately the supreme court, i guess your problem may be that there may be people on the supreme court who are not entirely the pathetic to your arguments. and in the meantime, what happens to people who may be affected by this? sure, well, presumably there is going to be litigation on this, and part of that litigation on this, and part of that litigation will be an attempt to very quickly put a stop to the rule, so very quickly put a stop to the rule, so that it doesn't go into effect, oi’ so that it doesn't go into effect, or that, you know, it is quickly stopped. and then the litigation

will continue. you know, i don't think we are in a situation in this country where the supreme court is going to stand by and allow a clear violation of congress's intent to go forward , violation of congress's intent to go forward, and so, you know, my expectation is that this set of rules, this attempt to take away a asylu m rules, this attempt to take away a asylum for a broad class of people, is not going to be successful. we will be coming back to this, i am sure. for the moment, thank you very much. thank you. the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, has said that russia has asked the un to lift global banking restrictions against north korea that are in place to try to curb pyongyang's nuclear programme. but ms haley said the united states will not allow sanctions to be eased. she said north korea had more to do before it was time to talk about lifting sanctions. the president and kim had a summit.

they are talking about having another one at the first of the year. secretary kirstjen pompeo has been multiple times, we stopped exercises, so we have given a lot of carrots up until now. we're not going to get rid the stick, because they have not done anything to warrant getting rid of the sanctions yet. let's get some of the day's other news: there has been a remarkable decline in the number of children being born, according to researchers at the university of washington. the report says that in 1950, the average globally was just under five children born to each mother, but that figure has now halved. cyprus has the lowest rate in the world, with women having an average ofjust one child. at the other end of the scale, niger has a fertility rate of over seven. the un has announced plans to double its food aid to yemen to avert mass starvation in the country. the world food programme said it was preparing to try to feed 1a million people, almost half of the population. toshiba is going to close its nuclear subsidiary business nugen. it is after the japanese engineering

giant failed to find a buyer for it. that means it won't now be building a new nuclear power plant in the uk. toshiba says it will also cut 7,000 jobs around the world over the next five years. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: accused of meddling in the past, with his controversial views, now prince charles says he will keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election. i voted for him because a genuinely believe he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters,

and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted during the ranks of clergy, suddenly felt welcomed. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states authorities say they will prevent people who illegally enter the country from claiming asylum. a former us marine with suspected mental health problems has been identified as the gunman who killed 12 people at a bar in california. a wildfire has forced

tens of thousands people to flee their homes in and around the town of paradise, in northern california, northeast of san francisco. authorities say the evacuation is chaotic, while the fire is burning out of control, injuring a number of residents and firefighters. there are unconfirmed reports of some fatalities. rick carhart is spokesman for butte county fire department. hejoins me now on the line. i gather that the situation is changing all the time. we are told no containment at this point. that is correct. this is a very dynamic fire. it started at 6:30am this morning and the first report from firefighters had it at around 10— 15 acres but even at that point, when

it was small and just starting out, it was small and just starting out, it definitely had the potential of becoming something major. 35 mile per hour winds are pushing the fire and pushing it through a number of smaller communities and into the town of paradise were a hospital has been evacuated. a number of elementary schools have been evacuated. in fact, elementary schools have been evacuated. infact, most elementary schools have been evacuated. in fact, most of the town has been evacuated. we have a red flag warning. probably around 15 hours we will have the same winds so we are doing our very best to get on top of it and keep everybody is safe as we possibly can. we have reports that some people have been killed, can you confirm ? that some people have been killed, can you confirm? i cannot confirm any fatalities. i have been informed that there are a number of civilian

injuries and i can confirm that we have at least two firefighters who have at least two firefighters who have suffered some burn injuries as well but, at this point, i cannot confirm any fatalities at all.|j well but, at this point, i cannot confirm any fatalities at all. i no you deal with these everyday. california is having one of its worst fire years ever? that is true. it has been a long and dry summer and are really long year and, u nfortu nately, and are really long year and, unfortunately, butte county, where our homes are is now getting its chance. we have had a fairly calm and quiet yet in our county despite everything going on around us but todayis everything going on around us but today is that all changed and, again, we are doing everything that we can to keep everybody say. we

appreciate the effort of the agencies helping us out, the sheriffs of us, the high were patrol, in dealing with the emergency. we want everybody to do their part, to be as safe as they possibly can. we are seeing some chaotic scenes, terrifying times to be stuck in a trafficjam. you confident you to get everybody out of the way of this fire? we are doing everything we can. just on a personal note, i have a person that i know he was in that traffic for a while and text it and was able to tell me he got out ok. ijust came from a news conference where we had one of our local government officials who talked about how he got trapped in the fire and sort of

told the tao of how he got out of it and how everybody was safe. —— the story. we want to get everybody out. there is a lot of great work going on, notjust there is a lot of great work going on, not just with firefighters there is a lot of great work going on, notjust with firefighters but law enforcement across the board. thank you for giving us your time. thank you for giving us your time. thank you. the prince of wales says he will not express views on controversial issues when he becomes king. he told the bbc, ahead of his 70th birthday next week, that he recognised being heir to the throne and head of state were two very different roles. in the past, the prince has campaigned strongly on issues, such as the environment and architecture, and faced accusations of meddling from some quarters. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the great barrier reef, off the coast of australia. a place where a prince who is passionate about the environment could barely control his frustrations at the failure of governments to do more

about climate change. we're running out of time, because the necessary action hasn't been taken, has it? that's the problem. and i cannot believe that people can simply pay no attention to science. charles has been speaking out now for nearly half a century, but as he approaches his 70th birthday next week, he knows better than anyone that a new role beckons. when he succeeds to the throne, his public interventions must stop, but can the passionate prince transition to a monarch who doesn't meddle? in tonight's bbc documentary, charles said explicitly and publicly that he could and would. i won't be able to do the same things i've done as heir, so of course you operate within the constitutional parameters, but it's a different function. of course, people have expressed worries about whether this involvement will continue

in the same way? no, it won't. i'm not that stupid. i do realise that it is a separate exercise, being sovereign. so of course, you know, i understand entirely how that should operate. those undertakings are significant. they should mean an end to charles' sometimes—controversial speeches. like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of much—loved and elegant friend. and articles, like this one on genetically modified crops. and then there's his letter writing, his so—called black spider handwritten letters to ministers, asking questions about causes which have caught his eye. charles' acceptance that these interventions must cease as king have reassured constitutional experts. it is very welcome, because some people have been worried that when he becomes king he might continue to send his famous spider memos to ministers and the like, but he's now come out and said

he recognises that as monarch, it's a very different role. but that's not to say that as monarch he will be without influence. itjust has to be exercised with care. the constitutional conventions are clear. a british monarch shouldn't make public interventions, as charles has now explicitly accepted. but a king or queen can encourage or warn, but that must be done privately to the prime minister. slowly but surely, the way is being prepared for the moment when the crown passes from a monarch noted for her discretion to a prince noted, until now, for his tendency to speak his mind. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. the prince is about to be 70 next

week. age is just a number, so they say. well, a 69—year—old dutchman is going to court to try and legally lower his age to 49. emile ratelband thinks it might improve his chances with women on the dating app tinder. the positivity trainer says, with his face and a younger age, he'll be in a "luxurious position." anna holligan reports. well, emile ratelband is a positivity speaker and a motivational guru. and in this case, there are people here who are saying he is having a laugh but actually the 69—year—old is entirely serious. so he has gone to court to try to get he judges so he has gone to court to try to get the judges to officially amend his age from 69 to a9, because he believes that would improve his life chances and also he says that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age. he believes it would be easier for him to find work, to get a new house, a new car, and women, if he was 20 years younger. he also points out that here in the netherlands, people can go to court to change their names, to even change their gender so why should he not be able to change his age? he talked about the doctors

who he said the doctors have said he has the body of a 45—year—old and described himself as a young gun. this would be the first case of its kind here in the netherlands if he wins. the judges though have been pretty sceptical, asking what happens to the first 20 years of his life, should thatjust be erased? he says that he is a pioneer in many fields so why not this one. he has also promisesd to revoke his dutch state pension saying it is more about the women and the life chances than the money. the judges are expected to rule in about four weeks' time. what can i say? likely very little, no time! thank you for watching. batten down the hatches,

rain and gales on the way. initially, western parts of the uk. we already have had some rain and some stronger winds across some western areas. this was the weather front that went through during the course of thursday. this next wether system is rushing in and that really is going to bring some very poor weather to northern ireland, scotland the irish sea coast, wales and down into south—western england as well. through the early hours we still have the rain across some western areas, that's the left over from what we had on thursday, actually. this next weather system here — that's piling in. some very strong winds with this weather front. before that arrives, actually a bit of a calm for some of us. in fact, starting off fairly bright across many central and eastern areas of the uk. here's friday morning, as this weather system aproaches, a lot of isobars here, these white lines, pressure lines, that indicates strong winds and those winds can be quite destructive.

heavy rain and gales are expected across western and south—western parts of the country. also central and southern england will be feeling the effects of this weather system. so let's get the forecast then for friday morning onwards, so let's get the forecast then from friday morning onwards, initially the weather is actually not too bad across central and eastern areas, even the south coast will have some sunshine. in fact, it could be a bright, if not sunny, start but then very quickly the weather will go downhill by the time we get to the middle part of the afternoon. the south—west of england, wales, northern ireland, the irish sea here, gale force winds and some very heavy rain. let's zoom into this area. this is what it looks like at three o'clock. the dark blues obviously indicate the very heavy rain. within this band of rain some very strong gusts of winds, could be in excess of 60 miles per hour in some coasts. that's also strong enough to cause some disruption and damage to trees potentially. and very windy a little bit further towards the east as well. so even if you do not get the rain, those winds really will be picking up.

friday night into saturday, that band of wind and rain sweeps right across the country. the worst will be in the west. as that band of rain moves towards the east it will tend to ease. by the time we get to saturday morning, it is out of the way and we are left with a day of sunshine and showers. still quite a breezy day but nowhere near as windy but relatively mild. mild south—westerly winds so highs up to around 1a degrees or so. here's remembrance day, sunday. we have sunshine and showers on the cards. some of the showers will be heavy but many of us should have a decent day too. that's it from me. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: the trump administration has announced a new regulation aimed at restricting the ability of illegal migrants to seek asylum on the southern us border, in a move previewed by the president last week. the rule becomes effective once a presidential proclamation is issued, which is expected to happen friday. the gunman who killed 12 people in a bar outside los angeles has been identified as a former us marine.

it is believed that ian david long, who was 28, had been suffering from mental health problems. the motive for the attack is unknown. thousands of residents are evacuating northern california, as an uncontained, fast—moving wildfire approaches several towns in the sierra foothills. the fire, which started early on thursday, has been fuelled by strong winds and dry forest. more than 28 square miles have burned in an area to the north of sacramento.